Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

after very pleasant night ride we arrived
in St. Paul on the 22nd, taking Gus break
fast on the car. and securing berth, we
then took car ride to Minneapolis. st.
Paul and Minneapolis are both beautiful
cities the distance OF ten miles between
two cities is nearly built up, and they
have bicycle path from one city to the
other. and they impose q find Of $40 a.
gainst any person for driveing over this
path, the path is broad and level and
makes one Of the best road we rode oveI.
The large Athletic park and beer gar-
den both occupied large track Of ground.
business seems to be very good in Min
nesota, and the country is beautiful. We
took tourist car at loo o'clock, and then
the fun began they looked at our tickets
and gave US the first birth on the car,
and then just before the train started they
moved US to -. then they said the COM
pany never sold that birth a. it was an
unlucky number, and they wanted Us to
change to i or II We could have our
choice In the next car, SO We finally got
settled down, and began to take IN the
scenery, which is one of the most beautt-
full picturesque that he eyes ever behsld,
in some parts OF the country you can only
see high cliffs Of solid rock. and again We
would pass through the beautiful level
land for miles covered with forest trees.
We have one man ofthe Oath United States
colored regulars on ou1 train he is very
intelligent young man, and hs entertained
US with a history of the Cuban war and
battles that he was in, the country add its
inhabitants. The porter is doing every
thing to make us comfortable Mr.. Henry
gave him the customary tip. We past
through Dakota in the night, crossing the
Missouria at six o'clock on the morning of
the 23rd, on coming over into Montana
we passed through the foot hills, which are
long chain Of hills raising and falling
for miles. some Of them are steep to climb.
while others looks like mountains, the
houses on these hills are few and far q
part, some of the houses are built in the
side of the hill with cattle barns and oil
togeather, wheat Is the most successful
crop that grows. Seen my first sod
house when the train stopped at Dickson
here Mr.. Henry thought he would 60 su'
and buy pie to cal with our luncn. they
wanted 40 cent piece for pies and s CEN
= piscs doughnuts. Sergeant Wiley of thu
Gath u. s. regulars gave mo the choice o
the rslice he had gsathered while he was il
Cuba. I took two beautiful coral and som,
shells. ct Miles City Ssvgsan, Wiley stop
ped - that was his home, 10 had = 80 day
furtough. The water in this part Of tn
country is full Of alkali., and whore tn
water has been and have dried up it lool
like snow. there is but few places wher,
trees will grow. but there is plenty o
tumble weeds these weeds grow in bunch
- than they coll and gathsr Is they rol
aud tumble until lhsrs is an immens
roll. We just passed house stand
Ing in the center Of the Prairie will
not house OF tree in sight for miles, thi
il Montana it 10 11:2O now we are {,
Prairie DogVilliags there are dogs sitting
up all over the prairie. l should call II .
colony Of dogs. l have juss seen my nrs'
cow boy out here with gun and lsrias .isa
On his saddle, Buffalo grass grows Aer'
and they raise and prepar great mani
cattle for the markets, We next passse
through the bad lands, it make one thini
how wonderful is the works of the Lord
great high cliffs Of clay and sandstone
that make you feel sorry when one think
that any one must live in such place
these cliffs takes on all sorts of slapea
some pieces they look like immsnce cas-.
ties with many gables added turrett.
high wall and all completed. but they
all looked deserted and made me think Of
the ruins Of Pompii. 2:30 p. NJ. now
we are near the beautiful Yellowstone
river with its tributaries, we follow this
river 240 miles, its waters are deep blue
and green with white gravel bed. 400
o'c.ock the COW boys are rounding up 4
herd of cattle about 1900 lead Of cattle.
We have met another one Of The heroes Of
Santiago. and also member Of the Gath,
he was wounded and has been in the hos
/ pipal whsrs he had to battle with The fever
and wound at the Same time, he Is go,na