St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-17
IN THE VALLEY.
Wayside Notes by the Globes Tramp
COrreSnOndent.
[snecial Corresnondence of the Glob.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
July IA am not an o Leary nor Fitzgerald,
but do pride myself on my walking abilities.
My bosom swelling with pride over this fact, and
passionately enamored with the scenic beauties
of this valley of the Mississippi, have in
leisure moments, when I could throw aside pro-
fessional cares, taken to the road, and with the
'fast MALI to assist me part of the time, wan
dered through the garden spots of old Missis-
sippi, from La Crosse to our own sanity city.
The last you heard from me l was at Fronte-
nae, but since then from Wacouta to Red Wing
my No. 9's have plodded along, while my eye,
''with frenzy rolling has Toasted on this Won
derful bluff beauty. Last Sunday L spent at Red
Wing, enjoying the Saturday night quiet at the
residence of s. j. Willard. An old resident Of
Goodhue county, for twenty years its auditor,
his home, graced by the presence of an accom-
plished wife, and the charms Of two daughters,
Miss Emily and Miss Nancy, is an inviting re-
treat.
Red Wing, by the way, is quite anotable place.
Within its limits reside Lower Case Bass,
who was so badly defeated by Senator O. NJ. Hall
last year. Jennison's residence and Gov. Hub
bard's are not far apart. Herbert editorially
slashes quite lively and has almost decided to
support Donnelly. Bixby is bachelor still and
swears by Strait. The Argus is for Campbell.
Clausen, the merchant who suicided lived there,
many people doubt his decease. His business
affairs promise to show up more favorably than
was first thought. Judge Wilder is an honored
resident, and Foote, the boot and shoe man,
keeps up large mandatory
But to return to my pedestrianie feat-or feet.
Sunday afternoon l wandered out beyond Hay
creek, forlorn looking stream up the Cannon
valley road to the base of Lovers Retreat a
towering, broad based hill, from whose cone
capped summit the most magnificent view of the
valley is to be seen. Northward, winds and
twists through forest green and golden fields of
grain, the river, III whose farthermost bend,
dimly through the soft haze of the afternoon,
can be seen the white spire of the Prescott
church, seventeen miles away.
To the west nothing but field after field of
wheat, whose hues of gold flashed in startling
brilliancy off the emerald background of the
woods. In the south lay the city, half seen and
half concealed by the trees that line its avenues.
Barnes bluff, menacing, thrust its jagged front
out and broke the southeastern view. In the
east lay the Wisconsin bluffs, around whose
bases glide the steamers north and southwark
bound. would walk twenty miles for such o
panorama as unfolded to my eyes from this grand
old hill, whose head has raised above all this
beauty for ages past
Coming down the face of the bluff at q 2:40
gait, ran across, at OF the forms below, an
old friend of mine, Vim. Danforth, civil
engineer, and the owner Of one of
the finest seventy-fve acre patches
of ground in this section. Years ago, down on
Coon creek, Iowa, we formed pleasant friend
ship that time has only cemented Mr.. Dan
forth cultvates strawberries, raising on an acre
patch sixty five bushels this year. He is also
quite an apiarist having twenty-five hives swarm
ing with yellow beied honey gatherers.
The homeward jaunt delightful in the
cool Of the morning, and my appetite was as
keen a razor. forgot to add that this trip
was made all the more pleasant by the company
Of Miss Mamie Willard, from whom l gained
much applause as pedestrian
Botanists will be pleased TO know that between
Red Wing and Wacouta, in certain parts Of the
river the lotus lilly may be found, a very rare
flower, of lemon hue and close kin to the Nile
lotus lily. In this country specimens have been
found in New York, Pennsylvania, Duluth, and
Burlington. Botancally, it is dubbed nelumbium
luteum, Mr.. Henry Willard, an ardent disciple
of Walton, tells me he has found some very fine
ones in the Mississippi MULDooN.