Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08

color of its houses or the forth on its IA
NOUS lager beer, We did not ascertain.
The city has fine harbor, six miles
long and three miles wide, which has
been extensively improved by the
United States government. Mlwau-
kee is
The Greatest wheat Market
in world, and the principal port from
which are shipped the agricultural pro
ducts OF Wisconsin, Minnesota aud
Iowa. Something over s., 0U, 0G0is in-
vested in the manufacture Of beer in
this city, and the wholesale trade in
that article Is reported to have
amounted, last year, to $1,000, 900, the
sales being i'm the neighborhOod OF one
million barrels. Connoisseurs attribute
the superior quality Of the Milwaukee
be er mainly TO the lake water that Is
used in its manufacture. The water Is
doubtless very good in Milwaukee, but,
like the farmers boy who had spent
three weeks in New York city, and
whose father was anxious to learn the
quality OF the water used there, We VIII
have TO admit that We didn't taste II;
we took cream.
Three miles out from Milwaukee, and
in fine view from the railway, is the
SOLDIER Home, q national asylum for
invalid soldiers. The building is a tue
one, and lie surrounded by several hun
dred acres of park-like grounds which,
are kept in good order by the soldiers,
of whom there are between 700 and SUI.
The railroad passes across
The badger state
in a enthusiastically direction from
Milwaukee, striking the Mississippi Tor
Niche Sepe, as the Indians call 1t, liter
ally Father of Waters,") at la Crosse.
The country is generally good farm
ing region, gently rolling and fairly
well tim bered, although as the north
ern part OF the State is approached, the
s,il becomes much thinner. Crop pros
poets are excellent for wheat in Wis
coDsin this year, but the showing for
corn Is very uniavorsble, planting hay
ing been delayed by unreasonable
weather until, in some localities, Is
too late to raise more than fodder.
KiIboarn City,
which is the point where many travellers
get off TO explore the famous "tells OF
the Wisconsin river" was reached by
our train when there was just enough
of daylight left for US to see and enjoy
the view Of the rivers rugged and pic
turesque banks as we passed at a con-
siderable height above 1t, over the clear
stream, whose winding course weeould
trace for quite distance. The Delis
were formed gradually by the wearing
action OF the water, which, for thou
sands of years, has been cutting its way
through the Potsdam sandstone max
ing the rock walled passage for the river
which we now see. As might eek
pected, the effect Of the current has
been different at various points, both
by reason of changes in its direction
and varying hardness in the stone, so
that many caves and craggy banks,
rugged with projecting points OF rocks
in an infinite variety of suggestive
shapes, have heen carved out. The
Delis are about eight miles long.
The remainder of our journey was
performed ut night, and there is
Little 10 be Told
about it, except that We rested comfort
ably in one of the fine sleeping cars
which the C., NJ. & st. l.. runs, while
our train sped smoothly over the steel
rails and solid road-bed, and that after
u good nights sleep and feeling as fresh
as when we left Chicago, without even
a suspicion of the headache a rough
railway journey always gives-us, we ar
rived az Gals in the morning: 1T the
Invest town in America st. PAID on
time.
By having Chicago Oh the AP. VI.
train, as We did on previous journey,
the traveller breakfasts at La Crosse, and
has an opportunity to see the Missis.
sippi there, and the great bridge, LOO
feel long. on which the railroad crosses.
The road follows the river, after cross
ing IL at La Crosse, TO, L30 miles to st.
Psal through broad valley of great
beauty lined with picturesque hills and
bluffs and lofty clisS and splendidly
timbeIed with oak, maple and other
deciduous trees. n. I.