Telegram-herald., 1890-09-18

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s1eps IS To- Owed - lrooke4 Fall.
aere fae cEns wura "a lanlsNt.e
Shapes. c1u-e tee Na.eT h lean over
tae shelf - irregular spl4V. Nexf
Genes Esalat0N kalis ifaaa45sf.slx
4pose WIN t2li ot slxty feei. and 0ss
nSlf mi le vide. set Sn0ag teetliue
pIeelpices aud the soaaber green o4
gilnGag trees an1 moss PrSaeedt4 bx
RAINBOW, Is that II Golfers falls. :
pure. sparkling torrent Il plunces
nAdly osef the great edge, producing
: misty. cloua-liSe spray.
black Eagle Pals, suli further up are
a succession OF broken nlungeS But
nature MAS not vel pleased, and com
pleted the sight Of grandeur ia the oGe-
/ suon OF the Giant sprFng, ana tae
only one OF Us klad ou farth. Ne llst-
ened to the maTnunnga sud minglngs
/ OF waters turbulent sontds, then gszed
upon the broad piateaua and mountain
foothills OF the Missouri, anu We be-
| came impressed with all that was be-
/ fore us. We viewed agaln and again
/ tie mighty cataracts OF the N ssoum,
the Giant spnng, the Eagle Falls, the
| Great Fails. the RAINBOW Falls, the
| Crooked Falls, the Golfers Fails then
said;
"All Is grand, beautiful and sub
/ lime" Here hes the charming BASIN
/ OF the Missouri, hemmed IN on every
SIDE ~ the gentle slop.ng plains, tue
broad and placid river, Cours.ng the
| young city M a seini-clrcle. The ro-
mantle river OF the sun ) making its
connection al the upper point OF the
are. Every traveller nnds here q spot
of unsurpassing loveliness. 10 II point
the surrounding thoroughiares. toward
1t flow the streams, the grades from all
direction incline this way ana here
seems 10 lie Montana's nature grayita-
ting point the fixed center OF tins Won
drOus concentration OF stock, mineral
and manufacturing resources. There
| is the dlVmely appointed site FOR the
future city of the new Northwest.
Here should be located the capita! OF
Montana, the great Northwest. But we
can Dot say more on I his subject, for
words and written pages could not
beautify It more. Great Fall Is here
and no where else. People should see
Il, IN order to fully appreciate u and
fully realize its future greatness.
We pass on, facing eaftward INTO the
MIX River Valley.
FOrty-three miles northeastward
leaving the Poplar River, we enter the
Milk River country, until recently, the
most remote part of the United states.
In 1887 II became the scene OF the most
rapid railroad building ever known, 900
miles of track. comprising the Montana
extension of the Great Northern, from
Minot to Great Falls. IL was con
siructed by al army of 5000 men and
900 teams, and all was completed
within six months time. It was on the
level reaches OF the Milk River Valley
that eight and one-tenth miles OF track
were LAID IN one working day OK twelve
hours, SAID 10 be an unparalleled record
of the world.
Fort Assinibone is the largest frontier
post in the United States. II was buut
in 1879 and was then 250 miles distant
from any railroad, and the most remote
military post IN the Union. II Is sit
uated among the foothills OF the Bear
Paw Mountains, on "a clOar rushing
mountain stream, which is supplied Dy
Lake PakOghkee, away up IL the noun
tains. This tort Is constructed OF brick
made on the spot and cost s., 600, 900
A full regiment IS constantly stationed
at this post. which Is declared TO be the
healthiest post IL the United States, and
l. used for a sanitarIum for companies
stationed in the South. We noticed
that the officers and soldiers were the
most tony and aristocratic regulars VIC
have lately seen, SO tony that they and
[ ncle sam do not agree on the pr0nun.
ciat.on of the fort. There were many
visitors here, wealthy families visiting
their soldier friends, brothers, sons and
husbands.
We are now entering the heart of cat
tie ranches, and on either side We see
tie cattle peacefully grazing on tn,
short and dry, yet SAID - be nutr tiou'
grasses. Here are thousands and ten,
of thousands of cattle, sheep and
horses, apparently without owners
that never had bite of feed during
their existence other than the natural
ranch grasses. How they c1ist on tn,
/ grass we see is beyond our understand
ing, yet they appear 10 DC IN good con.
ditiCn.
We are now at Big Sandy Station
where can be seen the big ranchng out
fits and the cowboy tminglng with th'
Indians IN all his glory. Here freight
caravans depart for Judith BASIN an,
the Sweet Grass Hills, composed otter
OF five wagons, hitchcd one to anothe.
IN long train and drawn by string o
from fifteen 10 twenty spans Of cay
uses lmcanlng pomes), or oxen ia a sin
gle team.
Onward is the word. We pass For
Benton, the head of Missouri river nav
igation. Here this mighty stream feel
the first real freedom Of the plains
Here the railroad. which left the Mis-
souri, IN order to ascend the Mix rive
valley, meets tho great waterway again
Fort Buf0rd, the junction Of the Vel
, iOwstOne with the Missouri, is nOw ii
full view. Thence westward along th,
Poplar river. a most interesting point 4
the student OF ethnulogy, where there b
an Indian agency and one Of the larges
schools for Indian children in n,
. United States. and the only point in TIA,
/ Northwest where there Is such 2 schoo
close % a railroad station.
Devils Lake has many peculiar aat
distinguished features ~ interest. some
! Of winch We have mentioned in a pre-
v,Ous letter. This dead inland scs
, situated m the heart Of the continent
though bat fifty miles long. 80 uumpr
Z ous arc Ifs ndentaiions. and - nind
ing Il its rocky and saudv beach that
/ measures over so miles ~ shore line
i The water has a saline favor and =
specific gravity and color approach
that 0f the ocean green. The lake con
tams several wooded stands. and ~.
, man shore e fringed with groves. il
q. -rr. f.as Z
/ ing the past two seasons. and the boat
( cannot come within shrc@ -f~