Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-02-11
BISMARCK IN THE EAST
WHAT A CLEVELAHDITE SAYS
OF THE CITY.

Her Wonderful Growth ana Metro
poaitan Appoarance---Frontder
Amusements---The Great
N. p. Iron Bridge.
(Cor. Cleveland Leader, Feb. FL
. THE TRIP.
BISMARCK, D. T., Jan. 20.-A sleeping
and parlor coach is run between st. Paul
and Fargo, OH the Northern Pacific rail-
| road, but during the present winter is not
continued on the Dakota division extend
ling to Bismarck. The perfectly safe steel
rails between Minnesota's capital and the
| metropolis of the new northwest give
place beyond Fargo to an iron way,
which is not without its perils tor fine
coaches as we'll as passengers during the
cold term, but the winter dangers incurred
arc really little greater here if as great as
on some roads in the thickly settled states.
There can no blame be laid at the door of
the Northern Pacific railway company
| for lack of caution, either in running or
/
in watching the condition of the line, and
it is noticeable that whatever accidents
have occurred the past winter have been
to freight trans or locomotives, and have
not been serious as regards either life,
limb or property Part of the time there
was ahead of the train on which rode to
Bismarck single engine, bearing on its
front |1'
AN IMMENSE SNOW PLOW
designed to keep the track entirely clear
OF the white fakes that would accumu.
late upon 1t in some of the cuts, despite
the snow fences, while the locomotive
would also guard against that terror of
travellers in very cold region, a broken
rail- Mr.sH A. Towne, the superinten-
dent Of the road, who, by the way, is
very genial gentleman and efficient off,
Ger, passed through the rear car during
the early part of the trip, and pleasantly
remarked that accidents never happened
when he was on board the train, an OBJ
servation which highly tickled several
parties who looked around with an air
that seemed TO say, "come, now, who's
afraid ~
Between Fargo and Jamestown-ninety-
three miles-the country has made an un-
paralleled growth the past year, and will
be all filled up for miles back of the rail-
road the coming season. There is rs yet
comparatively: little settlement between
jamestown and Bismarck, and for 100
miles / rode without seeing anything more
interesting than the snow-clad prairie, the
tiers of sn~w-fences, section houses and
water tanks, with at very rare intervals
indeed small and probably de-
serted squatter's shanty or farm. Being
'up the stump" rs the saying is, for suit
able titles for stations whe"e there is
nothing except side track, section
house and water tank, certain points to-
ward Bismarck have been named -Four
teenth Siding" Fifteenth Siding" and
sixteenth Siding" At many Of these
places there are as yet
NO TELEGRAPH OFFICES,
and it was somewhat novel experience
to be obliged to wait at a certain pOint for
the kassenger train bound in the opposite
direction without knowing whether or
not it was within many miles of the sid
ing on which the outward bound train
had stopped. After watching for about
three-quarlers of HI hour, an operator ON
board our train who carried with him 4
pocket key and soundcr, attached to this
instrument wire that had been extended
part of the way down q telegraph pole for
the purpose, and soon word was clicked
forth on the frosty air that the looked for
train was at such a place and would with.
in half an hour more pass this one. The
train boy aid his best to solace the delay
ed passengers, some of whCm were hun.
cry for dinner, with apples and oranges,
but they wanted something more solid,
and were gratified when jamestown was
reached and Mr.. w. II. Hurd, of the Da.
kota House, administered to heir. wants.
Mr. Hurd, who was formerly Il clerk at
the Sherman House, IN Chicago, is max
ing money fast, and is highly popular
with the travelling public. The train boy
referred to, and in fact all of the other
train boys, who run ON the road, are also
REAPING A FAIR RETURN
for their labors, for even it the travel is
light during the winter, the run is long
and the way wearisOme, unless the pas
senger has 4 book, paper or magazine OF
an interesting nature to per,lsc, and many
of these are offered on the trains. OF all
the books sold up here, the narrowing ati.
ventures of the outlawed James and
Younger brothers please the best and at-
ford the train boys the most bountitul har.
vest.
I'VE have now reached the end of civil
ization on the east, and will not meet
signs of modern city Improvement again
us we advance toward the west until we
strike the current of civilization that
flows from the Pacific"
Such was the remark Of Col. J. u.
Clough. Pacific railway engineer of
prominence. as our rain pulled into Bis
marck, the frontier city oi. Northern Da.
kOta.
The mercury was down toward forty,
and was apparently III u fair way soon 10
break the thermemctcI when l trans.
fcrred my valiscs from the coach to 4
neat. cosy room
THOROUGHLY WARNED BY STEAM,
in the Sheridan House, 1T Bismarck. Here
guest can be az we'll cared for at the fig.
ure OF IS and $3.50 per day as if he were
ut leading hotel in Cleveland. The
price ut any Of the Fargo hotels is 90 per
diem; but. there is more competition there,
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