St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-12

ulation of $500 people. 1t is here that
the Yellowstone division of the falIrvc,d
terminates and the Mountain division
begins. Extensive repair shops of brick
have been erected by the company. and
q large force Of men is employed. Two
fine, spacious brick school houses have
been built, which would do credit to
any city many times larger. The school
enrolment is upward Of 700 children.
Extensive jObbing houses carrying all
lines of goods needed in the agricultural,
mining and lumber districts have been
established, and are doing prosperous
and growing business. A spacious and
tasteful opera house is under cOnstruc-
ton, and will be completed during
the present season. CommOdiouS
with tenants are abundant. The de-
mand for dwelling houses is much in
excess of the supply, and no point or
the line of the road offers better induce
ments for the profitable and secure in
vestment of capital, of which there is
great need. Pure water is supplied
from the Yellowstone by pumping into
reservoir on commanding height OPP
posite the city and then distributed by
gravity pressure through the principal
streets. 1t is difficult to realize that
ehio UlisiiC, prosperous anu picturesque
city, in the midst of charming valley,
surrounded by lofty, snow-capped
mountains, is but little more than de-
cade old. 1t is here that the ascent of
the mountain slopes begins.
An Extra, Massive Engine
is added to the train and away it moves
with scarcely any abatement of speed, a
tunnel is soon reached and penetrated
and the traveller is ushered, at Timber
line, into region Astounding with
sublime and beautiful scenery. BoZe-
man, in the GallaJin valley, is passed,
the source of the Missouri, formed by
the junction of the jefferson, Madison
and Galiatin. is reached in the midst of
wild and rocky gorge, where there
scarcely seems room enough for the
track. The painted rocks" so called,
observed here are doubtless due to the
presence III them of iron undergoing
the process of oxidation, giving them
deep tlnge of red, which, with their
massive character, makes them seem
very picturesque as the train rushes
along through the deep gorge.
Rising from the valley of the Missouri
extensive table lands are observed,
which to the eye appear unattractive as
we'll as unproductlve, excepting in those
locations where irrigation has been re-
sorted to for supply OF the requisite
moisture. Hundreds of miles of bitches
are here noticed. ana abundant crops
of grains and grasses abound to reward
the labors of the enterprising agricult-
urlst. Among the new and thriving
cities that have sprung into existence as
direct result of opening this great
railway line in the mountain region
may be mentioned Garrison, Missoula.
Spokane, which has a splendid water
power; Sprague, North Yakima, aud
Tacoma, the Pacific terminus of the
line. Of this important point, as well as
Seattle and Everett. there is not space
10 speak in this brief notice. They de-
serve and will receive hereafter such a
review as their extraordinary growth
and Importance seem to justify. They
are such cities as only the exceptional
conditions and circumstances Of Amer
lean institutions render possible. In a
future communication a narrative IF
their growth. progress and condition
will be briefly presented.
WILLIAM T. PHELPS.