Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-29

tsuf-tirat hmp-essinus nj the kea1
wet yossa. and Ota.r Piscss are
Waited.
H ". MULLERY. formerly OF
~ COrtOva, has written bright
IA ard entertaining letter TO
70 friends ana relatives in the
upper erd OF kock Island county.
giving a account %, trip across the
continent Tue comm unicatiou is
appended in full:
II started on my journey Tuesdsy.
Nov. 10 =. $50 y. u.. aud after one
hours ride over familiar ground /
arrived 81 Savanas, where ! changed
cars Tor 81. Paul. The e.. NJ. & ST.
z. crosses The Mississippi CT This
point aud follows its banks 20 81
Psul. The irst station 20 attract
my attention VS. Lainsville. Iowa.
I, - 80 Ioc lted that H. sGOrds good
dIck and geese hunting for local
rimrods Several hunters with dcys
aad gnas guG OF the train. ana ]
..audrted u they hat ever heard OF
tee far famed Msriitcia BOTTOMS.
shers game N years gone By hsd al
most sic possession. After passing
several smal. stations We arrived ~
Deb g1e. Tue view Of the city from
the tepot is very limited, BUS here |
.Aw taat which j. dear % the heart Of
any oEe rsisee nezr the Iiyer-a
stsantoaL Tie following boats
were in port: Quincy. J sephine
aud GaTtio Eastman. McGregor 10
aiceiy located In n curve u the blaf
" North Me,;rcgor the train ran.
across tse river 90 Prairie Du Chen.
then back sgain. aud proceeds on its
Journey. at Waukon Ju.ci:on
saS The fsst ice % the season. a
.nsll stream being frozen over solid
i.sEsing s5uGicd very familiar 10
ae, having heard the boys tia: raft
speak ihc name so oi;on. The seem
cry north N Lansing Is very pretty;
he high hills axe dotted here sud
there win Little log cabins. New
Nbin. q g1sint lii;lc town. Is the
las, We seen in Iowa. At La Greg
cent, la Crosse mas 0c seen In the
distance rs well Us the bridge. While
crossing tho bri 'ge noticed y great
many log and lumber RATS in the
river. The train backs from North
l., Crosse to In Crosse, where ! again
hanged cats after walt OF 80 mia
utes. From there ! took the On csgo
last mail, AID between il beiug a Inn.
lied train, and darkness having set.
ed. I could not zee much OF the
owns We passed through. Winons
vas nicely lighted by electricity.
li,er the train left Wabasha I me.
Mr. Dshl Of st. Charles. Ill, who
vas also on his way 20 Spokane,
Wash. At Red Wing stepped Oh,
IN the platform, sad by the wintry
az was reminded that we were trav.
-iing thSHrd. arrived at S,
Paul ut 1910 p M, and found the
rcatksr much colder than is had
been NJ Coriova tina, sauo morning
Us could not leave until i:SJ p. M
he mex, day, arose carly the neSt
norning and started - see the many
beautiful sights this cI;y contains
saw much 10 interest one, and after
eating a good dinner wen: 10 tske
last lcoE ~ the old Mississippi
While siandi1g on the b.idgc !
locked dowE the river and was sur
prised 10 see she old steamer Abner
Clio lying 81 the bank. | left ST.
Paul at 1880 p. m, and after <caving
Minneapolis IL coon grew dark. aud
20 auis taxing notes for that day
aud began to get acqusinted with my
fellow passengers. Most OF them are
going - seek rev homes. and mary
q tear is she'd IS the train leaves the
Union depot.
The Northern rsc &c runs very
iine train from 1T raui to Portland.
It consists % Gee mail car, che tx
press car. enc baggage car. one coll
Orist Que tourist sleeFer, one smot-
iug ard second class car combined.
TO day coschcs, one dining car and
enc palace sleeper. making total Of
10 ears The cars ere all finely
equipped ,hrOuchou; aud the train
men are al very ccn;lumaniy. max
Jog Il their constant endeayof to
make ~ peasant for the patrons OF
the road. A conductor on the east.
ern roads voa.d iEdcsd think life
burden II be had to contend with
What = western oEe does. lie mus;
he constantly answering questions, n
grea, many % which are very fool.
ish. IS well as BE- yoOled around by
cowboys, etc. Tae different locomo-
lives drawing tAis train are ponder
Cus rnschines q modern invention,
combining strength and speed. We
stopped q, -. C!aad for water, but
could not see suy Of the town for
dafkness.
rbss Gi ms % IN. West.
AFTER riding miles and miles
where nothing could be seen bl, 81
endless prairie with an occasional
hut tbs; some rancher calls home,
We arrived Q; Bismarck. n. ID. Be.
ing the capital Of the state, 10 has
several buildings which cur Illinois
cities would be proud Of. But here
IL where orc begins 20 rcsllze tta,h