Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-06-01
TOLD BY \. D. TOURISTS
Interesting Letter from jamestown
Travellers TO the Pacific
Coast,

Editor Alert: Thinking that some
of your readers might enjoy a few
lines from this western land and IL
you should deem this worthy a space
in your paper, we could fulfill a
promise to our friends to let them
know of our whereabouts so we write
this letter
The journey was simply delight
AS one scene began to be monotonous
another came into view Mr.. Camp
bell remarked several times, "It is
worth the money even If we do not
like the country after we ge: there''
The bad lands in Montana we're
worse than our most vivid imagina-
tion had ever pictured Those weird,
fantastic shapes, some high in the air,
and some mere hummocks, each
standing alone and of reddish brown
color, gave US a surprise. BY sight
only, can one understand what is
meant by "bad lands''. The noun
Uains were not so formidable as we
had thought, the greatest wonder
being the long bridges or trestles
over the gorges and the winding way
by which the train reached them.
The ride thru the Cascades was
rather rough and puzzling. The en-
gine must have headed all ways of
the compass before getting THU.
Night overlook US for the third time
as we neared Tacoma. We awoke
near morning to hear the splash.
splash of water and. thought it was
one of those Oregon rains we had
heard about. At daylight we discov-
cred it. was the splashing of the
Columbia river. We had reached
Kalama, WASH, at two a. N. and
were waiting for the ferry: About
seven O'Clock the train started, then
stopped. little later someone said
"we are nearly across and sure
enough we were on the boat and
nearly to the Oregon side. We came
into Portland on 7sthei west side of
the willamette river and passed the
Lewis and Clarke fair grounds to
our right. There is very good view
of the grounds from the N. P. train.
The buildings are now nearly all 6n-
ished. 1t is the ambition of the
managers to Guido both the Chicago
and St. Louis shows by having every
thig complete on opening day. The
fee to the grounds now is twenty-five
cents. The paid admissions last
Sunday we're 1925 making the re-
ceipts over 81 ZOO. Crowds of people.
visit the grounds every day. June 8
is to be Rose day under the direction
Of the Portland Rose Society. the
display will be In the Forestry build
ing and will be a gorgeous one, the
roses being most perfect about that
time. 1t is expected to have this
space bower of bloom during the
fair, there will be flowers in plenty
and roses to give away till the fair
closes. Portland is called "City Of
Roses" and rightly so, for they bloom
here nearly all the year and so pro-
fusely as to almost hide the foliage.
We have purchased home south
east of Portland on Millar avenue
four miles f4om city limits and one
mile from the town of Lents. Street
cars pass every ten minutes In the
forenoon and every fifteen minutes In
the afternoon. Five cent fare to any
part of the....city and. fair grounds.
Mr.. Campbell has bought farm of
100 acres seven mile beyond Lents.
Machinery. horses, cattle, pigs,
chickens and growing crops went
with the farm at $55 an acre. There
is an electric line running thru
corner of the farm and school;
church, store and creamery but a few
rods away. 49,. 3.s =
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Conant have
been to visit US several times and
yesterday purchased a neat modern
home on this same avenue, but
block away. F. A.. Dodge and family
are still at Vancouver, WASH, but
may decide to locate this side of
the Columbia river. Portland IS the
market for all but small per cent
of every thing raised in the William
cite valley and southern Washington
and North Dakota people are quick
to see the advantages of such mar
ket and the cheapness Of electric
transportation. The weather is
fine. cool and showery and vegetation
fairly springing. 5.s:
M.A.Farnsworth R. F. d. MOL. 5sf
Lents, Ore.