Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-10
c0yD EDITION.
'7HE LAST SPIKE.
rr,os OF THE NORTHERN
up ppilCTrIO RAILWAY.
,.,.mopies Of the Occasion :
u ''' -, PRESIDENT Willard and
|s's'' KY. 4 ouests--A Modern
W Miracle.

.n,ss Of the Occasion =
y .s' :, PRESIDENT Willard and
ws'r q ouests--A Modern
NV Miracle.
,ton September 0. Be
hnh Mv, and Gold Creek on the
'lnsc,fc railway, it is eight
t6a Helena TO the point where
io'l' 'rsle OF The Rocky Noun
Tf s'' and twelve from this to
bs I'h Il yMlIlen's tunnel. AS the
I9a aoo 7 completed, Miller Pass
Ell Y. mining in canoes. At a
ssa Ss y four miles the grade
PEE ,as The train was safely
9 AM ,l,o height, and the descent
o Q Ms IS poinl: where the eere-
Sslvlse THE LAST SPIKE
hseu concluded. The con.
H. ssssa the rugged heights of
us .sls and the long meadow
y ~ ~ the west side is very
y The distance from this
as'uslena i tifty-fve miles. In
y J. a, a descent Of the Miller Pass,
pu,sofihe British ministers became
! aad the occupants had to be
li w 4 IA another car. Nobody
l n"a Of Inconvenience. The
l W., at this point a little be-
"u line but in good shape.
| Portland there came somewhat
"a splendid train, bearing the
E'osnt citizens of That section to
(s I'M IN the ceremonies. There
hearty greetings between the
6d
7ag EAST AND THE WEST.
|. pssIon was regarded as a re-
M one. and as the opening of a
Esmls future. All were surprised
Ehat they beheld. Instead
ma wilderness Of the
[, mountains they here beheld
|emjticent pavilion capable of
lssmore than one thousand per-
Syer which fioated the notional
ksfthe American, German and
n, nations. In front, reaching to
E,d bed, was an extensive prone
[,klrled b. "a platform with COM
ma STATS TO the right was a
Lsaal and on it were seated the
|T.S infantry band who were to
|raIa them aud who came all the
from Fort Keogh. But
stronger than this evidence
irllgatioa were the scores of
t!es and the hundreds Of
HARRY MoUNTAINEERs
,ered to welcome Henry Willard.
soon as the last of the guests
ia, the ceremonies We're opened
Resident Willard, who divided the
nlon Of the enthu ,iastic multitude
Gen. Grant. seated on a plat
i. HedtlIyered IN excellent speech
concluded amid great applause.
then introduced the orator
e occasion, Hon. VIM. Evarts who
heartily appiauded.
her music Mr.. Willard, in few
dsiuhoiuced Secretary Teller. who
;eof the great energy and capital
Tired 10 complete the various trans
liuenial lines to the prospective
sak 1.-THE ma ion. This enterprise
be Northern Pacific, along which
4 ,hsle would be in q few
y ulne millions of people. 1t
ID not be called local in
Character; ii was
y MORE THAN NATIONAL,
eoacerned the welfare of other
y ltnow remains for the mana
'oJustify in the future the wisdom
government in what ii has done
That will be done if the policy
lnced by President Willard is car
ut.
Fetary Teller was followed by eX-
rent Billings in u brief address,
Nilia!d then said as they had
U distinguished guests from
hd aud Germany, he would
nose present an opportunity to
ltlr views. Mr.. Willard intro
Lionel Sackville. from the West
'land, who said that Sir James
~ would speak for the English
SIR JAMES HENNoN
he English visitors were filed
'onder and admiration at the
" IRIS magnificent country and
ll'utiens. Mr.. Henry Willard
person about whom THEFT
~ sympathies and gratitude
y splendid hospitality could
cluster We have the
less of seeing what manner q
= Is; we have been able to see
~ the qualities which have
Tor him the confidence of those
ave been associated with hin
'nout ms life, and we shall now
oack The recollection of having
real man. 1t was a happy
u that the representative
Countries which have contribl
population to the Asiericar
should be present on this most
occasion, and 1t fills M,
'onder aud awe to see the pros
WIN which it has advanced
uvll rapid stride, and which hal
. I reached the highest develop
D civilization.
me GERMAN MINISTER.
....s'ehdocker, was then presented
pressed the hearty good wishes
,risn co'ihtfyllan Tor TIM
aise. We are sorr,
= 7 'Vs. Mr., Willard, but as he hal
IN : country which has Away
\ ,''e'y allied to my own, he ma,
hsn OF the Berlin universit,
~ introduced and spoke a
"a a oehalf of the German visi
srr expressed the hope that tn,
81. a,,S Pacific would be a new high
,rn a the main line of al
Ia colonization of Americ:
on,,pe. May it forever b
soy r1i y in honor Of tn
nav " " germany, Henry Willard
y L. .