The Newtown bee., 1904-11-04
Ten Pages.
LrTCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON
 TIDINGs FROM MIR AND MRS E G.
 CLARK.
 MT and Mrs B. G. Clark are spend ing month with their son. F. North Clark, and wife, who are Tn Ritzville, they say: We started for Albany where we had only time to get our baggage checked to St Louis, took a sleeper and were taken rapidly over the direct line on the fast exposition train which made very few stops, and we reached St Louis in B hours from our start at Washington Depot. The Worlds fair is the greatest of it's kind, and it is possible that it might even be more popular if it were not so large Many of the exhibits were similar to the-fairS which we could see nearer home, but all the foreign exhibits were what we cannot see in this coun- try anywhere. It is impossible to de- scribe them at short space, one must needs spend much time in nearly eve ry building. The grounds, which are seven miles from the city, are we'll prepared for the transporting of sight seeing guests; with the electric cars, the large automobiles, narrow gauge railroad and plenty of rolling chairs.
 The state buildings were all very pleasant places to sit and rest, but when we reached our own Connecticut building and found MT and Mrs Joseph Vail who received us so cordially after our long and tiresome walks, we felt much at home. We started for St Paul, up the west side of the great Father of WaterS," and delightful ride we had all day long. Instead of taking sleeper we get off the train and find room as near the station as convenient, thus resting much better and giving opportunity to see all the country as we pass along. We enjoyed our Sunday at St Paul, attending churchaall day. While there we visit ed the Minnehaha Falls, the Indian mounds, and other places. The North. ern Pacific railroad was giving ex. cursion rates for ''Home Seekers" to the far West for month, consequent ly all through passenger traffic was very heavy indeed, several extra coach: es being drawn every time. Many of the 'Home Seekers" were going to Washington state, which is just now taking on boom, as their fine winter wheat has been exceptionally good, while much of the wheat in the Da- kOtaS and Minnesota was ruSted, last year. We branched off. from the Northern Pacific and took train about 200 miles down into South Dakota to visit an uncle, Sidney H. Clark, who lives with his sons family on a large, nice farm. We had a royal good time riding over the wide prairies. The old man is 80 but quite spry and loves his prairie home. At Livingston we staid few days and over Sunday, visit- ing with Fred Keeler's family, former ly of Litchfeld and with MT and Mrs Daniel Beeman, formerly of New Pres ton. The Yellowstone National Park visitors branch here at Livingston The Park was closed for the season, but we took passage with the mali man about 15 miles into the Park and felt paid for the trip. We saw large herd>of buffalo feeding, few elks with plenty of deer and jack rabbits running near us. During. the busy season the transportation company employed 1000 horses all the time. They had just sent away 500 to large ranch where they are kept atS4 head all winter. We staid all day and night at Butte City, which is about 5000 feet altitude. It is the greatest mining city in the world it is said. It took three of those mammoth engines to get us over the Rockies, two to haul us and one to push over the summit, 10, 900 feet altitude. We staid at Spo- kane over night and received a note from A. l.. Bradley to have us visit him, which perhaps we may do later on. Ritzville is thriving little city in Washington and is the county seat. North is now at smaller town near by, cashier of bank. The country is dry and very dusty, much irrigation should be here to make it fine cOun- try. There are many wind mills and driven wells but there is great need of many more. We hope to start for Ia coma and Seattle as soon as our visit nere is finiShed,. then south to San Francisco and Los Angeles and shall soon be pointing for Connecticut. At jhe Yellowstone Park there are about 100 soldiers stationed in the park and nave fine buildings for their head quarters. They are sent to different )artS of the park to keep hunters from ,respassing. We staid all night at the cottage where the help remain all win ,er, and were the only guests there. We could walk all around among the formations at the mammoth hot brings, which were curious indeed to )eople who have never been there. | The government roads through the | ark are very fine indeed and wind in l nd out the great canyons in wonder ul manner Mrs B. G. Clark.