The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-01
IT IS AN IDEAL TRIP
Second Excursion Over the Gay
lord g. Ruby Valley R. r.
SCENERY Is BEAUTIFUL
Many Picnickers Teks Advantage OF the
Golden Opportunity-The Day at
the Bridges - Nothing Too
Good for the Visitor.

With the opening of the Gaylord x
Ruby Valley railroad by the Northern
Pacific. the people of Butte have been
given a new opportunity for an outing
in one Of the most beautiful spots in
Montana. The second excursion was
run from Butte to Twin Bridges over
the new road yesterday, and many took
advantage Of IL, and when the people of
this city learn fully to appreciate the
true beauties of a trip through the beau
tiful and fertile jefferson valley To the
Big Hole river at the Bridges, the trains
will be- packed and the pretty little
town i'm the valley will swarm with peo-
ple from Butte on every excursion day.
There is no prettier or more varied
scenery i'm the state than that along the
Northern Pacific To Twin Bridges, the
terminus of the new railroad. Several
hundred people left Butte yesterday on
the excursion. but many scattered along
the road to spend the day in the numer-
Gus shady and picturesque spots, the
Northern Pacific having so arranged to
run the Sunday train that parties OF
picnickers can stop at any point they
may schoose and, returning. the train
will stop and pick them up again. Many
by that arrangement spent the day in
the pretty canyons between Butte and
Whitehall. while others dropped off at
some of the pretty spots in the Jeffer-
son valley, or at some of the handsome
country homes and ranches. Many 9TH
ers went through to Twin Bridges, and
We're well repaid for the trip.
The citizens of the Bridges have wait
ed for 16 years for the coming of the
railroad which has just been completed,
md thay ara ppnu6 that their nrpttV
little town is at last so situated that
more people from the outside may en-
JOY its beauty and surroundings and the
hospitality of its people. Nothing is too
good for a visitor in Twin Bridges.
Everyone there takes pains and pleas
ure i'm assisting in making it pleasant
for visitors, and the eXcursionists who
were there yesterday and the Sunday
previous say that if Agent O'Grady Of
the Northern Pacific, DR.. Pease and
other citizens of the Bridges do not
make their town and valley a popular
outing resort for the people of Butte it
will not be through any lack of effort
on their part.
The excursionists had but six hours
To spend at the Bridges. They were
given rides through the town and visit
ed the State Orphans home and were
entertained with band music at the
grove, or town park. The Big Hole and
jefferson rivers were convenient and
near by, and several fishing parties put
i'm several hours along the beautiful
streams with varying luck. A guide, in
the person of NJ. Christianson, a quaint
and original character, piloted one. OF
the parties, and pointed out places
where there were no fish and avoided
spots where he was i'm doubt. He ioshed
about his neighbors and told stories at
their expense. There lives Mr.. Wei
hart" said the guide, as he pointed out
to the excursionists a beautiful ranch
home. Everybody knows WeihaTt.
They say he is a German. but he has
got a worm fence on his place down
the road. and that has always made me
suspect that he came from Missouri
They raise flowers in Twin Bridges,
and the country around the town is full
of wild ones, the sight and scent of
which is in itself a treat to people from
Butte. The Northern Pacific is build
ing on its depot in the Bridges, and
when completed the road will be i'm
much better shape to handle the people.
The train used for the excursion was
made up of new chair cars. and every
thing the company, through its agents,
was able to do for the comfort of the
excursionists was done. An example OF
the extent to which they went to make
everybody feel satisfied was shown
when n lady from Butte. who wished
to stop at Welcomes ranch, on Fish
creek. was, by her mistake, carried
through to the Bridges. When Agent
O'Grady learned of ii he had the lady
taken back to the ranch on the engine
and he himself accompanied her to see
that she safely reached her destination
s25 reward to any one proving that
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