The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31

1AkG y Tip 70 lO0uIQ A1auet l0H.,
from Spokane. the distance Of which
is 80 miles. At Coeurd Alane take q
boat for q side trip on the, Coenrd
Alane lake, passing on beyond the
lake up the ST. Marys river and re-
turn to- coenSd Alane. you remain
on the same boat all day. /, For miles
the st MafyB river has the appear
ance Of not being much wider than
the boat, which draws many feet Of,
water. The meals on board the boat
are fine, being served in season, bear
venizon, antelope and mountain trout
Sometimes the boat Is delayed by the
timber men who have a congestion
of logs In the river and 1t being nee
essary to make the return trip after
night. When they leave the river they
discontinue the use Of the search Hight
and plough along through the dark
ness by the aid Of a marine compass.
Spokane Is prosperous city and
q great railroad center While there
go to the river and see the falls that
are 1872 feet high. presenting a beau
titul view. South Of Spokane Is a
great wheat producing section. After
leaving Spokane you pass through
Sand Point and along Kotenia. lake,
Another large and deep lake. From
here on for over seven hundred miles
you will be in the mountains, occas-
ionally you will see small valleys and
towns along the way that look like
cities. Misoulli, Helena and Butte are
located in the Rocky mountains. Hell
ena is the capital Of the state. A
Harrison county boy was secretary Of
the first state fair which was helu
there. The exhibits are many and
the large purses attract horsemen,
causing them to travel for many hun
dreds Of miles to take part in the
races. The minin9. exhibits are q
sight to see. will not attempt to
describe the good Qualities OF the
stock and poultry or the many DIFF
ferent articles which the ladies had
on exhibit, for would not have keys
enough on this typewriter, which I
am using to give them the proper
praise.
Misoulli is a town Of many high
buildings commonly called sky scrap
ers. You cannot see the city OF Hell
ena from the railroad as 1t is two
miles away and the view Is obstruct-
ed by a mountain.
You can go by Butte or Helena. I
will suggest that you go by Butte,
though you cannot form tnvorable
impression Of Butte from the railroad.
A short distance out Of Butte you will
learn that, you are upon the back
bone OF the Rocky mountains-the
great divide between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans.
The next place of Importance is
Livingston, Mont, where you change
cars for Gardiner, the northern en-
trance to the Yellowstone National
park. You will never have cause to
regret having visited that wonderful
wonder OF wonders.
Over the route given above the
distance from Los Angeles to Living
ston, Mont, is 2,25S milse. There is
over fourteen hundred miles of eeap
tiful mountain scenery. The entire
trip is a wonder way through wonder
land. There is no other continuous
trip by rail on the North American
continent which offers such magntfi-
cent scenery to the traveller in the
same number OF miles as does that
SfAsto A1AAOo ubOtC 3k1SutlOuGu.
While on your way east from Liv-
ingston you will not pass through
Montana's most productive section.
You will follow the Yellowstone river
for many miles. You will see con-
tinuous panorama Of changing views.
Should It be necessary to return via
Denver or Kansas City you will take
the Burlington train out Of Living
ston. These trains run over the Nor
thern Pacific track branching off four
teen miles east OF Billings, Mont.
Otherwise you continue east over the
Northern Pacific through North Da-
koat and Minnesota to Minneapolis
and St. Paul, the distance being ten
miles between the two towns / The
Mississippi river separates the two
towns. They are rival cities and
worth stopping off to see. There are
many routes out Of st. Paul to Chi
cago. I most always take the Bur-