. Guide touristique du fleuve Mississippi : donnant toutes les voies de chemin de fer et de bateau à vapeur qui divergent de Chicago, Milwaukee, et Dubuque, en direction de Saint Paul, et les chutes de Saint Anthony ; aussi, les voies de chemin de fer et de bateau à vapeur de Chicago et Milwaukee au lac supérieur ; Avec un compte rendu des villes et villages, et des objets d'intérêt, sur la route et dans la vallée supérieure du Mississippi ... . Oad, 73 miles, se connecte à la place du terterterplace avec un chemin de fer allant à Madison, capitale de l'État tlie, et aussi au fleuve Mississippi. La ville de racine, Wisconsin, 62 miles de Chicago et 23 miles

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. Tourist's guide to the Mississippi River : giving all the railroad and steamboat routes diverging from Chicago, Milwaukee, and Dubuque, toward St. Paul, and the falls of St. Anthony; also, railroad and steamboat routes from Chicago and Milwaukee to Lake Superior; together with an account of cities and villages, and objects of interest, on the route and in the upper valley of the Mississippi ... . oad, 73 miles, connects at the latterplace with a railroad running to Madison, tlie capital of the State, and also to theMississippi River. The City of Racine, Wis., 62 miles fromChicago and 23 miles south of Milwaukee, is built on an elevation some forty orfifty feet above the surfac^i of the lake.It is a beautiful and flourishing place.Here are a light-house, piers, storehouses, etc., situated near the water, while thecity contains some fine public buildingsand private residences. The populationis about 10, 000, and is rapidly increasing.Racine is the second city in the State in commerce and population, and possessesa fine harbor. Here are located thecounty buildings, fourteen churches, seve-ral hotels. Congress Hall being the largest ;elevators, warehouses, and numerousstores of different kinds. Tlie Racine and Mississippi Railroad ex-tends from this place to the MississippiRiver at Savanna, 142 miles. The Chica-go and Milwaukee Railroad also runstlirough the town, near the Lake Shore.. MILWAUKEB DARBOB. Milwaukee, The Cream City, 86 miles from Chicago, by railroad andsteamboat route, is handsomely situatedon rising ground on both sides of the Mil-waukee River, at its entrance into LakeMichigan. In front of the citjMs a bay orindentation of the lake, affording a goodharbor, except in strong easterly gales.The harbor is now being improved, and wiUdoubtless be rendered secure at all timesof the season. The river affords an ex-tensive water-power, capable of givingmotion to machinery of almost any re-quired amount. The city is built upon TRIP THROUGH THE LAKES. 67 beautiful sl

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