The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11
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readers Of THE TIMES might like to
know something al this part Of Mon
tana, and having many Eind friends
in Chauute Big Creek and vicinity
whoare interested 10 my welfare, l
will send few hue, To- them in This
way
Failing 10 aea.ta ald no remedies
seeming 10 beof auy benefit, l was
advised by several " ChanUte's best
physicians TO trytha mountain climate
of Montana. So The 18th Of July
having babe a sofrowful goodby to
neighbors aud dear ones al home !
took the early morning train for Kan
sas City 1t was only short time
till the fires at the smelters at lola
were in sight and everyone was in
jQuiring about them, many expressing
great wonder at the sight. Being
very weak and so weary, leaned back
in the cushions after committing my
loved ones and myself to the Heaven
W GdlIlcI duu WIS SOOll cltCpluS'
Awaking about daylight found we
were passing through land damaged
by high water. For miles could be
seen ruined crops and many fields COW
cred with water. AT Kansas City met
friends that made the hour wait
pass very pleasantly. 1t seemed only
IA short time till porter came to as
sist me to the train. Soon | was pas
sing through beautiful country, great
fields Of clover, corn, oats and wheat,
Crops were not as far advanced as at
Chanute.
Our next change was at Council
Bluff, very pretty city, noted for its
Christian schools and orphanage. Only
few moments delay and we were
away again. Got to Sioux City at
9:35 night of the 18th, had to wait less
than an hour, l was very tired and
glad to rest in one of the comfortable
rockers with which the depot is furn
iShed. | was fortunate in getting a
seat to myself and got good nights
rest. When we arrived at st. Paul
was feeling much stronger.
There is beautiful Union depot at
st. Paul, but the service is not to be
compared to that of Kansas City. The
porters are conSpicous by their absen.
ce only one being visible. After al
hour we pushed our way through the
vast throng there was an excursion
to Lake Minetonka) and showing our
tickets at the gate were directed to
our train the "Great Northern Flyer.
1t pulled very slowly out of the city
giving chance to see many Of the i'm
mense grain elevators and some of
the noted Touring mills
Now we began to go faster till we
were going part of the time 80 miles
an hour The face of the country now
changed and instead Of large corn
fields it was large wheat fields and
patches of corn.
The wheat fields of Dakota were
sight not to be soon forgotten. For
miles the ground seemed as level as
floor, not tree nor shrub in sight
nothing but wheat. The houses gen.
orally were small and one wonders
how people live there through the
fearful billiards. that sweep over that
State.
After passing the wheat fields we
came to the grass lands. We went
several hundred miles without seeing
one furrow of plowed ground, just
grass, horses, cattle and few Indian
tepees. Once we saw some deer.
At Minot, Montana, watches were
changed to mountain time, one hour
slower than at home or in Gods coun-
try, one expressed it.
Thursday morning we could see the
Little Rockies in the distance and in
few hours more the Bear Paw noun
tains, which was to be our destinat-
ion. The train stopped at Malta for
water and there were the sheep shear
ing sheds with immerse flocks of sheer
waiting to be sheared. At last we
reached Harve, where we made our
last change. Our tram was late but
the other one had waited. An hour
and half ride brought us to Big San
dy which ended our railroad journey.
Here we must wait days for the
stage to the mountains.
OF my stay in Big Sandy where /
visited the school of my trip out to
the mountains, the stock. etc. | will
write another time, only saying that
| have not seen any country that to
my ey looked as beautiful as sunny
Kansas" but | am rapidly gaining
flesh and strength, so am bound To
think kindly of Monta
Mrs. J X. GREENoUGH.
Bear Paw Mts., Montana. =.
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