Year: 1874




OF falls and rapids, which succeeded
each other for number of miles in
such rapid succession as to practic-
ally amount to q continuous cascade.
W e could well understand why the
river, for a dozen of miles, should
be marked on the local maps as af-
fording I" limitless water-power, for
there was enough Of ii to turn the
spindles Of 10000 LowelIs and Man
chesters. The road itself is a mar
vel of engineering. A continual Sc
ries Of high ridges and deep rayines
flank the river. The road is built
from point to point Of these ridges,
the ravines which form large part
Of the distance, being spanned by
trestle-work. Sitting on the pilot
we look down on the top of large
trees, far beneath us, and we reflect
that if there is going to be an acci-
dent to the train it Is as well to be
on the pilot as anywhere, for if we
leave the track, we 90 to eternal
smash anyway. Crossing over one
or these gulches, and looking down
to our right on the dark, rapid, an
CRY waters of the St. Louis, surging
on their way to Superior's placid
bosom, and it affords view which
might well delight the landscape
painter But few scenes of such
wild grandeur are to be found Thus
descending we drop down to the
water level, aud making a sharp
turn around promontory, the clear,
beautiful waters of Lake Superior,
"the father of waters" first greet
our vision. The days of Olney and
lie Brun lnstnctively revert to us
and we are carried back to our
childhood, when we traced Lake
Superior, Lake of the Woods and
Rainy Lakes on our states, for the
school dame, and dreamed that some
day, may be, we might see them.
At Fond du Lac lend OF the lake,
we first strike slack-water, and our
/ Duluth companion informs us that
light draught boats sometimes as
cend 10 this point. Oneota is soon
passed, and we find ourselves, short
ly after, in the "Zenith City" First
engaging quarters at the Clark
House we start out for look about
town, as we have a couple of hours
to spare before supper. The city
has population estimated all the
way from $500 to 1890 inhabitants,
but there Is abundant evidence that
at one time those figures would not
express the number Of people she
contained. There are many vacant
/ buildings, which show that business,
as is generally the case with new
town, was considerably overdone at
the start. Without completing our
4 observation, we return to the hotel
to be regaled with an excellent sup
per, of which strawberries and cream
formed one OF the principal dishes.
We had seen no Strawberries for
several weeks down in the "States,"
but they reappear here, in this later
cline, in great abundance At an
early hour we seek repose after the
weariness of the days doings.


Friday, July The City of
Duluth, Il new steamer of the Ward
line, has arrived during the night
and lies at the dock. 1t will take
all day to load her, and more too,
for she is to give an excursion to a
party in the bay, in the afternoon,
who have come up from St. Paul TO
present her with a set OF colors; so
we have a full day to ours elves.
After breakfast we take Il tue for
Superior, across the bay six miles
distant, we believe. On our way
we pass a little tug which "a couple
Of boys at home might claim some
special ownership in, if they should
see it, for it bears the familiar names
of erred and Will" How different
minds will run In the same channel
Landing at Superior, we make as
hasty a stroll about town as our
limited time will allow, The city
has a population of 600 or 700 in
habitants. AS it has no connection,
by rail, with the outside world, its
business is utterly PROSTATE. The
inhabitants are greatly depressed in
spirit, but entertain the hope that
when they do get railroad facilities