Oxford eagle., 1905-02-02
My Trip to the Northvsys.

/ shall not attempt to take you
through the Park now, but will
continue my journey.
From this time for many
miles we behold the rugged noun
tains on every hand, though We
have not at this time reached the
heart OF the Rockies. At Boze-
nan, Montana tunnel We reach an
elevation of 5, ,5s5 feet. the tunnel
is 1852 feet long and is the first
y, Pacific crossing Of the rockies.
In 1906 Lewis 4 Clark used this
pass. The range Of mts. is called
the Gallatin and from here We GO
down the Gallatin valley to its
junction with the Missouri.
At Logan there is a loop-the
northern route via Helena, the
southern via Butte. Near Logan
is the Three Forks" of Lewis 4
Clark, the head Of the Missouri
river.
Helena is located on "Last
Chance Gulch" and the site of the
city has produced $40. .OOO, 600 in
placer gold. This city with near
ly 11,000 people presents many
features Of interest.
After leaving Helena we begin
to climb the great divide of the
rockies-the sights "above the
clouds" are too grand for de-
scription. You can see the clouds
way down below you and il you
are fortunate, may see it raining
or showing. You look down the
rugged mountain side and in pla-
ces may count the track several
times almost below you.
At Mullan tunnel, elevation
), ,54S feet, we cross beneath the
main divide of the rockies. This
tunnel is 3,S75 feet long.
At Gold Greek the last spike Of
the N. P. Ry was driven Sept. 8,
1888. One of the officials point.
ed out the very place to NE where
Gen. Grant, then president of the
United States, drove the last
spike, one OF gold, thus Erishi lg
one OF the greatest as well "a one
of the most scenic lines IN all the
world.
TWAS at this place that the first
gold was discovered in 1852.
Soon we reach Missouis, 10 my
ulird the most picturesque spot
in all the northwest. To the
south Il Lolo peak a lofty craggy
mass hat rises high and Is COW
cred with perpetual snow. There
are great rugged ranges to the
SOUTH in Fact, the city il almos,
surrounded by these ancient SEN
6nels that tower like giants above
the valleys below. Near here ID
the Junction Of several lovely
rivers flowing through goryeou.
canons and along whose bank,
are some of the preetiese park,
that the heart could wish 10 see
The hand OF man has had no par
! IN their establishment, nssurs
has supplied it all.
\ I shall not 90 into detail now
a. 70 the many beauties abou
this place since I hope later q
give you 4 full description, hu
before Leave must say that 0.
the east there is . mountain call.
ed Jumbo, because Of it's resem.
, bIance to huge elephant. II
passing might say another vorv
about the fine fruits here. Straw.
berries, cranberries, apples and
cherries grow in abundance herr
as well as many other fruits, anc
the cherries especially, are the
richest and most luscious have
ever tasted.
Further on at Arlee we come
to the Flathead Indian reserva.
ton, the government has an
agency here. From the car win.
dows you can see the tepees anc
the Indians in their feathers anc
paint as they were in our owl
state some years ago.
At Selfish is ST Ignatius Mis-.
sion, a noted Flsthead Indiar
school. At Hope, Idaho, we rur
our watches back another hour
Here we are near the Canadian
line, just south of British Colum-
bia- This little town ia the mos,
unique place I have ever seen
The streets are almost one above
the other. 1t is built on . noun
tain side and one can almost jung
from the street above into the
middle of the street below, only
the jar would not be so pleasant
/ Spokane, Wash. is the center OF
a splendid agricultural and min.
ing section ;its population is near.
ly 81 900 and is growing rapidly
| AT Pasco we cross the lovely
Columbia river and enter q re-
gion where irrigation is trans
forming the barren valleys intr
radiant fields of grain and fruit.
! At North Yakima We are IN the
heart OF the richest and most pro-
.ductive valleys in the weird.
i Through Stampede tunnel, twc
miles long, We cross the Cascade
range At Seattle, on Puget
Sound, population 81, ,O00, O,ym-
pic mountains 10 thsvsst, . great
shipping point to Alaska, China
and Japan.
At KAlams, wash, we cross
the Columbia river on . boat, the
whole train being fsrried across.
From here lovely views of Mts.
Adams, st. Helens and Hood
may be seen.
| Now we arrive ct Portland, q
city of many beauties, 80. .00(
people. and located about one