Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1892, Part 15

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BAY VIEW, of Summer University fame, lies one mile further up the beach. Though but a few years have passed since the location of the grounds, this Assembly has become immensely popular in the East and South, ranking next to Chautauqua in size and completeness. The location is beautiful and no expense has been spared in. improving its natural advantages. The land rises in natural terraces from the bay and affords cozy and picturesque sites for the four hundred cottages, of which glimpses may be caught through the trees. Clear cool water has been brought to these cot. tages through pipes from a never-failing spring further up the hill side. .

HARBOR SPRINGS lies six miles further round the shore of Little Traverse Bay. It is located on a beautiful harbor (Wequetonsing) formed by the crescent of Harbor Point. Along the water's edge are large springs from which gush streams of water as clear as air and of a temperature only 12 to 15 degrees above freezing point. The history of the place is full of interest. Pieces of pottery show that it was once a stopping place for the ancient mound builders. It was for many years a ,cen- tral point for the payment of annuities, and for ages a favorite camp ground for the Indians. Many curious legends are extant. Strangers always visit the antiquated Chtholic church, founded more than 200 years ago by Marquette.

THE HARBOR POINT RESORT, directly opposite, is singularly favored. The strip of rolling land on which it is situated is hardly more than a stone's throw in width, and while on the outer shore the heavy surf of Lake Michigan rolls grandly over a fine bathing beach, the children may with perfect safety paddle about the harbor within. Besides the large amusement hall and hotel which stands high above the beach on the breezy Lake Michigan side, the resort includes numerous cottages, which are provided for such of the guests as prefer the seclusion of their own roof.

CHARLEVOIX, 18 miles below Petoskey, on the Lake Michigan shore, is a most picturesque spot .. The beautiful little town is situated at the mouth of a short strait, the outlet of Round and Pine Lakes. Further up, and just between the lakes; are the handsome grounds and residence's of the Kalamazoo and Chicago Resorts, which occupy the north and south shores respectively.

THE INLAND ROUTE is undoubtedly the most interesting one between Mackinac and Petoskey. Nothing short of a water trip through the heart of Florida can compare to this wonderfully novel route by 'crooked rivers and lovely lakes, across the northern end of Michigan. Even with the former the comparison ends here, as the salubrious climate and the high forest grown shore are lacking. A little steamer leaves Mackinac at 7 o'clock, Cheboygan at 9 o'clock every morning, and after picking her way among logs and booms, past saw mills and through the lock, steams up the crooked Cheboygan to Mullet Lake. The lake is 12 miles long by 5 wide, with a charming ruggedness of outline, caused by the thickly wooded hills which completely encircle it and form its shores. Topinabee, a favorite spot for campers, is situated at the further end, and here the passengers debark for dinner. After a short test the little vessel resumes her journey, and worries through Indian River into Burt Lake the lower end of which is crossed in reaching Crooked River. The latter stream is the shallowest and most crooked of the, three, and although the steamer draws but thirty inches of water, it is only by a constant succession of twists and turns, scrapes and pushes and stops and backs that she gets through to Crooked'Lake, where after a run of three miles, she ties up to the wharf at Oden, after an exciting and highly interesting day. A dummy starts immediately on the eight-mile run to Petoskey, where it arrives in season for supper. The little steamers Romeo and Juliet, which compose this line, are marine marvels. ; A vessel capable of carrying 150 passengers,' which may safely and constantly make the trip through mid lake from Mackinac to Cheboygan, yet at the same time is compact enough to wriggle through stretches of i river that would seem impossible to crafts larger than a skiff, must be the handiwork of a genius! The twin screw system now in use on the most famous ocean flyers, has : been employed in miniature to furnish the motive power. This enables the boat toj turn in her ownelength, but even then, poles and ropes are in frequent demand, and the ingenuity and experience of the captain is taxed to the utmost.

