The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-06
siN ALL THE WORLD
NO TRIP LIKE ru,s,

or less Of an Atlantic traveller -
made some fifteen trips across -
ocean, and Is more or less fsrns.
with this particular form of hol,Ss.
Its strong points are:
ID Absolute rest for mind and ho.,
(2) Unlimited fresh air.
And its weak points are:
ID Monotony.
CD Bad weather-frequently.
with, Of course, the strong points mr,,
tho most important and entirely nv
dominant.
Circumstances compelled the WRITE.
this year to forego the usual Atlan,,.
trip, as he had to go West. Hav,rs
some detailed acquaintance with raj.
road affairs, he was aware ,bs,
the Northern Steamship Companv-
owned by the Great Northern-ona,.
ated steamer from Buffalo to Duluth
making the trip in three days, and ~
determined TO try 1t.
He found a magnisco,,
ocean-going steamer close upon IOo
feet long, Of 5000 horsepower, a.
veloping a speed of Is TO % miles an
hour, fitted up in a style that he ba,
never seen surpassed on any ooes,
vessel, whatever her size, Furnished
with large, airy staterooms, lofty "a.
looms and decks irnumerable, the ton
deck being something like 10 feat
above the water. Brilliantly III, adm,.
rably ventilated and most conveniso,
arranged as to all appointment,
Lake Erie IS not especially pictur.
esque as TO its eastern end.
when the st. Clair river was entered
the scenery became beautiful.
From that time, with very few hour,
Of open lake, the trip TO Duluth was
q succession Of changing pictures, any
one Of which would make the fortune
of an Atlantic route lucky enough TO
possess 1t exclusively. Just above De.
troit there is Belle Isle Park, which
is surely the most beautiful public
park in the world, and Il lies at the
waters edge. Across the river 4,
sleepy Windsor. The river Is full Of
excursion steamers plying up and
down to half dozen resorts, all On
the river and full of holiday crowds
and our steamer threaded its way
among them, meeting all kinds Of
craft from ore-carriers and whale
backs to naptha launches and rowing
boats. All this at sunset after q typ
ical summers day with the mercury
standing at 10 degrees and no morei
Next day there was Mackinac Island,
looking something like a little Welsh
fishing village, with the hill rising d.
rectly from the waters edge, dotted
with summer cottages and here and
there a large hotel, and the bay filed
with all kinds Of sailing craft. Beauty
enough for one days steaming, you
would think, but In three hours We
reached st. Mary's river and passed
the famous 800" canal by moonlight
You are to imagine a stretch Of river
some miles, with campers on
every point, their tents lit up, and
here and there remains of the Fourths
pyrotechnics in course of dissolution
all on still summers evening, so
still that the voices on the shore could
plainly be heard on our steamer as we
passed, until the roar of the 900"
rapids drowned them. as the town and
the great lock came, in sight. Finally
we came into Lake Superior and en-.
tered on the last day OF the trip.
Once more a variation in the seen.
cry. The red banks of Lake Superior
sandstone topped with pine and cedar
and a refreshing GOODNESS in the air
marked the change, and presently there
was the Houghton- Hancock ship canal
opening up with its twin copper cities
on the hills rising on each side, and its
red waters. The temperature at the
Houghton dock was 80 odd degrees,
with strong southwest wind, but we
were hardly out of the canal when
wraps and overcoats were in order for
the first time since leaving Buffalo
and we were headed direct for Duluth
The writer's purpose Is to
bring out the fact that this Lake trip
has all the advantages Of an Atlantic
voyage with the disadvantages elm
mated altogether. You will note, 1rst
that the steamer itself Is Of the ocean
type, only more comfortable; second
that the trip Is three days long, which
affords time for a complete rest (quite
- he hnk n rNynn frfr
from New York city to Duluth witt
six days steaming can be made 30
tween Saturday morning and the fol
lowing Saturday night }, and
third, that there Is no monotony aoou'
any part of 1t.
The emotion Of surprise II
its ultimate degree is susceptible o.
| change into other emotions. To nnc
the bell-boys Tor cabin Stewards az
tentive yet unobtrusive, the walters
courteous and painstaking, the ship:
officers genial and communicative tn'
purser a gentleman and a diplomat o
the first water, the cooking absolutel!
first-class, the staterooms clean anC
cool-and all this with the other al
vantages noted in the foregoing, u
enough to arouse the ire of a man Wn'
only finds it out after it has oeei
available nine years -.
The Steamship Northwes
sails from Duluth for Buffalo and IN
termediate points every Tuesday 3
1880 D. m.