The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-04

Lake Minnetonka, July 31.-As
in my previous letter l said, Lake
Minnetonka is one Of the most
beautiful and romantic summer re-
sorts in the west, at least so say those
VIM are now spending their vacation
here.
Mother Nature has bestowed upon
this resort every thing to besutify
the lake with its irregular storage,
indented with large and small bays,
hooks and many beautiful bluffs.
The Hotel St. Louis 10 situated
on one Of these bluffs which is 1000
feet above sea level and consequently
the air is dry, pure and bracing. In
deed with the natural beauties there
is from the early morning to the rich
sunsets and through the grand moon
light such q kaleidoscope change a. to
attract all and add more beauty and
comfort
One morning left Lake Mime.
tonka and went 70 St. Paul to accom-
pany the editorial excursion from st.
Paul to Lafayette, and where We en-
barked in two steamers for q trip
around the Lake.
After the boat ride We returned to
the hotel, where q banquet was pre-
pared. The hall to the banquet room
was filed with a merry crowd when
suddenly some one began to sing
"America" and the crowd soon joined in
"Auld Lang Syne," "Suwanee River"
and Dixie" followed while the guests
filed into the banquet hall, where at
each plate was laid souvenir program
bearing the gilt seal Of the Editorial
association and tied with blue rib.
bon.
After the banquet and speech-mak.
ing, dancing followed until midnight,
when most Of the party returned to
St. Paul. l, however, enjoyed mid
night ride across the lake to the Ho-
tel St. Louis.
The next day 1 started with the
editors to Duluth and We enjoyed the
scenery from Minneapolis to Duluth
very much, most of our journey was
through the pine forest, We thought
we had seen large pines but nothing
| to compare with these which were ovel
one hundred and fifty feet high, mos
of the pine. is white pine which make
the white pine lumber. We arrived
at Duluth about 1880 p. m. The
forenoon of the next morning wa.
spent in driving over the boulevard
and abont the city. Nature put OF
q smiling face and the boulevard
nine miles drive-was grand. The
boulevards have many curves and al
around IN the side next to the city i
q rustic fence. The highest point on
the driveway is one thousand fee
above the sea level, and the cool brac
liug air made US ready for our luncheon
on our re urn. In the afternoon VI
went down to the Wells-Stone's docl
where the city band furnished music
We then went on board the steamer
Barker, for an excursion on LAX
Superior, most of the party was very
enthusiastic over Lake Superior be.
fore we left Towerslip.
| In Superior we found the weathel
lv.ry much cooler than We had ex
pected.
il Superior is q new city bu: bids fai
to be one of the Cities if not the cit,
of the Lakes. Here are located tn
St. Paul & Pacific Coal Company
dock, the Peyton, kimbsll & Bal
ber's cav mills, the Freemans Fiou
mill with a capacity of 1900 bbls o
-four a day, the Silver and Lea
Smelling works and other industries
: Here, too, in this little town wer
built the first and only "Whaleboats.
The vessels are deckless and keellesi
while every part is either iron o
steel, not one splinter of wood
used.
While Superior is q new plac
there are many elegant buildings es
pecially the Superior and Broadwa
! Hotels, the opera house, the latte
. being built of light brown and re
. granite and the Methodist and Pre-.
byterian churches.
Among the attractions at Mime
tonka are the Lafayette Park, Exec
sior Park, Hotels Wsyzata, Spiri
, Island, Minnetonka Beach, and th
Hermitage-the latter place quite a
tractive, inssmuch as many years az
Q man built a house here, furnished