Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-20

| terminal of two g.. Is. 4 y. lines. a
branch Of the Great Northern and tho
| dlVlslonGl point for tho Northern Pa
| enc. II Is also said to have the
| largest beet sugar factory In tho
| world. incidentally. the bump OF
l1rgcncss' Is particularly well 1c-
vclopod In the west
Friday morning at 1875 We were
again In motion, headed southwark
across Wyoming toward Denver. GIL
miles, by way Of the Burlington As
before noted, the C.. Il. a q. has two
routes 10 Denver from Billings TIav-
ing choice Of routes we chose the one
recently established by way Of Casper
ana Cheyenne because Of It's greater
pf"mis" IN scenic value. and In more
| ways than one We had our autiCipl-
| uons realized with added attractions
whlch mrcly fan 10 the lot Of the
occasional traveller. But that is an
other story
| Terrible Country
| a fcW hours out from Billings we
enter a fcction Of Wyoming that Is
the most dosolatc and apparently
tod-iprsnkru cNuausc Of country il
| has been our fortune cor Is 1t mis-
toftunc') to look upon what great
| stretches of country both mountain
ana pain, whore the eye becomes OBJ
rock ana sand and sage brush. are
round In some Of these far western
practically all of II worthless
ana apparently Of little use 10 man
klhd. But all things have their usee
However that Is an equation in ma
lures mathematics which Is often diff
ficult of solution. The intangible re-
suns "f creation are sOlvablc prob
leins. ana who knows but that at some
"a tTftFn. .t..s.. L.
cover the purposes for which there
numbcrless acres Of barren wilder
ness were laid out AS we near the
central part OF Wyoming we pass
IRON this absolute zero in landscapc
buildings and enter n section where
The perspective again becomes more
inViling. for II is in this part Of the !
state where the oil fields abound ana !
Wn're evidences OF occupation and |
cultivation Of the land arc apparent |
Further along we enter the Wind riv- |
or mountain region and through more |
than ten miles Of II tho Wind river |
canyon unraVCls one Of the mos' |
beautiful and inspiring bits Of scenic |
splendor that had vet come within |
our observation. To add to its beauty |
If that were possible, worc the varic-
gated colors Of the castellatcd rocks. |
ana. acccntuated by the suns lower
ing rays. formed n picture such as
only natures brush could paint.
Darkness found us in tho Powder
river country. and with each mile in
creasing evidences Of the wrath Of |
Jupiter Pluvius became apparcnt.
Water seemed to be everywhere in
this usually dry country. and we were
Informed that cloudburst had made
the track unsafe in many places. For
ms reason W" were more than two
hours late leaving Casper. whore the
Denver sleeper was attached. Fort
unatclv, reservations were secured |
from Hillincs by tclssraph 'ho nirht
before, but it was near midnight be-
fore we had chance TO ret into bed
An hour after daylight we awakened
10 find tho train stationary and on a
sidCtrack at IIartVillc Junct on. more
than 500 miles from Dcnvcr. where
we were due at $3.50 q. m The
prospect was not inviting Break
fast was had at n railroad section
house. To starving traveller II was
partakcn Of with the thankful COM
mont that It was better than moth
Ing and II was that or nothing. for
the total population of this hamlet
was less than that of our Pullman
therefore the hospitalities We're nee
cssarilv limited Here We re-
mainod until after 10 o'clock. whom
inc chccflnG announcement was made
hat the washouts had boon repaired.
and we again started for Denver After
an hour and n half there was an
other halt, this time at hamlet pos
'ssinC the ouphonious namo Of Chug-
water. with tho disappointing intcln-
tence that II would he another two
hours before We could 70 further.
Fruit was the hest we could do here
n IN" way of lunch. and again we
were thankful for even that A. 1:2o
We again started. but progress was
slow nearly all tho way TO Cheyenne.
where We arrived shortly before
,'1ock. whore q stop was made for
upper. Nothing intcrvencd to check
'ur further PROGRESS and Denver
vas reached at 1850 p. m. thirteen
hours and twenty minutes late
Many Friends.
II was n trcd but withal happv lot
hat filed out of the train at Denver.
some very pleasing acquaintances
we're made through this kindred shar-
ns of misfortune. Among them were
state Treasurer Gates OF Wyoming
drs. Stinc of Seattle. on her way to
'isit a sister in Denver, and the al
vays ubiquitous and ever-smillng
raveling salesman I'm the person of
amos Duckett, n resident Of Denver,
lut VINO claimed Cincinnati as his
arly home. Congcniality was mani
est NJ the first meeting The always
landy cards with the relating OF per-
onal experiences and the ever-ready
tory assisted in making the time
PASS quickly and pleasantly, and
omcwhat amcliorated tho disappoint-
ncnt at the disarranGement of our
'lans change in which was made
ccossary by reason of our long delay
n reaching Denver So we were COM
'cllcd to remain here for the night,
topping at the Hotel Colorado. in
tead Of going on to Colorado Springs,
$ was originally intended Having
ost day, we considered II the bet
er part of wisdom to go direct from
Denver TO Chicago without anv fur
her delay. At 9:35 a. m. Sunday.
cptember : the Rocky Mountain
United Of the Rock Island system
tarted us on the last long leg OF our !
quincy. l,0S3 miles. arriving in the
Windy city at ESQ p. IN. Monday. !
his was the speedicst schedule of all =
n the many miles travelled, the dis
ance being covered in 2S hours and
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