The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

forty miles an hour. wc bounded into the
air. hut fortunately came down again OF
the tracks. having struck a plank dropped
near the cattle guard at 4 highway cross
ing hy an ignorant farmer who said he
thought i would do no harm.
No police official watched US. but tbs
red flag. torpedo and RED signals at sta
tons stopped US. the first TWO indicating
that the line wss obstructed, and the lat
ter for orders. No use was made of inc
| telegraph outfit with which the line could
be tapped n communicated aDiisheu
with headquarters, although II was q com
fort TO have il along for any emergency
that might arise.
Tying across Minnesota in i moto-
car. in the open air. with no care or re-
sponsib!lity except to govern ;he speed OF
the motor. passing through enormous
fields of grain on either side. in = bTacing
ali: is a luxury that can hardly be eN-
Al Elbow Lake. 16o miles from Minneap-
oli-. We entered the great wheat belt of
the Northwest, running a distance OF s36
miles across North Dakota: then followed
fax and fruit lands onto the frontiers at
Portal. 80 miles from Minneapolis. at
which point We found ourselves on the
track OF the Canadian Pacific road. 1s
miles south of the main line at Hoose
Jaw IL Assiuiboia.
Ncgr o. loose Jaw 10 Calgary for 5'
miles is a broad. rolling prairie. over
on day We forced our way through The
gale which was so strong that the speed
VS. reduced &c 9 maximum q thirty
miles an hour. ITsins wSss Al IT, a@iay Tc
was heavy. and nineteen orders were res
quired 10 move US along. although but
Dinetr-seven wore issued on the entire
drive TO the Pacific.
MILES OF WONDERFUL SCENERY.
West OF Ca]sary the grand scenery be
gan and continued for ca miles
Il vas at Lasgan. in the Rockies. the
station for Lake Louise. that Conductor
Forrest assumed control OF the motor
car limited He had charge OF the
Duke Of York's train years ago and has
made many special runs through the
mountains. but said his ride on my car
exceIled in fascination any previous trip he
has made during his eighteen years OF
service.
going up and down Hill. ard the drop
from Hector To Field Of 1.I4e feet In seven
miles was taken without The use OF
hrakes the momentum OF the car being
checked by the cylinder impression
Wise railroad men thought il best for
us ia follow a passenger train closely.
which y. did within twenty feet. @S on q
frosty rail our wheels might skid beyond
the use tulness of compression or brakes
Our running time down the plain be
tween The Rock Mountains and the Sci
kirks. and UD 10 the summit Of the Sci
kris. from Field 10 Glacier. was TWO
hours better than the Imperial Limited.
The speed maG- climbing the mountain
~dUrufcunG~5 train diSTltcher:' and en-
pioyes Of the road
Ono, when we we're given a position he
hind an express the train dispatcher.
obeyine Il rule o. the road thai nothing
sESt.ld follow 4 passenger train within
tveutr minutes. hold us. but IN a rTr Of
ffrv miles re overlook the express and
stopped at our destination on their sc5sd-
III" tine.
ndi4u vfI.,res. Tho indians turned out
IT. large nuu1t p. smiled ard saluted a.
We care ncsg them. ON eur arrived a
Vancouver. 2tG5 persons lined the station
pigtfnrrt. iol,diy Cheering - We came Z" a
stop