Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-08
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
THB "ALsATIA," JAMESTOWN, Aug. A.
Fluttering handkerchiefs in the hands of
fair maidens, whose eloquent eyes and
heightened color told more than words
their pleasure; and the waving hats and
jocund voices of the sterner sex spoke
Fargo's God speed to train No. at about
1 o'clock, and it was not long before the
train got well under way, and as we were
speeding on conversation became general,
but two subjects only seemed to occupy
the thoughts of the guests-one the grand
reception and display made at st. Paul,
and the other the resources of the country
we are passing through. There are on train
No. 8 Germans, Scotch, English and Amer
leans, and there is not divided opinion
upon the first subject. Every one speaks
of it in most extravagant terms of eulogy.
They had no idea they were going to be
SO received and feted; they did not think
there was wealth enough in st. Paul to give
such reception and make such brilliant
display. A town almost in Its infancy and
on the frontier beyond the line of civil
cation as some had thought, they did not
think the larders were rich enough for
such prinoely entertainment nor that the
city had such holiday attire to bedeck her
self with. The decorations they say were
more elaborate and grander in st. Paul
than in Minneapolis.
Surprise beyond measure was expressed
at the vast wheat fields and the stupendous
quantities of golden grain they evidently
produce. The journalists-and we have
twenty-five of them on board-sre especi-
ally amazed, and I have no doubt their
respective journals will literally glow with
the rossate hue of their commune atoms.
Our enthusiastic comments on the big
Dalrymple field, the Flemning and
other colossal fields were abruptly
brought to close by the stopping of the
train. Alighting we found another train
just ahead, which we discovered was No. 2
with an axel of the tender broken. Fortu-
netely we were not far distant from Tower
City, and after a delay of one hour the
disabled engine was taken to siding and
anothersSengine procured. This delay,
however, was not altogether time wasted
for many of the tourists took the oppor-
tunity of rambling over the prairie.
Among the number was your correspond
ent, who visited fine wheat field where
the grain was standing ready to be con-
veyed to the thresher. 1 should think the
who'd field .woule go twenty-eight bushels
of number one hard. Others of the party
took their guns and went in search of
prairie chicken. We have on board a
keen sportsman in Lord Onslow, and his
seeing some duck in swampy pond-a
large buffalo wallow in fact-walksd up
for shot, but the tame game sat still
and quietly looked at his lordship, feeling
perhaps just as curious to see real live
lord as some of the good people along the
line. His lordship is too true sports
man to take advantage of game in such a
position and SO he tried to persuade them
to fly, In which he succeeded after throw
ing at them several times. When
the birds rose and had got to fair dis
lance from the muzzle of his gun his lord
ship singled out bird for each barrel
and brought them down in good style.
The Englisbmenlare surprised to see wild
duck SO tame. Why the impertinent little
a-quack-no was almost perpetrating q
miserable pun-aquatics will 90 quietly
on with their feeding even without deign.
ing to look up when the train passes close
to their tails.
TOWER CITY.
Arriving at Tower City we were greeted
with many cheers from the assembled CHI