The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-07-16

and enter Fargo, county seat Of Cass
county. Broad and level as the sea the
prairie stretches out north, south and
west of Fargo. Almost due north from
Fargo lie the tracks of the Great Northern
For seventy eight miles the way is along
the west bank of the Red River. Good
towns are strung along the track like
beads on string, including Grandin,
Hillshoro. county seat of Frail county.
Every little town has its elevators, and
glancing of along the skyline one can
see these great grain houses standing like
ships at sea. Soon there is a clatter of
many intersecting tracks. A glimpse of
many switch signals aud the handsome
red sandstone depot, and the shrill cries
of bus and cab drivers announce Grand
Forks, a county seat and the second city
in North Dakota, S22 miles from st. Paul.
altitude SS5 feet. We now have a run of
200 miles of prairie, wheat fields as level
as the ocean at rest. Next town is Lari-
more $50 miles from st Paul. altitude
ll39. We soon reach Park River and
continuing west in the midst of grain
fields and pasture lands through Lacketa,
seat of Nelson county. The shore of
Devils Lake is finally reached, the largest
body of water on the plains east of the
Rocky mountains. Devils Lake is tho
county seat of Ramsey county, n. D., AL
miles from st. Paul, altitude 1895 feet.
| Delta is the uext place we take note OF
and find we are 56S miles from st. Paul,
altitude 1858 feet. Next is Wiliston alti-
tude 1852. Soon after passing Williston
the Fort Butord Military Reservation is
entered, and the train pauses at Buford
station at the junction of the big Mud
| dy" and Yellowstone rivers. Buford,
the place in North Dakota, is go miles
from st. Paul. The Red River Valley,
| Devils Lake District, and Turtle noun
tain country, are noted for the production
of No. hard wheat.
Arden is the first station in Montana.
| Next is Blair where the train enters the
| Fort Peck Indian Reservation, bound on
the south by the Missouri River. Soon
we reach Poplar, a small military post
and one of the largest Indian schools in
the country, located on a railway, alti-
tude 1860 feet. Milk River next attracts
our attention. Here the railway, after
] following the Missouri for over 100 miles,
turns almost due north. leaves the Indian
reservation and turns into the Milk River.
For $50 miles the course is along this inn
portant stream, Next is Glasgow. county
seat of Valley county altitude 2092 feet.
The next place we notice is Chinook, al
titude 240I feet. We are now in the center
of irrigation development in the Milk
River Valley, and bitches are to be seen
from the car windows. Across vast hay
meadows to the south the Bear Paw
mountains, a singularily beautiful and
impressive group, tower in silent mai.
esty. We soon pass GalOta and find we
are now 1884 miles from st. Paul, alu-
tude 35GS feet. Here the track climbs up
on the plateau extending southwark from
the sweet grass hills, and the towering
show capped and jagged peeks of the
great mountains suddenly spring into
view, straight ahead, yet still a hundred
miles, but don't look nearly so far, After
passing Shelby Junction and crossing
Cutbank River the road enters the Black
feet Reservation, large tract of rich
prairie land extending from the Canadian
line southwark sixty miles and forty-fi i've
miles from east to west. | was told there
are now about two thousand Indians on
this reserve.
concluded next week.