The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-05
PAClElC TO ATLANTIC.
Babeoek and Turner. the Wheel.
men. Reach Boston.
MAKING 4 RIDE OF 4.lso MILES.
Eighty DAYS Spent On the Road. but
A"ir'E we're Taken Up I'm sight
seeinS-Politics Along the Way.

FRO, II. 2. Fahcock. - .hls city. ard
\ J. Turner. o., Port Townsend. ne tvo
wheel'nen v1o ,es; here June OF .hsi-
me across the continent. have reached
boston. ,Asir destination. making the
rae o. 42Se miles in e3Shtv DAYS. thirty
o@Fs OK which We're spsn. n sigat seeing
ne Boston Herald ~ August = has the
ioaoW27g story of the trip:
40 01Ist-coverej riders arrived late
last evening at The American Aoase. alter
d IfcV o. exactly !. l33 Gsiles from the Pa
cine q the Atlantic.
ne cycleTs are \. l. Turner. 81 Pore
Townsend. Wash and ". r BaAcock.
or Seattle Mr. Turner IS A b9okkaeper.
ana has been assistant postrnas er - Fora
townsend. ard Mr.. B8hcock IS a school
teacher in Seattle.
The ride vas begun on Jene { ans
therefore occupied Just eighty Eavs. Of
this time. however. taIrtv DAYS were spent
n seeing Ihc sights IN cities passsd
through. or in visiting friends and reIa-
tives on the way
The route taken was through Northern
Idaho. Montana. North Dakota. Mime
sofa. Iowa. Illinois. Indians. Ohio. Penn
sylFania and New York % ne Rav state
The only depression was made COR no
purpose ~ visiting The yellow stoue park
where the wheeimen spent about week
in wandering about Uncle sans vast
reserve.
MT Babcock ami NJ. ------er haa many
interesting things - tel sno't their
Journey. They crossed fhe country as
the political situation was becoming ths
sole topic Of converse lon. ana obsery FL
the gold and silver sentiments 20 excel
lent advantage throughout the Whole
trip.
when the two riders reached the min
ing district ne ,~Ne7tr a kfanA - "a
ern idaho. the news Of the adoption ~
the gold platform at s.. Louis had iusc
heen received. The miners expressed
their feelings very freely, ana declared
their intention Of boiling the Republican
ticket though they had hitherto been
warm Repu nllcans. The district seemed
70 be suffering from depression over the
news from s.. Louis.
The silver sentiment VAS oVerwhel I'm
ing all the way from the Pacific coast
through the Rocky mountains. until the
eastern part OF Montana was reached.
Al the town OF Billings. which Is the
center of the great sheen-raiSlng region
Of the eastern slopes Of the Rockies. the
travellers were surprised. after their Jour
ney through the silver mining country. to
find a strong gold sentiment pervading
the town.
The ride across the plains was made
on almost exactly the route taken by
Lenz, who, however. travelled west ward.
The sand and the prickiy pears put the
whsemen 10 great Inconvenience. the
cacti frequently puncturins their tires
and causing much delay. At one foriorn
canyon in Montana they ran across the
character known as Yankee Jim, who en-
tertained LEM.
Yankee Jim is a man with considerable
OF a past, as ne has run through three
fortunes. but has always fallen gpon his
feet and continued 10 make his way in
the world lie i now prospecting aarl
hunting and fishing for "a living. and he
expects. II Bryan is elected. TO become n
rich man. on account OF tao promising
silver mines which he owIls.
From Billings, eastward. the cyclcrs
found a most hewildering variety of sell
tlments upon the currency question. Sill
yer men were met where least expected
and gold men were found among the
farmers and other classes which are pop
ularly supposed 20 be wholly devoted Ia
the cause 81 silver. The gold men seemed
TO have the advantage III general, how
ever, throughout the states OF the plains
In Minnesota the gold sentiment became
more settled, and by the time Chicago
WAS reached the gold men seemed 10 be
having everything their own way. The
city OF Chicago. according to the cyclers,
is q citadel OF the gold men.
ION the way eastward from Chicago
however. a remarkable revival OF silver
sentiment was noticed among the farm
ers OF Northern Indiana and Northwest
ern Ohio. AS MIR. Babcock langhingly re-
marked. the town OF Bryan, In Ohio.
seemed 20 be devoted 10 The Nebraska
candidate. II for no other reason than the
identity Of the names. The gold scntiu EFT.
appeared victorious again about the mi /
dle OF Northern Ohio. and remained in The
asrnuHauf All the way 70 the Atlantic