Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-18

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Leaving Pocatello aboard the Utah
Northern R r.. branch of the L.
p. r. r., We went due north through
3 rather uniaviting country. with the
exception of here and there narrow
valleys of tillable land. For a hun
dred miles or more we travelled
through Idaho north of Pocstello
until we struck the Rocky Mountain
range that is the dividing line be-
tween Idaho and Montana, where
through Bear canyon we entered into
the las. named Territory and found
a splendid country in Big Horn Val
ley. Dillon. the principal town. IS j.
place supported by the farming inter
ests OF the valley. Il is situated fifty
or sixty miles wess OF Virginia City.
a range of snow-capped mountains
being between. Il was during this
last nights run that we noticed the
conductor of our train pull boy,
some eight or ten years of age, from
between two car seats, drag bin TO
the front and. az the mex. stopping
place, hustle him out and drop hun,
in rough manner, among a squad
OF Indians that was standing by,
where it is To be hoped he found a
kinder reception and more mercy,
even if they were untutored savages.
Ii is more than likely the boy had
been reading dime novels, and pre-
ferred beins hero on the wild plains
than a darling angel at home
Passing along through canyons and
narrow valleys along the Big Horn
river, higher elevation was notice.
able; in some places the SHOWS that
covered the mountains came down
into the valleys. and along west of
Butte City. a famous mining camp,
and along through the Deer Lodge
Valley We noticed much of the small
grains yet standing IN the field and
some not yet harvested. Crops were
very good, such as wheat and oats,
also potatoes and some other vege-
tables; no corn is raised. The soil is
q rich black loan; farming is done
by irrigation. Deer Lodge is quite q
town, the county seat of Deer Lodge
county. Fourteen miles further north
is station called Garrison, where
the Utah Northern connects with the
Northern Pacific, some sixty miles
west Of Helena and seventy-fve miles
east of Missoula. The Union Pacific
company have only quite recently
completed their road to this junction
with the Northern Pacific, conse-
quently Garrison is. one of those new
towns (') hard to describe. Both
companies have car fitted up for an
office; the cars are anchored on piles
OF railroad ties. about fifty feet apart;
the express Office is board sLanty
with canvas cover; two lunch rooms
in tents; two board shanty restau-
rants; one saloon in a tent, and one
in board shanty, made up the town;
one other board shanty was in course
of construction. just west, a mile
and a half. the Northern Pacific CON-
pany had laid out town and already
spent considerable money, expecting
it to be the junction of the Union Pa
cific, but the U. P. company could
no. see it that way, hence there is
considerable rivalry and not much
accommodation by the N. p. fellows
It the real junction; bu. they will
have to come to it, and let their little
pet scheme die, and the Union Pa
cites scheme will thrive without q
doubt. Already the Studebaker Bros
OF South Bend, Ind. have bought
twenty-five acres of land at the juno
tion and will erect large buildings as
a carriage and wagon depository
from whence to supply the Weet with
their goods The junction is formed
where there is tine level prairie
pointing in between the stream along
which the Union Pacific road runs
and the bluffs along which the North
ern Pacific cuurses It's way. At this
three-weeks-Old town we were com.
pelled to lay over twenty hours. Be.
ing the frs. 10 apply for quarters at
ono Of the hoard restaurants, We got
q splendid good bed, but had to go
out to give room To set the tables.
About duck number Of Indians Of
the Shcshone tribe came down out OF
the bills and seemed to look on with
wonder and surprise st the sudden
activity Of this heretofore quiet spot
Through the glass front 0f one OF the
sAlooos We could see them standing
around the bar 10 . wistfpl manner; !;
but woe to the man that will cell
them fre-water. il isa penitentiary
oct 20 to do. While waiting in the
station car. Willing away the long,
tedious houre. We overheard many .
queer conversation. Says the agent,
. young. sPooney Boston youth: Il
have only been west six weeks, bot /
was not long In catching onto the
racket and am no logger . tender
foot; but l tell you boys you would
have had fun II you had seen Ne the
first day ] landed and went to work
at IN outofthe-wsy station - N
opesatof. When ] west 70 supper
the first thing the fat, greasy hash-
slinees did vas 70 shoye an old -
pan under my nose, give me- a Ia
knife and fork and my oo6ee In IN
| old battered tin cup. Thinks ], have
| / GOT to get used 70 this music ?. /
did NOT eat much supper. did some
better for breakfast, and BY noon my
appetite was such / did not care how
| the grub came. and / am broke In
| long ago, and now can sit aud laugh
oil nieht at . tender-f0ot" Said an
other fellow, "Down ct Cosmos, In
Idaho, I got splendid grub at place
where they fed the horres in one stall
aid the people in the next, and the
man who curricd the horses did the
cooking" Then those same young
men got 70 talking abont their homes
away back East. One said he would
| Just like to zee old Boston and get q
piece 81 gingerbread and . pint oi
peanuts ard sit down and enjoy the
scenes Of real eastern life. Another
told of Q lady At Helena, Montana.
| who was asked by gentleman friend
who had just arrived from the East,
| if they possessed any culture out this
way. Sac replied. "Cuiture, did you
saw, You bet your variegsted socks
we do We kin sling more culture