St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-16

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|, ~ of Waters" from st.
u "a CR Paul to st. Louis,
IEmGM NJ aboard one of the mag
Ra&6 nificent steamers of
IIdMMA&1A ,O. the st. Louis, st. Paul
\. ffttTfflnnInZ4 4 alhs'" & Minneapolis Packet
|EM3zA@ - company, is an en-
EH19z1=joyable trip. fit for a
and one which 1
wish all my friends in
Minnesota could experience. For sum-
mer tours there is nothing that quite
comes up to river travel. and on my
recent ride through the Mississippi val
ley all the dust l came in contact with
was the ''dust" in my pocket, and no
smoke except the ''smoke" from my
Havana. Space forbids my giving a
minute description of my pleasant
journey Oh the water, and for brevity'S
sake and the benefit of parties contem-
plating trip over this serpentine
course. l will dwell mostly upon the
grandeur Of the scenery. Of course on
trip of this kind with jolly party
and they are always to be found-the
scenery is virtually secondary
consideration, for the time is con-
sumed in innumerable enJOyments,
such as dancing, music, vocal and in
strumental, conversation, charades, va
rlOus games, SerenadeS from the rOuSta-
bouts, and above all accommodations
unequaled either by the Fifth Avenue,
Ryan or West hotel. With band play
ing, bells ringing and cOlOrs flying
flOated away from Minnesota's capital
Monday, June 10, on the pride of this
lines fleet, ''The City of st. Paul." and
she is the handsomestandf fleetest vessel
this side of New York. and does credit
to the city she is named after. think
st. Paul is seen to the best advantage
from the steamer; she surely presents
an extremely pretty picture, the bluffs
thanking one side Of the stream, and on
the other low lands all covered with
improvements that indicate a city of
enormous and metropolitan proportions.
En- route we passed Red Rock camp
grounds. and just below Pres
river, which is navigable to Taylor's
Falls. The river is very narrow at Red
Wing, and contains several islands, also
an extremely interesting antiquated
rope ferry, which bridges the stream at
this point. Barns bluff is located here.
Maiden Rock is on the eastern shore of
Lake Pepfn, an expansion of the Mis-
asissippi. Towering 500 feet above the
waters of the lake, the rock is not only
grand and stately object in the charm
ing landscape, but has romantic inter-
est as the spot whence Wenona took her
death leap ''for loves sweet sake"
Far back in the closing years OF the
eighteenth century the most powerful
Indian nations of the Northwest were
the Chippewas and the Dakotas, be-
tween whom existed an undying hatred,
ever and anon breaking out in bloody
war;; Among all the Indian princesses
none. was the peer in beauty Of Wenona,
daughter of the mighty Red Wing,
achief1 of, the Dakota tribes, and many
) were .suitors for her hand. But from
Fall OF her own nation she turned away.
having secretly given her heart to Wah-
nabozah. the young chief of the Chip
pewa nation. Red Wings hereditary
and mortal foe. One spring Red Wing
summoned all his chiefs to council, and
asked their aid in war for the de-
struction of the Chippewas. 70 most
the hope of spoil was guerdon enough,
but young WaZikoota demanded We
mona as the price of his support. It
was promised when the campaign should
be finished. Sad was Wenona's heart.
In stolen Interview with her Chippe-
wa lover it was agreed that in the fall,
when the war was done, he should
meet her at the Rock, and they would
flee far to the West. All summer We
mona waited in mingled hope and fear
hope that WaZikOota could not claim
her-fear lest her chosen one might fall
in battle. At last, when the sumac
flashed red on the hills and the grapes
purpled in the forests. Wenona heard
one evening the appointed signal-the
call of the night bird. Stealing from
the wigwam, she met the Chippewa
chief, and hand in hand they sped to-
ward the shore, where his canoe was
hidden. But the jealous Wazikoota
had dogged their footsteps. and now
gave the shrill war-cry. Out poured
the warriors from the camp in
hot pursuit, and soon Wenona's
lover fell. pierced through and
through with arrows. Then the
MACS stredgth. she caught up the body,
rushed to the brow of the cliff, paused
an instant to hurl defiance at her pur-
suers, then leaped far out, and was
crushed on the rocks below. The In
dian legend says that the angry Spirit
OF the Lake raised a great wave, which
swept up to the base of the rock, and
bore the bodies of the hapless lovers to
quiet grave beneath the waters.
On past Point No Point to FrOntenac,
quite popular as a summer resort and
well-deserving all it acquires, l next
saw Sugar Loaf, and then Lake City,
built mostly Oh peninsula in the river.
Reeds Landing is opposite the mouth
OF the Chippewa river. navigable to Eau
Claire. Onby Wabasha. Alma and Min
neiska, where there is natural pyramid
rising some 500 feet. Fountain City is
located in the heart of the Thousand
Islands district, which is credit to it's
Eastern namesake. On by WinOna, La
Crosse and Dubuque, where several par
ties left us, ell route to Chicago and the
East via rail. Next under the enormou
suspension bridge connecting Rock
Island, the arsenal and Davenport; then
by Burlington and Keokuk. where we
see the acme of engineering work i'll
the canal over the Des Moines
rapids: then to Quincy and Hannl-
bal, renowned for it's colOred
population, and where the equivalent
of an entire minstrel show came aboard
in the form of an inimitable and typical
: roustabOut tourist. ITO ~
see him was to SMILE" 60
About 5 a. m. Friday
morning the point where EEfA
the Mississippi and Mis- SGs
.sOuri wed was passed, xA
and from that to st. ~
Louis both rivers kept AN
their distance, the 'sBig ,E4SNH
Muddy" on the right, the 4 ESsM
other river on the left.
After passing Alton and lin IIl
running under the huge MN
I,ridUo vo Ioudad at Q q W y 6