Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-09-20

ing village, and the signs OF development
and progress were everywhere in evideace.
The wheat harvest is pretty well advanced
and the crop the largest ever known. As
the blazing sun, which had been the hot
test ever knew, began TO near the west
ern horizon, we passed from the Dakotas'
prairies into that wonderful, strange and
interesting country known as the Bad
Lands. No one can describe this country
to make it known to one who has never
seen II, but as pass it ! always wonder
how our soldiers were ever able to over
come the crafty and warlike Sioux in such
a country.
About dark we reached Glenelive,
Mont, and commenced our course along
the Yellowstone river with no incidents
worth mentioning and reached Billings at
/ / a. m, making the run from Minneapolis
/ in Is hours, 900 miles. When here before
/ II took two full days and nights to cover
t this distance.
The following day spent in Billings was
/ full Of interest. When last here Billings
was a city or village of about 1000 or 1900;
/ today they claim a population OF nearly
5000. 1t is an important railway center
and its sidings viii hold 1900 cars, and
new sidings are under construction to
double this capacity. Billings is an en-
4 terprislng, hustling city. Ii has pro-
vided irrigation for 10000 acres of its land,
which is now producing enormous crops
OF wheat, alfalfa, potatoes and beets. A
beet sugar factory has been put up dur
4 ing he past year costing one million dol
lars. Other railroads are being projected
to the north from this center, which will
add to its future business, and there is
good reason to keep an eve out for Bill
lings. 1t IS destined to be an important
/ city.
The people here impress one favorably.
They are very cordial, ready TO do any
favor or give any information asked for,
and all seem happy, healthy and content
ed. The people claim this to be one OF the
healthiest places known, and their appear
ances indicate this to be true. Have Just
been looking through Billings paper for
professional and business cards. Find a
few lawyers, plenty of land agents and
. any quantity OF saloons that are advertis-
. ing. but have not found physicians card
anywhere looking about the town TO
see il / could find a doctors's sign. j
finally thought / had located one, but ON
further investigation found il was only a
, dentist. ] would not undertake to say
whether this apparent absence OF physi-
clans is the cause or result of the evidence
! OF health which is so apparent.
So far as / could note, the clergy were
not much better represented than the
doctors The churches were small and
lew lot so large Cltg' lhS 7NhOoi
. ings and the public buildings are fine and
! a matter OF much pride to the people. 1t
! was a matter Of much interest TO my COM
, panions to see real Indians on the street
/ and the real COW boy about the town.
After an interesting day at Billings, We
came on to Columbus, a small village AZ
miles west, and from here spent day
! riding out in the country, visiting
/ ranches, etc., and today, Sunday we are
T, stopping at Columbus and taking resi-
i after seven busy, interesting and rathel
: tiresome days on the road. tomorrow
: morning we expect to start for week.
trip in the National park, and il an OPP
A poftunity is found may continue thes'
/ notes Of our trip.
. Columbus, Montana, Aug. l9, 'O6.
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