Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-14
CROSSES rHE ROCKIES AND CASCADES.
MISS Frances Dach Writes Of Scenes Along Th0s'
Great Ranges

The first glimpses we catch Of the
snow-capped mountains co ming west,
is little east of Livingston, Montana
l had always read so much of the noun
tains being capped with snow, but when
anyone sees them they can hardly real
ize it. Livingston is a beautiful little
city and fine railroad station 1t is
called the "t1ate of the Mountains
Most of tine land in this part of the coun-
try is irrigated and fne one crop that is
raised TO = great extent is alfalfa From
Livingston we go to the Bozaman tuu-
mel which il the first crossing Of the
mountains and is 1862 feet long The
ascent up the mountains Is very gradual
and one would hardly thick they were
going up SO high The Rocky noun
tains are barren waste and their name
is we'll applied because they are high
peaks covered with hinge rocks Most
Of these rocks look like they had been
placed there by man and these are call
ed Hoodo Rocks. AS a rule there is
very ,ittle shrubbery growing on the
mountain sides
Oue If the qne'test 'biuxs 'a me
while crossing tbn m I'M ans Wa g"
prospecting trail calico ''Yankre liR'-
Trail y 1t ls built away MP "a tn
mountain side, winding around and
around for twelve miles II j. said tn-I
no one but this person ever wen over it
On account of it being huilt over such
dangerous places. One of the most beau
tiful scenes while crossing the Rockies,
is the mountain streams flowing down
the sides, the purest and cleanest water
winding its way to the rivers The
highest point of the mountains ie High
View, which is about 5000 feet in alti.
tude. From this side we begin to des
cend and the next place Of importance is
Butte. Here the railway crosses the
mountains at ar elevation of 6 4G0 feet
Butte is the location of the state school
of mines aid is the greatest mining city
IN the world Anaconda is about at the
foot of the mountains and from the time
we leave Livingston and rea ch AnsC0n-
da we have been about three hours
crossing. Spokane is situ ated between
the two mountain ranges and is the cen
ter of a fine agricultural region and min
ing section 1t is one of the cleauest
and prettiest cities in the west. 1t has
fine water power the Spokane river
running through the city
Leaving Spokane we have n day s ride
before reaching Seattle, Washington
and on the east of this city are the Cas-
cades. l thought when we crossed the
Rockies it was something wonderful
but going over the Cascades was grann
They are far mote beautiful and look
more like our great hills in Wisconsin
on account of being covered with trees
They are covered with dense forests of
pine and some of the best pine lumber
comes from around these mountains
Scattered among the mountains are
many numbering camps The crossing
of the Cascade range is the Stampede
tunnel which is two miles long The
railroad winds around the mountains
back and forth until 1t finds its way
down Near the foot on the west side
ale ths Hot Springs where there is
beautiful summer resort 1t j. grand to
see the sunset on the mountains. When
we were crossing the Cascades, Sunday,
May 2Sth, wht should happen TO meet
but Prof w. w Williams He was on
his way to Portland where he expects 10
locate. 1t i grand to have the chance
to cross these two mountain ranges but
expect to see some higher ones before
returning. FRANCES S DACH
Seattle, Wash Nav 3ist.