Bismarck tribune., 1883-09-14


and spoke at length in behalf Of the
German visitors, and expressed the hope that
the North Pacific would be the new highway and
the main line Of all northern colonization Of
America and Europe. May it be forever the,
in honor of the noble son of Ger.
many, Henry Willard. You may be sure our
mother country is proud of such son.
Il DIR. HoFMANN, s'
the greatest uicrosoopist Of the day, said the
OF the North Pacific was modern
miracle and unlike ancient miracles was per-.
formed in accordance with the laws of nature:
and not against them. This was an interna--
tional feature of civilization; the North Pacific
country presents features of unprecedented fer
tility such as our eyes have never seen before;:
provinces of mineral wealth surprising every
thing which the boldest imagination could have.
expected. They will at no distant day be pop
ulated by millions of happy citizens. -~g
The governors of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Da--
kota, Montana, Oregon and Warrington,
Territory were severally introduced and
made brief and appropriate remarks. The gov
ernor of Idaho was absent on account of sick:
ness.
There were ,-.
LOUD CRIES FOR GRANT,
and as the general came forward the aie was
rent with cheers. He made few brief re-
marks perfectly suited to the occasion and char
acteristic. He said he was reminded by the
speeches to which ne had listened of the fact that
he had had something to do with the great
Northern Pacific enterprise. When Governor
Stetson, thirty years age organized his survey
ing expedition he was lieutenant acting quar-
termaster and oommissary on the Columbia,and
he issued thesuppies for the expedition. Was he
not then entitled to some of the credit which Mr..
Billings apportioned out to others2 1t was true
while Mr.. Billings contributed of his own money
he paid out Uncle Sans. This greatly pleased
the audience, largely made up of veterans. who
became perfectly wild when he said that these
intercollonial railroads would have amounted
la I,r,kf Tho uho Oft
sought the territories as fields of enterprise.
They had made these railroads possible and
prosperous. At the conclusion three cheers we're
given.
The foreign guests were then given seats on
the platform by the railroad and photographs
taken of them, Mr.. Willard and family, and the
most distinguished Americans. After that a horse
that had helped to build the road from is in
ception, was brought upon the platform. Then
there was witnessed most extraordinary specta-
Gle. Three hundred men with brawny arms
quickly laid the iron and drove the spikes on
the thousand feet of uncompleted track except
the last spike During the progress of the work,
which was witnessed by the foreigners with
amazement, the band played and
THE PEOPLE SHOUTED.
When nearly completed a cannon salute was
fired by the detachment of the Fifth infantry
present. The last spike was finally driven home,
by II. o. Davis, assistant general passenger
agent of the road, who drove the:
first spike on the opening of the road and this
spike was the same one first driven by him. The
end was reached as the sun was setting behind
the mountains. the enthusiasm of the people
variously estimated from 5000 to 5000 was in
describable. The heighty reverberation, the
mingled sounds of cannons and shouts of men,
Thus we brought to happy conclusion very re
markable event in American history.
The trains were reformed and the guests de-
parted, the English and part of the Americans
including, Gerge N. Pullman and VicePresi-
dent Paines to the east, the rest westward to
Puget Sound. The Associated Press secur-
ed special engine with, bad steam
ed up ready for special
run conveying their representatives, to Helena
where sufficient telegraph facilities could be Sc
cured. The ride was an exciting one and was
made in the shortest time possible, Helena being
reached a: II 80 at night, the run from Last
Spike station being made in three hours, quick
time considering the grades over Mullan's pass.
DOG in Rockland Mass, eats cucumbers off
the vines.
A CHICAGO paper thinks that Courtney couldn't
beat an egg.
CHICAGO ladies' are wrestling with q banjo
playing craze.
DESPITE the severe drouth the Utah baby crop
is fully up to the average.
Nor being able to beat anyone else, Courtney
is going to row a race against time.