Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-01-26

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nial service of a maiden lady WI
were recommended to the Hote
"Savoy" where we were royalty en-,
tertained on the American plan.
We were disposed to charge Out
belatedness up to the r. r., but
we have long since learned that
their burdens are heavy and griev.
Gus to be borne, so we recant.
Twenty.four hours were spent
very agreeably in X. g., and as il
was special sales day with one OF
the large department stores on the
line Of China toys, we joined in
the rabble and provided ourselves
with that which was necessary to
please the anxious eyes of our
grandchildren, awaiting our ar.
rival at Prosser, Wash.
We left X. G. on the 9Th, ult.,
at 6:l0p. m, Burlington train for
Billings, where the genial charac-
ter known as" Conductor Gallaher"
of the Rocky Mountain Division,
took charge of our train. We were
sorry to lose him at Butte, but as
that was the end of his division
we had to submit to the powers
that be.
The next turn worthy of ncte
was in the morning of the second
day out, which found us trailing
down the Yellowstone valley, be-
tween Billings and Logan. The
snow capped peaks bordering the
Yellowstone loomed up with scenic
beauty that could not be improved
by the artists brush or sculptor's
chisel.
Livingston, Montana, supports
a beautiful depot. erected by the
North Pacific; the material is
white granite. The hand of the
architect is well brought out in its
construction, and 1t supports GOO
feet of granitoid pavement 10 feet
wide, parallel with the Il. r. This
enterprising town is situated 10
miles east of Bozeman Tunnel, and
so miles north of Yellowstone
Park; also the junction of N. p.
and Yellowstone r. r. Branch.
Here we had to multiply our
propelling power by two, in order
to climb the Bozeman Tunnel Hill.
We were soon ascending, hiss
ing, putting and snorting, when
all at once we were surrounded by
grim darkness. This darkness was
a mile long. But it's a long lane
that has no turn. We were soon
ushered out into the light, when
the services of the old" Hog Back"
was dispensed with and we sped
on our way, frequently cheered by
the genial remarks of Conductor
Gallaher.
One of natures victims came to
our view after leaving Tunnel Hill
and Chestnut-a miniature viii
lage situatediin the mouth of a can.
yon-was the snow capped peaks;
100 feet above our train
as we passed by, and the beautiful
evergreens, lifting their heads in
glorious array, seemed to be set
out by the hand of nature to adorn
the ragged cliffs, growing where
there did not seem to be a vestige
OF earth to nOurish the roots.
Next is Bozeman, an enterpris-
ing town, situated at the head of
the Gallatin Valley. At Belgrade,
first station west Of BOze-
man, we find the Gallatin Milling
Co. has erected a capaciOus -four
ing mill, and r. S. Stone was
there, from Springfield, Mo-, with
his special Office car where he had
erected a mammoth elevator out
of sheet iron material.
just east of Belgrade, when the
train had come uncoupled aud the
engine and tender sped on quite
distance, we were reminded of one
of Mother PartingtOn's sayings,
when she and Ike were on a pleas.
ure trip. She asked the conductor
what was the matter. He said
the cars had come uncoupled. ri
don't wonder at it," said she, if
that pesky string" referring to the
bell rope, was all that held them
together"
We crossed the Rockies Il little