St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-08

shows what a man can do when he
knows how and does it.
The Pacific extension of the Great
Northern leaves the Helena and Butte
line at Havre. Mont, and. like the
flight of an arrow, runs directly west TO
the Rockies. the peaks of the Sweet
Grass hills standing guard in the north,
and the Bear Paw mountains doing SIM
liar duty in the SOUTH The first view
Of the Rockies is had from Galata sta
ton. lIj miles from Summit. When
Midvale, on Two Medicine creek, the
last station at the foot OF the mountains,
is passed, and the track begins its
winding way up the canyon OF the
Marias, the fact that the train Is climb
ing up the mountain side is not appar-
emit to the traveller, the ascent is so
light. The ewes cannot be depended
upon. for up grade may look to be down
and down appear 10 be up.
Down the western slope of theROckIes
the TailWAyS0On comes TO the tlathead
river and then the towns OF Columbia
Falls and kallspell enterprlslng places,
with banks, churches, newspapers, cleo
trio lights, etc. whose sites were vacant
spots on the prairie q year ago. The
valley contains a large area OF superior
farming land Irrigation is not neces-
sdry. In speaking of valleys and dis
trIcts out III this country one must I'M
agine regions as large as average East
ern states. The Elathpad valley is sur
rounded by and interspersed with fine
forests OF merchantable timber. and
precious metals, coal and petroleum
have been fOund in the mountains. The
Flathead river is q nayigable stream.
and the lake OF the same name IS the
la in VVbntn RnnlrV maintain
system.
The K0Otenai country, west Of the
Flathead, is also notable for its
Zine Mineral Prospects
and natural resources. The present
largest developments are at Libby
Creek and LeOnia. in the vicinity OF
which excellent quartz and placer mines
are already opened and in operation.
From Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, direct ac-
cess is had to the wonderful Kaslo,
Ainsworth, SLOGAN. LardO, Duncan and
Nelson mining districts of British Co.
lumbia. which is already controlled by
American capital.
Across tine state of Washington, from
Newport and AluanI Falls, where the
railway crosses the Pend d Orielle river,
oil the boundary of Idaho through Spo-
kane. the metropolis OF the eastern part
of the state, through the Big Bend cOun-
try, the Wenaichee valley, whence the
lake Chenan and OkanOgan districts are
of easy and most direct access, and
thence over the Cascade mountains 10
Everett on Puget sound the Great
Northern taxes its way. For the present
the Cascades are crossed by switch
back and will be until the tunnel IS fin
ished. The route on the west side IS
through the valley of the SnOhOmiSh
river.
For q year or more the Great North
ern has had q branch in operation along
Puget sound from Seattle to Everett,
Mount Vernon, Fairhayen. WhaGom,
Blaine, Wash, and South Westminster,
b. O., a distance OF 145 miles. 1t IS an
inside or shore line, and has been
termed the rake, on account of tap
ping important towns and harDOrs and
gathering business for the handle or
main line. which forms a union with 1t
at Everett. it is expected the rake"
will be extended into Oregon by follow
ing the east bank Of the Columbia to
Vancouver. where the river will be
crossed and thence pass down the
Willamette valley to Portland.
worlds Fair souvenir coins viii
be ready ter delivery at the GlObe
counting room on MO nday. There
VIII be many 10 serve, and you must
come early.