La Junta tribune., 1915-08-28
sEEING AMERICA FIssr.

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La Jantaite visets s.H0sss Heaven y
6pokaae, YellowseDae Park. md
Many OeAee Puines ol lneesese.
an now at Swan Lake. wylis
Way. II Yellowstone Park. Last
Friday moraing left Seattle. via the
Northern Pacific Railway. crossing
the beautiful Cascade range. and de-
scsnding the Yakima Valley to the
Columbia river 1t Ellensburs. The
valley II very rich and splendid crops
Of almost every kind were In evi-
dence. Al Pasco we crossed the Col
umbia river and went up over the
high dry country to Spokane. This
part Of Warrington is a treeless. des-
ert waste, and almost as hot as the
lower Colorado Valley around Yuma,
Ariz. That day heard Of horse
heaven" 1t is 4 sheltered region
high up on the eastern slope Of the
Cascade mountains. where the snow
never falls and the grass always
grows. In the early days. when the
settlers first came to this country.
their horses would wander up there
and never return. They probably
thought they had found their earthly
paradise. and also showed their good
''horse sense"
spent two days and three nights
In Spokane. and believe Il should be
called the bridge CITY," owing TO the
great number Of handsome structures
that span the river within il con-
fines. The river runs At the bottom
OF . deep canyon and many water
falls abound. The Chicago. Milwau-
kee and 81. Paul Railway spent Sls.-
100000 alone for right Of way fran.
chises through Spokane. besides pos
sibly - much more In heavy and pic
turesque construction. All Of the
big eastern lines seem to bs trying
70 reach western tidewater. and have
been making every effort to do So
and believe ne its . loas way from
Tppsrasy. and long ways 70 90.
In SDokans I had the pleasure Of
. good visit viah u 1ylanA 80 his
family. vhe VIM - ven rsnsabsssd
hy many Il Junta people. He h
now with the Northern Pacific and
doing we'll. Saw the first rsin last
night At Missoula. Mont. that has
fallen since ! left Fl Paso on July
Sth.
Going hack over my trip ! recall
the many small western towns that
have paved streets. The first thins
that most Of these townsite compan.
les do 10 TO grade the streets. lay
sidewalks and build schoolhousss.
Some Of our older settled eastern
towns might profit BY this western
spirit Of eatsspriss.
Am now sDsading my first night
IN the great Ysllovstoae Park. or -
the lndians we're aid TO have called
Il. "hsll's countsy." From The little
I've already sesn I thiak IL going 70
b most too big for me to atteaps %
describe. ought 70 BE- hone u
about tss days.
: Ys1lowstoas Park. August I7eh.
0iacs vntias ~ lase lsetse q
have bssa thiskiss that many Of
your rsaAsss u The past have nade
The journey 70 Ysllewsteas Psrk. aaa
that stili aess u he futsrs veula
do likswiss. A. ] have Jest made Q
tosr Of Tie pask. perhaps Q few words
might b os iatsrsst 70 ail. Yellow.
stone Park b sinDly Q weslssiaad.
it comprises about l.3eo square
nilss Of saeweaDDsd neuatains.
beautiful valleys. untouched virgia
forests, rivsrs. lakes and streams.
magnificent waterfalls. almost boe-
tonleas cavssns, and innumsrabls
ADoutins hot spriass which throw
bot water and steam from . bubble
% so fest n the cir.
Ths eatirs parh IL patsolisd by O.
fuii trooD q Usitsd 0tatss soldiers,
dirsetsl frea Port Ysilevsteas. ssas
tAs 0ardsse satssses. 0oleolil
ree1s atoual. which sse alse unlse
ths eeatsol q ~ ss1ssai Oevsea-
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