Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-08-06

tho WINTER time IS beyond the
WRITER'S powers Of conception, for
many of them are very steep and
must, in that latitude, become as
CLASSY as ice can make them. But
not only is st. Paul noted for its
private residences. 1t has several
of the finest business structures in
the west. Among the latter is the
Pioneer Press building which is
said to be the best newspaper
building in the United States, not
excepting the one recently COM
pleted by the World in New York.
Notwithstanding junketing
has been deprecated ever since the
editorial association was organized,
the first afternoon was given up to
q visit to Fort Smelling and the
Falls of Minnehaha, made famous
by Longfellow. Candor compells
the expression Of the belief that
had anybody else done those falls
up in verse except Longfellow, said
falls would never have been heard
OF outside of the county.
The second afternoon an excur-
sion was gotten up "for the ladies'"
to White Bear lake, ten miles out
of st. Paul. "Of course the gem
uemen can co." said the president,
"but it is hoped and expected they
will remain in the city and attend
to the business of the convention. I"
In some manner it "leaked out"
that Fitzsimmons, one of the con-
testants in the Hall. Fitzsimmons
prize fight, was in training at
White Bear lake, and the anti
junketing proposition got another
black eye. Speaking from expert
ence the writer eau say that the
convention was tolerably lonely
place that afternoon and he re-
gretted that he had not gone out
with the ladies-to see the prize
fighter.
But the chief social feature of
the occasion was reserved for
Thursday afternoon-a visit to
Lake Minnetonka, where, after a
sail Of several hours, a formal ban
quet was spread at the Hotel La
fayette. This is one of the famous
summer resorts of the northwest
and deservedly so. The lake, by
reason of its. tortuous windings,
has a shore line OF 500 miles and
yet is only about fifteen miles in
extent the longest way, 1t is an
enchanting body of water, its sur
face heoked over with tiny craft
and its shores dotted here and
there with picturesque villas with
accompanying landing and boat
house. But the Hotel Lafayette,
owned by the Northwestern rail
road, is one Of the chief features
which aid in making Minnetonka
noted. 1t is several hundred feet
in length, is as costly as it well
could be made and built of wood,
and as it is only open from eight
to ten weeks per year of course
has to run under high pressure.
The banquet was strictly course
dinner, one dish at a time, and to
a man used to eating potatoes with
his roast beef and slipping coffee
meantimes, was not especially
attractive. Our western hosts
proved a little more temperate
than those who entertained the
editors at Boston a year ago and If
my erring Texas brothers expected
to drink champagne in four or five
languages, they were disappointed.
The following noon saw the close
of the convention and in company
with two or three hundred. Of the
party / started at once via the East
ern Minnesota railroad for Duluth d,
the town at the head of lake
Superior. This road, for almost
its entire distance-six hours run
traverses a county which produces
nothing but pine lumber and in
many places even that product
seemed to have long ago disap-
peared Once Duluth is reached
we are repaid for the monotinous
ride. Business, activity, enter
prise, is encountered on every side.
| The residents of this city are
| known as the "clif dwe!lers" and
appropriately too. The main street
runs parallel with the water front,
about one block back, and there
seems little danger of the business
Of the city seeking any other To-
cation for some time to come, as to
do SO it must begin at once to climb
the hills. Five or six blocks back
from the water's edge an altitude
of nearly 500 feet is reached and
of course commanding view OF
the lake is obtainable, but the
ascent you may be assured is a
task, The shipping, and the iron,
copper and lumber industries are,
| principally, what Duluth looks
forward to for the growth she an
ticipates. A large sum of money
has been spent in public improve
ments, including a boulevard seven
miles in length along the crest OF
the hill, and many similar enter
prises are in hand and contem-
plated, including a cable railway
to the summit of the hills, which
| is well under way.
Across the natural harbor from
| Duluth is Superior, Wisconsin,
and separated from it by this har-
Dor and the ST. Louis river. Here
/ is a town which five years ago had
scarcely an existence upon the
map, which now has 25,000 peo-
pie, three daily newspapers and
more boom snirit 10 the snnare