MARQUETTE, the metropolis of Lake Superior country, is a very handsome city. Its business portion displays great activity and metropolitan tastes. Its resi- dences, which are exceedingly beautiful, are placed high up on a bluff to the north. and command a view of the lake for 30 miles. While its central location makes it a capital base of operations for all the lovers of the rod and gun who visit these natural game preserves, it possesses no small attractions within itself. Speckled trout may be caught in the streams near by, while in the bay lake trout of twenty to thirty pounds in weight furnish exciting sport. The hotels are of the best, and everything necessary for hunting and fishing may easily be obtained. THE TRIP TO THE SOO is worthy our pote. The steamer after rounding Mackinac Island follows the northern shore of Lake Huron as far as Detour, at the enfrance of the St. Mary's River, where the real interest begins. The river is 62 miles long, and is composed of a succession of beautiful straits and broad lakes. I is almost entirely shut in by high hills, which rise from the water's edge. " In the many beauties and eccentricities of the stream and its outline, it is freely compared to the . Hudson and other famous rivers. | The channel is narrow, crooked and shallow, how- ever, and must be passed by daylight. | This is usually accomplished at dawn, this line being the only one which makes it at mid-day.

The river is full of islands, and there are many popular hunting and fishing resorts along its course. :

SAULT STE. MARIE, a city of 8,000 inhabitants, may be reached by rail or

water. There is much of interest about the blo place. It lies on the left bank of the river, just below the famous government ship canal, built for the purpose of passing the St. Mary's Rapids. The government works are exceedingly interesting. The immense and perfect structure of masonry, the water power which runs all the machinery necessary to operate the monster gates of the lock, and the dynamos which furnish the electric lighting, are perfect in all their details, and well display man's Ingenuity.

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LAKE ERIE DIVISION. Steamers CITY OF CLEVELAND and CITY OF DETROIT (New)

DAILY LINE BETWEEN

CLEVELAND and DETROIT.

LIAVE CLEVELAND. 10.00 P. M .- After the arrival of ALL trains. Passengers due in Cleveland via Bee . Line at 9.45 p. m., or via Erie at 9.00 p. m., should notify Conductor of their wish to catch the steamer. :

AARIVE DETROIT 5.00 A. M .- Making connections with EARLIEST trains in every direction, By this route passengers may reach the Saginaw Valley' af 10.55 a. m, Grand Rapids at noon, and other points at correspondingly early hours,

LEAVE . DETROIT 11.00 P. M. - After the arrival of ALL trains. Passengers due in Detroit via Michigan Central Fast Train at 10.45 p, mi, or via Detroit, Lansing & Northern' at 10.20 (Standard Time.) p. m .. should notify Conductor of their wish to catch the steamer. : By this route passengers may leave Bay City, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Niles, Kalamazoo, etc., after supper and reach Cleveland following morning.

AT RIVE CLEVELAND 5.30 A. M .- Connecting with EARLIEST trains East, South and Southwest, and reaching Pittsburg or Columbus at noon.

CLEVELAND WHARVES, 23 River Street. DETROIT WHARVES, Foot of Wayne Street. The Sunday Night Trips are operated only during June, July, August and September.

LAKE HURON DIVISION. Steamers CITY OF ALPENA and CITY OF MACKINAC FOUR TRIPS PER WEEK BETWEEN

DETROIT and MACKINAC.

GOING NORTH.

GOING SOUTH!

· M

WED AN

FRIAM

SAT PM

THUR PM

BAT AM

MON AM

TUES PM

15.10

9.00

10.00 Mls.

Lv. Detroit 1

Ar. , 1.30

2.00

2100

1.30

1.00

2.00

Oakland Hotel

2.00

3.00

Port Huron 8

Ar.

9.30

8.30

:8.30

9.30

. Lexington

7.30,

6.00

6.45

is. Ac

10.00

: 12.00

124

Sand Beach 3

4.15

3.30

SUN PM

4:0

2.45

3.45

4 30

180

Oscoda 4

12.00

11.00.

17.00

12.00

9.16.

