Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-31
Sketch Of the Journey Made by North
DdkOta'S Governor and Party
to the Pacific Coast
WELCOME OF STEAMSHIP DAKOTA
Details Of the Reception Aboard the Big Ship
and Celebration Of North Dakota
Day at Portland

themselves at long intervals, but the
valley is far from it's destiny. When
water is put upon the land, it will be
splendid territory of boundless op-
portunities. Havre, the most preten-
tious town between Minot and
Spokane, Is reached in the middle of
the afternoon. Havre is railroad
town, where the Montana Central
branches from the main line for Butte
and Helena. E. G. Carruth formerly
of Grand Forks is resident of Havre
and met many old friends while the
train stopped. He is in business there
and apparently satisfied with his
change Of base.
Ascent Of the Rockies.
Peaks of the Rockies begin to rise
into view, but still many miles away.
A remarkable fact with regard to the
Great Northern is the manner in
which heavy grades have been avoid
ed through the Rockies. The great
train of twelve cars is whirled up to-
Summit" the crest of the ascent, by
a single engine at the rate of thirty
miles an hour. Except for the bald
peaks rising here and there, snow
capped and grim, it would be difficult
to believe the train had made sue
cessful passage of this great mountain
range. Through the Rockies and on
into the Flathead country there is a
wealth of splendid scenery. Mountain
lakes, great coniferous forests, snow
peaks majestic and solemn, all whirl
by as though unfolding their glories in
turn for the delight of the traveller.
For hundred and five miles the road
follows the Kootenai river, a splendid
stream, blue and clear, with occasion
al dashing falls. All night the train
throbs through succession of noun
tain ranges, past beautiful lakes, and
along wide rivers, until the morning
finds It wheeling along through a
densely forested country, preparing to
bid farewell to idaho and enter Wash
ington, an hour or so from Spokane.
Spokane to Seattle.
And from Spokane, the road follows
the valley, between great palisades of
basaltic rock, through barren and
desert country full of white dust like
flour, and of intense heat. ! At
Wenatchee the heat and dust reach a
climax, but At Is discovered that irri-
cation has solved yet another problem
of retaining semi-arid lands, and
boys with baskets of peaches haunt
the train, to testify to the fruit raising
that is possible under irrigation. 81
g spIendor Of the Cascades.
From WenaUchee on up the eastern
slope of Cascades the train wheels
rapidly, until Cascade tunnel is
reached. Here is tunnel cut through
the solid rock OF the mountain, nearly
three miles long, requiring six to
eight minutes to traverse. It was
three years In building, cost about
three million dollars. and takes the
train In seven or eight minutes dis
lance that II required an hour to-
traverse formerly by the switchback.
Emerging from the tunnel on the
west, the scenery Of the Cascades be-,
comes magnificent It is likely that
no transcontinenxa1 road has more to
offer in the way Of scenery than the
Great Northern through the Cascades.
AT one place we look down into the
valley y thousand feet and see q
splendid hotel. at the bottom. This
descent Of q Thousand feet Il made by,
the train In twenty two minutes. The
pass through the Cascades is the work
OF John r. Stevens, recently chosen
as engineer for the Panama canal It