The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-28

Just now, II you can meet him at his
leisure. He was not content to merely
have IL look" at things encountered
on his journey. but took the time an
trouble to stop, look and listen. When.
ever he came across anything worth
while. This. coupled with the fact thai
he can tell a story interestingly. make.
a couple of hours of his company just
now a pleasurable and profitabl,
period.
He went out by way of the Laclsa-
wanna and the Lake Shore to Chicago
and on the burlington from chi.
cago to Denver. thence to Seat
tic on the Union Pacific and
Northern Pacific; from Seattle lo
Skagway by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Comrany's line. and from Skagwa..
to White Horse. on the Yukon river. by
way of the new one hundred and eleven
mile railroad over White Pass. Re-
turning from Seattle, he swung down tO
Salt Lake and enjoyed the ride over
the Denver and Rio Grande. one of the
most picturesque railroad routes in thr
world. Returning from Denver 10
Scranton via the Burlington and the
Pennsylvania. Making IA tota! trip of
10000 miles over the best managed
roads in the country without the
slightest accident On the way
out. he stopped for six da, s
at Yellowstone park. and also
spent several days along the Columbia
river in Oregon. The entire journey of
about 10000 miles was made with az
much comfort as one can possibly enjoy
going from Scranton to New York. HIS
journey was practically a -.00O-lnle
straightaway trip through United
States territory. 1t made Mr.. Fulton
realize. he says. that these United
States are somewhat of broad sort of
place.
Things That Impressed Him.
The stage trip through Yellowstone
Park. the glaciers Of Alaska and the
Royal Gorge on the Rio Grande We're
the three things that impressed him
most but there was scarcely a mic
he covered but what revealed some
thing tending to prove the oft-repeated
assertion that American trave,ers neel
not go abroad to find interesting sights.
Mr.. Fulton was very much pleased
with the siX-day stage trip through the
Yellowstone Park. with it's geyserS
canons and beautifully -colorcd rock
formations. The grand canon. three
miles long. mile wide and > 900 feet
deep. with it's walls of solid rock OF
every color of the rainbow. was Il truly
inspiring sight
All the animals and birds of the park.
hear. deer. buffalo. elk wild geese and
the like have become SO tame, by rea-
son of the prohibition against molest-
ing them. that they are perfectly tame.
Rear come to the back yards of the
hotels for their meals quite as regularly
as do the guests to the dining room
Deer and geese feeding ut the waysid"
We're not disturbed by the passage OF
the tourists wagons.
The story told in the railroad guido.
books and repeated by travellers. to the
effect that trout can be caught in the
Yellowstone lake and cooked in a hot
water geyser within the length of Il
fishing rod from the lake shore. is
vouched for by Mr.. Fulton. a trout.
after bein. cleaned was immersed in
the hot water pool. and in three
minutes was ready for the table. Fa
himself held the watch.
Progressive Cities.
The extreme northwestern states
cities. Mr.. Fulton says. Butte, Mont.
for instance, is novel for ii total wan.
of trees or shrubbery of any kind, the
poisonous gases from the smelters be-
ing fatal to nearly every form of vegr-
table life. Spokane is noted for it's
fine residences. being the home of many
retired mine owners. Seattle seems to
be the most progressive city on the
II "a
1t gets most of the shipping business
to Alaska.
Tacoma, Portland and other cities on
the sound are doing an immense bust
ness in grain and lumber. Steel ships.
bound for all parts of the Orient, are
among the most interesting sights of
the water front.
The kind of timber produced in this
country is best illustrated by an Incl
dent coming under Mr.. Fultons per.
sonal observation. While at Nancou~
Yer, B. c.. reception TO the Duke and
Duchess Of York was given at The
Vancouver National park. The park
commissioner drove out to meet til"
royal party and near the gate backe
his wagon an team into the hollow
trunk of tree to wait their coming.
The duke had his photographer take a
picture of the sight.
The trip fl ON Seattle to Skagway is
made almost wholly on ii land-locked
sea. For six hours of the voyage only. !
is the ship affected by the roll of the
ocean. This is in crossing the two
sounds. There is no more danger of
sea-sickness than there is on Il trip TO
Coney Island from New York,
Like a Great Long Bay,
1t is like sailing in a great. long bay |
filled with islands, An interesting fea-
ture of the navigation on this route is |
that the pilots make use of the echo |
and the shadow of the coast range of
on very dark nights to |
keep them on the proper course. TO |
make use OF the echo the gong is blown |
and the time that elapses before the |
echo returns can be used in AN uc-
curate calculation OF the distance from |
shore
The Treadwell gold mines at Juneau.
Mr. Fulton says, is one of The wealth.
lest properties i'm the world, The quartz |
is quarried after the manner of quarry
ing stone on the West Mountain. Doug
las island, where the mine is located,
is mountain of gold, and the Tread
well company owns il all. 1t Is ten
niles long, from two to three miles
vide and half mile high. The lead
>r vein. now being worked Is 800 feet
across and the noise from the stamps
IS so great that the mill employees can
with one another only by
signs. A gold brick containing $25 900
worth of precious yellow was exhibited
20 Mr.. Fulton as d part of one days