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BY WATER TO THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
BY JOHANNA S. WISTHALER.
1894

"Travel is the great source of true wisdom." --Bearensfield

To my amiable traveling companions,
Mr. S.R. James and family,
and
Miss Sarah E. Campbell,
this volume is affectionately inscribed

PREFACE
It has been the aim of the author: to combine a detailed narrative of her
trip by water to the White City with a faithful description of the ever
memorable Columbian Exposition as far as possible consistent with the
scope of this work. Every opportunity has been embraced by the writer
to incorporate the historical events, scientific facts, and natural
phenomena most appropriate to the subject.

The author also acknowledges her indebtedness to the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railway Co. as well as her obligations to the
Winters Art Litho Co. in Chicago. She wishes to express her gratitude
to the first-mentioned corporation for having presented her with a map
illustrative of the route; thus enabling the reader to trace the numerous
towns and cities--on the Erie Canal and three Great Lakes--whose
history and attractions have been depicted in this book.
The Lake Shore Route--selected by the Government to run the famous
Fast Mail Trains--is the only double track line between Chicago,
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, and Boston.--During the existence of
the White City, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co.
placed in service special trains for the purpose of facilitating railway
transportation between the eastern cities and the "Queen of the West."
The "Exposition Flyer," which accomplished nearly 1,000 miles in
twenty hours from Chicago to New York, an average of about fifty
miles per hour, was certainly one of the fastest trains in the World.
To the aid of the Winters Art Litho Co. the author owes her capability
of furnishing this volume with a novel illustration of the World's
Fair.--A gold medal was awarded to this firm for the excellence in their
water color fac-simile reproductions and advancement in legitimate
lithography. The credit of improvements in materially reducing the
number of printings, and still maintaining excellence in results, was
conceded to them by the Judges.--This company kindly permitted the
author to use their copyright of the revised and most correct Bird's Eye
View of the Exposition Grounds extant, which gives the readers a very
adequate conception of that marvelous creation that--while existing
only for such a brief period--has accomplished its mission in the
highest degree, and has opened a new era in the annals of modern
progress.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y., December, 1893.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
Voyage on the Erie Canal Departure from Schenectady, N Y
Amsterdam, Canajoharie, Little Falls Utica, Rome, Syracuse, Lyons

Palmyra, Rochester, Lockport
CHAPTER II
Sojourn in Buffalo and Visit to Niagara falls. Buffalo Harbor City of
Buffalo Mill's Dry Dock Niagara Falls, American Horseshoe and
Central Falls

CHAPTER III
Voyage on Three Great Lakes Lake Erie Dunkirk, Erie, Conneaut
Cleveland Amherstburg Detroit River City of Detroit Lake St Clair
River St Clair Port Huron, Sarnia Lake Huron Sand Beach Beacon
Saginaw Bay, Tawas City, Alpena Rock-bound on Gull Island Ledge
False Presqu'ile, Cheboygan Straits of Mackinaw, Mackinaw Island
Lake Michigan Beaver Island, Northport Frankfort, Manistee,
Muskegon South Haven, Life Saving Service Michigan City, White
City

CHAPTER IV
_Stay in Chicago and Visit to the World's Fair_ A Round