River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26
LETTER FROM MAINE.
HAl.owEr.L. Mn. june Is. 1890

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DEAG Journal: | herein give you a
partial account of my trip from st.
Paul to this city.
We left st. Paul June Sd at $40 T. NJ.
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. stiles as travel
ing companions. 1t was very warm
and close in the sleeper but we man
aged 10 pass a fairly comfortable
night. The next morning found us
skimming through the tamaracks and
cedars of Northern Michigan. At l:3O
p. NJ. we arrived at the 500 where we
crossed, on a beautiful iron bridge, the
rapids of the st. Mary river. The
country from the 500 to the Ottawa
river is very poor and rocky, but the
lakes are grand all through that sec
ton. We ran down the Ottawa river
about sixty miles, crossing it at the
city of Ottawa. We left there in "a
heavy thunder storm, it raining until
we reached Montreal. at which place
we arrived at $3.50 p. NJ. after passing
through beautiful section of country.
At Montreal we were transferred To
the Grand Trunk Ry. for Vermont.
leaving at 4:2O for Essex Junction,
arriving there at 8 T. NJ. We stayed
there over night, leaving next morning
for Hyde Park. Soon after starting,
at station called JericO, a large dele
CATION of ministers and laymen board
ed the train. There | fell among
thieves. They stripped me of most of
my raiment except my pants and left
me by the wayside; but good Samari-
tan came to my aid, gathered me up
and helped me on the train. Not hay-
ing any oil handy was obliged to do
without it. We were soon on our way
again, arriving about III A. NJ. at Hyde
Park, lovely little place nestled
among the Green Mountains. On
every side rise mountain peaks. some
of great height, the two most noticea-
BILE being the Cancels Hump and Mt.
Mansfield. One cannot appreciate the
grandeur of these old mountains until
he has lived in a prairie land.
From Hyde Park we went by team
to the Garden of Eden" ii miles.
We saw Eve out picking up rocks in
order to let the potatoes come up, and
Adam out fishing for trout for dinner,
for by the looks of things | think they
were out of provisions. Everything
looks old. Adam and Eve do not
keep the garden" in good order; it
is overrun with brush and litter. We
stayed there only few hours then
returned to Essex Junction where we
struck another thunder storm. We
left the next morning for West Ran
dolph. The trip was delightful all the
way down; such rivers we do not see
in the west. We arrived at West
Randolph at 10 A. N. where we found
our friends awaiting us. We had a
very pleasant visit there with our old
acquaintance, among them Mr.. Al
hanan Fits, Mr.. Rufus Hutchinson and
Chas. f. Abbott. After remaining
there a few days we left for Boston
with the weather very hot. At the
END of two hot days it rained and has
continued so TO do ever since.
We are now at Hallowell where we
found all our friends enjoying good
health. We had an exceedingly pleas
ant time driving around the country
sightseeing. To-day we went to visit
the Soldiers Home at Togas, which is
very fine, even finer than that at Mil
waukee as L reeollect it, but ! have
not seen the latter for long time.
The crops are not as forward here
as at home. The spring has been cold
and 1t has rained nearly all the time.
The hay crop will be very large.
We shall leave here on the 18th for
my old home, about fifty miles away.
will write you again from there.
Hoping this may find you all well at
home, l am as ever yours,
S. ID. DODGE.