Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
TRIP UP THE MISSISSIPPI
IS A SPLENDID PANORAMA
History and Legend are fnierwsTen In
Scenes which Bind Great Stream
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On Board Steamer, Quincy. Near
Quincy, Ill. Aug. %, lsI5.-Mr. J. r
LlswelIyu came aboard last night at
Louisiana with DR.. Wallace and ns
Fred Is an easy" eiiapercFle We are
going 70 have a fine trip and win all
three either be good or careful or
quiet There are no mosquitoes and
the weather Is cool and fine.
The following is a fine description
lof The trip from st. Louis to Quincy,
I'M, where we are now landing for an
hour; ~Many people familiar with the
Lower Mississippi. muddy and turhid,
do not know that the Upper Missis-
sippi. above the mouth Of the Missouri
River. is beautifully clear and Of an
exquisite olive green color. Did you
ever notice the expressions Of Fivers7
Some are sluggish and sombre, some
turbid and angry, some lazy and
eharaeterless; the Upper Mississippi
is ever laughing and her cheeks dain-
siis asiHFisss si' s'ssi;ss' s''s val quickly
east her spell over you, dispensing all.
troubles ana cares make you hgn'
hearted ana happy' ana eharm you
forever her oevotea lover.
for seven nunared ana s"enty-hine
miles 1t runs through the splendid,
magarheenb rugged DiuH country o.
minnesota Wisconsin Iowa. limos
and missouri
Leaving 81 Louis we pass frst un-
der the Eads bridge one Of the worids
marveis OF engineering, and then the
Merchants Bridge; a few miles above
this begin the famous Palisades" tof
which we see occasional stretches at
intervals all along the river to St
Paul., then the chain Of rocks, Mouth
Of the Missouri River. Winding
through these we come to the mouth
OF the Missouri River, one OF the most
impressive views Of river scenery in
America. It is really the Mississippi
emptying into its tributary, the Mis-
souri,.
The Missouri is broad and muddy,
the Mississippi peaceful, clear and
beautiful.
Here begins the Upper Mississippi,
twenty miles above st. Louis, ccnsid-
cred, by many the most beautiful
river in the world.
Alton, Illinois, is approaching
through drawbridge--population
thirty thousand, with splendid public
and private buildings, and presents a
beautiful picture with its background
Of high wooded bluffs Of the aPalis-
AIDES Country"
Piasa Bluffs and Chautauqua-Im-
mediately above Alton. the first Of The
magnificent scenic panorama which is
to accompany US on our journey.
In the days Of Marquette, 1878 one
Of these bluffs bore gigantic paint.
| ing Of two monstrous 'sPiasan Birds.
commemorative Of some great Indian
victory.
Mouth Of the Illinois Riyer-Graf-
ton-Here and at the mouth of the
Missouri River we see the three most
important units in the great scheme
Of interior waterways Improvement
now being worked out by the United
| States Government.
| Omaha to New Orleans" is via the
Missouri River into the Mississippi.
Lakes to the Gulf" is through the
Chicago Canal via the Illinois River
into the Mississippi at this point
thence south 14OO miles to the Gulf of
Mexico.
For some hours after passing Graf
ton our route lays through splendid
section of high, rolling fruit country
@The Home of the Big Red Apples
acres and acres Of orchards and
pretty farm homes are seen perched
high along the hillsides on both banks
Of the river.
ClarksyilIe-Louisiana, Mo-, then fol-
low. and the river along here l. ,v;s,.