The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-05-30
load-Its Purposes and Manage
ent-The City of Lethbridge
and Vicinity.
Great Coal Mines Their Area and
Development and Courteous
6upcrinteudents.
N. w. m. /. lis Officers. Men and
heir Duties The Queens Eirth-
day-Gamrs and Races.

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y have ID
y to pus
htributeI asst Sunday forenoon Il party com
'Jn as Cal,d Of nearly sixty residents Of Great
urcs ma, . ooA u"N"n'"S' VI III" 'N'i'''''S
SIX nev rates onered ny the brcat rams ~
ada Railroad company to Lcthbridgc
creased return, to visit that beautiful city
wv he plains. which may very properly Ice
quality ned the uem Oh Alptr'a' An'"ng some
the %well-known citizens Of this place
s'ock-ro composed the party were Mcssrs. }.
! n, 5nofR enner, VIM, Tim. j.. r. Dyas, p.
ms of n ghes, +. II. Cliugan, J.. Kennedy. j..
alive ~. anis, w. Allen, NJ Hayes. and
mlssr Gallagher, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
p very Donald and several other married
ded /, iples whose names were not known +"
Bolcm, writer were also on board the train.
always Q newspapcr fraternity was repre-
/ I'Sbyi.lted by Mcssrs. Ross and another rep
r IN, sentative of the TRIHuNG, Mr.. +. j..
Wis. nth of the Leader and }. Is. Ncshit Of
MINES Helena journal. Mr.. j.. L. l;rnucr
en- IN IS by common consent innuguratcd
'"'' aster of ceremonies. .ord high chancel-
hurrLn r of the cychcqucr, captain Of the
lards, commissary general and inter
grant, refer of the sentiments Of the party.
N' is supertiuous to say that the gentle
So a., IAN discharged the diversified duties
The ssigned him with c~onsummatc tact and
rchg bility and received the unanimous in
y Iatorsement Of the party for the office Of
cr',l Pooh Bah under the Mikado in case he
' rc, applied for it.
e ln&. While the bell rings FOR the start thc
! iN'u tribune representative desires TO ac-
knowledge obligations TO Hon. 7. T.. Col
e. Inns, vice president Of the road, and to
i in Mr.. H. Martin, its gcntlemaniy and &c
/ ~commodating general traffic manager.
for courtesics extended and received. 70
.sr the latter he is also indebted for letters
ndi of introduction to prominent parties in
Il , Lethbridgc who, it may be said, en- pas
SAINT, did all in their power to make
$ O.. pleasant the brief %sojourn Of the writer
lut in their midst. At a few minutes past
u nine the train Of six or eight cars, bear
/. ing it's load Of sight and pleasure seekers.
Ircb. left Willard depot and sped northward to
Ar its destination. 300 miles distant.
dial. Tbrougb thc cnurtrsv of General Road
liiOuBl Wv ''ll WY u Nv iNOh'
~ master H.. l.. Laughlin, who was on
mem board, a small party Of the eXcursionists
tL- were permitted to occupy his comfort
s., ably equipped private car both ways. for
Ivy" which the gentlemen composing it ten
ior. der their sincere thanks. BY the provi-
pro dent oversight Of Capt. Rcnncr this car
ATE was bountifuily supplied with palatablc
a., sandwich, ice water, cigars, and cold
mn tea. The train was under the immediate
the supervision Of that prince of conductors,
Of Harry O'Bricn. while cool headed. watch
=" full Joe Carroll occupied the seat Of
id honor and responsibility at the lever and
is throttlc-yalvc.
Is 1t is not claimed that the Great Falls
" d Canada narrow gauge is the great
scenic route To British Columbia. The
road does not run through deep cavern
GUS canyons where the possibility Of a
land or snow slide under which a train
might br crushed to splintcrs, adds Just
enough If the spice Of danger to the
tourist to make the passage through it
intensely interesting, nor does it run
over the brow of prCCiplccS from whose
dizzy heights the trembling passenger
may be dashed to eternity, yet it is not
without It's points of interest. Upon
every hand broad plains extend as far as
the eye can reach, broken only here and
here by streams Of pure mountain water,
Or-on clear days 10y the grand old
Rockies in the far distance and the
Sweet Grass hills in the near. Not Il
tree is 10 be seen between Great Falls
AM Lethbridgr, and indeed, as far as
the question Of fuel is concerned, none
are needed.
kX When = kind and hountiful Providence
pronounced the vast cXpansc OF grass
tand tiower-clad territory between the
two points named as very, very good He
doubtlcss knew that rcbclIious man
s@ would first condemn this His choicest
~ work -for its lack Of timber and then
praise it for its wealth of resources.
he condemnation period has passed and
$ that Of praise begun. Thousands of eat
M Tie and sheep are annually ~fattencd upon
sa1fs the rich grasses which luXuriantly grow
M upon the prolific soil placing heavy bank
f4F accounts to the credit of fortunate own
crs, while beneath the hoof- prints of the
cowboys broncho lie the uncovered
wealth Of empires in ineXhaustihlc
~ measures of coal. With their discovery
The axe and saw gave way to the pick
and shovel and now man also p%ronounces
very. very good the beautiful land which
yields amending sources of wealth both
at the top and at the bottom, Hence
We say while the deep, dark canyons and
bold prec!piccs like the public eXecu-
ton Of a human being, may crafty the
eye Of the morbid sight-sccr, the great,
broad plateau traycrscd by the bands Of
steel which unite two great nations and
two prosperous communities. have To
H." eye of the practical man points of
greater interest than any of the far
famed scenic routes Of the world. SO