Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-06-01

ing, when we took the west-bound
train at ZOO a. m. The first day Of
our trip passed by with but few in
cidents worth mentioning. The
country between Grand Forks and
Larimore was level, very much like
Marshall county, but seeding ap-
peared to be late, as very little
wheat was yet up, and the drills
standing in the fields, indicated that
seeding was now in full progress.
Speeding on west Of Larimore the
country began to be a little broken
and billy, but less thickly populated.
We soon arrived at Devils Lake.
This is a town about the size of
Warren. 1t was the first town of
any size we saw since leaving Grand
Forks. To the south we beheld a
dim view of the famous Devils Lake,
though at too great a distance to
get any idea OF the beautiful scenery
surrounding it. AS our iron steed
carried us westward the land became
more billy and very wet. Water
could be seen continuously standing
in the low places along the track.
West of Rugby Junction the land
became more level and looked more
fertile. Arriving at Minot, the first
important town west OF Devils Lake,
we found it necessary to set our
watches back one hour, this place
being the transit from Central to
Mountain time. 1t is also somewhat
OF a railroad town as the Great
Northern has here a round-house
and coal-sheds, and the 500 line also
enters the city, crossing the Great
Northern at this point. West of
Minot the land was very billy and
sparsely populated. West OF White
Earth we saw snow for the first time
on our trip, lying on the hillsides.
AS the sun set we retired for the
night, tired of the continuous look
ing at the unbroken scenery OF the
vast tract Of land traversed during
the day. ...
Awaking next morning, (Monday),
we found ourselves on the plains of
Montana, travelling through a low
and marshy country, half covered
with water. Hardly a building
could be seen, and the land seemed
unfit for anything but grazing Oc-
casionally we saw a herd of cattle or
horses, and a small hut near by in
Dictated that some human beings had
here their abode. South OF Harlem
we caught sight Of the snow-covered
peaks of the. Bear Paw Mountains.
This is only a small group Of noun
tains, and Of no great altitude, new
ertheless, to one raised on the level
prairies OF the Red River Valley, it
was an interesting sight indeed. Be-
tween Chinook and Havre we saw for
the first time, since entering Monta-
ma, a few farmers blowing in9small
fields. We arrived at Havre about
noon. Here we had to change cars,
and waited one hour for "The Great
Northern Flyer" which runs direct
through from St. Paul to Seattle.
At Chester we came in sight of three
mountain peaks, called the Blue
Grass Hills. It is remarkable how
rare the atmosphere is in these vest
ern states. These mountains ap-
peared to us to be about one or two
miles distant, but we were informed
by one OF our fellow passengers that
they were about 25 miles off. AS we
were taking our supper we beheld in
the far distance the snow-clad peaks
OF the Rocky Mountains, and our
feeling at the first sight Of this
famous mountain range can more
easily be imagined than described.
At sunset we arrived at a station
called Durham, and right outside
was a small Indian village, consist
ing Of genuine Indian wigwams. The
Indians were mostly dressed in blan-
kets and some OF the women were
seen carrying their little babies, tied
to a board, on their backs. In the
gloom of the evening twilight our
train entered in among the cliffs OF
the Rockies, winding it's way between
the mountains, now dashing through
a tunnel, now laundering over a
deep valley, while the waters OF a
mighty stream was seen roaring, be-
tween the rocks hundreds OF feet be-
low. 1t was a perilous journey, but