The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13
COMM NICAI1ON.
EVERETT, Wash, Sept. p, I

somewhat descriptive of my recent trip
over the western part of the United
States, redeem my promise herewith,
knowing and fully realizing my inability
TO describe the scenes as they should be.
Our party, consisting Of my cousin,
Mrs. A. y. Denne, her son Alured, and
myself, left Superior Monday, Septem-
Der TO- on the Northern Pacific train at
400 y. m, which, by the way, is the
route, according to our version, to take.
We were placed by friends in the care
Of conductor Blanchard, at one time a
Short Line conductor between Superior
and Duluth, who was very kind and
ever thoughtful of our comfort.
The first two hours of our trip we
passed through great deal of smoke
and some fire, but the worst was soon
past Still the evidence Of what had
been was most horribly real. | could
scarcely realize that this blackcned
ruin was the same country over which
| had passed a few years ago at about
the same season, when the forest was
clothed in rich dark greens tinted with
changing autumn leaves, beautiful be
yond description. But now that the
fires have swept away the trees and all
Hnderbrush, it certainly will make farms
at much less expense, if people choose
TO improve the opportunity, and it said
that many are already doing SO.
At Brainerd our train was met by a
delegation [notin our honor, however
of prominent citizens, who were to
meet defeated ball team which had
been playing the West Superiors on
Sunday. Abouta hundred people, well
supplied with all kinds of noise instru-
ments, joined i'll the reception and
made a very pleasant (?) homecoming
Cor the team. Our train arrived at
Staples on time, $40 p. m, and We
were escorted by Conductor Blanchard
to the waiting room, as the st. Paul
division was thirty minutes or more
kite. About ten We were nicely settled
in the through sleeper, and right here
! must mention the thorough and eff
tecient service provided by this com
pany. Our conductor, W. 5. Whitman,
OF ST. Paul, was kindness itself, and
heard me remark that this was my first
trip over the mountains. and | wanted
10 see all the places ofinterest possible"
Suffice it to sav, believe | did, thanks
to our conductor and other aCQuaint-
auces which we had made. Our porter
comes in also for our praise, az he was
ever ready to attend our slightest wish.
During the first night out we missed
Very little, as the country is much the
same, until we pass Bismarck, which
place we reached in the morning before
we were up, 30 we missed rceng the
wonderful bridge which cost over a
million dollars, upon which We cross
the Missouri river.
Mandan is the next place at which
we stop. Having twenty minutes here,
we all went ont and visited taxider-
rHist's shop, where we saw most beauti-
iul birds, animals and furs, prepared
for sale; also fine collection of Indian
traps and relies All through Dakota
We pass beautiful farms and grain fields,
and late III the afternoon we reach
dickinson, and soon after come into the
Fad Land region. The name seems
very appropriate, and this section OF
the trip is wonderfully interesting and
person possessed OF any imaginative
powers at all would be kept busy max
Ing comparisons and seeing striking re-
semhlances to forms ofalmoSt any char
acter. There l. nothing pretty about
She Bad Lands, nut something wonder
fully fascinating. At one place We no.
ticed peculiar Unevenness to the
ground, and upon looking again We
noticed hundreds Of prairie dugs near
their homes.
Vt Medora. at ore time the home OF
Marquis de Morcs and wife, and which
place was named for that lady. we could
see the pretty home and large we'll
cultivated ranch of this famous durliot,
quite well known to some Sunerioritcs,
Glendive Was the first stop in Mon
tana and il Is 4 nice little town, but
rather subdued looking do not think
shall locate here.
The next place OF prominence was
Miles City, which we reached at 7. m
The city was beautifully lighted; large
shade trees were noticeable from the
train, and on tins lovely evening We de
cided that Miles City was all right and
perhaps We would locate mere.
Vt IT. Keosh, a few miles from Miles
City, we stopped few minutes 10 leave
two L. amy officers, who were t,