The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-13
COMMUNICATION.
New York, June End, 1890

EDITORS PIONEER EXPRESS:
To redeem our promise, l now send
you a sketch of our trip so far. Nothing
occurred Of note between Pe,nbina aud
st. Paul. The wheat all along the line
looked very well, and after reaching
Grafton we noticed tho leaves OH the
trees further advanced than with us.
Reached Minneapolis Thursday morn.
ing when it began to rain and poured
down for three or four hours. Vegeta.
ton here was at least ten days ahead of
Pembina. Took a run down to st. Paul,
where we interviewed some of the Penn
bina boys. Yerxa Bros. fancy grocery
and provision store, both in Minneapolis
and st. Paul are well worth inspection.
I. L. WIS looking well and said lie would
like to be able to cross the ocean with us.
Leaving Minneapolis at 7:2O p. m. OH the
MINI. & Sault st. Marie route, We reach.
ed the 500 about..3 p. IN. Great improve
ments are going on at the st. Marie's ra-
pids, on both sides. On the Canadian
side, We saw them excavating for the bed
of the canal. There was a great deal of
shipping passing both ways through the
canal, and Jimmy was dumbfountled at
the sights. The country through which
the NJ. & S. st. NJ. road runs, is not very
interesting, but tile road-bed is good and
equipment complete. We had good
many fellow passengers bound for the
east. At North Bay, OIL the q. p. r.. we
separated, X. going OH TO Arnpeior and
Mack to Toronto. At Toronto. l saw
some good races on the queens birthday
and drove around the residence part of
the city, which. exhibits wonderful
growth since l saw it, ten years since.
We met again in Montreal OH Wednes.
day evening and did that city for a
couple Of days. renewing acquaintances
with many Old friends. Left Montreal
on Friday evening and reached this
great city OH Saturday. That day, We
first went TO Wall Street, Stock Exchange
and public buildings. which are truly
grand. In the afternoon, we went to
Central Park, where we saw thousands
Of happy children enjoying their Satur.
day holiday. In the forenoon, we wit.
messed the annual parade of the city po-
lice, both mounted and on foot-a very
fine body of men. They were under
marching orders from 10 a. m. until 2 p.
m. In the evening, took in tho Grand
Duchess at the Casino Theatre, the
last performance of the Lillian Russell in
that play for this season. Tie acting
and costumes and effect in general, was
grand. Yesterday, Sunday as we could
not yet across early enough to hear Tai
madge preach, we crossed over the
Brooklyn bridge, then by elevated rail-
wav TO Greenwood cemetery which is
one Of the most charming spots VIC have
ever seen. After driving all around the
cemetery, we proceeded by rail to Coney
Island, where VIC spent tile afternoon
until $40, returning To the city by water.
The weather WAS delightful, and we ell.
joyed ourselves immensely, taking in all
the sights and some of the side shows.
There were thousands of people at Coney
Island, all seemingly enjoying them.
selves.
We are most fortunate in tile weather
here so far. To-day We decide what
steamer We sail by, and shall hold this
over until then.
We have met here, the following Da.
kotans: Alex Mckenzie, Major Butz,
of Lisbon, and Ordway johnson, all
looking happy.
We have just secured tickets for Liver.
pool by the ocean racer Alaska" and
sail hence, tomorrow at 4:3O y. m. and
look for a quick run acroes unless we try
to buck against an iceberg. All incom.
ing steamers report lots of jcebergs. On
coming up North River last evening,
with 1900 passengers on board, another
steamer ran into US, and we had a mar.
row escape of q panic ON hoard our boat
All is well that ends well. PIONEER Elk.
PREss of 30th inst. at hand. Glad to sec
you have had more showers-Kind re-
CARDS to everybody-My next from old
England. "MAc."