The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-11


young men, J. w. Wheeler. He is
in the First National Bank; he likes
it in Minnesota It gets 500 below
zero, but he says it isn't near as bad
as winter in Kenosha. The land
in Minnesota is as level as the lake.
As far as you can see it is. grain
fields and grass, many places not a
tree or shrub in sight. AS we get
farther north the crops are poorer
and later.
After crossing the line we saw OK
en- harnessed like horses and hitched
into two wheel carts, some double
and some single, hauling hay. Got
to Winnipeg, Manitoba, asa miles
from St. Paul, at 5:25 p. m It's sc
miles north Of the United States and
Dominion line; stopped until noon
the next day, SO we had a good
chance to see the place Winnipeg
is the capitol Of the Province Of
Manitoba; for great many years it
was the chief trading port Of the
Hudson Bay Co., formerly known as
Fort Garry. Population in 1870 was
100; now $4,000, situated at the
junction Of the Assiniboine and the
Red River of the North, both navi-
agable for small boats. It is a prin-
cipal station on the Canadian Pacific
r. R., and the terminus of seven
other roads; it is the commercial,
agricultural and railroad center Of
all this section Of the country. There
are a great many large, magnificent
four and five story public and private
buildings, built Of brick with stone
trimmings. In front of the City
Hall stands fine, mottled lime stone
statue on column 40 feet high,
erected by the citizens Of Winnipeg
in memory Of those who fell in the
battle of Fish Creek and Batoche
(Cut Knife i'll the Louis Rel rebel
lion a couple of years ago. The
houses are mostly built of brick and
OF a very nice order, but widely scat
tered. Main street is fully two miles
long. They have all the convenient
ces of other cities: street cars, cleo
trio lights and Salvation Army OF
over 90 strong marching through the
street with fine band. They have
great respect for the Sabbath; all
business is suspended except hotels
and milkmen; even the street cars
don't run.
Sunday, Sept. ed. Left Winnepee
to-day noon on the Canadian Pacific
Everything on this road is English
although most of the parlor cars and
all Of the engines are made in the
United States. There is great dea
of red tape on this line. This road
has adopted new system of time
they don't have any a. m. or D. m.
they commence to reckon from mid
night and run to "a o'clock; 3;3e
| p. m. would be 1890.
West OF Wlnnepeg for about 5e
miles the country is as level as the
sea, and as far as the eye can reach
on both sides of the track, there is
hardly building in sight because
the land is held by spectators. The
next $50 miles we travelled before
dark was almost solid wheat field
the finest | ever saw; a great deal
better than in Minnesota. The next
day we travelled through vast, dry
plain with little vegetation, but :
great many small alkali lakes with
thousands Of geese and ducks. The
country is all marked with old buffa-
10 paths running north and south
For about 600 miles the country is a
level, dry plain Of little use for any
thing. The r. R. Co. bored artesian
wells in several places and struck nat
ural gas in some places; in one place
they struck a vein of coal 400 feet
deep and then the gas came.
Sept. 18th. We got to Canmore
this morning at S, at the edge Of the
Rocky Mountains. We we're all up
early, SO as to see the grand scenery
and we were we'll repaid. AS we
passed along the peaks kept growing
higher and higher; in a short while
we came to Anthracite, the great coal
fields where the railroads get most of
their coal for the western part of
their road. A little further and we
reached Banff, 1850 feet in altitude,
one of the most noted places in the
Rockies for its beautiful mountain
park, medicated hot spring and pleas
ure resorts, and now the home of
McGarigle, the Chicago boodler.
AS we passed on the scenery was
grander. When we reached Laggan
they took our engine off and sent it
on ahead and gave US monstrous
8-driver and we commenced to as
cend a steep grade for 9 miles until
we reached the height Of $500 feet.
Near the summit there is the beauti-
full small Wapta lake; the water was
so clear it was blue; the outlet was
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