The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-08-06
MARSHALL. WRITES
FROM CALIFORNIA

The following Interesting letter
was received the fore part of the
I week from the G.. A. Marshall fam
lily who are now sojourning on the
! Pacific coast, and VIC publish same
for the benefit Of many of our read
ers who will want to know how
the Marshalls are enjoying them
selv.s: @
Campbell, Calf. July %, 1920.
B. A. Stefonowicz,
Bowbells, N. D.
Sir: VIII you please print a
short sketch of our trip, and in this
way let our friends at Bowbells
and vicinity hear from us. To start
with we had a delightful time at
Minot with some of our Bowbells
friends, ate luncheon and dinner
: with Mr.. AMI Mrs. Powers, and in
the evening they took us out for q
Tong auto ride showing; lis the town.
II must say that We never visited a
town that left a better impression
on our minds than Nj M inc We
had no Idea the city was SO large.
4 We crossed over 12 or IA rivers, all
with q different name, but l eally
think It was all one river after all.
That evening our party consist
/ ing of Mrs. Patterson and daughter,
our son Harry, my wife and myself
started for Glacier Park. We were
not very favorably impressed with
Montana It was very dry and
most OF the vegetation was sage
brush until we neared the park,
after which we were very much
like Reuben when he came to town.
We would catch ourselves looking
with mouth and eyes open in aston
ishment. The hotel where We staid
over night was a grand sight for US
all. I do not remember the, exact
number of bedrooms, but think
there were about 400. 1t was only
a three story building. but covered
4 e. very large piece Of ground. The
rooms were all large and we'll fur
+ nished. The first floor was all
& rooms of amusement, waiting
\ rooms, dining room. curio Ooms.
counters, and q large fire place; in
the centers &of some of the rooms,
and the heat from some of these
& fire places was very acceptab ble:a The
pillars supporting the building. both
4 inside and out, also. the porch
which extends the whole length Of
same, were pine trees measuring Il
inches through with the bark left
( ON. Nearly the whole building is
made Of dogs Of all sizes.I Not far
!. back Of. the hotel is mountain
\ backed with snow. It seemed very,
strange to almost pick flowers with
one hand and snow balls with the
other Just think of the shock to
( one who Is 63 years old and never
1 been outside Of the states of Min
:nesota and North Dakota toSsee such
&, scene as that. Ss8
The next morning We rented
mackinaw coats, and three auto
bus loads OF ten passengers each
drove over the mountain road about
& 35 miles up to an elevation OF 6O7O
feet above the gea level, and came
5ztf, a large lake about ha1f q mile
wide and I do not know how long
! called ST; Marys, took q launch ride
0f about an hour, then ltmbed
/ about / 90 feet to what Is called the
S,ulpr gS#ulpper hotel. and ate dinner nearly:
I'M ain the clouds. After q rest of
about two hours we went down 70
the launch, rode back to where the
sbusses were waiting, went back
through quite a young snow storm .lll
?gsto the big hotel. This was g about "
June 5. ss 5ss: us ST q
& mat evening We bought ht our. ols
kstss Tor Wannat tchee. Wash. 9 M Mrg. Y 2.
sepatt on left us at Spokane going;
Eugene. Ore. I cannot mn 2 cay y
Smuehpf Vashing ton as We VI were. Pc: Pc:
tween mount aine most Of the time. ne
ana saw title farm land il but:
lots b5esnti ful Wild scenery ls 81
liked d the cpunttrly around Spokane As
very aa. much ana al alse All the way 70
ortland. scenery al
4 oDaind b Portland Ore certainly 4 ~
we visit % llss oanmb bias locks
Y mi after akinR asss ay,s drive along
4 beautifuls Coltlmb IIighWay.3
left our sE.. sre-
\ lonis 5apdll Calif0r.
NJ mus Tint gaS have seen
4 ~ state.;
NJ sflssli thel