St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
VIEW THE DALLES.
About Forty Members Of the
Legislature Visit the
Proposed Park.
CROWDOF GUESTsGO ALONG
They Spend a Pleasant Day
And Are Given a
Dinner.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PARK
But the Question Is to Get
the State of Minnesota
to Buy 1t.
CRoWDOF GUESTS GO ALONG
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PARK

One of the grandeSt natural parks
conceivable-wild and rugged, with
canyons, gorges, eddies, waterfalls,
foliage, verdure, weird and beauti-
full sculptures from Natures own
hands situated along tie Mime
sofa and Wisconsin shores of the
DalleS of the st. CroiX. On either
side of the river at the DalleS are
the picturesque and substantial
towns of Taylors Falls Con the Min
nesota side and st. CroiX Falls Con
the Wisconsin side. s4..
Because of the interest aroused by
bill now pending in the state legis-
lature, providing for the establish
ment of a state park at the Dalles,
and in response to an invitation
from the citizens of Taylor's Falls,
about forty members of the house
and senate spent three hours yes
terday in going over the ground it
is proposed to buy and dedicate to
public use forever. The party left ST
Paul on a special train at 9:15 over
the st. Paul & Duluth road, and the
invited guests. Swelled the crowd to
100 or more. -+f..c -4ra#0f
Taylor's Falls was reached at II
o'clock, and carriages were at once
taken for drive across to the Wis
consin side. Most delightful, indeed,
was the weather for such an ex-
cursion, and the hosts of the occa-
sion fairly covered themselves with
glory by the courteSieS extended.
Every point worth seeing was visit
ed in turn, and the varied wild at
fractions of the storied Dalles were
viewed with wonder and admiration
by those who had never seen them
before. The Sage of Orrock, H. E.
Craig, forgot his rheumatism and
advancing years as ne enthusiastic
ally escorted Mrs. Craig to the
highest ledge on the wisconsin shore
and pointed out the route he had
followed in traYersing. the wilder
ness thereabouts a, generation ago.
Senator McHale, portly and digni-
fed, hoped from ledge to ledge and
scaled the rocks about the
WONDERFUL NATURAL WELLS
with the agility of an irish guide on
the Giants Causeway. Chairman
Boxrud, of the house committee on
public parks, graveiy seated himself
in the Devils Chair-where he, did not
look in the least at ,hofne-and pom
dered, wrapped in amazed wonder
ment and a spring oyercoat. Father
Folsom, the good genie OF the .Dalles
and all the country about, delightfully."-
bestirred himself to find points. from
which the visitors might behold new
beauties in the scenery and even
stranger formations in the rocks.
Hon. p. J. Kniss, an old legislator and
a traveller of extensive experience, as
serted he had never seen anything to
equal it outside the marvellous noun
tains of granite at Luverne, Senator
Hodge, August Anderson and Ed
Gothry felt it would be indicate on
their part to dwell on the excellent
natural advantages of the place, so
they let the visitors wander at will,
to see and judge for themselves.
Prof. Winchell, state geologist, with
a hammer in his teeth and determi
nation in his eye, scaled a precipitous
pillar to secure specimen for his col
lection, while Mallette, Of Mile Laos,
held his breath below and made ready
to catch him if he should lose his
grip-which was slung, on his back.
Capt. Cross and Senator Hits took the
dangerous leaps like two chamois, and
short way behind Senators Young
and Stockton took. "a .drinll-of the
ozone-laden air. Secretary of State
Berg couldn't follow Neil McInnis into
the devils drawing room, but he easily
looked over the rocky ramparts and
watched the Tower mining expert as
he sank his testing tooth into a piece
of sulphurate' rock. y John Furlong
was entranced by the first view of the
famous gorge below the bridge, be-
cause it put him in mind of a scene at
Killarney he had viewed in dream.
Representative Nelson said little, but he
was evidently pleased TO see Mr..
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