Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-16
IN THE NORTHWEST.
FROM ST. PAUL TO WINNIPEG.

S tNSA VAoibON
Minneapolis four years ago and in writ
Ing to an eastern friend gtated that s'thi
city has now 40, 600 inhabitants, snc
with characteristic western boast claim.
that she will contain 100, 900 people be-
fore the year 1890" She has in TIL.
year of grace, 1885, alresdy reached tina;
figure, and the ten miles which original.
ly separated st. Anthony Falls from st.
Paul no longer exist, and the southern
limit of Minneapolis joins the northern
limit of st. Paul. The growth of these
two cities finds no parallel in this coun-
try of rapid upbuildipg and half a mil
lion people will doubtless dwell within
their limits before the close of the
present century. A glance at the map
will shcw the magnificent stretch of
country tributary to these cities, through
whose portals flow a large share of the
trade of the great northwest. The value
of the buildings erected In st. Paul dur
Ing the year 1884 was nearly SIS, 00O,-
600, exceeding Chicago by several mil
lions. This increase in population and
trade has of course made many men
wealthy, and where a few years rince
stood the red mans dirty tepee ia now
located the milllonalre's mansion. Horace
Greeley's advice to the young man was
certainly worth needing, provided the
aforesaid young man had built his shanty
where the city of Minneapolis now
stands.
Our train has recrossed the river above
the falls of st, Anthony, whose waters
are utilized by the big Touring mills
which have a daily capacity of over &c.
600 barrels of -four, a yearly output of
more than 100000 barrels; enough If
each barrel was placed In line, end to
end, to reach from New York to San
Francisco. We pass through East Min
nesota (known in earlier days as st.
AnthoDy's falls) with Its immense piles of
lumber, n along the east bank of the
river through a PLEASANTLY diversified
country. At st. Cloud, se%venty-fve
miles from St. Paul, we part company
with the "Father of waters" and enter
the picturesque park region of Minnesota
a region of beautiful lakes, woods, we'll
titled farms and thrifty towns. Look
again at the map and see what a network
of lakes this state contains, and only the
larger ones are shown. There Is not
room enough on an ordinary sized map
to show the myriad smaller lakes and
ponds whose waters sparkle throughout
this sylvan land like diamonds sot with
emeralds. This park region covering the
central and larger part of the state in
cludes within its limits 1000 lakes. 1t Is
emphatically a sportsman paradise. To
the man who tramps six or eight miles
among the hills of New England after a
dozen or SO two.ounce trout the expert
ence OF rowing but a few rods on one of
these lakes and killing twenty or thirty
pike, pickerel or black bass each weighing
from one to eight pounds, comes as a lazy
luxury. Fish abound In all the waters, any
one, including women and child rem, can
catch them, and 1t requires but little pis-
c%atorial skill for successful sport. That
prince among game fish, the black bass,
of course cannot always be caught by an
unskilled angler, but other varieties are
plentiful and easily caught. Were we
not not ticketed through we would stop
over at Alexandria, Osakis or Ashby,
row across the lake and anchor near the
shore just under the overhsnging forest.
We cast our lines In these waters two
years ago in company with a New Hamp-
shire boy and a jolly fellow from "My
Maryland" and readily recall how the
prize for the biggest catch was secured
by the Granite state representative, who
caught thirty-four pounds 10 two hours
fishing. And to fish successfully one
need not keep perfectly still to the en-
enlargement of cramps and stiff joints,
but can stand or sit and call out to the
silent woods, hear the echoing answer,
and pull In a big pickerel at the same
time. One can row hundreds of miles
on these lakes and the connecting
streams and In all the waters will find
good fishing. Black, rock and silver
bass, piokerel, pike, perch and croppies
are the most numerous and of these one
can catch enough to warrant telling
mighty fish stories. And fishing is not
the only sport to be had, for in the fall
and spring immense numbers Of ducks
and geese make a temporary home here
In their migration to and from the south.
Geese, brsnt, mallards, teal and other
varieties abound and are shot in large
numbers every season, the mar
row passes between the lakes afford
Ing excellent cover for the hunter.
In addition to the facilities for shooting
and fishing the climate Is unsurpassed,
the days being generally clear and bright
and the nights always cool. To be sure,
there are some "muskeeters,' but these
muiical pests are nc more troublesome
here than In other lands. Each season
adds to the reputation Of this park region
as an attractive summer resort. The
conyentionslities of fashionable society
do not obtain here, but to those who are
looking for restful recreation away from
the cares are frlvolities of city life, where
q man can wear a wooden shirt and go
With his pants tucked In his boots with
out exciting remark, will find the park
region of Minnesota a delightful spot,
At Barnesville we are out of this pic
turetque region and strike the famous
Red river valley, the land of No. | hard