The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-26
Programme of the Tnp.

The excursionists will leave New
York Wednesday, August 29th, arrive
IN Chicago Friday and Saturday, and
leave in a special train to St. Paul,
where they remain till Tuesday, when
they leave for Fargo, stopping at two
or three of the great wheat farms,
and arrive at Bismarck at midnight
Wednesday. Leaving Bismarck will
reach Little Missouri at 4:30 P. N.
and Billings AT 3:39, remaining over
night in the cars. Leave Billings
Thursday, September 9th, reaching
Gray Cliff at p. n, where the Crow
Indians will be paraded for the edifica-
tion of the foreigners. The following
day will be devoted to viewing the
sights in Helena.
Saturday, September sth, will leave
Helena at Z A. NJ, and reach the point
where the last rails on the Northern
Pacific are To be LAID at $50 A. N.
The ceremonies begin at 10 a. NJ. and
end at noon.
After leaving the scene of the spike
driving, the party will be divided, the
English and German guests composing
one party, and the general guests
the other. There will be fully 450
guests, and the facilities for taking
them to points Of interest in Oregon
and Washington being comparatively
limited, 1t will be necessary to take
one party up the valley while the
others go to the Sound, and vice
verse. The following programmes
have been arranged:
The English and German guests
leave the scene of the last ceremonies
at p. NJ, reaching Sand Point next
morning.
Sunday, Sept. 9.-Leave Sand
Point at Z A. II. and breakfast aboard
the steamer Henry Willard. The day
will be devoted to a trip over Pend
d'Oreille, returning at Pm. Leave
at 8 p. NJ, reaching Wallula junction
at 6 A. N. Monday and arriving in
Portland at 5 p. N.
Tuesday, Sept. l1.-Inspection Of
Portland and witnessing the celebra-
tion ceremonies.
WednesdaY.-Leave Portland at .
A. NJ. for an excursion over the Oregon
and California r. r., returning TO
Portland the same evening.
Thursday leave Portland A. NJ.
OH an excursion TO Astoria and back
to kalama.
Friday. Leave Kalama at "a. NJ.
reaching New Tacoma at noon. Leave
New Tacoma at I P. N. and arrive in
Seattle 4 P. NJ. Leave Seattle at P.
Il. for Victoria, reaching there during
the night.
Saturday.-Drive through Victoria,
starting at $50 A. N. Leave at IL A.
N. arriving in Seattle at P. A., and
if practicable visit Lake Washington.
Leave Seattle 8 P. N. reaching Ia
coma IL P. NJ, sleeping aboard the
boat.
Sunday. Leave Tacoma 8 A. Y.
reaching Kalana p. NJ. and taking
luncheon on the boat. Return leis
urely to Portland, reaching there IN
time for dinner.
Monday, Sept. l7.-Take boat at
9 4. n. for The Dalles, joining special
train for that point; thence eastward,
stopping at Walla Walla EN- route,
and then proceeding direct to Yellow
stone park, reaching there on the
morning of the 10Th.
Four days will be spent in the park,
and the party will leave the end oi
the Yellowstone park branch Sunday,
the 23d, for st. Paul.
The general guests will leave the
scene of the last ceremonies at p. n.
and will arrive in Spokane Falls Sun
day morning. They will rest during
the day and visit the town and tn,
falls of Spokane river.
Leaving Spokane Falls at midnight
Sunday, the party will arrive a
G P. NJ. Monday.
Tuesday-InspectiUn of the city
and viewing the celebration.
acknowledgements on Colum-
bia and Willamette.
Thursdsy-Excursion up the VIII
lamette valley on the Oregon and Cal
ifornia railroad and return to Port
land.
Friday--Leave Portland at 9 A. N
for an excursion to Astoria on Al
ocean steamer, remaining ON steame
over night.
Saturday-Leave Kalama A. n
for Puget Sound, reaching Tacoma
A. N. and leave by steamer at noon
arriving in Seattle 2 p. II. and leav
Seattle 3 P. NJ, arriving at Tacoma Q
3, Kalama at 10 and Portland at mid
night.
Sunday-Rest at Portland durin
the day and leave at P. NJ, straigh
for st. Paul, passing by daylight owe
portions of road trayersed at night O