The Newtown bee., 1905-11-03
A TRIP TO THE YELLOWSTONE PAR]

A TRIP TO THE YELLOWSTONE PARK,
 At a meeting of the Monday club Monday afternoon, in the Commercial
 club rooms, Mrs Andrew Clark read the following interesting paper on hel trip to the Yellowstone Park:
 We went to Pittsfield to join the were to accompany to and through Yellowstone. Scarcely had the train come to standstill when gentleman stepped from it and asked if MT and hey Wera be MeaI sad me and will take you to your car and show you your section in it." Right here we dropped all care, afterward simply doing as we were bidden. This gentle man proved to be MT Smith, superin- tendent of the party. And right here let me say if any of you are contem
 plating taking trip, go with the Raymond Whitcomb Co. They have been conducting tours all over the world for the last 15or 20 years. Thus has their experience in catering to the needs of the travelling public become very wide, not only giving them and it's needs, but has placed at their command special facilities for carrying them into effect. All railroad travel, rooms at hotels, coach drives, and bag. gage is attended to by the superin. tendent, who calls our attention to, and explains all points of interest, in fact devotes his whole time to our comfort and welfare. They travel first class and can take you cheaper than you can go by yourself, and if Chester A. Smith should be superintendent of your party you may rest assured that you will be well cared for.
 We left direct from Pittsfield to Yellowstone, making only one stop of any length. The train was hindered somewhat by two custom house off, cials coming on board, as we entered Canada, who put stamp on each piece of baggage. There was stop made on the Canadian side of sufficient length to enable us to have good view of the greatest, grandest cataract in the world-Niagara Falls; then on without stop, except for supplies, un- til we reach St Paul, where we were transferred to Hotel Ryan for stay of few hours, or long enough to give us good idea of the place. We left after dark on the Northern Pacific railroad. which took us through vast grain and alfalfa fields. We saw thousands and thousands Of acres of grain, principally wheat. The alfalfa fields were beautiful, such deep, dark, wonderfully green grass and very prolific crop to raise, as three crops can be cut from the same field in one season if there has been sufficient moisture. Farther on the country was devoted more to grazing. We saw large herds of horses, cattle, sheep anC hogs. At Bismark, North Dakota, we crossed the Missouri river, which al this point was mostly mud, judging by the looks from the car window. Ali Dawson we saw few Indians anC squaws. Just before we reached the station we saw an Indian riding or horseback and the squaw trOtting or behind. Near Medora we reached the Bad Lands of Dakota. The soil is alkali. The color of the earth is duf red and a sickly yellow; no trees, nc vegetation. The earth is in all manner of shapes, from small mounds to i'm mense cone-shaped peaks, and gulleys it's in every shape that you can i'm agine. Certainly it is rightly named Bad Land. The next morning fount us in Livingston. Here we left tn, main line of the Northern Pacific rail