Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

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tfom larfe - tAe Presidency. Me.
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aoNn alld nearly opposlte lie uloalll al.
tAe - sse'oaSin flAeI. Ii lrs between tWe
tluns aa4 MAS "a years past = tasal III
gfest Importance. lie Whole ii A4ltA.
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+ onv time. tl&sgon coiaVs ntXl "a oraer.
. Il lice elefel mites down tAs u4cr. islen
( iaycu Avs sekea Rlirs below. AID al.
r0etiY opposite tiattenberg oaT ntkt
slops wee IaSsYllie, Buea4 NislA al
f cleclll's Ferry. he boat stops lale
4 el0aga az eseu landing 20 give ne
E pAsseugers chs0cc - - ashore sgat-
esne. Oar utNt laDulng is hast lI0-
buQ9e, Tie old-lnlr D0use.th. Ne nua
I drop over uto tnv metropolis IL
+ NORTHEASTERN Iowa, tbe ronanLc biui
/ city ot DQbUque, Mil over 80 ,ptV Ht-
! hab.t4uIs lue boat remained loa1
enough 10 glre her passengers chAul &
/ 10 attend church. NeAsc now 2f0 ga lc,
I below 81 P4ui. Onward ae move ~
I Bellevue, "a mles dowu lhe river. Sa-
! wanna lies n miles farther down anc 4
place ot about 5 900 inhabitants. Ne
/ next move GA 10 Sabulz. From hele
Ne nave a long run 81 - miirs 10 Lyons.
! Iowa. ahc irom mere ~ cross osrr O0t
/ l'nile below 10 ultOn CITY, Illinois. thsn
re cross Ia Clinton, Iowa, tNO nlAes
further down.
To these points, SEQ miles. run. Fal-
ton on the Illinois side and Clinton on
the Iowa SIDE, we have bad the con-
stant compromising OF two leading
and popular rsIlroAds-tue Chicago,
Burlington * NorGaern on the east
bank, and the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 81.
| Paul on tue west bAnk. ltlsa contu-
uatlon of beautiful romantic sights.
which usually please the eye. delight
the heart and feed tic ulnc. There
are bat few finer picturesque views 10
be Witnessed anywhere. for dlstance
OF over 5VD miles, than src those u.4 the
Upper Mississippi. They present an
endless pleasing, winding panorama 0l
great variety, stretching TOWARDS The
| gulf below. We venture the assertion
| That no tup IN the country, OF such
length, has practically within is limits
such varied views and beautiful scenery
TO oher 10 the rest-searching
and health-seekIng tourist. Nor
Is tins view ever the same.
From every gorge and projecting point
OF the rough and Vangateu green bluff
may be viewed highly cultivated farms
and beautiful fields. The AisslSsipp nv
er banks have their peculiar anu special
beauties, which lend 10 each poln. OF
view their own special charms. IL
seemingly presents n never-endlng snd
neyer-trlng variety OF wondroas seen
cry, far exceeding the boas;ed aftfac-
| tons OF many resort, far from tie
busy hum OF city life, or Continuous
railroad travel. The work of art = bu {
a copy OF nature, reproduction Of
what we see. Some OF rs travel la Z
J the world over, and yet do not sec what
lies IN a compact form on every side OF
us, sncn a. give hourly pleasure along
the NJ isslssippl river banks. Here theOb-
serving traveller IS surrounded on every
hand with al endless variety OF ma
lures Tree onerings, wbile seated on
the boat which SO quietly floats down
the so-called Father Of Waters" The
numerous trains on both banks Of tie
river are swiftly passing by, winding
around the rocks in grscelul curves.
first IN view, then out OF view, many
times within speaking q distance, bend
ing this way, tncn the other, thus they
move, passengers On boat and cars,
shouting and waving their hats and
hanckerchiets. Another interesting
sight is tie floating islands, acres OF
logs and lumber formed into RATS.
winch have every appearance of green
fields. Some OF these floats are COM
pletely grown over with grass. mos.
vines and willows, and 10 those not ac-
customed TO seeing them. they present
every appearance OF fat fields, Or saea-
dOWs green.
The most romantic scenery is be-
tween WinOus and Ia Crosse, distance
OF nearly forty miles Here cliff. pln-
nacles, bluiis and peaks, slut out from
view everything beyond them. MIc
after mile the trans on both side wind
IN and out among the rock-bounc
banks. The boat passes on, belchinr
forth Its breath OF steam with lold
ecaocs and revefbe beIAtlug sounds. 20
natural in and among toe lofty rock
bound shores.
But we pass on. downward among the
gradually lowering Of forest-coYered
hills. ranges and slopes. of unallatng
csles. Here the railroads leave Us.
one winding IS wRv through the
prairles Of Illinois INTO Chicago. and the
other through Iowa and n ssouri INTO
-. Louis. We are now entering the
Rapids. An expert government plot 5
taken on hoard, 10 see us through
safely. We land At the follow places.
Albany, miles below Clinton; Canaan
che, ? mi.ee: Cordova. 9 nnles down.
Princeton. ] miie beyond: Port Rvfon.
5 miles beyond I.e Clare. At the head
of the mann RsBlds, ] mile. HAMPTON.
8 miles. We are now fairy I'D view ~
Moline, miles beyond. Here the river
runs RAPID ~ and there WAS some excite
ment among the passengers. We move
downward rltb the "a Is rusti.nz tor-
rent. which passes over II rock -ised
ledge 30 mingle rifh the ocean aeea.
Moline les at the foot II i0s rapids Il
is a thnfiv. entefprissng btte c.fv 81
about :. .0o9 inhsbltsnts the Govern
ment Arsens Sc locsted on Rock