7.30

9.00

228

Alpena 5

8 00

7.30

8.00

MEDIM 2

MON A M

WED AM

THUR PM

SAT PM

MON A M

4.00

5.30

329

Ar. Cheboygan 6

12.00

11.00

. 12.00

5 30

5.39

7.00

345

Mackinac Island7

10.30

9.30:

9.30

10.30

7. 0

6.00

7.30

350

St. Ignace 8

LY.

10.001

9.00

10.00'

CONNECTIONS-(1-2) With Railways diverging. (3) P. H. & No. W. Railway. (4) D., B C. & A. Railway. (5) Bay City Steamers. (6) Inland Route. (7) Steamers for Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Soo River. (81 Duluth, So. S. & Atlantic Railway for Lake Superior ports.

TH S LAKE LINE of swift steamers furnishes the only reliable, enjoyable and comfortable means of reaching the Summer Resorts of Northern Michigan, Mackinac,. Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Bay View, Charlevoix, Traverse City, Les Cheneaux Islands, Sault Ste. Marie, Marquette.

THE LAKE AND RAIL Route formed by the D. & C., and the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic R'y, is the shortest, quickest and cheapest way of reaching Lake Superior and . Northwest points, | Fast Express Trains, having elegant parlor or sleeping cars attached, leave St. Ignace immediately after the arrival of the steamer, and reach Sault Ste. Marie in 4 hours, Marquette in, 6 hours, the Copper Region in 9 hours and Duluth in 15 hours.

FOLL NORTHWEST POINTS located on the lines of the Northern Pacific R. R., Canadian Pacific R'y, or St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba R. R., this new and interesting route through Lake Huron and across the Jpper Peninsula to Duluth will be found the cheapest.

F. E. RANDALL.

East. Pass. Ag't, Pittsburg, Pa.

D. CARTER, GEN. MANAGER. 1

T. F. NEWMAN. Genti Ag't, Cleveland, O. E. B. WHITCOMB, GEN'L PASS. AGENT, DETROIT, MICH.

STEAMERS RUN UNTIL DECEMBER 1.

4.00

6.30

Sanilac

7.00

0.15

3 30

4.15

THUR A M

SAT AM

FRI A M

SUN PM

St. Clair

FRI PM

ON SIGNAL.

SUN A N

Marine City

6.30

Tile

Gus. SCHANTZ, Cent'l Pass. Agit, Detroit, Mich.

CALIFORNIA )

IT'S GREAT NATURAL WONDERS AND RESORTS.

IT sounds superfluous and redundant to speak of pleasure resorts in California, and in any event they must be considered only in a relative sense. To a visitor from the Eastern States the whole of California is one great pleasure resort at all times of the year. | Custom) and the necessities of the language have compelled the use of the terms "summer " and "winter" in California; whereas, except upon the' very crest of the Sierra Nevada, there is no winter, and except in a few hot and arid spots no summer ; all else is spring - soft, gentle, and unfailing, with flowers in constant bloom. " The fact that there are many pleasure resorts in California, is the outgrowth of a local desire for change of scenery and climatic conditions, for the benefit brought by rest and the pursuit of pleasure, and for the medicinal effect of many mineral waters,

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It is in the extraordinary variety of these resorts that their vitality lies. A resident of New York, visiting California for recreation, would find in almost any spot upon which he might alight all the perfect conditions for the pursuit of recreative pleasure, - bathing on the seashore, hunting, fishing, and camping in the interior, or the risker whirl of social pleasures in the larger towns and cities. But if he should be- tome a resident, the time would arrive when he might desire a change from the charms of is particular environment. If a resident of an inland city, the coast would allure him ih summer; if he has settled in a coast town, the mountains will invite him to enjoy heir marvelous beauties. To the permanent measure of living anywhere in California" it added the close and ready means of enjoying other pleasures of a different kind ; for ih no other area of equal size may be found so many enticing resorts in such wonderful Friety, A better understanding of this singular fact may be had by following us -in a four through the country from Oregon to San Diego, giving but the briefest glance at the more popular resorts as they rapidly are passing in review.

