Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-31

A self satisfied scribhler, indeed,
would be that person who claimed,
within the limits of a hastily written
newspaper sketch, to cover the thous-
and and one details Of trip half way
across the continent, such as was the
trip taken by the officials of the state
with Governor e. Y. Sarles, to well
come the Steamship Dakota of the
Northern Steamship company, and to
celebrate North Dakota day at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. That
trip was so full of enjoyment, so re-
plete with incidents of interest and
delight, that to do it full justice would
require an article many times longer
than this one can possibly be. No
more can be attempted than a bare
outline of the trip, with only sug-
gestion here and there of the wealth
of scenery and the multitude OF inter-
esting Incidents. He would be
genius, indeed, who could convey in
cold type satisfying description of
great valleys. bald topped mountains,
towering crags and peaks yelled in
the blue, mist Of a summer evening,
dashing mountain streams so clear
and blue as to seem almost painted
rivers, vast forests, yielding to mortal
industry the fruits they have been so
many hundreds and thousands of
years in storing.-all meeting the
view so rapidly and succeeding each
other with such varying splendor as
to seem like the shifting scenes of a
kaleid oscope. But as 1t is proper that
some one should attempt a brief
description of the trip taken through
the kindness Of the Great Northern
Railway company, this must suffice as
one offering Of a humble member Of
the newspaper craft. n
Be it known, then, that upon the
eleventh of July, ffty-six persons,
guests of the Great Northern Railway
company, personally conducted by
General Passenger Agent Stone, and
comfortably housed for the journey
in two special palace cars Of the
Great Northern road, left the state of
North Dakota for a two weeks journey
/. to the Pacific coast. OF the party, let
it be said In passing that seldom has
there been assembled party of fifty
six persons, SO corgenial, good
natured, SO keenly alive to the enjoy
ments offered and SO thoroughly COM
panionalble and ready to adapt them
selves to any end all circumstances.
With the exception Of one or two
days, the weather was cool and de-
1ightful The train Of twelve cars to
which the special sleepers were at
tached, Great Northern Train No. 1,
rolled smoothly through great valleys,
across level prairies, up great noun.
tain grades and through long tunnels.
An even varying vista Of scenery UNI,
rolled as the train sped westward. To
many members Of the party the scenes
were new and relished with keen
zest. Morning Of the twelfth Of July
found the party bidding farwell to the
state Of North Dakota upon the gently
rolling prairies near Buford. The
rising sun tinted the fringe Of trees.
along the Missouri river near It's,
juncture with the Yellowstone and the
thrcbbing engine rolled on and on.
gradually drawing away from the
great stream and entering the MIX
river valley In Montana.
Possibilities OF MIX River.
Here are possibilities for irrigation
that smust appeal even to the casual
observer. At the present time the
valley ID given over to grazing. Little
town frontier COW toNns reveal I