Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-03-21
Up NORTH.
observations on the Upper Mis-.
sissippi.

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you were entirely forgotten. but such
has not been the case. Kirksvile and
all it contains, Tho lost to sight" are
still ITO mem'ry dear"
On the 18th OF October we stepped
aboard the little screw steamer, The
Annie Barnes, at Prescott and sped
away at the incredible speed Of five
miles an hour to Hastings, MIMI,
about three miles up the lives.
Stopping over night there, We took
the "Flying Dutchman" on the South
efn Minnesota Division Of the c. M.
& St. p, for Dubuque, Iowa. Arriv-
ing at Red Wing we snatch hasty
lunch and were again on our way.
Soon Lake City was passed and
curve IN the road brought LAKE Pepin
in full view. The track is laid beside
the lake almost ten miles, and several
steam boats with RATS were seen slow.
ly blowing their way down towards
McGregor, Dubuque and Clinton. At
Winona. were several large manufac-
turing establishments and the State
Normal School. Our Kirksville Nor.
nal Building suffers by comparison
At McGregor We stopped for dinner,
and had time to observe extensive saw
mills. About 400 P. NJ, we arrived
at Dubuque, which is rather a dingy
looking place compared with Mime
apolis. There is, however much mall
ufacturing going on, but owing to the
lack OF water power, heavy cloud of
smoke hangs over the city all day. For
its size there IS probably no city iii The
Union so poorly supplied..with railroads
as Dubuque, only the Illinois Central
and the c. M. & St. Paul passing
through. Taking the ferry, we crossed
the river to Eas. Dubuque, Illinois
formerly called Dunlei;h. Here we
put up at the Commercial House and
next Gay started out on the line up the
nver. This is part Of the new East
shore road which has excited so much |
comment from the press en- account of
its mysterious character. 1t claims to
be the Winona, and Northern, but
some think it is the Illinois Central
others the c B. & Q. R. r. Our line
extended from East Dubuque to Prairie
du Chen. a distance or fifty three or
four miles.
The towns on the route are Potos.,
Cassville, Glen Haven, and Wyaln.
sing. OF these Cassville is the largest
and most farorably located. After
completing the survey 10 Prairie du
Chen, we went down about fifty-fve
miles below this place to Savannah, ILL.,,
ran. some preliminary lines and loca-
ton from there north. Savannah is
quite apromising town, and will doubt
less have "boom" as soon as she
gets another road. Prairie du Chen
Is the most scattering places have
ever saw. If they would build up the
open places between the numerous VII
lagos which compose the town they
would have large city. The most
noticeable features, aside from its
loose jointed-ness, are its Catholic
schools and an artesian well. The ,
latter is in a small public park and
forms beautiful fountain where it
out of the ground. Pipes,
branching from the one forming main
fount, lead the water under ground to
various street corners, where it emeig-
ed in the form of drinking fountains.
1t looks so pure and sparkling that the !
INITIATED invariably seize the ever 6
present tin cup, hung by chain, fillit {
o the brim land quaff its contents.
'Quaff'' did l say! They get the i
sparkling fluid into their mouths, but +
I usually goes thence to the gutter.
While the disgustedlooks of the would
De drinkers are remarkable.
RECEIPT FOR MAKING THE WATER. q
Take nest of eggs which have fail