Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-19
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Mrs. E. Holman Describes a Buggy
Trip From Wausau to Minocqua.-
Pretty Scenery.

The following description of buggy
trip from Wausau to Minocqua will in
terest our readers, as it is from Mrs. E.
Holman who is well known here The
letter follows
MINoCoUA, Wis, June Is, 1900.
EDITOR OF THE PILOT =
had promised to write my friends in
Wausau of my trip, and thought this
good way TO reach all of them We
left Wausau at nine O'Clock Thursday
morning, arriving at noon at Merrill,
where we stopped with friends until the
next morning. We arrived at Dudley
in time for dinner, and had some fine
trout which were caught near that
place. The roads were fine for about
five miles after leaving Dudley, and a
little further on we passed for some six
miles through very thick forests, arriv-
ing at last at small settlement con-
tanning MILL lumber yard, and about
twenty families, the firm name of the
mill owners being Halburt Il Elroy.
Then on through forests until we
reached Jeffries, which contains mill,
store, saloon and boarding house, the
latter being kept by a very accommo-
dating gentleman by the name of
Mcdonald. The house was lighted
with electric lights, and we found every
thing good and clean. Mr.. Mcdonald
assured us that if we came that way
again things would be in better shape.
We arrived there at five O'Clock and
stopped over night, starting from there
for Rhinelander Pae road was very
billy and rough and there was no sign
of any habitation for a long distance.
Suddenly close 70 US, at the side of the
road, appeared the finest specimen of a
deer that we have seen, which stood
watching us for minute, and the sur
prise was mutual. He then gave a
Jump OF about sixteen feet and was
gone.
We kept on over the roads, with
scarcely sign of anyone having driven
over them for some time. Some five
miles were left behind US, when pros
poets began to get better and small
farms and fine stock began to appear.
We arrived at Rhinelander at noon on
Saturday, June 9th, stopping there with
a brother over Sunday to rest Rhine
lander seems to be a hustling town.
On Monday morning we began our
journey over good roads for about six
miles, when fallen trees began to be en-
countered, and we drove over some of
them because we had no axe. Then
stones and hills and forests were passed
until McNaGghton was reached, at
which place we stopped for dinner.
The mill has been torn down and all
the houses remain unoccupied except
one; there are about twenty five among
those unoccupied Here we were not
sure ABOUT the road and could scarcely
see it for some miles, although there
had been team along there that day
After many miles of swamp and tow
ering forests, we arrived at Hazelhurst,
whose mill is owned by c. G.. Yawkey,
of Wausau. The road from there is
good and the scenery fine. We reached
our destination, Minocqua, at five
o'clock the same day pretty well tired
out, but nevertheless enjoyed the jour
ney very much. Jip was no worse for
the trip. | caught enough fish for din
ner this Wednesday morning, and saw
seven large fish in one bunch which 1
did not secure 1t is beautiful here Just
now. MIR, w. j. Bryan and family are
here and were out sailing this morning.
Yours truly,
Mrs. E. HOLMAN.