Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
homo on sick furlough, his relative THAI

hs Is dead. he was so reported, he said he
lost all his relics when he was ia
ken to the hospital. he says as soon As you
Get in the hospital they burn up all Of your
clothing. he said he was 50 sick when he
taken to the hospital that he had
no hopes Of of recovering, and he did not
know what become Of bis relics. Miles City
- 745 miles from 81. Paul, everything is
fresh and green the valley widens out to
number OF miles. the little Big Horn runs
into the Yellow stone which affords means
ofirrsgation for the valley which makes
the great wasted desart of past green
and fertile valley. There ass over 700, 900
cattle on the ranges tributary to Miles
City. Groves Of Cotton Woods trees and
thickets of wild roses add much to the
sttractiveness of the town. After leaving
Miles City to little town and named in
eommemoration of the brave Custer,
next is Forsyth with it, immense cliffs
than to the Big Horn river where we
crossed : bridge and went through tun-
mel 1000 fest long. We commenoed to
climb the mountains It 500 O'Clock In
morning, the train slowly winded ito way
around and up the mountain until We
we're above the clouds We were so high
that the clouds looked Ike water.
Our next stop was at Helena the Capital
of Montana. it Is one of the richest city of
size in the world, then onward We went
over mountain through tunnel cross tres
sles or down the deep valley.
Then We came to Gold Greek 1880 miles
from St. Paul, this is the place where the
Northern Pacific from tho East and West
wese join by the driving Of the golden
spike in 1883. The next was He'll Gats
with conyon rock ribbed mountains on
either side until it seems like We would b
swallowed up in them, We reach Snake
River Bend at dinner time, the scenery 10
grand and one grows anxious to see al
they can Of the beautiful handi work Q
nature.
We next come to Ellensburg and through
the Yangtse. Kiang Canyon, and on to the
Cascade mountains, our next stop was Ut
Spokane Washington, aud then to Emu
10 and to Mout Tacoma with its snow
csped peaks.
Olympia the Oldest town west Of the Cas-
eads Ao.. IS 1914 miles from 81. Paul, we
cross the Columbia river at Ka,ama, we
can see Mount Wood, 81. Helena and Al.
ans. 60 miles from the rail road.
W. bought Portland papers, bu, The
scenry WAS grand that We could nsl
stop lsokisg long enough to read them
We arrived In Portland the Goth d 2:3(
and stayed three hours and half. Port
land is 2,O66 miles from st. Paul. and
has . population Of 80, 900, ID 10 > bsauti
full city OF flowers and foliage. Rose.
bloom here until the first Of January
The hotel Portland 10 built so tha. every
side faces street, isoccupiss one block.
WI left Portland NJ six o'clock last
night and arrived 1t Grants Pass At eigh,
o'clock. We are new 6,G62 feet above
the level Of the sea. the name Of this place
| 10 Clawson, the highest peak here Is 1000
feet. It took three engines 70 pull Us up
the mountain, snd now we begin the
descent. We have crossed the highest
trestls. went through the longest tannel
over two miles long, cut through the
mountain, aud now We are in California
and tomorrow morning We will be- in
Oakland. Here are the Shasta range Of
mountains, three Of them have . cloud
resting on them, but behind the cloud
the SUI is shining, and piles Of snow that
never goes off the year round. -a
would not exchange this trip for a
trip to Europe, for nothing could be
grander or more beautiful and l did not
have to cross the ocean. Now We are at
tho Sacramento river which we crossed
IS times going round the mountains.
We have just left Shasta springs, where
the water shoots up so fesh the trains
stop Is minuets TO let us see the springs
and get drink of this water, which lasts
Just like soda water.
DO not think that We have describe every
thing, il would be impossible with that
great panorama continually passing BE-
fore us, for US to tell you oil We saw.
We have travelled through states, lows
Miunssota. Dakota, Mantsua. Idalo.