Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-01-06

where tHe watershed OF the mountains Oil
x vides its supply between the Atlantic ant
Pacific oceans, the Utah and Northern ha:
gained its highest altitude and there may ht
seen the well adjusted snow-fences which
during the rigors of this severe winter, have
been sufficient to avoid snow drifts on the
track and give goodly promise for the fil.
ture, that as long as this road runs north and
south and the prevailing winds blow from
the southwest Gas they always do there
will always be free track to this road in
winter as well as in summer without the ex-
pense of a single snow she'd
My faith in the utility, convenience and
, economy Of the narrow-gaugc railroad has
been strengthened by my late voyage of 800
miles on the Utah and Northern over the
Rocky Mountains in winter, when the mer-
curry ranged down to 30 below and the snow
fall was near foot all over that country II
a ride in a Pullman Palace car on that road
is enjoyable and a luxury in winter, what
will a journey be on the same line of travel
in summer when the flowers bloom" and
when each shrub and pine inspires health
full respiration to countless tourists who seek
the mountains and Wonderland for health
and pleasure? Will it not be a joy forever
Ever since my first experience as a traveller
on the nalTow-gauge railroad my opinion has
been that if the narrow-gauge had been as
thoroughly tested in the year 1910 as it is
now there would have been no SiX-fOot or
standard gauge railways built in the United
States The celerity with which the Utah
and Northern has traversed it's high grades
through the SHOWS of the Rocky Mountains
this winter gives very long mark in favor
of narrow as against broad-gauges
Starting from Ogden three and one-half
hours behind time, the track being clear for
the delayed train, we after fast run on the
Union Pacific, made the North Platte as
though no delay had been occasioned by the
Central Pacific. From thence to Omaha the
ride was made according to schedule The
Pullman palace cars Of the Union Pacific
were never more delightful in the summer
than they were this winter when the mer-
curry ranged from 100 to 12o below zero
With q short stop at Omaha the transit of
the Missouri is soon made, and all our Mon
tana passengers had reunion on the cars of
the Northwestern, where we found our
selves once once more together ON the same
train, without any concert of action as to
1rhi 1fc foly al
Bluffs
The cold, which registered 140 below zero
at Clinton Oh the morning of the 9th, was no
drawback to the good cheer and solid COM
fort experienced in the elegant dining car of
the Chicago & North Western, which carried
us most comfortably and quickly to Chicago
At $50 p. M. of the same day we found our
selves on dining car of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago railroad in the train
which leaves at that hour for the East called
the limited express. The temperature,
though rising, still continued below zero
and when daylight brought us in sight of the
Ohio and Allegheny rivers they were both
crowded with great masses of ice indicating
the unusual severity of the winter
Then, striking the great Pennsylvania rail
road at Pittsburg sixteen hours from Chi
cago, found myself in another hour and a
halt, in the foothills of the Allegheny Noun
tains, $500 miles from Helena, which had
been made in little less than eight days
with the mercury all the time below zero
Now behold the difference Four days have
elapsed since my arrival here, and the change
to me is most remarkable The cold has
given way to fogs, rains wind and clouds
no rays of the sun to be seen or felt, and
murky chill pervades every nook and corner,
indicating an exquisite rheumatic pain for
every square inch of weather. How great
the change in such place as this, with such
surroundings, where there is scarce a smile
and no cheerful aspect, except in the full
glare of a bright coal fire, where
You may call it madness-folly,
You cannot drive my gloom away,
There's such q charm i'll melancholy
That could not. if would, be gay"
How great the contrast with the bright |
sun and sparkling frosts OF winters day III
Montana, where no lethargic pulse beats the
requiem of enervated life, nor chills and
pains hasten the days of doom. How great
the error in fleeing from the imaginary ills
OF life in Montana to others that we know
not OF. Better hibernate in the mountains
and enjoy the exhilerating climate of the
highest Rockies rather than go east in win
ter, where fog banks, mud and rain encom-
pass you on all sides. Yes rather one full
heightened inspiration fresh from the noun
tains of Montana, fragrant with spruce and
pine, than whole eternity of life's fitful
fever here. "VIATOR.n
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