Year: 1868

TRAVELLING.


We left Manitowoc one day last week
for trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, and
it may be of interest to the geners a. read
er to relate the experiences of this voy-
age over the wintery waters and frozen
ground. We took passage on the well
known steamer Orion Capt. Kirkland
and left port about one clock a. m.
The lake was rough and the boat was
heavily laden, but for some reason we
went to sleep that night with feeling OF
security such as one might know at home,
for Capt. Kirkland is man who inspires
confidence in all who know him. He is a
man of few words. In fact on his boat
everything moves so like clock work that
there is scarcely anything to be said. A
look from him is obeyed more quickly
than the most harshly expressed order
would be from some men. And his sue
cess is mainly attributable to the fact that
he is always on hand, and ready to turn
his hand to anything. We have known
him to steer his vessel, run his engine or
handle his freight just as occasion might
require Under such a uiau-and there
is more than one such in the Goodrich
line-passengers feel satisfied that they
will be well cared for. About the first
man We met after going aboard was Mr..
Driscoll, the steward of the boat; and
probably more popular steward never
sailed on this line He knows his duties
thoroughly and he never torgets or ne
elects to attend to them. He fully un
derstands that this is an ungrateful world
a1d that man is quite as likely to get
curses as thanks in return for kind deeds,
but curses or thanks are all the same to
him, he does his duty and in the con-
sciousness that it is done he derives his
satisfaction. His kind attentions to us
while enjoying the delightful sensations
which one experiences during sea sick
ness, and most excruciating headache
besides, will be lcng remembered. With
the clerk, Mr. Thompson we have but
little acquaintance. He is highly spoken
of however, and Mr.. Goodrich considers
him one Of his best. Arrived in


MILWAUKEE,


We took hasty trip around the city.
We We're agreeably surprised to see such
indisputable evidences Of rapid and sub
stantial growth. Wisconsin may we'll be
proud OF Milwaukee. 1t bids fair to at
tain such magnitude and beauty as to be
an honor to the whole Northwest. And
we are pleased to notice that the mer-
chants and business men are making
strenuous efforts to successfully compete
with Chicago for the trade Of Wisconsin.
Iowa and Minnesota. That these efforts
have not proved futile is shown by the
fact that extensive wholesale stores are
in demand and are being rapidly com
pleted for use. Nazro & Co in the hard
ware trade make the Chica go Merchants
ho1l, and West & Go in the book trade
offer on their goods as low if not lower
figures than cab be had anywhere west
Of New York These are facts of which
we are personally cognizant. Then, too
in the way of Public houses Milwaukee is
well provided Her hotels are not ex-
celled anywhere, and travellers arc made
to feel comfortable and easy. We called
on several friends dropped in on the Sen
tincI folks, and finally went home with
Mr.. Harry West, beneath whose hospit-
able roof we almost forgot that we were
absent from home, had been sea-sick etc,
and changed our mind materially in re-
gard to the Cream city and its inhabit-
ants


We ''got on train pretty early the
next day-one can hardly vibrate be-
tween two large cities like Milwaukee and
Chicago, you know, without being a lit
tie test-but owing to the courtesy of
conductor Richardson the train didn't t
cost us red Getting tired of cushioned
seats we accepted the invitation of the
engineer to take ride on the engine.
1t was our first experience of the kind.
We had hardly taken our seat when the
word was given and with snort the huge
monster majestically moved away from
the station. What sensations arise as the
speed gradually increases and we fly past
farms, dash through deep cuts, now
sweeping around short curve and now
rushing over deep chasm at the bottom
of which Death waits for the victims
which broken rail might send him. And
how earnestly we gaze on that young en-
gineer who has one hand on the reverse
lever, and the other opening and closing
at will the throttle valve; how faithfully
he watches the track ahead, and how
quickly the iron giant obeys his will
Miles on miles are passed ere we are
aware of it and on consulting our watch
We find that two hours have flown. We
bid our friend good day envying him less
than ever a position in which he daily
holds the lives ofthe hundreds who travel
between large cities


..-- CHICAGO


we found In a prosperous condition
We had heard that hard times prevailed
to an alarming extent all over the West,
and. especially in the cities, but if it is
SO we failed to see it. The streets are