Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

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ftEbLo, Colo. Jult 8 l>ss.
Prom - PAM sook tae Northern
Pacific Tor braAerd Man. Tn.s town.
although small, Vas very lively. There
IS considerable Numbering gons on +
there, and ; htile isrmiag. it woul4 4
compare well wltn some 81 car North 4
esn Michigan towns u tpfatr years. I
sueh ~ Cedar sprngs Prom u4ege /
went a. farso. Dakota. IA.s is very 4
lively town. Its principal product &.
graln. The next t0wn i jamestown. /
which place is So nearly dead that a.. .
II wants is Grape drawn over H. II 4
nas had ialiuIe .n crops Tor the last
three years. Ltery lhIg dried up ur
them, and tAe ploe4oluUes are lAey
Nll meet Win tAc same late the ye4I. 4
a. they have u4d 40 ram.
bsmaIk is very quiet also, the only
thing ulat keeps Tie toNn together
u that 4 = tuc capital. There are a
I great many oi these western towns that
7 sprng up WITH b.g boom, run aLoui
/ i've yeafS, and when capitalists see no
money they gradually draw out From
/ BlSmaTk / went g. biendale. Mont
/ Tins MAS Lively place. The prhlcpal
! occupation ls stock raising. There Nuu
can see eanynumberfi broncho-breakefs
/ IN heavy leather trousers. These arc
/ PRINCIPALLY Mealcans. After you reach
! Montana you notice considerable di-
! Terence I'm the prices of everything.
/ All the hotels charge from - a day up,
and are very poor Al that. A SHINE Vii
cost YOU two blts, or p cents. A shave
! costs two blts; glass OF beer costs -
cents, two glasses two blts, cigars tAe
same The term bits II used lu TINS
entire country. From Glendale 1 went
TO Miles CITY, Mont. This, al one time,
they tell me- was very good business
town. The principal ecc upation is cat
tle-raislng. Ihe stock men there Mil
J sell no beef 10 the butchers Of the
town. They have 10 send 10 Chicago
or Kansas City for their beef. Ihe
reason OF TINS Is that they are afraid
some OF the butchers would steal some oi
their cattle. so II any butcher Is found
with a hide about hls premises, VITA
one OF the stock raiser'> brands, they
would be arrested. From there /
went 10 Helena, which i one OF the
principal towns OF Montana. IAls
place is a very lively and good business
town and quite a city. A great deal OF
|
good farming country around the city.
Butte IS the largest mining camp OF
| America. 1t Is the largest city OF
Montana, and is considered the Chicago
of that section. Ii is very lively city
gambling hall after gambling hail,
saloon alter saloon. The gambling OF
Montana IL done very openly, ~ they
are all licensed, and they have ogt
large signs, licensed gambling hall
! You can be accommodated at stud
poker drawpOker, whist, faro, roulette,
wheel of fortune, OF anything you may
wish to play. From here went 10
Ogden, Utah. In gong there ! went
through POcattella, ldah, an Indian
reservation. Tins part Is alive with
Indians. one large fellow stepped up
! to me and wanted 10 know II / dat
not have cigarott he meant cigar
cite. The white people, as they pass
| through, treat them. These Indians
all wear gaudy clothes. Their Govern
ment blanket Is not good enough for
them, 50 they sell them and bay the
fancy California goods. They are
trimmed up claborately with buds and
| ornaments. They are very good na-
| tured. one stepped up 10 very dark
| cOlOred pOrtcrauG sad 10 hlm " liu,you
black Inlun, what tribe YOU belong
too" They all speak little English.
1t brought the hystaudcrs down WITH u
roar OF laughter. and the cclOrcd man
was IN want of words what 10 say.
They have the privilege of riding free
any time they wish within their reser-
yation and they always sit on the plat
form, except their chief, who wears
American citizens clothes and y quite
am intelligent man. | had quite a long
talk with him after | reached Ogden.
was IN one of the principal Norman
cities. Tins place has mad quite
boom IN property a. the Gentlcs got
the city government the first tme1n rs
/ existence. They seem 10 bea little ~ the
majority over the MOTmOns. There
are two distinct classes OF politics.
There are the MOrmOns, Who are solid
together, and the Gcntilcs. Every one
j. considered a Gentle who lS not
Mormon. even if he is jew. From
7 there | went To Salt Lake City, Utah
This is the principal Mormon city. II
IS very nicely located In a valley. s
rich larmng country surrounds q. 1t
/ j. very attractive place and hnc Cli-
mate. II u never very warm or very
cold. The bathing there IS very fine.
All person has % do is ~ llN ou hi~
back IN tie water and be- wU Hoat ]
attended the Mormon tabernacle Or
temple. Tins j. o very large place.
They claim that i VIII scat fifteen
thousand people. They have tAe .af--
est organ there ID tte world Ih,f
services are the same as u other
churches. They have minister u.n
delivers lecture, oilers prayer. eis.
After services they have 'ar-ts sup
nor a.4 +.ft- have al least fufTfV p. J.