The Morgan City daily review., 1916-09-13
WEST BOUND
Mr., Ernest Ditch Describes
His Northwest Trip.
Continued from yesterday

We reached Many Glacier Hotel
at 80 p. m. after twenty-five
mile ride. Many Glacier Hotel IS
the most noted hostelry of its kind
built in the heart Of the Rockies at
a cost of a half million dollars. 1t
has total length of. nearly 700
feet or two city squares. One Of its
innovations that was noticeable was
its open fire in the center on con-
crete base with smoke stack, the
bottom Of which was like a tunnel
with the spout up telescoping into
the stack. The funnel was hung by
chains running through pulleys with
counter weights making it possl-
BILE for two men to raise it up or
down. The next day | was en- route
over Piegan Pass horseback on
25 mile ride to Going-to-the-Sun
Chalets, climbing steadily from 8
a. M, to 2 p. m. and crossing the
Rockies at an elevation of over
10000 feet. We followed narrow
trail often snow covered. Sometimes
the trail would wind around sheer
cliffs where misstep would land
YOU thousand feet below. The at
mosphcre was clear and the rugged
scenery was immense. We had luuch-
ed before reaching the summit OF
the pass on account of the heavy
winds blowing on top. There were
only four in cur party, five includ-
ing our guide.
We. managed to overtake priv
ate party consisting of two ladies in
mems attire and gentleman with
their guide. On the down grade in
the afternoon both parties decided
to walk to relieve the horses on
account of the steep descent. While
walking near the end of our trip,
one of the ladies who was in the
lead stepped into quagmire and
sank nearly waist deep and it re-
quired the entire strength Of her
guide to extricate her.
1t is impossible to describe the
beautiful setting in which these
chalets are built; numerous snow
covered peaks on each side with
beautiful Lake St. Mary in the fore
ground This transparent lake of
emerald green is ten miles long and
on the opposite end is where we
first stopped at the St. Mary Chal-
cts. The hotels and chalets in Gla-
cier park are owned and operated
by the Great Northern r. R., and
Mr.. Hill has pretty passenger
yacht on Lake St. Mary with ca
pacity of $50 passengers and pilot
ed by lady master. We hope that
many of the readers Of this will
experience trip through Uncle
Sans Fairgrounds.
On Wednesday morning, four
weeks out from home, began my
journey southwark. We were all
day crossing the sand hills Of Mon
tana and reached Billings, Mon., the
junction point of the G. NJ, North
ern Pacific and Burlington cross
ing the mountain river at Great
Falls, a fall that has made it pos
sible for the Chicago, milwaukee
4 St. Paul to electrify 440 miles
Of their main line, having monster
electric locomotives capable of pull
ing 100 loaded freight cars.
After leaving Billings we crossed
and followed the Yellowstone river
some distance. During the night we
crossed the northeastern part Of
Wyoming and entered the southwest
corner Of South Dakota about day
light. At 1850 a. M, we reached Edg-
mont, S. D., noted for Clusters fight
with the Indians in the Black Hills
and rode the Deadwood Branch to
Hot Springs which is the stopping
off place for the wonderful, but lit
tie known Of, wind caves Of South
Dakota. These caves are named on
account Of the stiff winds some
times blowing in and sometimes out