Warren sheaf., 1919-08-13

WRITES OF
THROUGH WEST
many obligations to them for courtesies
extended during the tour Of the park.
Mr.. Bystrom is the same jolly good
fellow that he always was and there is.
never dull moment in any gathering
where he is present. Their son Gerald
IS chip Of the old block and as usual
IN the case OF strong, healthy boys, he
never seemed to get enough Of horse
back rides over the steep winding noun
tain trails. Mrs. Bystrom, like good
mother, was always alert in looking
after our physical comforts.
In the. afternoon of the first day in
the park we went on an auto trip in
Mr.. Bystrom's car to Two Medicine
Chalets on the shore of Two Medicine
lake, IN the shadow Of towering noun
tains, some Of them more than 5000
feet high. Here we met Mr.. Albert
Nilsestuen and family, Of Conrad,
Mont. who were also making tour Of
the park in their automobile. This ex-
cellent. family formerly lived at Hal
lock, Mimi, and we are also under great
obligations to them for many courtesies
extended that added much to the enjoy
ableness OF our stay in the park. Mr..
Nilsestuen is the collector for the same
lumber company that employs Mr.. By
strom and their bright little boy is
named Shevlin, in honor Of the great
lumbeFman and prominent citizen Of
Minnesota BY that name, now deceased
On OUT. way back to the Glacier Park
hotel We makeSa short side trip afoot
up trail to picturesque Trick Falls,
which looks like two falls in one-one
streamOf water gushing forth from the
side Of the mountain and another
stream. lowing over ledge and falling
into tie other fall that comes from the
opening in the mountain side.
Next day, July II, our entire party,
In Mr.. Bystrom's and Mr.. Nilsestuen's
tautos, left for st. Mary's Chalets, SO
miles distant, at the lower end Of upper
st. Mary Lakes. On this trip we got
our first comprehensive idea of Glacier
National Park as the mountains massed
lat the head Of the st. Mary's Valley
are exposed to view. At the Chalets
we are comfortable quartered for the
might and the wants Of the .sinner man.
tabundantly supplied from the store of
lappetizins victuals brought along by Mr..
and and Nlss. Nilsestuen. AT this place Mr..
and Mrs. Bystrom took a short walk
IN the evening on mountain trail and
We're surprised to meet big bear. who
came upon them so suddenly that they
had no time to get scared The bear,
however, took to the woods in great
haste. After that all members of the
party were anxious to get similar ex-
perience, but bear stories was the ex-
elusive property of the Bystroms on this
trip. Around the fire place at the Cha
let's we gathered and told stories and
sang songs until late in the evening.
AS an editor is supposed to be more or
less familiar with the hot place, It be-
came our duty to gather the wood and
keep the fire going. Up in the noun
tains the evenings are generally cool
and a fire feels comfortable.
On the following day, July IS, we con-
tinued our trip by automobile to Many
Glacier Chalets, about 20 miles from st.
Mary Chalets, along road that winds
up and down along bare mountain sides
or thru dense forests of pine, and across
deep valley and mountain streams,
new vistas opening up before our eyes
at every turn in the road. Towering
mountains loom up before as the auto
progresses along the winding road. We
arrive at Many Glacier Hotel early in
the afternoon and from there one be-
holds perfect sea of mountains rising
in all directions, many Of them showing
patches OF snow, and glaciers slowly
moving down the mountain sides. Noun
tain streams fed by melting snow and
Ice are here and there dashing down
the mountain sides forming pretty cat
aracts and water falls, one of which
was in full view from the Chalets were
we were Quartered for the night and
the roar Of its falling waters was the
music that lulled us to sleep.
On July 10, some members Of our
party went on horseback trips to Grin
nell Glacier, others to Iceberg Lake,
some made fishing trips to mountain
lakes, some made hikes afoot up steep
mountain trails to points OF interest,
while others remained at the Chalet to
rest. A horseback ride up the winding
mountain trails with towering noun
tains above you and deep yawning
gorges and narrow valley below is fas-
cinating to one who likes a little excite,
ment. II the sure-footed animal should
slip, the person seated in the saddle
might fall into the abyss below and
there would be q funeral next, provided