The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-09-26
A TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
North Yakima Wash,
Sun. Aug. Is. 1912

to hear from me regarding our trip
and arrival here which we made safely.
Lillian Miss Chloupek) was somewhat
worried for fear I'd not be at Collins
in time but we made it, about Is or 20
minutes before the train reached there.
With us, as far as ST. Paul was Miss
Long, who was visiting at Mishicott
and was returning on the same train
with us to her home. We left Collins
about S Mon. eve. reached Neenah at
1890 got out of there at 1905. AS soon
as our herths were assigned us we were
ready for sleep, all of us being more or
less tired. | awoke next morning Just
as we we're nearing New Richmond
but dozed of to sleep again and never
woke till we were nearing St. Paul
The first s IN to attract my attention was
st. Paul Funeral and Casket Co."
rather funeral greeting was it notP
Reached st. Paul depot at SIS Tues.
morning and was due out of there on
No. ) Northern Pac. at 9:l5 but owing
to washouts at Boulder Mont. we were
compelled to take No /. N. Pac. which
had to run over the Chi. Mil and st.
Paul road from St. Paul TO Terry,
Mont. and this of course took us away
down into southern Minnesota and S.
Oak. thus causing the distance to be
greater, consequently the delay in
getting here.
The trip Tues. through Minnesota
was fine, also through 3 Oak. From
appearances they must have had very
heavy rains through both of those
states recently,
Great corn fields stretched away to
the East and West of us, considerable
fall ploughing had been done, and
judging from the number of grain
stacks one could see here and there
across the plains they had a good
harvest. Very prosperous looking
farm houses, and a fact that we re-
marked all along our trip is the APP
pearance of the school houses Lillian
and | admitted that we had few up to
date looking school houses in Manito-
voc Co. but we also agreed upon the
fact that all the schools along the way
West are superior in outward appear
ance to our newest schools at home.
One thing we could not help but
notice was the fact that no barns or
large farm buildings are to be seen
through the grain belt, and what we
particularly noticed were the willow
country home presumably for protection
from winter winds. Those groves of
willow extend in from to rows
around the house garden and barn
yard. Through Minnesota we saw the
first combined harvesters and mowers
Those machines cut and thresh the
grain, depositing filed sacks on the
ground as it moves drought the field.
Well, we sped onward and reached
Sfulltt Fl ans dUOuu -.oo ucsudy EN6.
Here there was a great change Of
scenery. Immense red granite rocks
rose to great heights and the surface
was very billy and rocky for several
miles. Were supposed to be due at
Aberdeen S. Oak. ut about Tues. Z.
NJ. but 1880 came and had not yet
reached there, so retired.
We awoke next morning about 4:30
OF Nov bridge S. Oak. just as we were
crossing the Missouri river, and the
country seemed quite a contrast from
the day before; hilly and rocky and
continued so all day. The st. Paul
line just skirts along the Bad Lands SC
we saw but little of that region, yet
enough to give US fair picture OF
what it all is. Great masses of bare
rocks rising TO great heights and nc
trees to be seen in any direction.
Over one third Of our Pullman was
car sick, Lillian being among the
number so did not enjoy the scenery
Wednesday on that account, for it
makes one feel very blue to have q
companion too i'll to partake of all that
the rest can enjoy; but it was great
pleasure about 8. Wed. eve to see
that she was recovering. | forgot tC
say that in Our section were I other
teachers, all but two from Wisconsin
who We're going to Washington tC
teach. One of these was from Indian;
the other from New Brunswick. The
; last named lady was going to Vancouver
b, G. where she had position, Beside,
some very fine families going West tc
make homes there were few goins
for the trip. In all there was a very
pleasant crowd in our section.
We reached Terry Mont. about 2:3l
| Wednesday y. NJ. and after getting OF
TO their own track, we crossed The
Yellowstone river. Terry named afte,
Gen. Alfred II. Terry U. S. A. is abou
22Gi #. above the sea level
. Close to Terry is Miles City (altitud,
2377 fl at the mouth of the Tongu,
, river, a branch of the Yelowstone. Thi
: city named after General Miles has tn,
:. peculiar distinction of being the onl,
:. city between Lake Superior and thu
+ Rocky Mountains on the main line O
D the Northern Pacific which did no
owe its origin to the building OF tn,
= railway. 1t was ilourishing frontie
; post long before the railway reache,