Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-10
Interesting Notes.

were written enroute to the west. The
explanations in brackets are made by
Mr.. w. II. Howard:
Chicago, May 3tst, 1909.
arrived here on time, got breakfast
on train before we got to Chicago.
Whiteley awakened me at t:20 this
morning to look at Lake Erie by moon
light. It was beautiful The moon
shown over it like path to the other
side Just going to leave for st. Paul.
Got ticket exchanged"
They were due in Chicago at 7:4S a.
M, central time; and to leave for St
Paul at 900 q. M, over the Chicago,
Milwaukee s, ST. Paul r. r.; where
they We're due to arrive st $40 p. M,
Monday, May 31st, 1907
st. Paul, June 1st, 1909
"We arrived here on time last night
and came to the Merchants Hotel.
Are just going to leave for Pasco.
Could not get the promise of lower
berth last night. They told me to come
again this morning and see what they
could do"
(They could have left st. Paul soon
after arrival on the night train, but as
The North Coast Limited train due to
leave st. Paul at 1915 a. M, over the
Northern Pacific r. r., ia a better
train; going through the Bad Lands at
night, and the most pleasant in day
light; they concluded to stop over at
st. Paul for it, Pasco is a n. p. Sta
tion on the Columbia river in the
southern part of Washington, and
there is where the change is made for
Portland, over the S. p. & S. r. r.
On board train, 500 p. M, 9. T., June
1st, 1909.
'In a very short lime we will be in
North Dakota. We did not leave St.
Paul until II O'Clock this morning, G.
Y. As soon as I got 10 st. Paul last
night l went to the ticket Office to
secure my berth They did not have
lower on this train, and took my
name and told me to come in the
morning, ! telling them that | would
take the upper rather than none. This
morning had to take the upper '14).
Bat since getting on the train have had
it changed to lower No. l. Had to
pay $1,000 Everything o. K"
This is post marked Fargo, North
Dakota, June l, 1909, $50 p. n.y.
June End, 1909
eve are having great time. Came
near having bad accident last night,
something like the one | was in going
to Brookville; only the cars did not
leave the track, merely tore up the
ties This morning we awoke ana
found the train stopped at Belfield for
washout So | suppose we will be
going through the best part of the
country in the day. We Just went a
few miles and found another washout
1t is now ten o'clock, M. Time, and we
are standing for them to fix up wash
out. This car goes through to Port
land. But it does not look as if we
would get there before Friday. Send
us the Cameron county papers
Whiteley is enjoying every minute and
sees everything. Will mail this the
first station we stop. Wrote you from
Fargo last night"
Fargo is the first station on the N
p. r. r., in North Dakota. The n. p.
r. r, crosses the Red River of the
north from Moorehead, Mimi, to
Fargo, n. D. At Mandan, n. d, which
is 200 miles farther west the time
chages from central time to mountain
time; and it is here where the N. p. r.
r., crosses the Missouri River Bel
field is the last station but one in North
Dakota, and Sc miles west of Belfield
the II. p. II. r., strikes the Yellow
stone River at Glendive, Montana,
The above is post marked st. P. &
Spokane r. R, I'D. Div. s, June ,,
1909. RMS
We will soon be in Spokane, but are
very late getting there; ought to have
been there early this morning, but will
not get there until $3.50 Pacific time this
afternoon. Will send telegram from
| Spokane to Portland. We will get
there tomorrow morning (Friday) at
| about 1880. We have some very nice
! people on board, and have had a very
| good time. Seems to me there are
| people from all quarters of the globe
They seem to be people that have
| travelled a great deal. We have a
Mrs. Bigelow from Australia on her
way home, and think she knows some
of our relations there. We also have
| Svelgani the Hypnotist on board, his
wife and son and the young lady he
makes play and sing grand opera. 1
was talking to his wife this morning
| out on the observation car and / am
| about the only one she has spoken to-.
| A great many have been wondering
| who they are, and found out all we
| wanted to know this morning, and told
some of the ladies. They told me [
was a regular Sherlock Holmes.
Svengani is going to perform here in
Spokane, Seattle and Portland; and all
those that stop off at those places say
they are going to see him. The car is
rocking SO l can hardly write"
This is post marked Spokane, Wash,
June.4, 1909, 1920 a. m. The train has
followed mp the south side of the Vel
lowstone River from Glendive, cross
ing the Powder and Big Horn Rivers
to Billings; where it crossed the Vel
lowstone River, and on to Livingston,
Bozeman and Logan. Livingstone is
where the change is made for Yellow
stone Park. AT Logan the train from
st. Paul goes down the Missouri River
to Helena and through the Rocky
Mountains to Garrison; but the north
Coast Limited from Logue goes up the
Missouri River to Butte City and down
the Deer Lodge River to Garrison.