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THE SPOkTSMAN’S AND TOURIST’S GUIDE. 
SCENES AND PLACES OF NOTE ON THE LINE OF THE WIS- 
CONSIN CENTRAL RAILROAD. 
Multitudes of the people of this coun- 
try annually take a trip, during the warm 
season, to some more or less noted Sum- 
mer resort; thousands go for mere plea- 
sure — for a simple change of scene— 
many to regain lost health; others—and 
most of our readers—for the sport of 
When the heat, 
whirl, and bustle of great cities distress 
and worry; when overtaxed nature suc- 
ecumbs to the thermometer away up in 
the ‘‘ nineties ” and stillascending; while 
dust, impure air, and foul sewerage in- 
vite miasma and malaria, the scourge of 
warm climates; when the heart sighs for 
a ‘lodge in some vast wilderness,” then 
a knowledge of the delightful retreats 
for Summer pleasure seekers, anglers, 
and sportsmen offered by the Wisconsin 
Central Railroad may be interesting and 
instructive. 
Northern Wisconsin is, compartively, 
a new country, and yet the life-reviving 
properties of the clear air of the Lake 
Superior region and the Pineries, and the 
scenery aloug the Wisconsin Central Rail- 
road have already become noted resorts 
for sportsmen and tourists. 
The company has recently complet:d 
its branch line to Appleton, and through 
trains are now run to that, as well as to 
other points on the line. 
fishing or hunting. 
An examina- 
tion of the accompanying map _ will at 
once give the traveler a clear idea of the 
route. For a continuation of the jour- 
ney, ora short trip on Lake Superior, 
there is a daily steamer line from Ash- 
land to all points on the South Shore, 
and one semi-weekly to the North Side. 
It will suffice to mention here that the 
passenger equipment of the line is unsur- 
passed. The day coaches are twelve- 
wheeled, and fitted with the Westing- 
house automatic air brake and the Mil- 
ler platform and coupler. In addition 
to the general office at Milwaukee, the 
company has an office at 61 Clark street, 
Chicago, D. M. Boynton, general agent. 
Those calling upon hira will find him ful- 
ly posted as to the best points and the 
accommodations to be had. He will also 
telegraph ahead and secure rooms when 
desired. At various points along the 
route, besides hotels, are quiet family re- 
sorts. There the overworked and wear- 
ied man or woman can get the desired 
rest. The effect of a few weeks at Ash- 
land on sufferers from hay fever is mar- 
velous. It is one of the few places in- 
dorsed by the Hay Fever Association of 
the United States as offering instant and 
immediate relief. The company trans- 
port all hunting and camping equipage 
free of charge. 
The tourist will be pleased to know 
that the hotels at points, which have be- 
come, from one cause or another, at- 
tractive as Summer Resorts, are well 
kep’, and that those mentioned here are 
worthy the patronage and confidence of 
the traveling public. Charges are ex- 
tremely moderate, and the comforts and 
conveniences are first-class in every Te- 
spect. The immediate connection of the 
Wisconsin Central Railroad in Chicago 
is with the Chicago, Milwankee & St. 
Panl Railway, from whose Madison 
Street Depot the through coaches of this 
line start. 
The best train for the tourist from 
Chicago is that leaving at 9r. wu. At 
that hour the traveler can take a through 
sleeping car, passing Milwaukee at 12 
o'clock midnight, arriving at Menasha, 
