Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 80, 1888.

a suggestion of fathers l shall endeaV-
or to give you short sketch OF my
trip TO this far-Off country. You must
not expect such u description as you
would read in a book. l shall not
pause to think Of a high sounding word
as if this were to appear in print, but
shall write it down just as 1t comes to
me. Another word before l begin {:
YOU must bring your liVeliest magma
ton to my assistance, because l shall
be unable to do justice to the grand
scenery which l must attempt to de-
scribe.
Perhaps the simplest way will be to
give you the daily record Of my trip.
July 8.-We left Broad street station
last night at II .25, and tonight at 1910
we are at Crestline, Ohio. The princi-
pal towns through which we have
passed are so well known that it is
! hardly worth while to name them
Lancaster, Harrisburg, Altoona and
Pittsburg in Pennsylvania. and Canton
in Ohio. The scenery in Pennsylvania
| is far ahead of that in Ohio, but the
latter is not devoid of interest. The
scenery of the two states is in decided
contrast. That of Pennsylvania is i'm
posing and startling, while that of OhiC
is gentle and insidious. We break
tasted at Altoona, dined at Pittsburg
and supped at Massillon, 0.
July 9.-7.05 P. NJ. Hurrah w
have Just crossed the Mississippi-tha
world renowned Father of Waters
and are rapidly approaching tn
true West. The places of interes
through which we have passed in tn
last twenty-one hours are Lima, 0
Fort Wayne, Ind, Chicago, H., an
Milwaukee and La Crosse Wis. w
reached Chicago at 7.10 A. NJ, and,
my disappointment, left within a
hour. | had hoped to show Cove Tay
lOr some of the city, and especially
point out some Of the best drug stores
but this on account of my hasty depar
ure | was unable to DO. Indiana an
Illinois are as level as billiard tables
but Wisconsin is more hilly than | ha
expected to find it. Hundreds of acr
in Wisconsin are neglected and uncu
tivated A family of Indians, who g
on the train at Portage, proved true
u their reputation and managed to 6
outside of quart Of whiskey in hf
an hour. At Kilbourn we caught
. glimpse Of the canyon of the Visions
river; and we have made our cTossil
of the Mississippi at La Crosse. I
day we got breakfast at Chicago, di
ner at Watertown, and supper at
Crosse.
July 1O.-7.47 p. NJ. The ride vest
day evening, following the MississiI
ID from La Crosse to St. Paul, was We
w pretty until darkness shut in upon
Reaching St. Paul at II 20 P. NJ, l /
up at the Merchants Hotel; and t
- morning I walked over a cOnsidera
part of this widely advertised a
really handsome city. Leaving at 4
NJ, we passed through MinneapC
and saw the Falls of St. AnthOI
which is fine sight The cOun
traversed this afternoon has been fl
houses scarce and very few bnilt hig
than a story and half.
July 11.-6.50 p. NJ. We crossed
muddy Missouri river this morning
1915. 1t is so muddy that it has b
characterized as 8" too thin to walk
and to thick to swim in" There is
scenery. The country is entirely b
Il of trees except at river edges,
houses are scarcer than ever. Nei
all of the few houses there are hav
dugout for refuge in bad weather.
/, two this afternoon we entered the ;"
Lands" of the Little Missouri, WI
for twenty-five miles there was no
of man or beast, but rocks on e'
g side in every conceivable shape
position. At 4.30 we crossed the n
tana line, and are now in the most
settled territory in the country
have just reached Glendive, 2840
)a above sea level, from which point
shall follow the beautiful YenOws
river for 80 miles.