Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-05-27
ACROSS THE coNTINENT.

pot, and growing tired of waiting.
One ticket, sufficient for our crowd
of thirtytwo, the holder being Mr..
j. NJ. Snapp, who was addressed
both by the r. r. officials and the
party as "Captain," "Boss," "the
portly gentleman with the tickets.
etc., and those who know him need
notbe told that he did full justice to
the occasion. Next we find ourselves
packed in and on top Of two omni-
busses, the men occupying the upper
story. In few hours we found
ourselves travelling through the far
famed Indiana plains. For miles we
could see on either side of us level
fields, thickly studded with corn
shocks, by the side of which were
great heaps of husked corn. The
number of comfortable looking
houses which we saw shows that
Indiana is prosperous country. We
reached Indianapolis just at sunset,
and OIL how much we wished we
could linger in that beautiful city,
and safe our eyes with the stately
business structures and handsome
residences, of which we had only
passing glance. About $50 O'Clock
Wednesday night, we found our
selves in the suburbs of the Imperial
City of the West. Stories of Chi
cago's magnitude had many times
been told us, but we were not pre-.
pared for the grandure that greeted
our eyes. For miles and miles we
travelled through this wonderful city,
which by reason of its beautiful
lights and magnificent buildings,
looked like fairy land. After more
than half an hours run we reached
the Michigan Central depot, from
which place we were transferred to
the Wisconsin Central, in rubber
tired carriages. Here, we would
say, that to see the depot building
alone would repay the verdant trave-
ler for IL trip to Chicago. For gran
deur and beauty we imagine they
haye few rivals, and would deserve
the description given Of Grecian ar
clitecture. Although the car into
which we were shown looked inyit-
lug aud comfortable there were
about six Of the young folks who
could not for one moment entertain
the idea of staying in there five
hours, while there was so much to
be seen on the outside, SO ragard-
less of the "Boss's" warning that we
would get lost, out we started sight
seeing by electricity, with Mr.. Allen
Smythe filling the Office Of pilot.
Before leaving, however, we took
a good look at the clock In the tow
are, which we felt sure could be seen
all over the city, and that was to
guide us back to our depot. It
would require more space than we
have to even make mention of the
many things we saw. So We will
return to the most exciting feature
to US, of the occasion, and tell you
secret. We did get lost, and dear
readers our tongues cannot utter the
feelings that arose within our
frightened hearts when, after walk
ing and hunting our station we
walked into the Union depot, about
three miles from the Wisconsin Cen
trail, and only little more than half
an hour until time for our train to
leave! We hired a carriage and did
not regret the $l.50 we paid for it
when we were taken safely to our
own depot. All in the car were
sleeping soundly, and we have not
told our Captain to this day of our
misfortune and no doubt we will get
little sympathy when he learns it
through your paper.
The weather was cold in Wiscon-
sin, and altogether it presented
gloomy appearance. LAUNDERING is
the chief industry, and here we saw
practical illustrations of }he ingenui-
ty which characterizes the Yankee.
Instead of burning toe stumps he
fences his fields with them and his
fence is as successful in its Office as it
is unique and rustic in appearance.
In the northern part of the State
there are great lumber yards, and
some very nice towers, the largest
being named Fond du Lac, and we
suppose the natives were fond
enough of it, but IL lacked charms
for the eyes that had been educated
upOn the picturesque scenes of
Burke's Garden.
Leaving this little town we travel
ed for many miles along the margin
Of Lake Oshkosh, the beauty of its
silvery waters making striking
contrast to the country which made
as think of the poorest, neglected
valley in Southwest Virginia, still
the pass engers who came on the
train we're well dressed. (This was
the only day travellers were allowed
in our coach) so Wisconsin is not so
nnnr II annQarod fn
Eating fire, drinking water, and
emitting smoke our great iron horse
took us on and late in the evening
we arrived at the capital of the
"Lake State."
st. Paul and Minneapolis, called
the "Twin Cities" of fMinn., are ex'
ceedingly interesting places to see,
by reason of their handsome build-
ings, and noble public edifices, and
their extensive Industrial establish
menls, consequently our stay there
of night and nearly day was en-