The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-07-19
The Ladies are all our Fancy Painted
Them-Tbey are Lovely and
Divine.
the CLUB HAS VISITED MONARCH.
The Tourists Will go to the Giant
Spring and Rainbow Falls
This Morning.
They Will go Hence to Helena and
Will Enjoy a Plunge in the
BrOadwater Bath.

Yesterday morning the Rocky Noun
tain club arrived over the Great Northern
on their annual tour. The club wss or
gained by students of the Michigan
university at Ann Arbor, and this year
DIR. j.. F. l.. Winchell, professor of geo.
logy, was invited to accompany the club.
This year also students of other colleges
and their friends were also invited, so
that the club now includes persons of
deep learning-both men and women
from several prominent institutions. The
club numbers rs members, of whom
many are ladies. They have been IN the
present tour since Saturday morning,
stopping one day at Devils Lake. Their
opinion of this region may best be infer
red from the following rhymes composed
by the club poet:
Satanic Majesty! To thee we bid good-by,.
Excuse our haste, thou sulphurus lake and alkali;
We'd rather seek a place on mountain height,
And leave thee in thy darkness for pure light"
Monday all day the boundless prairie
rolled away behind the train while the
travellers whiled away the hours at games
or reading. During the day the dining
cars was cleared and while rolling west
ward 40 miles per hour a pleasant dance
was enjoyed by the younger members.
ARRIVING AT GREAT FALLS.
On coming here the party were pleas
antly surprised with the beautiful bay
and evidences of thrifty growth. Here
they were met by E. II. Hubbard. travel
ing passenger agent for the Montana
Central and after short
delay a special engine started with the
party out to Monarch. The river views,
diff erent from anything which they had
yet seen, were highly pleasing. On ar
irving at the grade overlooking Belt val
ley all eyes were turned on the beautiful
panorama spread out below. The artis-
fective points and was pleased; while
others told all, when they said, ''It is a
wonderfully beautiful picture" This
expression brought forth a number of
sarcastic remarks about schoolgirls ad-
j~ectives which are prohibited by the by
laws of the club.
THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY.
This beautiful valley never had more
enthusiastic Or critical observers and all
were pleased with it. During the ride
through Sluice-Box canyon every availa-
BILE outside place was occupied, several
ladies riding on the engine. This canyon
was a surprise to the best informed. The
prohibltive rule was suspended and Ro-
gets Thesaurus hardly contains as wide
a variety of adjectives as were used by
the ladies in giving their opinions on the
scene. The imaginative gave names to
the wonderful formations and now the
"King's CASTLE" "Santa Claus,' "The
Cupboard" liable Rock" "The Royal
Arch, Monitor Point" and other inter-
esting places will find room in the tour
lists guide.
At Logging creek Prof. L. B. F..
Schutts, otherwise Isaac Walton, and a
few others left the train to look for trout.
They were successful in taking about
two dozen beautiful fellows. On arriv-
ing at Monarch. many of the party took
dinner at the hotel and then climbed the
mountains in search of flowers, or whiled
the hour away "lazying" under the trees
listening to the soothing music of the
ripping creek or collecting specimens.
One of the ladies remarked that since ar
irving at Great Falls they had COLLECTED"
n live specimen. Another party took
carriages and drove out through Martins |
canyon to enjoy the scenery.
The time spent at Monarch was thor
oughly enjoyed by all, many remarking
that to camp there for a month would be
pleasant. AT p. m. the signal for the re-
turn trip was given. Again many took
the outside places eager to catch another
glimpse of the beautiful tracings and
massive handiwork of the Creator. Sew
eral ladies viewed the scenes
from the cow-catcher. Other parties
were busy preparing specimens
while some exchanged ideas On various
subjects. The fishermen related their
thrilling experiences and graphically
told of the big fish they didn't catch. The
botanists tried to find the names for a
number of new flowers, but soon found
that they were beyond the ken of Wood
or Gray, and appropriately classified and
tee was busy gathering facts and figures
for the club Souvenir, while the press
representatives tried to give the visitors
practical information about the region.
One of the ladies has decided that
she VIII come west and go into the real
estate business; another will open an alb.
stract Office, while another candidly says
she wants to meet some of the nice
young men. Then there is the school
ma'am who wants never to see a man.
The club has gathered its members
from Maine to Dakota, from Nashville to
Duluth and a %jollier, more agreeable
company OF ladies and gentlemen have
never travelled over the Great Northern.
Wit, humor, scientific discussions, ac-
counts of hunting and fishing exploits,
and graphic descriptions of passing
scenes enlivened the homeward journey.
just above Arlington the train pulled
up for water and the excursionists were
greeted with another phase of Montana
life. just then the Cowboys" belonging
to the Chestnut valley roundup galloped
up to pay their respects. Many of the
club had never seen acowboy en- costume
and these with their sombreros, "chaps"
and heavy saddles excited great interest.
AS the train started of the boys
gave a challenge for a race
ana wheeling around dashed
down the valley at break-neck speed.
For a distance the road was hidden by
timber from the train, but at the end of
the first half mile the boys rode up and,
the train passed by, waved a salute,
having easily won the race. These gem
tlemen of the range would be amused if
could hear the questions that were
regarding them. "Are they dan
g~erous?" $40 they kill many peoplew
Are they all armed?" "Do they often
paint the town redo" and numerous
other questions just as easily answered
were asked.
The huaeward journey was continued