The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-18

dcnccs are grand. We visited an old
friend Of my youth who mas grown rich
n that city IN the fruit business. He
commenced small and invested his
savings IN city property that has in
creased in value until he is indcpen.
dent. He lives in a fine residence on
Knox venue n very beautiful part of
the city about three miles from the
Union depot. Fine vie rs of the small
lakes are to be seer from his windows.
Minnchaha Falls and park are within
the city limits. The park is finely ar
ranged and well kept and the falls are
just rs beautiful as ever, although the
volume Of water is much reduced. The
soldiers home was built there about four
years ago. There are five large build.
ings OF red stone, even the ratings of
the piazzas are all of the same stone.
About two hundred men are there now
but no women They intend oon to
build cottages so that the old soldier
can bring his old wife with him.
There are between two and three hun
dred old veterans there now. About
half Of them went to st. Paul and
marched in the parade, but an ambu.
lance went close behind them and pick.
ed up a good many before they reached
the stopping place. This place is an
ideal home for the old veterans. North
st. Paul is Il little city about eight
miles from where the electric car
starts at st. Paul TO go there. IL has a
fine school building. W. went there
and made the acquaintance of all
the school mans; it was easily done as
my niece is one of them. From there
we took a night ride on the st. Paul Il
Duluth Il. X. to the city of Sunrise on
the st. Croix river. II is forty years
old and over, but is not much larger
than 1%navale. It is in farming com.
munity and the great industry is rails.
ing potatoes Minnesota potatoes are
delicious. Vegetables of all kinds are
splendid here, not too large but well
favored, so are chickens. About
seven miles from the town a dam has
been built across the st. Croix in order
to hold the logs that are floatcd down
the. river from the pineries. Now thi,
river is not like the Platte, it is very
deep. We have been to see this dan
which is q marvel Of engineering skill
Above it the river is entirely covered
with pine logs for miles and miles. A
certain times they open tire sluice.way
Of the dam and let the logs go through
then they 60 to Saltwater where the,
are sawed into lumber. There i
"A bridge across this dam. W. drov,
across into Wisconsin. Thcroads her
are fine; it is delightful driving aroun,
through little pieces OF woods wher,
the foliage vas just beginning to turf
into different cOlOrs and is beautiful
then out where Il small farm is cleare,
up, there may possibly be fifty or
hundred acres, but they look yer
small to me, then into the woods agar
The people seem to be prosperous an
happy. although they complain of har
times the same as we do, but they a
ways raise enough to eat and back a
far as the memory of the oldest inhab
tants II go it has always been 81
The weather is pleasant and comfor
able. The Captain has gone iishin
today with his nephew and is happ.
1t is a matter of doubt about his catcl
ing any fish, but it makes no different
The St. Croix is a good place TO fs
As for politics there are only the IN
old parties here, with the republican
greatly in the majority,
y The Captain returned without AZ
y fish but gives th" excuse that the wat
y was so high that they could not get
V the river. T.. B. X.