Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-28
Communication.
HAMILTON. MONTANA.
August 18Th, 1902.

August 18Th, l9O,
d. NJ. Harris
Dear Fatker:-.Just home from tho
National Park, after one of the most
delightful! trips have eve. had
We left home on THU, All ~ morning
n party OF eight. C insisting of Mrs.
Luck. Mrs Harry Luck. both of NASH
Vile. Tennessee. NJ IS Il, ,oe75son, Ms,
,hapln, Mrs Il y.u, Mrs. ryier aat [
Now. j lst think % ona poor man Nav
ing charge an;i taking care ut seven Ia
lies. We j,inst u p:r.y At iI4l.Aa,
maNing in all p.rtv of ll9. Tha.r
we took the Seeoer-I. with three 9TH
ers were given thu dra Wing room; on
Ih,s car We Went. To and raturnnd fr,m
'ardner, taking orr M -,a's on DINER; All
ahe charges is lnclui ii In our ticket.
FlOm n .m,ltoa 10 lIa'en. and re.
tllrn We wer- o n,r n.yr expense.
Fos M"mmnth Hotel Band madathe
trip arfnln the psrk with us, being
the fhe only C nnpanv so honored this
| summer; b Ill WAS given attha Hotel
lurlng oar stay
The NaNonai PARK is inaeah most
beautiful and wonderful place with all
is terraces and geysers aud pools, but
che most wonderful place of all this
gondar- land is the baantitn' CANYON.
With all shade and cnlors Wa spant
lie afternoon sittlhg hy the Yellow
~ wi i'm, fa of "a
nj falls which rs 3)S feet fan!
The baar are - tima here that thaY
,ome up to tho Hotel of evenings 10
AT, and ono can approach near to them
without danger: they ara What is G .'i-
ed the Cinnamon and silver tip b=ar.
The deer are also 50 tam that thay
nst move nut of .he road o let ore 90
ny, aud 1 saw for the first time ,hs
nonnts.s goat.
We c.'ne very nearly having great
fright; one oi my friends and | walked
| down to paint pots, II h id been raining
and the ground was soft, and near the
pots the ground gaya way and her fno5
vent in TO the hot water up to her
lnee. The only harm dons was the
mining of our dresses and very big
| night.
The altitude here was so high it eff
| fected q doctor from Helen, one of our
company, 80 much SO that we Thought
he would die before he conlu get down
| out as we decandea lower aud lower,
! ne got better and by the time we reach
| ed lielana he was fully restored. On
| young lady from California died, and
was taken back home the day we got
here
| wish Hun and Frank could have
oeen with us instead of going east but
| .till hope Frank will never under
take to climb these mountains as the
| altitude is never less than i,2i5 feet or
| more than S,345 feet, and when one
tries to walk around they find they
| rave left their breath at home, and
| vet walked at all times when there
Was anything to be seen, and also car
| red my books, &c. have for you my
ield notes, and | think ] can tell you
| pretty we'll about my trip when get
home. 1t must be remembered that
this is the only place in the world out
side of Iceland where you can see such
wonders. 1t does seem strange
We reached home again, after enjoy
ing our trip. | In passing over the
| Continental Divide we were in hard
hail storm, the rest OF tine day we were
in the rain. Yesterday Sunday was
cold, rainy day here, and this morn
| ing the mountain tops are covered
snow. | have sean it snow every
month since last November. Don't it
seem strange to think of it, when you
are having it so warm In Iowa.
| On next Wednesday expect to start
out an my other trip after which | will
begin to think of getting back to my
Iowa home. must close, with lots of
love. Oh, Pa, how l wish you were
| here with US. Yours &c.
! EMMA HARRIS RUSSELL.
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