The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
I'm the Wonderland
OF North America.
Further Information Concerning the
Bad Lands" of the Dakotas.

the valley are fine stock ranches. or
grazing farms" the same luxurlent
grass covering the whole country. The
tourist can but notice the brown, rus
set color and withered look OF the
grasses OF both low land and high land
alike, which the heat of summer has
spread over them. The mountains ap-
pear like colossal hay-mows, with q
'uxurient growth Of bunch grass run
ning up their slopes, cured as 1t stands
oy the sun into the best OF hay upon
which herds fatten all the year around.
ihe stockmen claim that all cattle fat
ten more quickly and keep In better
coEt,tion upon this grass than those
w1ich are pastured upon the plains of
Nebraska, Colorado, or even the Blue
Grass region OF Kentucky. This wild
prairie hay Is Of better quality and far
more nutritious than timothy and can
De put In stack at 81 per ton, and II
requires no shelter This valley for
great distance has the same weird look.
though dotted with pines, oaks, ash,
box elder. cedar and cottonwood trees.
The Yellowstone river Is q prominent
feature to the traveller. Its snow-fed
waecrs sun res.stless!y Through the
high dlngy bluffs between stately ave-
nues or cottonwood trees and beside
rlch meadows, Its rapid current CIV
ing life ana energy. while the deep.
green, pure water and pebbly bottom
gives VI additional charm.
Pioneer City.
In tine next seventy-clgh miles the
TRAIN following closely the Yellowstone.
passing fve stations, when Miles CIy
.s reached. This is the only town on
me Northern Pacific, between Lake
superior and the Rockies, which does
not owe Its origin TO the building of the
rc2d. 1t was fiourlshing frontier
c:uc!ng post for years before the North
-rn Pacific reached the Yellowstone
valley. lis business. to a large extent.
was wi.h buffa:o hunters, and after
Their e>,ermiIation. the people turned
.ne!r atter.ion 70 stock raising. The
luVe-oImeHt cs this interest In the last
10" years has been as rapid as that OF
W1eat isLGng In Dako'.a. 1t Is said
here are over 700 900 cattle on the
inches trlouihry TO the town. The
ieilowstone river is navigaIble to this
ONT. during what they call the June
Sc" but the railroad supplants the
lver traffic mos, entirely. Here we no.
ace large irrlgating canal, which
@a,eis a large area Of country back
rom the BOSTON, lands of the Yellow
lone and Tongue rivers, which re-
lu.re irrigation. Miss City, 1T will be
'emernberei. has suffered much from
res and ITS wooden buildings are be-
nS rebuilt with subs.ari.ial brick s,ruc-
ures. 1t IS bright and lively town to-
.ay, with a population of l,500
A Atri-weekly stage runs to Deadwood.
day spent here gives the tourist q
nance TO see interesting features Of
he cattle business and irrigation.
Three miles distant. along the line. Is
Fort keoeh. the most important mill
iary post In the Northwest, having a
GARRISON of nine companies, cornmo-
dious barracks. hospital and school.
besides score of neat cottages for the
officers and their families. built around
Park, in the center of which Is a
handsome fountain fed by the waters
OF Yellowstone river. This fort was
buut by General Miles. in 1877, as a
means of holding in check the warlike
Sioux Indians. But shall reserve the
Consideration CT the Indian problem
cor another letter. ]. E. Richmond.