Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-24

son was recently married to DIR. Min
thorn of Metlakatla Alaska, who Is a
physician among the Indians in that
part of Alaska. AT Metlakatla there
is a church Ct 300 members and the
Indians have been taught in a number
Of branches.
The letter received by Mr. Halves
from Mrs. Minthorn reads as follows;
1T seems just as though l wanted
to tell somebody back home" about
my journey across the continent and
the sights ana scenes on the way.
Leaving Augusta with its many dear
associations for so many years was
not the easiest thing that ! have ever
done, by any means, and last look
into familiar faces is har-. at best. but
life holds stern things n us some
times and we are made of stuff that
can endure Never did any ride on the
Maine Central seem as short as the
one to Yarmouth Junction that No
vember evening. and the two hours
wait would have been much longer
but for the company of a fellow pas
senger who shared the oranges with
me as We'll as the dim and smokey light
ing thing about the conversation was
the fact that he had recently been to
Prince Rupert and again that he was
an enthusiastic admirer of Billy Sun
day" and we were glad to hear more
Of both subjects. Morning found us
entering Montreal over the great Vic
toria bridge and after breakfast there
was another wait of a few hours des-
tined this time to be enlivened by
conversation with motherly body
from Country Antrim, ireland.
THE ride to Toronto was made in a
day coach where one saw more of the
every day folks. A great rally was on
hand that evening for the purpose OF
closing ~ the sale Of the Victory
Bonds, ana ! noticed by the reports lat
err that Canada was successful, going
over TIE mark set as the limit to be
raised r,Hrdinc the sleeper at To-
r0nto for Minnepeg we found that
there was Il Very quiet ride before us
, for the other three occupants of the
car being gentlemen the ear had tho
appearance for few hours at a time
Of being a private one. AS this was
Sunday. if seemed good to have Tho
time to read and sing and pray an(
worship uNmolested as any goot
American feels disposed to do wher-
over he is Winnipeg being reached
tie next waiting time was finally end
ed and tie train for the last install
ment of tie railway travelling was
entered and we started for Prince Ru.
pert.
The sight that greeted our ewes ir
the morning was the wide stretch OF
plains 50 similar to our prairie coun-
try in tho Middle West All along
the journey there was a little snow or
the 2rouna but never more thar
enough for fairly good sleighing. II
Saskatchewan we found the mercury
lowering around % below. but one hac
to so outside of the well heated cal
to discover it. The first night out OF
Winnipeg we were held up by the need
Of repairs on the ear and a worn out
journal must be replaced. 1t meant
a four hours delay, but as these trains
only so every three days every one
waited patiently for its coming. Ait
or leaving Saskatoon we found tbs
traffic much heavier for some were
going out as they call it, for the win
ter and some of the holidays Among
the passengers was one plUc!zy little
mother with small child and al
eight weeks old infant who was i
leave the train at Burns Lake anl
ride 40 miles to her home on Ootsi
Lake.
Upon entering British Columbia We
found a change in the scenery but
found no such bold mountain peaks
as in the transcontinental railwa,
scenery farther south. IN fact, il was
rather monotonous 70 see the same
ScraS9Y fir timber for so many mile:
without any relieving change. On the
last day, and we rode r0r six days
straight, we came to the pass in the
and Frazer river. along whose banks
two great timber wolves sroou unmov-
ed and watched the train glide by, while
short distance farther on three rec
deer were seen in the edge of the
wood.
at Jasper we all took run on the
station platform and made our first
acquaintance with a totem pole, which
seems to be q sort Of tribal or family
history in pictures Of animals anC
other hieroglyphics. At last we were
on the down grade and rolling along
but glad to think that the end was