CALIFORNIA : ITS WONDERS AND RESORTS!

THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.

[ PPOSE, then, that we enter California by the Southern Pacific from Oregon. It is needless to describe the charming beauties of the Williamette, the Umpqua and the Rogue River valleys. We are' not now looking for general beauties, which abound everywhere, but for fixed and popular resorts of pleasure-seekers. We might spend weeks of incomparable delight hunting and fishing in the Siskiyo 1. Mountains ; we might scale Mount Shasta and (visit the. many beautiful lakes of the Cascade and Siskiyou ranges!

Soon after entering California the train stops at Ager; and thence we go by stage twenty miles to the Klamath Hot Springs, which lately have be- gun to attract hundreds of tourists. These remarkable springs of boiling mineral waters are situated in the valley of the Klamath, surrounded by all the glories of the northern mountains. A fine stone hotel affords comfortable entertainment for visitors; and in the vicinity are splendid hunting and fishing. If. as many tourists do, we should leave the railroad at Sisson. in Strawberry Valley, and make the ascent of Mount Shasta, we should behold a scene of indescribable beauty; and grandeur. Standing nearly fifteen

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MOUNT SHASTA.

thousand feet above the level of the sea, we may see a wonderful country, covering a cirele 'with a radius of hundreds of miles, and embracing many noted peaks, glisten- ing lakes, long ranges of snow-capped mountainsj and the far-off lava beds of the Modoe country. Every mile of this mountain trip from Roseburg in Oregon to Redding in Cal fornia reveals extraordinary beauties unequaled by those of any other mountain gange in the world : for here, instead of bleakness and desolation. are seen pictures which have received the kindliest, noblest, grandest and most refreshing touches. of Nature's prolific brush, from the delicate beauty of wild flowers to the snow-covered summit of Shasta: The Alpine Club of Portland has accomplished mich in bringing to public notice the entrancing beauties of the mountain lakes, peaks and gorges of the Cascade and Siskiy u ranges.

Tle Strawberry Valley is the best point from which the Me Cloud River may be reached. This beautiful stream rises in the eastern flank of Mt. Shasta and flows south- ward, its waters finally reaching the Sacramento. It is on the Me Cloud River that prob- ably the finest fishing and hunting in the West may be found. The river is, and likely will forever remain a wild and uninhabited stream. As a consequence there is nothing except hunting and fishing parties to drive out the game and destroy the fish .- an : extremely difficult task. The scenery is beautiful, and Mr. Sisson of Sisson has established a camp on the river for the accommodation of visitors. For those who . enjoy an outing of this character, the Me Cond River is an earthly paradise.

The mountains of the North: abound in so many charms that it is difficult to make a selection for enumeration. The town of Sisson itself is one of the most popular summer resorts in the mountains; and it is from this place that the grandest full-

CALIFORNIA :

ITS WONDERS AND RESORTS.

fabed view of Shasta may be had. The elevation of the town is 3555 feet; and the air islremarkably pure and healthful. " " Sisson's Tavern" is a charming hotel, where every. comfort is furnished. Another place of great interest jis the Soda Spring near Dunsmuir. The fine, pure, sparkling soda water has been brought in pipes from Shasta Soda Springs toj a i pagoda alongside the railroad. The 'Sacramento River, here a noisy, turbulent stream, flows past ; and on the opposite bank are the famous Mossbrae Falls. There, bold streams of water in great number and force burst from the rocks and rush down to the river in noisy cascades, scattering rainbow jewels with a lavish hand.

Dropping down from the mountains and following the Sacramento River from its sourde in a flank of Mt. Shasta to its mouth in the Bay of San Francisco, we. pass, some beautiful and romantic spots. , Lassen's Peak overtops its giant companions in the Sierra to the east; and at its base are a number of remarkable geysers, from which; with great roars, issue volunies of boiling water and mul, and where great pools of hot water abound, all pointing to the volcanic history of the great butte.

