Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-16

while remembering the Uniform kind
ness and courtesy shown US of the
management of the N. p. We thought
of asking them to delay the train a
few hours, but, thinking that we might
thereby disappolnt some who preferred
starting at such an unworthey hour
we forebore. In course of time we
struck Sanborn, and taking the adj
vice of some of our fellow passengers.
We boarded the freight for Valley
City. We were told to be prepared
for slow passage, and, the afore-
said passengers hereby tender their
thanks to the engineer who endeavroed
to accelerate their trip. After some
switching shutted the caboose in with
SO much force that we Immediately
started for the Valley and would un-
doubtedly have arrived at least an
hour ahead of schedule time, had it
not been for the front end of the
caboose.
We noticed q panied look on the
face of q small man who was extricat.
ed from under a lady of some two hum
dred pounds adyordupois, but fore
bore asking any pertinent question
as to the cause thereof. At Valley
City we became acquainted with a
gentleman who is associated with Mr..
Granger in shipping grain. They
operated principally at four poiuts
near Valley City, and did not have
very much trouble with cars, yet the
farmers are tired of being dependent
on the railroad and the inconveni-
ences of shipping. and enough OF
them have offered them 2 cents per
bushel to handle their grain, SO that
they contemplate the erection of sever.
al farmers elevators the coming sea-
son. We submitted to him our plan
of farmers house, and he was kind
enough to say that of all the plans he
had ever heard of, it was the best.
At st. Paul we found the Union de-
pot in a state of chaos resulting from
extensive alterations which, when
finished will make it one of the hand
soonest edifces of it's kind in the west.
From the jam and crowd we thought
it must be "bargain day" at the tickle,
counter, but found, on application
that the same old rates were in force.
The Christmas rush was on, and II
was only by the exercise Of football
tactics that we obtained tickets and
checks in bare time TO catch our train
At St. Paul the river was open and
there was but little snow. AS We
passed southwark the snow deepened
below Lake Pepin }, it being deel
enough to form good sleighing, while
the river was frozen solid enough tt
enable the farmers to use it's broat
bosom as u highway. At one point /.
teamster had left the crooked ant
devious pathway marked out by hi
predecessors, with the result that hi
rear hobs cut through, and he had t,
hustle to get his horses off. mot W
do not wish this to be considered al
argument that the ''straight way' i
not always the safe one). Had it bee
some trains that we have been on, W
would have gone to his assistanc
trusting to our ability to catch ul
But the Burlington wasn't runnin
that way. G.. p. Agent will pleas
take particular notice of this an
send us an annual in appreciatio
there of). For 300 miles this roa
runs along the Mississippi and i
truly a "scenic route" From LAX
Pepin, where we gathered camelian
in boyhood days, to Trempealear
the scenery is especially fine and is
country that is rich in histories
Indian legions.
Lovers Leap is an interestin
point, both naturally it being
beautiful promitory overhangin
the water, and from the followin
legend. A beautiful Indian Made
loved and was beloved by membe
of her own tribe, but her father, a
ambitious chieftain, was determine
to increase his power and prestige b
uniting her to the chief of neighbol
ing tribe. Prayer, tears and entreatie
unavailinx. The wedding day wa
set, but the lovers preferring deaf
together, to life apart, walked han
in hand to the edge of the rock. an
clasped in each other arms, cast then
selves in the waters beneath.
Pilot Knob, at Trenpealean is al
other commanding bit Of scenery.
is \ peculiar shaped rock. resting 0
its smallest end. Seemingly child
hand could move it from it's berth an
l.cost It into the Father Of Water