The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
DR.. BALLS PARTY BACK
Columbia River Land Co. Treated
Tourists Right and Every Minute
of Trip Was Enjoyed.

The party OF twenty three tourists
who left Fargo July 26, in the special
car chartered by Ball & Graves. OF the
Columbia Land Co., OF Portland,
Oregon. returned this msrrnng 10 Far
go. having enjoyed OH their two weeks
tour of the west an experience in
their lives. at once. repIete with pleas
ure and profit. Absolutely, without
exception, all are pleased.
At Missoula Wednesday afternoon,
those who wished to register for the
F1athead lands managed to do so dur
ing the ten minute stop Of the train.
The scenery from Missoula westward
through the Rockies OF western Mon
tana is very picturesque, and all Of
that day was spent by the party
watching every new cliff and crag
and mountain valley. as they spread
out In an almost endless panorama
behind the receding train. It was
while passing through this part OF
the Rockies that many of the party
caught their frs view of snow capped
and Of that other pheno-
menon, that OF clouds hovering above
mountain tops, and sometimes way
down on their sides.
Thursday morning we arrived at
Spokane, where our car stopped for
the day. Here again, those who de-
sired, registered for the Spokane
Indian Lands. Those same applicants
also took the electric car for Occur
d Alene, making their third and last
at that point for indian
lands. Those who did not register
spent the day in SPOKANE visiting old
friends and doing" the city generally.
Several Of those who went to Occur
dAlene took a little boat ride on
beautiful Occur dAlene lake, nesting
in the heart of the mountains, as its
name signifies. and nIargined with it's
rich mems summer cot
tages. II was at this point where on
the following day, the crowded cleo
trio car, returning from Coeur d'Alene
collided with an approaching freight
train, killing several people and in
juring seriously many others. 1t was
our good fortune to miss this catas-
trophe by a single day. Some men,
bers of our party, noticing the i'm
mense traffic to Occur d'Alene won
dered that such accidents did not oc-
cur often. People for the entire dis
tance OF forty miles stood, or hung on,
the outside Of the car The last car
which departed from Occur d'Alene
during the day we yer" there, left
over 500 people in the little city, TAX
Ing their chances in nnding rooms in
hotels or sleeping In tho streets.
Leaving Spokane again in the eve
ming and going west, our party were
not enabled to see much OF eastern
When morning came we
found ourselves in North Yakima, a
beautiful city on the Yakima river. A
little Indian boy, one time running
ahead OF his party to get the first
glimpse OF the stream ahead, ran back
to his mother explaining Yakima,
Yakima" meaning "clear water,
clear water" and thus IL was
hat the river and city got their names.
rhe water is indeed cfear and 1t
comes down through fumes from the
some OF IL actually running
through the streets of the city, and
goes on it's way rejoicing watering the
beyond.
Seattle is too great for us to COM
DIetely comprehend so we must has
.en on To Portland. where we found
ourselves after being on our car most
IF Sunday night. Here we were en-
by the Commercial club of
hat city, in a manner which Is almost
beyond words. We must briefly state, |
however, that after a fine luncheon In |
he spacious club room, we were taken |
IN q sight seeing tour OF the city, hav-
ng a special car and guide who ex-
claimed the points Of special interest. !,
But our days festivities were not /
et over. Descending Council Crest, |
We were taken to the mansion-l like |
esidence of Dr. III. w. Coe, one of the |
ounders of the great Furnish-Co irri- |
alton project, at Stanfield. II was /
his project that really was The great /
biect of our journey, and we noticed |
hat we were drawing nearer to II all /
he time. DIR. Coe is the man who first |
aw the possibilities OF large tract
4 land I'm Umatilla Valley, Ore. where /
Iow stands the beginning OF what is
estined to be in the near future. with
ut question, fine inland city.
we were SHOWH LIZ NV = 4
me residence before leaving Mrs
zoe treated us all to light refreshments,
While the two smaller sons OF the
amiIy played a fine violin and piano
uet Bidding our hostess good bye
fir. Coe. jr.. next took us to the boat
ousc in the Willimette, where we all
for a launch ride on the riv-
r. After spending couple OF hours
n the water. we landed at the Rock
sand club one OF the select clubs Of 4
he city. and while sweet music played Il
nd good hulnor flowed. we enjoyed one
( the best dinners. We haven't all L
orgotten those fond movements of
Pat" at the end Of the table. as he Il
ainly endeavored to show his appre- h
Iation OF a certain bumbIe-bee, that i
-as likewise fond OF Pat" Pat came /,
RI victorious, but that was largely due
) Lang's jokes. An hour later we were
Ding the rounds at the OalSes. the
at Portland. and the sConey
sland" of the west. Most OF as viii
ing remember how bravely our Rev. Z. H
!. Jones of Bismarck took us all down
D 'heiI." and how glad he was when
q had gotten us all safely out. The
everend claimed he knows things
. - Z. a.