THE SIERRA LAKES.

Winter

At | Sacra- mentos we mayi turn eastward and Visit the fa- nous lakes the Sierra Wear to |thie Ventral Paci- R. R. Lake Tahoe. 1

is a resort to which; thou+ andsi flock every sum- quer, It is beautiful sheet bf |wa- ter, twenty- life miles in length and from twelve to fourteen | miles wide. It abounds with trout, and on its shores are some attractive hotels. The moun- tain scenery here is superb, / and the summer sunsets of surpassing beauty. . Excursion steamers and sail and row boats are abundant ; and every possible luxury} is provided. Webber Lake, andther of these remarkable inland seas, , all of which are between six thousand and seven thousand feet above the sea level, is not far away ; and here there are good accommodations, and probably the best hunting and fishing in the World. Independence Lake is another of this group of wonders, with its attractive hotel and its superb fishing and charming mountain scenery. Still' another of these Sierra lakes, one of the smallest but the

most famous, is Donner Lake. It is only three miles from Truckee, which is the town at which visitors to all these lakes leave the railroad. It received its bame from George Donner, who, with a party of emigrants was snow- bound at this lake in the winter of 1840. The most incredible sufferings were endured, and some of the party died from starvation. . On all sides are towering: snow-capped mountains, and the scenery is grand and imposing. It is famous for its trout fishing, and is one of the prettiest resorts in the Sierra. Returning we leave the railroad at Auburn and visit the won- derful Ala- baster Cave eight miles southeast of Auburn. It has large rooms' and lofty arch- es, glitter- ing stalac- tites and pure watel :.

GEMS OF THE SIERRAS

CALIFORNIA: ITS WONDERS AND RESORTS.

WONDERFUL SPRINGS.

'ROM these lakes we may return through Sacramento, and, passing through Napa and Calistoga, visit the Napa Soda Springs, the White Sulphur Springs, the Geysers and Clear Lake. These popular resorts are near together ; and their great beauty and close proximity to San Francisco cause them to be thronged with visitors every Stammer. 'At the Napa Soda Springs there are elegant buildings for the accom- modation of visitors. The springs are situated in a valley surrounded by lofty verdure- clad mountains, which lack the bold and rugged aspect of the Sierra. At the feet of the mountains lie the splendid orchards and vineyards which have made the Napa Valley famous It would be difficult to, find anywhere else in the world so |excellent health- ' giving waters set in the midst of scenery so beautiful. These springs are also a winter resort of great prominence, and are one of the objective points in the itinerary of Ramond and Whitcomb's winter excursions. of Eastern people to California.

The White Sulphur Springs, on the. same line of travel, near St. Helena, still retain all the popularity which in early days made them the principal resort for. the fashionable people of San Francisco. This is one of the most. delightful resorts. in the State; and the new management,

which has recently taken charge, may be depended upon to furnish the best accommodations. The natural attrac -. tions are unusually strong. Ætna THE GEYSERS Springs, sixteen miles from St. Helena by stage, are also very popular. Here . are fatural hot and cold waters for bathing and drinking purposes. The Calistoga Sprir ss, at the town of Calistoga, shows the general' characteristics of the Soda Springs; of Napa county, and possess rare healing virtues. ) Perched high in the mountains above! Calis ga are the Harbin Springs, There are springs here of varying temperatures, one, show ig 118 degrees. There are many other hot and cold springs in this vicinity, incluid- ing A lam's Spring, five miles from Glenbrook ; Siegler Springs two miles from Adams: Bona za Springs, two miles from Siegler; Howard Springs, fourteen in number, two miles from Siegler, and 2220 feet above the level of the sea; Anderson Springs, ten; miles from the Great Geysers; Pearson Springs, fourteen miles from Lakeport ; Witter. Springs, one mile east of Pearson; Hot Borate Springs, near. Lakeport; Highland Springs, four iniles from Kelseyville, famous for their douche bath ; Cook's Springs, in Indian Valley, Colusa county, yielding hot sulphur and other mineral waters; Hough's Spring, in Lake county, thirty-two miles from Williams ; Allen Springs,, in Lake county. twenty-eight miles 'by stage from Sites, on the Colusa and Lake Railroad ; Bartlett Sprints, in Lake county. thirty-one miles by stage from Sites, and one of the most! popu' r resorts in the State. The easier accessibility of Bartlett Springs within, the last few years has served to increase the number, already large, of visitors who annu- ally seek health and pleasure there.' The water is cold (though heated for bathing.

