The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-11
EASl CALAIS
A Passing Glimpse Of Western Sections
BY Mrs. Albert Dwinell.


BY Mrs. Albert Dwiaell
After leaving Hot Syringe, south Ia.
kasai one lovely morning in October va
passed through q long stretch IN level
land, covered vita large herds ~ cattle,
sheep and fine horses. with occasional
small huis, % shocks. where settlers Aad
etistrd While Improving upon lhese lands.
While Nc Ea1ei, one wondered II Tiers
weren't many pfltalions aud perhaps
dangers, for az that time me indiaas
fnamed AZ viii and Wild leasfs we're not
extinct, Now, these lands are very tain
able, and the mort prosperous srltlen
have built nlfe homes. The railroad q.
Gently built adds greatly 20 tbe value q
these homses. The truth is that coudil
lions ~ this picturesque country are
undergoing auch rapid changes that the
residents themselves are hardly able 10
Keep pace After several hours lle. We
came % very different looking country,
high pillars 81 rock flalug an either side
u the road mountain hlrh. one could
hardly believe q railroad could b. built
through such a gorge. The rocks ave 81
rich rel color and pines and ferns
growing around their base form a hue
color contrast. This Is q region famous
for rich gold minoa. AZ Nc pass swiftly
along, dashing through frequent tunnels
lsnnch 10 our surprised our attention 4
called 20 the numerous openings Ia tht
mountains, where the miners have tnn.
neled through, hoping 20 be rewarded
with gold. Many have bceni 70 others
have come dlanppolntecnls A sadness
creeps over ns a. We view thu barren
ihtle shaniies or huis scattered along,
where families have lived face 10 face
with pnyati0l and want. The ears give
us 50 little time 10 view thia wonderful
country Of Deadwood. One has not seen
the real Black Hills until they reach this
place, though q first glimpse i had AZ
EdeemOut. Curves play an important
part In railroad building Ia the hills, and
the line 70 Deadwood il full o. them.
Here YOU awake 70 the fact that the
hills are all about you. They are black.
and yet nearby You find them full Of
brilliant coloringt. gray, green and red, Of
various tints. When gold was fret dis.
covered here IN July, 1874, The Black
hills country was Isolated. practically
unknown IN the midst II a great Indian
reservation. Scarcely more than a dozen
years ago, Dcadwood was considered
tough" Now the city can boast Of
COCO people whcr luxury and comfort 1
reign. But the hills themselves, the /
great Black hills, are not changed and /
never viii be-. The formations are quaint /
and grotcsque and the impression made
on ones mind can ever BE- forgotten
The white rocks are one Of the attrae.
tiona. and Il seems almost incredible 4
that they can he scaled. Tourists nearly /
lose their breath and footing IN doing 20.
Deadwood has 4 number Of splendid pub.
lic buildings. court house. federal build.
ings, public library. city hall AMI theatre
costing $4,000. The hotel accommoda.
lions are excellent. Lead 4 reached over
The Burlington electric road aud the
Northwestern steam cars. The distance
from Dcadwood il three miles. Lead a
$50 feet higher than her sister city. II
s built IN the gulches around the famous
Homestakc mine, and has a population
1000. Lead Is worth visiting II only %
zee the plant Of the Homestead company.
covering acres Of ground and employing
1000 men. most Of them under ground,
ZONE to the depth 81 100 feet Nisi.
.ors are allowed 70 inspect the nam.
moth machinery az their ieisru This
'ilv j. rr.tf Iate ia everything reason
lble, with lovely homes and fine lawns.
Spearhsh Trip.
Many who have taken other CANYON
rips might not think this Worth while.
Three OF orr party who had been through
he Grand canyon pronounced II fully
quail to the more noted one "The pas.
engers are lifted 70 Portland. then low
red 70 Spearlish, and there Is never a
moment when one has TO be told whet
Ter Il is up Or down he is going. The
Inference is perfectly apparent, would
ie II he was blind. The life from Dead.
wood to Portland is perpendieularly
$50 feet, or more than a third OF
nile from Hot Springs to Portland, 2,07s
Get. or nearly three-iifths of a mile.
he drop from Portland to Spearfsh IS
,7TS feet and the distance is but %
miles," The last six miles OF the climb
! S2S feet. The ties are bedded in solid {
ock. It's called safe. and we certainly
fere carried up and down without mis-
ap, although we experienced some anx, +
lus moments. One Is still wondering
ihen the train glides suddenly ands &
moothly into a quiet little valley and
be conductor calls -Spearfishn A lone
2 little town leyd as d house floor Many
are found here, pleasant homes
nd stores of all kinds. A large fish
atfhery, creamery and normal school &
18th 500 pupils. The school received a
lrge endowment but last year and is j.
great success, especially in i
oyerning mruly boys.
Rapid City IS another interesting 4
lace, where we spent one day and night, 4
tarted at the gateway to the upper Il
Ills is it one of the principal cities in Il
ie hills Here is located the South Da-
ota school of mines aud new and OK III
'nsive smelling plant with many other y
This is an older town than :
lose already spoken Of FOR a time no o
'ngress was made but now everything \
booming The school il we'll patron
ed, merchants are busy, hotels crowd
|, as / can testify, as four OF our party =
cupied one small room rather than
Ike the sidewalk, but VIE were reward
by d fine breakfast and later wild
ick dinner. On our return trip we
lssed in sight of the Bad Lands. Ugly
though they are none the less inter
ting from the fact that this was the
ding place Of Sitting Bull after one
the Indian massacres. Nothing grows
re, but quantities Of beautiful stones,
ates and crystals have been found On
aching Fort Piene we crossed the Mis-
uri river ii, a gasoline boat and wei D
med Piene proper and the Bennett ]
me N.