The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-25
passed in Montana. A climb up a
mountain side, dash through tunnel.

mountain side, a dash through tunneJ,
a look down a steep ravlne, over spider
like steel bridges, but ever onward,
onward. Missoula, 1 think, shows the
greatest progress of the Montana towns.
Mrs. Weeks. who, enjoyed the trip to
its utmost, left US at Rathdrunl at night.
The last I saw Of her she was III the
embrace Of her two er and daughters, but
''all aboard" made me hustle for the
car and then to bed.
Saturday morning found us speeding
along the Yakima river, we noticed a
wonderful Change iii: this country; since
1894; at that time it was nearly all sand
and sage bush, now fine orchard after
orchard laden with fruit, and field after
field of melons were passed. Yakima
has grown from village to a metropoli-
tan city so also Ellensberg. Shortly
after leaving Ellensberg the climb up the
Cascade begins and it is tunnel after
tunnel; alter many pu1s however, the
summit is reached and one engine is
taken of and the descent begins. Soon
we come to a loop and looking down
see the track several hundred feet below
us;we passed the east bound overland at
the curve, and soon we are looking up
to the strange sight of the overland
several hundred feet above us and rum
ing IN the same direction, but they are
east bound and we are speeding vest
ward. We had beautiful view of
Mount Adams and Mount Rainier. AS
we descend the western slope of the
Cascades we notice the deep green Of
the foliage and the immense size of the
trees, the beautiful, clear snow-fed
streams, now laughing and ripping along
and then plunging and foaming in their
hurry to reach the mother ocean. Soon
we reached Palmer Junction where a
diagreeable change OF cars awaits us, but
after while we run into Seattle and as
we get off the train our brothers are
there to greet us. While we are hand
ing our checks over for our baggage a
we'll known voice says "Mr. Jackson"
and on looking round tall, broad
shouldered, stalwart, young man is
smiling at us and with one voice We say
why Roy Bride, what are you doing
here?" Roy has good position in a
commission and produce house and is
looking we'll. Among the first of old
Pembina friends to greet us was J. D..
Trenholme. Dick is as jolly as ever and
making barrels of money. The other
day l was standing at the corner of
Second and Pike, heard voice saying,
"Oh mother there is my old superin-
tendent," and on looking round saw
Annie Huffman (Mrs. Spreke) with her
two children. Charlie Haight is as fat
and jolly as ever, he tells me that Henry
Vaughn is firing on the Great Northern
running out OF Seattle to the mountains,
tnat he has good position and is doing
well. Coming home from church on
Sunday saw all old friend, Peter Nc
Master an old time resident of Cavalier.
Peter has saw mill on Lake Washing
ton. Yesterday saw Mrs. Wilson {nee
Belle McEachran) she is looking we'll.
On Saturday night l visited Eureka
Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, Bro. J.F. Douglas
vouching for me, the work was in the
F. c. degree. l will write to Pembina
tNo.2 in the near future and tell about the
Masonry out here. have, a lot more
to tell you but fear have already
taken up too much of your time and
space SO will close for the present.
G. E. JACKSON;