CALIFORNIA: ITS WONDERS AND RESORTS.

purposes), contains soda, borax and iron, is heavily charged with carbonic acid gas, is cathartic, diuretic and alterative, and has a pleasant taste. : A good hotel, a large mum- ber of cottages and excellent management assure the comforts of , visitors.

The center of this remarkable region of volcanic springs is found in the canon of the Little Puton River, far up in the mountains in Sanoma county, 1700 feet above the level of the sea, and distant jone hundred miles from San Francisco.| The railroad which passes Napa termidates at Calistoga, and thence a stage line runs to the Geysers, the: most remarkable boiling springs of the world fapart from those in the Yellowstone Park and| Iceland : The trip to the Geysers, both by rail and stage, presents a series of pano- ramje views of unparalleled splendor. Apart from Yosemite and the Hotel del Monte, in their way the two noblest attractions in California, the Geysers exercise a peculiar and: absorbing fascination. In the Little Pluton canon, embowered in a sylvan scene of: singular beauty and repose, with the added massiveness of rounded mountain tops on: either hand, there are one hundred springs of all sizes issuing from the fiercely; hot' interior of the earth. Surely the distance Liere from the surface of the earth to those terrific internal fires which formerly found vent in the great volcano now called |Mt. Shasta cannot be great. | This wwe-inspiring phenomenon is now all that is left in activityi of the violent volcanic disturbances which in the ages gone lifted California from the bottom of the Pacific. The waters range in character from that which is pure and cold to bojling caldrons of a black, thick liquid. There are cold soda springs and boiling alum and sulphur springs. Heavy deposits of sulphur, salts, ammonia, tartaric acid, magnesia, etc .. cover the ground in places. There are intermittent boiling springs, from which jets of water and volumes of roaring steam issue at short intervals. The "Steamboat Geyser " lis the most impressive of all, with itsigreat body of steam thrown up under tre- mendous pressure, and with a heavy roar. There are hot and cold medicated baths. where remarkable cures have been effected. |From innumerable fissures in the ground come jets of steam, The " Witches' Caldran " is over seven feet in diameter, and its depth has never been sounded,

The fourth leading place of resort in this part of the State is Clear Lake. about thirty-five miles north of Calistoga! : The scenery which surrounds this beautiful sheet of water, compared with that of Lake Tahoe and its neighbors, presents all the striking differences between the Coast Range and the Sierra. At Clear Lake we find, instead of granite, snow covered earth-giants arranged in wild and majestic disorder, finely rounded mountains and hills decked with verdure, and innumerable shady ravines and enticing nooks. The shore is singularly beautiful and gives an impression of infinite repose. | The 'lake is bet veen twenty-five and thirty miles in length, from ten to twelve miles in width, and thirteen hundred feet above the sea. "" Man'y pretty islands dot its surface; and charm- ing towns line its shores. Among the latter are Lakeport, the county seat of Lake county, a town of great beauty. The big mountain Konockti bathes its feet in the waters. The Sulphur Banks, at the lower, end of Clear Lake, and easily accessible from Lower Lake, afford one of the most interesting spectacles to be found in the State. Through a mass of porous earth hot sulphurous vapors continually force their way, depositing beautiful but fragil sulphur crystals on the surface. This curiosityf is well worthy of a visit.

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Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1892, Part 15

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