The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-19
Magnificent Scenery of the Col
umbia River.
Portland the Metropolis of the
Northwest.
Special Correspondent ice of the MINER.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. H., 1913.
With a view to paying his respects
to the MINERS large constitu-
ency in the Northwest, your repre-
sentative boarded the narrow
guage one bright morning, last week
for Portland, Oregon. Barring
the little Inconvenience of 9 nights
lay-over in Deer Lodge, for which
ample compensation was found in
the proverbial hospitality of the
genial valleyites, and a two hours
wait for a delayed Northern Pacific
train. at Little Blackfrot, we
found ourselves ensconced in
the comfortable broad guage ears
of the great transcontinental line,
without accident or incident, at 9
a. M, the morning after our depar-
ture from "the great mining center"
A few miles west of Little Blackfoot
we passed the now historical indie
pendence creek, where about one
hundred men were busily engaged in
erecting the great pavilion and other
preparations for the last spike r
monies. Speeding onward through
the canyon toward Missoula we en-
joyed our first experience of dining
at thirty miles an hour, and with ap-
petite whetted by the invigorating
mountain air we did the really ex-
cellent cuictne of the n. P. dining
car ample justice. At 2 p. m. the
train rolled into Missoala, Montana's
city, where a stop of
an hour was made to take
wood and water, sound the wheels
and see that everything was taut and
ship-shape for the long run to the
river. Awaiting ourself of
the stop to circulate around the town
\ little, we were surprised to see the
evidences of fourishing prosperity
which meet the eye upon every side
the unassuming agricultural town
has suddenly spung into
prominence as an important railroad
station. A large number of
business and residence buildings have
oeen built and are in course of con-
truction, railroad machine shops
md round house are located here, and
he large number of mechanics en-
aged in their construction give the
own quite a lively appearance. Sew
raj familiar faces greeted US during
'ur stroll about the street, among
hem those Of w. J. Mccormick,
Rev. Mr.. Shannon and Rev. Mr..
of Salt Lake. The hour hav-
ng passed, the conductors preemp-
cry "all aboard" summoned US to
he train, and we were soon again
7hirling westward.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
The first point of interest after
Missoula is Marent's trestle, 1
yer O'Keefe's canyon, which, it is
aimed, is the highest wooden trestle /
4 the world, being 226 feet high at
le highest point, and $50 feet in ;
,
At the Jocko reservation, a few s
lilies further or, hundreds of the |
why savages were gathered for a
ow-wow with the white braves, i
Vest, Major Maginnis and
overnor Crosby, who had arrived
ON the east on a previous train.
around the magnificent c
at the head of Jocko r
yer, the Importance of the mission Q
hich has been intrusted to these @
'ntlemen was made apparent by the b
autiful valley of arabic soil which e
in gentle undulations be- c
the eye; but, if these Indians
e Flatheads, they are no blockheads, Fl
ID they have no idea of relinquish- t.
G their tenure of title to the most Il
liable tract of agricultural land in Ii
estern Montana. They have sent 81
)rd to the 'Great Father" atWash- il
gton that they neither wish to be "
moved from their reservation or Il
L it, and that they are opposed to "
curtailment by any proposition of tt
,sion presented by the commits g
'ners.
We nov ran down the Flathead
'er, the level road-bed skirting its
ores for many miles. It is a beau
III stream, and as the shades of
ening approached, the athward m
rs of the setting sun cast a perfect &C
adow of the entire train upon its y
'stal waters. Of
after an excellent supper in the re
ing car we sought repose in a COM m
table couch of the Pullman palace q
eper, the luxuries of which soon tn
n us from the contemplation of ~ ~
|ndane affairs, and in blissful q;
ivion the night passed. Upon be
aking at the rather indolent hour In
10 a. m. we found Ourself at Ut