The Washington times., 1928-05-23
HISTORY FACES
N|0T0R|STS IN
FAR WEST
fcontinued from Pace 1s.)


Lead. s. D., may have interested
others.
AT Deadwood. the romancist mai
have dreamed over the traditions
Dc wild Bill, Preacher smith
Calamity Jane or Deadwood Dick.
Devils Tower, just entering
wyoming. This basaltic column
towering 1880 feet above the Belie
Fourche River, it Is q wonder
not to be repeated elsewhere b.
nature
Thrown IN, biologists say, II
some freak upheaval Of the earth
ages axo. it naturally has mystert
Aoun place In Indian Legendary.
lit ~ known to tribes Of the south
west. who for generations have not
been III its vicinity; it, TRADITIONS
having been handed down by their
ancestors who probably journeyeo
t0 its territory on hunting q
war expeditions.
Great Ranges Beyond
still, westword. Powder River and
the first Of the great cattle ranges
and the irrigated lands Of north.
ern wyoming. These, center IN
Sheridan. wyoming, the location Of
old Fort Mckenzie and a starting
poiFt for many interesting size
trips including one to Massacre
Till: as many days as you nave
time Tor In the Big Horn Ma
xionals Forest: q trip to Clouds
Peak. 1920 feet elevation; Eaton 9
the original dude ranch.
Next II the Big Horn National
Forest. where 800 mountain lakes
are available to the fisherman.
And still westward. and north y
Montana and the Little Big Horn
River and the Custer Battle Field
and National Cemetery.
This Is the mecca Of the patrlotic
tourist and student Of history.
The field marks = highlight IN
American military history ana
crucial episode IN the winning OF
the West.
Next il Billings and the Yellow
stone River. TO the south is RED
Lodge Montana, and the Beartooth
National Forest, with Granite Peak
the highest in Montana, some 1900
feet and its glacial summit.
Also to the south is Cody, WyO..
Buffalo Bills town manned after
hin1 ana the east entrance to yell
lowstone National Park. This gate
way ii entered through the pic
turesoue ShOshone River canyon:
the modern motor highway being
cnigeled out 81 solid granite.
It winds its way along the canyon
walls, sometimes more than zee
feet above the fiimbling waters
passing Shoshone Dam. the second
highest in the world. and impound.
fnc IT'S waters between mountain
ranges FOR 4 length Of 10 miles.
or continue north and west from
Billings to Roundup and LeWistOWIl,
Mont. and their oil centers which
are wiping out the former cowboy
empire than Charles Russell, famous
artist. has preserved on canvasses,
and next iss Browning. with the
cOlorfu1 tepees Of the Blackfeet
Indians ,aotting the stream sides.
Then appears Glacier Park in al
its beauty and grandeur. and then
westward over the Continental Di-
vide to the Pacific. passing Flat
head Lake, the largest inland body
or water IN the nation.
Al choice Of routes here awaits
the motorist, his destination largely
governing his choice.
One OF the most popular routes
IS through Spokane. Wash, leading
through the tree-covered slopes OF
the kootenaies and Occur d-Alene
Mountain ranges Of Idaho's PAM
handle.
Mexico Link
Spokane offers connections to
Seattle and Canada, or over the
Columbia River Highway to Port
land Ore. all leading to the Pacific
Highway, that paved band that
binds Canada with Mexico. stretch
ing across the entire Western slope
OF the United States, Washington.
Oregon and California.
In the Montana section win be
found agate and sapphire mines in
the idaho Occur d'Alenes, the
largest silver-lead properties in the
world.
"A lesson for all who want to enjoy
the nations Fairgrounds is offered
by the Custer Battlefield Hiway As
ISOLATION development.
It's progress is due to the initla-
tive of its founder and his staff OF
OF the State and county
and city officials throughout its
length and the good name that its
s ,00n. 600 tourists have given it.
Organization has built great mo-
tor route, one on which driving time
from Mitchell. S. D., the worlds only
Germ palace city, 10 the Black Hills,
has been reduced from two days and
nights of gruelling effort to nine
hours OF pleasure. This is the ac.
complishment so typical Of the Gus
ter Battlefield Hiway spirit. an an
swer to the man who says: Why
should I join a motor club?
It Is one Of the many automobile
associations and highway groups
doing so much to make automobiling
less of a job and more fun.