Morris tribune., 1883-07-28

able shopping was done by some o
the party. We, ourself. came nea
making some purchases. We select
ed numerous articles that struck oul
fancy and got on with the bargain ad
mirably until the price was mentioned
when our desire for the goods suddenly
departed. With our hands where ouI
dollars ought to have been we leisure
ly withdrew our gaze from what hao
been so attractive, explaining to the
busy Winnipeggers that we had not
intended to buy-that we were simply
interested in comparing prices with
those of our native burrow, you know
AT 3 O'Clock the party was entertained
at lunch at the Queens Hotel by
TIE CITY WINNIPEG,
I the council having made an appropri-
tion for that purpose. Eight courses
comprised the menu, and four wines
were served. Toasts were offered to the
health of the President of the United
States and Queen Victoria, meeting
responses in speech and song from
those present.
After the splendid feast was con-
cluded, the entire party was taken
in carriages and driven about the city
chaperoned by the committee that
had met the party at Neche, and as
sisted 10y other citizens who pointed
out the spots ofinterest, the old forts,
the colleges, and other points of note.
On their retun an invitation to attend
the Princess theater, where the Katie
Putnam company were to present the
"Child of the Regiment" was re-
ceived and accepted, the evening be-
ing thus pleasantly whiled away.
The reception at Winnipeg was the
most cordial and pleasant of any ten
dered along the whole route The Ca
madam Pacific railway extended an in
vitation to the party to visit Rat Port
age, and when we awoke the follow
ing morning we found ourselves with
a number of the leading men of Win
nipeg at the head of
THE LAKE OF THE WOODS.
After breakfast the party boarded the
steamer Algoma and enjoyed a two
hours run through the interminable
mazes of the uncounted thousands of
islands in this beautiful lake to the
headquarters of the Winnipeg Con-
solidated Mining company. After a
pleasant visit Of about half an hour the
whistle of the Algoma sounded and
the party laden with specimens
of the sold bearing quartz, were soon
on the return trip to Rat Portage.
Through all this region the scenery is |
grand. Rock, hills, islands
and jutting promontories covered
with tamarack, cedar and pine when
with the clear deep waters
of that beautiful lake unite in making
a scene that is indescribable and one |
that must be seen in Qrder to be COM !
pretended. The only resources which |
can be utilized in the struggle for
bread and buttep, is its wealth of for .
ests and minerals. The return trim
was enliYened by speech and song,
Chief Murray of the Winnipeg police,
with his splendid voice. On ,
arriving at Winnipeg supper was par /
taken of, and then resolutions of .
thanks to the Canadian Pacific officials .
and to the people of Winnipeg were .
adopted, and in response to which
General Manager Van Horne extended ,
the Association all invitation to take |
their next excursion to the Rocky /
Mountains oyer the Canadian Pacific .
line: in leaving, each guest was .
presented with birds eye view of the
city of Winnipeg as a souvenir of the
trip. After a final three cheers for Z.
S. Consul Taylor and our other enter
tainers the homeward trip was begun. !
The only stop made was at Crookston,
wnere a portion of the party accepted
an invitation to take a drive about !
that thriving little city. AS this place
was reached at 4 o'clock in the morn !
ing, we of course were numbered
among those who did not see the city.
On the way home appropriate resc
lutions of thanks to the Manitoba Off
eials were adopted and plan consid-
cred of organizing stock company for
the purchase of a resort at which the
annual vacation shall be spent. A
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the feasibility of this latter pro-
ject, and after voting this the grandest