, 1921-09-08

with the side-light stories and the
night at Dubois might even allow the
Intervening of a romance which
might have become almost a TRAGEDY
before the dawn of peace and morn.
ing in Dubois, on the visit to Two.
Gwo-Tee Pass and dedication Of thu
southern entrance to the Yellow
stone park.
Anyway, you look at 1t, 1t was q
wonderful trip-one that presented
sights the old-timers OF Wyomina
might gaze upon with rapt interest
while the man of little mountain ex.
perience or new to western Life could
only gaZe upon some of the scenes
in amazement and wonder, as the
great yellow cars slipped through
the forests, taking to the steer
grades at times like a human mon.
ster. then passing into.the glades and
meadows as 1t proceeded onward and
upward to Gods own country, which
has been little despoiled by the hand
OF man
The Rendezvous
The rendezvous of the party was
at Lander, where Percy C. Spencer
president of the Rocky Mountain
Highway proved q general worthy OF
high honOrs. in marshaling his forces
for the advance to Two-Gwo-Tee
Pass, the summit reached by the
highway, and the point where the
most distant source from which the
water somes, which eventually flows
into the Missouri, through the Wind
River, Big Horn and Yellowstone. II
was at this point that q spring flows
out from under one of the mountain
parks. that the elk was barbecued to
provide food and nourishment for
the party which vent into camp.
The Arrival.
The night and day before the
m~0torcades departure from Lander
was a busy one as the guests began
arriving, coming in automobiles from
every direction. Just before sun
down Superintendent H. M. Albright
Of the Yellowstone park in his high
powered auto came into town from
over the mountains, followed by two
Of the large powerful yellow trans
portation cars used in the park,
which were to convey the newspaper
men,. special writer's and camera men
on the trip. Governor and Mrs.
Robert D. Carey, who had been Wis
fting in the park for sometime, also
came In with the party. the governor
having his W a r
At nine-thirty that evening the
North Western officials arrived by
train, with c. A. earns Of Chicago,
passenger traffic manager, at the
head, while others included C. r.
Custer, assistant general passenger
agent; w. H. Jones Of Omaha, divi-
sion freight and passenger agent;
Julian Levers of Casper, travelling
agent, and several other district off,
cials. Chris d. Hagerty Of Chicago,
representing the Associated Press
and a staff writer Of the Chicago
Tribune, was also in the party. Emer-
son Hough of the Saturday Evening
Post came in with Superintendent
Albright. while DR.. Van Dyke, poet
and author, "a also in the party,
as well as Maxwell struthers Burt,
special writer for the Saturday
Evening Post and a ranch owner in
the Jackson Hole: Doran H. Cox,
assistant and director with the
Thomas H. Ince Co., with his
cameraman, and Col. A. 8. Peck OF
Denver, district forester. were also
in the party.
In all fifteen newspapers and
periodicals were represented In the
party, including among the others
Robert G. Seymour of the Denver
Post Mr.. Mccormick Of Fort Col
Inns. w. C.. Deming and F. L. Bah
cock of the Cheyenne Tribune
Roscoe H. Alcorn of the Rawlinl
Republican. F. c. Marshall of tn,
Pinedale Roundup, Frank NJ. O'Briei
of the Casper Herald, ]. E. Hanwa,
and Mr.. Flanagan Of the Caspe
Tribune. w. H. ]. Bowey of tn
Riverton Chronicle, John W. Cook o
the Lander Journal. w. J.. Hines O
the Lander Daily Post and Henry
Wendt of the Lander Mountaineer
J. F. Anstette OF the Dubois Courier
while ]. s. Mechling, president of tn
Casper Motor Club, represented sew
eral motor journals.
At Lander
The Lander Commercial club stoo
back Of the promotion Of this bi
event and the citizens Of that cit
did themselves proud In every wa
in entertainment. Two Indian camp
we're established in town-Shoshoni
and Araphos while war paint an
war bonnets were in evidence on q
sides, the bands going down to gree
the incoming train which was r,
ceived with war-whoops such q
might have done Justice to the day
Of Indian warfare. The visitors Wel
all nicely taken care Of at the Nobl
Hotel, which IL a model that woul
40 Justice to . city Of twenty q
thirty thousand.
On to the Pass
The departure of the motorcad
from Lander the next morning Ii
Guided 136 car In the line. Wit
every precaution being taken to a
every traveller ON the way-tw
trouble cars brought up the req
while a large truck carried gasolin
inc oil. Other cars carried n
freshments and food being the MOI
novel expedition that ever entere
the Rocky Mountains.
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The first stop was made At moo