The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-30

deal farther and takes me two or three
days longer. We passed through great
many tunnels, under snow-clad peaks,
over vast chasms and precipices and
alongside rushing rivers. We passed
through 10 tunnels within few miles
distance, one three miles long. We pass
through great deal of snow. The con-
ductor said the drifts were thirty feet
deep there this winter and the trains
were blocked up a day or two at time.
We passed into Montana, which is a
wild, mountainous country with occa-
sional fertile valleys. There are great
many mining camps through Montana
and Idaho, but it is quite thinly populated.
Butte, Montana, the largest city in the
State, is quite nice looking city of 3d.
600 inhabitants. Occasionally we see a
log house or dug out in the side Of a
hill. We cross the Yellowstone River,
which is rightly named, as it is very yell
low and muddy, and enter North Dakota
and soon come to the bad lands of Dako-
ia, which do look bad enough-rough and
billy with no sward whatever. We ride
100 miles through North Dakota and then
strike into South Dakota. They said it
was so cold in the Dakotas the past win
ter that those who had focks of sheep
of from ten ito fifty thousand lost
fully one-half of them from cold and
starvation. May 1st was a beautiful,
spring-like day. In the morning we
were in the State of Minnesota, with fine
looking farms and nicely painted build
ings and general thrifty up-to-date ap-
pearance. We soon reached Minneapo-
lis and St. Paul, fine and beautiful look
ing cities. We then came to the great
Mississippi river, the Father of Waters,
and passed alongside of it for long
ways. 1t was dotted with islands and
crossed by several long, high bridges and
looked very lovely with its sparkling
waters. We crossed the Mississippi into
La Crosse, Wisconsin, and stopped there
for dinner. 1t is nice looking farming
country in Wisconsin, with good farm
buildings, and looked more like home
than any thing have seen in my travels
We reach Milwaukee on Lake Michigan,
the largest city in Wisconsin, fine look
ing city of 100000 people. We soon
come to Chicago, the metropolis of the
west, with it's life and hustle. l
changed cars there, and took the Michi-
gan Central, which goes through Illinois
and Indiana into Michigan-a good look
ing country with farms, cities and vii
lagos. We now come to Detroit, city
of 500,0 900 people and called by some the
handsomest city III the United States. 1t
is the greatest place in the country for
manufacturing automobiles. was told
that they are now sending out 300 car
loads a day.
We cross under the Detroit river
through tunnel two miles long into
Windsor, Province of Ontario, Canada,
and we are in King Georges Dominion.
1t is quite level, good looking farming
country through here, with but little
wood and that mostly hardwood. The
buildings generally look rather shabby.
The custom house officers looked over
our baggage on entering Canada, as did
the United States officials. We now
come to Niagara Falls and leave the
train On the Canadian side to view the
falls. 1t is a grand, thrilling sight
never to be effaced from my memory.
AS the water dashed over the falls the
spray, thrown hundreds of feet in
colors of the rainbow, was dazzling
b eyond description. We soon reached
Buffalo, N. Y, large and beautiful
city on Lake Erie. We saw some fine
farms and towns through New York
We now come to Albany, the Capital
of the State, nice looking city. Then
on through New York and Connecticut,
with their fine looking farms, cities and
villages. We reached Boston, the Hub
of the Universe, on Friday morning,
May Sd, lovely day.
had been about eight days and nights
en- route and had travelled over 5000
miles. 1t was quite little trip at one
time, but l ..enjoyed it very much and
made many very pleasant travelling ac-
quaintances which helped to pass away
the time yery apreeablv.
l stopped in Boston and surrounding
towns week or two visiting friends,
then took the steamer for the good Old
State of Maine.
have been across the country from
coast to coast four times and each time
by different 70 lte; have been through
nearly all the States and about all the
principal cities of the country, and have
pretty good idea of them all, but
think, take it all together, the New
England States, and dear old Maine in
particular, afford as many attractions in
beautiful scenery and variety, pleasant
homes, neat buildings, up-to-date ap-
pearance and opportunity to make a
comfortable living as any of them.
Every place has its advantages and dis
advantages. There are good points and