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sound very peculiar to northern visitor.
Nashville. Tenn. Dec. u h. 1895
This morning We left that busy. rustl-
ing city of the South. Atlanta. over the
l.. Il N. r. R. system, homework bound.
1t appears that almost all the way from
Atlanta nearly to Nashville is contin-
nous combination Of changes from hills
and gull.es to mountains and CANYONS.
1t is. indeed scenic route. successive
whirl OF changes rapidly meet the eye
The old train bounded along, tr, ing to
make up time, over bridges, along the
valleys. sweeping around cliffs. through
cuts, along lodges, through tunnels and
every ether way. Some 25 miles before
We got to Chattanooga We passed through
q tunnel and stopped at the station Just
this side, called Tunnel Hill. It was
hcre that Charlie jackson did some of
the heaviest running of his life and it
saved him from Andersonville prison
and probably death. I imagined we
could locate the contendine parties that
day in '63, when the Confederates pour
ed through the tunnel and took the Fed
erals by surprise. When the dash for
liberty was made, but of tho Federal
boys succeeded aud Charlie was one.
Before we reached Nashville it grew
dark and I was unable TO see Murfres-
boro and iss locality with certain points
of interest B. F. Walden told me Of.
AftcI leaving Nashville. we took a
Pullman berth ana it being dark VIC
were unable to zee anything of Kentucky.
as we travelled through it both going
and coming in the night. After leaving
Nashville there is grade Of. 265 #. TO
the mile to be made. Two engines are
required to take the train up.
Savanna, Ill. Dec. 18th. 1895.
| This morning We were awakened be-
fore we got to East St. Louis. We got
through with our toilet in time to see
the outskirts of the city as We approach
ed it. The Terminal Railway Or Bridge
Co. takes all trains with their own En-
gines over their double tracked hand
some. iron bridge spanning the majestic
Mississippi and through the tunrel of q
Of a mile between East st. Louis. I'll. and
st. Louis. Mo. They charge a fee of q
cents for each person every time they
ride over tho bridge. They also charge
| thG,Y n fcn 70,
every train that passes over the bridge.
When the Editorial party was en- route
to Atlanta, the question camo up, relat
ing to the lee for taking the two Pull
man Cars with the party over tho bridge
to ST. Louis and back. Tho coat was
s44.C which the c. B. & N, and the L
& N. systems of railways paid the bridge
company for the beniAt of the N. D
! Editors. The North Dakota Press vii
long remember the royal generosity o
these railway companies.
At 8-25 we left st. Louis for st. Paul
Travelling through Illinois the pcrtinen
fact comes to n person that western par
of Illinois State is beautiful. In fact i
is about as pretty looking part o. th'
union that We visited during the trip
About so or GO miles north of ST. Louis
ice on the waters, axBin appeared t,
view. AS far as the eye could encompa
fields Of corn were in sight. A look o
general and healthy prosperity wa
ever, where.
st. Paul Dec. 14th. 1895.
Again We arrive in the Sanity city O
the north o'clock this morning. Not be
ing able to get home today we enjoy som
of the life Of old st. Paul and its Siste
city Minneapolis and we are made t
feel that the sturdy energy Of northern
City is equal to if not greater than tn
serge Of the southern cities.
Casselton. n. D., Dec. 18TH, 1895.
Here we arrived just after midnight
=, having:le St. Paul on the Ais Pacif
u express over the N. F. We go to be-
somewhat tired after our long trip. 8
far. Once more breathing the old N. Z
AL '6oA oeAhS oAooo kANea0 GEfSCa oSf
Of home feeling.
Home Dec. 10th. 1905.
. After aimlessly waiting in Casselto
! from morning until 4 o'clock p. IN. W
boarded the old &. N. Branch coach fo
Hope. The G. N. time table for tn
Hope branch was changed yesterday an
instead of leaving Casselton for Hope q
o'clock we arrived in Hope at tha
hour.
REFLECTIONS.
We have nothing but good words fc
the Southern people, who did ali in the
power to make the trip through the
Country and to the homes. as pleasar
as they possibly could. Their prodiGeou
j hands of welcome were always open.
The l.. & N. and the N. G & ST.. ]
Railways printed special tomp)ementa,
tfrtx<+o for thu NJ n F6itoriu1 r,or<