The Minneapolis observer., 1890-08-23

cents. ztily missing Leaving
the Forks sc plangea II ssaee into
the wheat belt the northwest
. N heaf 10 The right of A nlaeat To
The left of as. the trsla seemed 10
be plssighfsg lafastgh Eite yeilsa
grain. - lar as The tye could reach
nas sez grain ard zs fi1e sind
swept oksr them thy scented 10
change 10 all eoIofs mag inable.
geliow and old gold I5resiogninaiing.
The harvester sas ao abroad ard
With resTszF and was laying
los the goI1en harvest Alter
leaving tie wheat I@Ii there vas
little u interest TO greet the eve
bun vide and barren wastes wait
ing the hand OF the husbandnian to
make II blossom As the rose /
bid ny friend Anderson good bye.
wishing him prosperity IN all his
undertakings, At the busting little
city On the upper Missouri, and
continued ny journey westward
II the eye became benithed by the
beauties d the cultivated fields OF
Dakota, they we're simply eniTane-
ed By the rugged scenery Of Mon
tana- After leaving Minot the hIiis
seemed TO grow higbeG-snd grander
until we entered Bhsti terme the
Gate TO the Mountains, or what
should be called a gate TO a canon,
as il leads directly iato what is call
ed the canon Of Pricklv Bear
Talk about sceneries. all tht
beauties Of rugged old nature seen
70 throw themselves upon you al
! the same time Here a huge rocl
that seems TO be on such a balancs
that the push Of a child would senC
il crashing down upon our heads
but the strength Of one THOUSAND
I horses could not overthrow, greet
you upon your entrance into th'
gulch. Then you glance upwar'
and pTecipice, that the eye fail
to measure, greets the gaze. /
takes but little stretch OF the i'm
agination to see the castles Q
barons, The Fortress Of the King
middle ages, whilst along yoi
ridge IS a brest work, planned AM
erected by nature, that woull
make the name and fame Of III
, brightest engineer ever launches
from West Point, color WhD
every rock reflects hues TO copy
I which would make the fortune c
| any artist. and then the river tha
seems TO be rushing under the yer
, wheels Of the car flashes its color
, in the sunlight. the waters in colo
/ a bright green, will suddenly dasl
| into foam against a giant boulder
. that seeks TO obsiruct its path; an
, then all the colors Of the rainbo'
, greets the eye; the color changin
. so quidkly that the gazer seems t
, think he IS looking into a kaleides
, cope; but the tram soon hurTie
us on from the beautiful scenes c
nature, 10 those Of art, because "
are now in the Queen of the Rock
, les, the city OF Helena, the capito
Of the golden states OF mountains
. Prosperity and wealth greets tn
, eye on every hand. ~Towerin
business blocks, beautiful resi-
dences. tell OF millions, that hay
made the little city famous and
am glad to- say that the Afro
J American is also grasping and ha
! retained hold upon considerable
OF the product that has been deliver
ed from the boulders OF the noun
I tains. Several OF them own mag
+ nihcent homes and have a snuI
! sum OF from ten TO thirty dollar
. laid up for old age. Among III
gentlemen Of Importance ant
wealth may be found the Crumps
| Macks, Burnetts. Dutrielle an,
Z others. But like all good thing
p Aiit kNiAl1A sDNlSAb VI iASANiAd nos
pitable people must be left benin,
and continue on our weary way,
! "pilgrim and a stranger Tn,
! ride to Butte was delightful Afte
) leaving Helena the road wind
! around the mountain, doubling ant
! re-doubling itself, goes through
tunnel about a mile and a quarte
+ long. then across the Continenta
divide, and repeats its winding an,
e.winding process until the city o
Butte is reached, the largest an,
: richest mining camp IN the world
There was some OF the sights par
/ tieularly interesting to me OF whicl
, shall hereafter write, its bi,
, mines of silver copper and gold
The doings of its AFRO American
population will form the basis O
my next letter
TENDERFoOT