The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
SELECTED.
For the Reporter:
OMAHA TO DEER LODGE.

We arrived at Omaha, Nebraska, april,
%, 1890, at $50 A. M We found it a
beautiful city with population of $780,
900, with broad streets, large mercantile
houses and magnificent private residences
with beautiful lawns. 1t has macadamized
streets, cable and electric cars, and en-
joys superb advantages as starting point
for tourist travel. Omaha has two daily
trains which leave for Denver, Ogden,
Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and Portland. These trains run
over the Union Pacific, which is the great
National highway and forms part of
the first trauscontincntal line of railroad
fr IN ocean to ocean.
We left Omaha 3.55 p. M. over the
Union line to Julesberg, Colo. a town
with population of $50, the only town
on this line In the State of Colorado.
The trip from Omaha to Cheyenne via
the Nebraska main line along the foot
hills, of the Rocky Mountains, affords the
tourist grand kaleidoscope panorama OF
bills, fields, rivers, running brooks ant
lofty mountains.
Cheyenne is &, $50 feet in altitude, witt
population of about 10000, Is one OF
the slightest and most prosperous elite.
III the entire West. 1t is wei, and com
pactly built, and for many years has beer
the centre of the cattle industry OF thu
Northwest. Cheyenne has been wild
town, but is now well regulated city
with many fine stores and handsome resi-
dences. 1t constituted for long TIME
tine uutcast of civilization, becoming EN-
bodied in the legends of border life, and
is place of rare historical interest
Five miles from the city is Fort Russell,
one OF the largest military post In the
West. This city possesses all the modern
improvements. 1t Is the city where the
railroad proposes to build car shops at
cost of S6,000,000, which will advance
real estate and build up the city. Leav'
ing Cheyenne the summit Of the Rockies
il passed at Sherman, at an elevation oil
s ,241 feet, the highest point of the trans,
continental ride between the Missouri
River and the Pacific coast. Sherman IL
small station, from which can be seen
Long's Peak, nearly 200 miles away, and
the Ames' Monument, pyramidal granite
structure sixty-tlve feet square, when
was erected by the Union Pacific ka,lroso
to the memory OF the Ames Brothers, 70
whom the completion of the Union Pacl-
dc was largely due. Hippopotamus kocR
is on the right of this vicinity. Inc
scenery is wild and rugged, and on the
light are snow capped peaks and dry and
broken country.
Just beyond Sherman Is Dale Greek
bridge, one of the most remarkable sights
of the overland trip. The train passes
over 1t just 1877 feet above the creek
which looks like q mere rivulet below
Pixies Peak can be seen away of to the
South, not less than l65 miles distant.
The next place is Laramie often called
the Gem City of the Rockies" has an
elevation OF 7,l49 feet above sea-level,
and a population of about 5000. 1t Is
one of the principal towns on the main
line of the U. p. between Omaha and
Ogden. 1t is situated on Big Laramie
River, nfty-seven miles northwest oil
Cheyenne, and Is an important market foT
wool. Its schools are good, and the
University Of Wyoming and the United
States Penitentiary are located here.
Just Southeast Of the town is located
the Territorial fish hatchery, at Soldiers
Springs, from which the streams and lakes
Of Wyoming are being rapidly stocked
with the finest food-hsh In the world
From Laramie down to Green River, 1t is
dry and broken, and we pass through
miles and miles of snow sheds. Through
the western part of Nebraska and Wyom.
ing, the wayside IL strcwn with dead
horses and cattle, which died during the
drouth for want Of food q well ~ water.
There are many objects OF Interest 10
and around Green River, among which
are the peculiar clay butts by which 1t Ii
surrounded. Green River, Is where the
trains are made up for Portland, Oregon,
although they do not make their depart
ure from the main line until Granger Is
reached, thirty milse west Of Green River
The road goes along over moderate cur
YES and grades, through pretty little val
leys along the Bear River, until the great
Territory of Idaho Ii reached At the
border station. Idaho IL an Indian word
meaning "Gem Of the Mountains"
the fIrst important town 10 Pacatello
on the Portland main line Of tho U. p.
At the junction with Utah and Northern
Branch, 1853 miles from Ogden, Utah. and
pa miles from Green River. IT. elevation
is 4,466 feet, II 10 . lively little town Of
some 1000 people, and growing rapidly.
Here the division headquarters and ma
chine shops Of the railway arc located
The climate Ia cool and bracing. The
country Ii broken and rugged. but there
are pleasant. fertile valleys, and ~ Fort
Hill Indian Reservation. In which Pac.
atsllo 10 situated, 10 beautiful stretch OF
country.
From Pacatsllo ~ 30 north through
Blackfort, Eagls Rock and Beaver Canon
! 70 Montana. Montana y IN indian word