The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08


the best and most beautiful
portion of the highlands is to be found
farther north" The population in
the far north is sparse and there are
no manufacturing towns to assist In
the prosperity Of railway company.
II is not possible. therefore. to have
daily service of express trains to
the north; but the Highland company
has adopted the system SO common In
the great tourist countries on the con-
tinent and offers express train SER
vice on certain days of the week.
Time tables should be examined. as
changes may be made from time to
time. so that the very latest informa-
ton rs TO train service may be OBJ.
tained and passengers will do much
for their own comfort and conven.
ience II they will try to arrange their
Journeys on the days on which special
provision is made for them. The
Farther North" express. on Fridays
only. was most successful and prob
ably an improvement even on the run.
ming OF this splendid train will be
made In the future. All the way from
Inverness to Helmsdale u0l miles)
the scenery is simply magnificent. As
the train winds round the three great
flrths Of Beauty. cromarty and Dor.
noch. with the great hills towering
above on the opposite side OF the line.
the scenery seems to grow ever more
md more enhancing
Through the woods OF Beaufort
castle. across the Beauty river and
over the neck OF land that separates
the Beauty and the Cromarty firths,
the train goes all too quickly for the
eye and reaches Dingwall. the capital
OF Ross-shire. within half an hour OF
leaving Inverness. On its way Il
passes. Mt Muir OF Ord. the junction OF
the Black Isle line and the main line
The Black isle. which IL really n pc
ninsuia and not an island ut all. con.
tains some OF the best agricultural
land In the highlands and IL famous
for the crops II grows ms well as for
tho cattle II rears. There are some
Interesting historical spots well worth
visiting In this part OF Ross-shiro: but
the chief attraction for the summer
visitor Is the town OF Fortrose and It's
suburb. Rosemnrkie. where a fine
sandy beach affords excellent facili.
ties for bathing Excellent hotel and
other accommodation Is available and
Fortrose Ii worthy OF visit. n II Is
only for day. for the purpose of see
ing the ruins OF the cathedral. which
nrc well preserved.
The diiiiculty OF deciding on the
most beautiful scene In the highlands
II no small one. but certainly the pass
OF kllllccrankic has good claims to
first place and Y ls doubtful II there
be n stretch OF railway line three
miles In length In my part OF the
British islands that can hold it's own
with the three miles between PIT.
lochry and the tunnel ut Killiccrankio
To see the pass as II ought to be seen.
one should walk through Il: but
magnificent view OF II may be oh.
tanned by sitting with ones back TO
the engine M the train runs north and
looking gu, towards the river. unfor.
iunntcly. Immediately after reaching
the spot where the most beautiful
view In obtained. the train runs into
n tunnel and tho passenger finds him.
fcif IN darkness. Perhaps the almost
dramatic oon,raa, may. however. On.
able him to even more greatly apprc.
einto the beauty Of the scono thus
uthleasly cut on by nature and N.
innrtis,ic though practical mind Of III,
railway engineer
~ BinirAtholl visitors will lind OK,
rellcnt hotel accommodation and those
who are Interested In highland history
will be delighted with n visit To Blair
sastlo. the seat NJ the Duke Of Atholl.
to which they arc admitted between