The Irish standard., 1905-07-29
Letter from the Irish Standard
Representative.
Meets Many Friends on His
Journey to the Coast.
Northern Pacific Road, Towns
Along the Great Line
And Their People Receive At
tontion from Writer.

a brief letter from your travelling
representative will be of interest to
Irish Standard readers at this time.
l believe many of them would enjoy
trip to the west, and to any who may
have the idea in contemplation few
words from me may assist them. l
left Minneapolis on June IL, after
having secured my ticket over the
Northern Pacific road, and l will say
for that company, that its employees
are courteous and watchful is secur-
ing the comforts of it's patrons.
To those who wish to enjoy a soul
stirring trip they should leave the
main line at Missoula and cross the
Bitter Root mountains 1t is GER
tainly grand sight, one of lifetime.
For the first few miles there is moth
ing impressive, but gradually we be-
gin to rise and then we realize that
we are on our way up the mountains
The road takes loop after loop, re-
sembling somewhat the letter S, and
on looking down the side of the noun
tain from the car window the track
traversed can be seen three times,
each one little farther up the eleva-
tion, and the deep yawning canyons
which we appear to be hanging over
send thrills through one and we
clutch at the sides of the seats for pro-
lection. On glancing beyond this Val.
ley there are to be seen smoke stacks
and buildings which we know to be
shaft houses of the rich miners of
Idaho. Then we gradually descend
the mountain on the other side, similar
to going up, and in few hours we
arrive in the most beautiful city in
the world, Ito most of us) the city of
Wallace, Idaho. 1t is the ideal spot
for the artist. The mountains here
are devoid of vegetation. Here they
are clothed to the summit with ever
green and some of them furnish i'm
mense pines which are being rapidly
converted into lumber and shipped
east to take the place of the lumber
that once came from the mighty for
ests of Northern Minnesota, Michigan
and Wisconsin. This is not all of the
beauties of the trip. On leaving
Wallace we next stop at Wardner.
This is said to be the richest strike
ever located in the world in silver and
lead. The town is about one mile and
a half long, running up the gulch.
here, ii it is possible to avoid it. Let
miner applying for work be sus-
pected OF such crime strict ques-
tioning, concluding with your name,
please and if it should be Sullivan,
Reilly or Murphy, he is told to keep
coming and some day may be EN-
ployed. This is deplorable, but I am
told true, nevertheless.
We next arrive at Harrison and
leave the cars for an hour and half,
ride up the beautiful Lake Occur de
Alene, to the city of that name. This
city has doubled in population in the
last year. SO say the inhabitants. Here
is where the sawmills are. This fact
impressed me more on account of acci-
IDENTIFY finding an old acquaintance of
years standing from Minneapolis, who
has interests in the finest mill here,
built last summer, and unfortunately
at present rebuilding on account of a
portion of it being destroyed by fire
few days since. But my friend said
it would be better than ever when re-
pairs are completed. John Cronan,
who a few years ago resigned a posi-
tion OF head plumber and steam filter
to the Pillsbury Washburn Co., Min
neapolis, is now located here. He is
the friend | have reference to. | am
glad to let his friends in Minneapolis
know he is doing we'll. The former
boys around the mills were all his
friends. From here we pass into the
beautiful city of Spokane, over the
N. P.
have met friends of The Irish
Standard in business way since leav-
ing Minneapolis. | call to mind now
the Butler brothers, D. E. Shannon,
John Casey and many other good, true
friends in Anoka, that beautiful little
city nesting SO near the Twins, and
which might claim to change the
term to triplets, only size is against
it to be of the same household And
passing on to st. Cloud / had few
minutes chat with DR.. Quinn. Little
Falls, another beautiful Minnesota
city, deserves to be proud of her bust
ness men. There's P. j. Tomelty, who
has made a mark in that line, good
stirring Irishman. And there are
others. T. ]. Martin, NJ Smell, G. V.
Clark, Thos. Cannon and a host of
others might be mentioned. Then
comes Brainerd. But there are so
many here we will not attempt to
enumerate them. To anyone wishing
hospitality recommend the people of
Brainerd. Our people here were kind
to us and we appreciate it. l have
heard it said the Irish in America do
not love each other, but dispute that
Our order, the A. o. H., has cemented