Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-01-26
Ny Trip 10 the Nnrthw,-t.

Paul and Minneapolis, but we
shall leave these places where
more than 10000 people live.
and leave the roar Of ST. An
thongs Falls and the many love-
1 " parks and especially do we re-
greet to take last long look ut
beautiful Minnehaha Falls,
Laughing waters), named for the
Dakota maiden who became the
wife OF Hiawatha and immortal
lied by Longfellow. Yet this is
but a faint preface OF the natural
beauties that are in store for you.
st. Paul l0:i5 am Northern
Pacific K. K. Station, "Whi,her
bound?' asks the gentleman.
Portland" answered. Track
No. =. Train marked North
Coast Limited, =" indicates the
gateman.
In a few minutes we are aboard
perhaps the finest equipped train
in America aud ahead OF us over
2,O52 miles Of this road the great
est diversity of grand scenery in
America and doubtless in all the
world.
Soon the broad fields Of grain
are reached, and for miles we
pass through a picturesque farm
ing and stock raising country.
There are many lakes in this Sec
ton about the head waters of the
Mississippi, and at certain sea-
sons there are abundance of game
and fish for the sportsman.
After leaving Minnesota we
pass into North Dakota where in
harvest time, as far as the eye
can see there are miles OF golden
grain.
Here is found some OF the finest
and largest harvesters in the
world in itself a sig ht worth go
ling miles to see. The Dadotas
arc generally level, the ur.dula-
tons are sufficient 70 make the
effect far from mCnotsnous. At
Bismark now a city of $500. New
Fort Lincoln Is located, and is 80
miles South of Fort Nandon where
Lewis and Clark IN 1S04- 90 had
their winter camp. Gen. Clusters
Old home is five miles South OF
Mondon. At Bismsrk we cross
the Missouri River for the first
time. the steel bridge over the
river at this place costing ST.
I0OO,OOO
| About 1 o miles to the West
and we enter the great grazing
country. cattle and sheep Of East
ern Montana and at Medora a few
miles further we enter one of the
strangest sights of all the trip,
this is called the Heart of Pyra
mid Park" or bad Lands
country, and it would take book
to fully describe this freak, OF
nature not to speak of the many
activities OF Indians and pioneers
with regard to this section.
The first impression OF this
strange geological formation is
that one is in the midst OF anci-
ent ruins of some great city. The
soil Is easily corroded and a slight
rain, though the rain seldom falls
here it is said, causes great
changes in these castle shaped
, hills.
There ere no trees hero and
there Is little or no verdure save
a rough growth OF short stubby
weeds from two to eight, inches
high. The vegetation is so scanty
that it looks impossible for any
animal to live upon the produc-
ton OF this soil alone, though
they told me that sheep could
live here.
This is a weird, strange land
and these hills ranging from a
few feet in height to about 80 feet.
present almost every conceivable
shape. There is a vast area of
these bad Lands" and though
lone feels the loneliness and
dreariness, at the same time there
is enough of the unusual to en-
terrain the student or the pleasure
seeker for hours, and the recol-
lection OF these deserted hills
brings sensation unique and
bizarre.
We now come into a section
made famous in history as the
section where roamed the savage
and terrible Sioux Indians. IL
was just South of Billings and
near the Little Big Horn River
that the heroic Gen. Custer and
his gallant band persisted at the
hands OF the Sioux Indians under
their chief, Sitting Bull. The
battle ground is now cared for by
the government ana little slabs
mark the resting place of the
soldiers. At the center Of the
battlefield there is little knoll
which is said to mark the place
OF the "lest struggle" and it is
here that a large monument
stands.
/ About so miles further and
snow clad peaks begin to appear,
but forgot to tell you at Billings
we ran our watches back one
hour, thus changing from central
TO mountain time. AS we run
into the Montana division for q
time the crazy mountains to the
North are seen.
At Livingston there is a branch
line OF about go miles down to
Yellowstone Park. Here is one
OF the loveliest railway stations to
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