Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-09-04
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
From Helena TO BOzeman and the
AaInIaatIl Hot Springs i'll Won
derland.
Disastrous Fires-A Bad Man and Wo-
man Steal Money and Jewelry
recamp.
To the TRIBUNE:

Io the TRIBUNE:
The trip from Helena to Bozeman is a
pleasant one. Following along the fertile
Gallatin valley we reached Bozeman
on time, and there found waiting, many
of the leading citizens who drove us in
their elegant carriages, to our respective
hotels. Thursday and Friday passed
away pleasantly for al the members of
the Press Association gho met there. |
met many pleasant people and exceed
ingly bright are the Montana editors as
Il whole. Friday night the public spirited
citizens rendered the gang" a banquet.
That we accepted it goes without saying.
About one hundred and twenty plates
were placed and all were called into re-
quisition BY citizens and representatives
of the press, The fair sex were fortuna
tely, not exeludel. from the enjoyment of
tle evening. Theie presence added great
" to the pleasure Of the occasion and
probably~the moderation displayed by the
editors in their discussion OF the viands
and sic,l" is duo largely to the fact that
they were present. On Saturday morning
it was found that the regular train from
the coast a-#s five hours late, so Chas. S.
Fec, the s,'a!e general passenger agent Of
\. P, telesG&pned for a special train.
AIr. Fee ehaperonea the party himself and
a royal fellow he IS, for such an occasion.
Never dds gayer aud happier excursion
pass overthe n. T. road At Timberline
the strikers welcomed us with guns and
clubs. taking Us for reinforcements Of
laborers for the mines. But when
they looked into the palace car and
saw So many beautiful ladies they turned
eyes towards the efagy which they had
hanged By the neck in token of respect
for the superintendent Of the mines, and
looked ashamed asem livingston We
slid rapidly down the high-walled valley
70 Cinnabar where all was life and com
motion. The scenery all along the line
from picturesque Bozeman to Cinna5aris
splendid, especially between the latter
place and Livingston We were al load
ed upon coaches at Cinnabar and carried
up & winding path to the Mammoth Hot
springs and carefully provided for at the
great hotel here. Every nook and corner
IS crowded. It nearly drives the hotel
managers and transportation agents wild
to keep the thousands of guests satisfied
with the accommodations which they
have. The boys do the very best they can
under the circumstances. Last night we
were favored with Il spectacle not in the
usual order of exercises. A great forest |
fire was raging on the mountain side
about fifteen miles from where me sat |
upon the piazza of the hotel. don't |
suppose that this grand display was start |
ed Tor Our especial benefit, but we ap- |
preciate it just the same. The great fiery |
serpent creeps along with swift motion |
up the steep aeclivity, down into the deep
valley and again springs into view higher
up the mountain than before. Each |
huge mouthful Of defenseless forest
which the horrible monster takes, seems
to increase his intoxication and unqueneh-
able desire for more Madly be rushes on
70 the destruction of thousands of dollars
worth of property. It is feared here that
.hese fires have been set by miscreants
who thought by so doing, to drive the
game from the Park and kill it. should
hlnk that the soldiers who now act as
Park policemen, could run down some of
hese rascally hunters.
Thus far we have had glorious trip
md to morrow | expect to continue it
Trough the "Wonderland'' if I can find
oom enough to walk along the roads
Every vehicle in the park is loaded down
0 the hurricane deck. Before laying
own my pencil want to emphasize the
act that we were entertained in princely
lyle by the Bozemanites, headed by
iajor Anderson of the Courier and Mr..
'erkes Of the Chronicle. They forgot ,
othing which could add to our comfort {
nd enjoyment. General Passenger {
gent Fee is whole railroad force in
imself and knows what people want be- !,
afore they ask for it. We all liked him ,
Sceedingly. Bozeman is a solid, con- S
'rvative town with many rich men and b
. paupers. It is the county seat of rich !
allatin county and the centre of the !,
ost distinctly agricultural district have a