The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-05
EXPL ORERS ARE BACK
MUCH PLEASED
PRESIDENT EARLiNG AND HIS
PARTY RETURN FROM THEIR
NORTHERN TRIP.

/. Tired but well satisfied with their
journey. President Earring IF the Mil
waukee and his party Of directors
reached Missoula at o'clock last
night. having come from kallspei
since morning. AL of the members
of the party were delighted with their
trip; they had seen IL wonderfully in
teresting country, had hunted and
fished and camped in the midst of the
finest scenery i'll the world. and had
come through II journey in which their
transportation included automobiles.
wagons. saddle horses and pack trains
all without serious accident and
without injury. 1t was a delightful
experience. and those who had en-
joyed it were enthusiastic in their
praises of the country that they had
traEersed Upon reaching Afissoula
the party went directly to the special
train which was awaiting their ar
rival and in an hour the visitors were
speeding eastward over their own
rail-.
The hero of the party was tho new
est director in the bunch. Mr.. Gcttis.
whose first trip it was through this
part Of tho country. At ovando he
purchased a hunting license and on
the Swan river range he killed
deer. This gave the tourists IA veni
son feast. Fish they had all along
the trip. They campcd in the wilder
rVSs and roughed it all the way after
they left tho automobiles at Sceley
lake. They had tn get UP early in
. r. La. afs.Iat
to get through on schedule time. but
they pulled out for the east last night
according to their previous plans.
Regarding the country which they
had seen the visitors were loud in
their praises. When it came to talk
ing railway matters there was nothing
doing. This was just an outing"
said one of the members of the party.
We wanted to see the country and
to have a little sport. Thanks to the
excellent arrangements which were
made for our trip, we accomplished
/ our purpose. The weather was de-
/ lightful from the time we started I'M
til we reached Missouia again. When
/ We left here the first morning there
was Il little mist, but that cleared
away, and We have had sunshine all
the way. 1t was II delightful expert
ence and we are coming again; we
want to see more of the country"
! The party went from Mssoula to
Sce1cy lake the first day out and
spent the night there. The next day
in wagons the trip was made into
the swan river range; camp was made
at night. and the next morning travel
was resumed with pack train down
the river To swan lake. The lake was
skirtel. and from there to kalispell
the trip was through the beautiful
valley Of the Flathead
Yesterday morning at 6:25 the party
left the capital af Flathead county.
Some of the members crossed Flat
head lake in the steamer. MIR. Earl
ing and others drove around the lake
in automobiles. At Poison the two
parties met again and the run to
hisSnula was made i'm the automobiles
dispatched from here to meet them.
i Brief stops We're made at points of
interest in the reservation and the
autos pulled into Missnula about l.
hours from the time the party left
kalispell. There was a delay of an
hour at the ferry at the foot OF the
lake and another hour was lost wait
ing for some of the machines that
went astray. The actual running
time was less than 10 hours.
]. P. Hayes. the mechanieian pf the
. Missoula Mercantile companys auto.
j mobile department. took Mr.. Earring
out when the party left and he
brought the president back last night
AIR. Hayes was formerly Il locomotive
engineer on the Mississippi valley
roads and in that capacity had pulled
Mr.. Earnings train on more than one
occasion. IL was pleasant experience
fer the meehanfrian to have the prisi-
iese of taking the railway magnate OF
an automobile tour. and. according Il
the statements made b. President
Earling when he returned last night
the experience VAS pleasant for hin
a.. we'll.