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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1914)
TMP NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. ' FARM t POULTRY RAISE CHICKENS IN WINTER - i HENRT HOWIAND "(.V fel M vi Qkoffl WOMED - i i ii i I. r I Y some It Ih called tho "Switzerland of America." True, It has the ma jestic, Bnow-topjK'd mountains crowd ed cloHoly together, tho glittering ico lleldu of glaciers, tho sparkling llttlo lakes lying cupped between tho heights, and tlto magnificent forcstu of pine and fir. Hut not, as In Switzerland, arc there townB and hamlotH and Bcattcred cottages; the visitor must gain the 'summits afoot or on horseback, without tho aid of "funicular" or cog ralla , over and through and about It thoro arc not the Immenso swnrms of "trippers" that Infest the old world country; hordes of guides do not dog jour footstopB, and ravenous hotelkuepora nro not found at every turn. Others have clubbed It "Uncle Sam's Nowcst Playground," and boU Is, but it will not be that very long. So some writer with a vivid Imagina tion thust And a new name for tho Glacier Na tional Park. About 14,000 pursonK vlHltcd Glacier park last summer, and In the coming season It Is probable fully twfco as many will vlow Its boautlos and wonders. Although qb a national park It Is only three years old, its namo la already fatiilllar in this country because of the extensive advertising It has received anil of tho enthusl nstlc accounts of Uiobo who have Rccn It; and it aooms di'btlned to bocomo ono of tho inoBt popular regions for persons who llko to spend their holidays In a some what unconventional way and at moderato expense. Occupying 1,400 square mllcH noar tho northwest comer of Montana, Olacler park Is right In tho heart of tho Rockies and In tho matter of mountain sconory It yields to no place. Doz ens of magnificent nooks crowd tho landscape, Bomo toweling to holghts of moro than 10,000 foot. On tlii' upper slcpoa of many of thorn sliino tho gla- ?5 1. g,.V0.tho ,,ark lts nume' ttna from theH0 everlasting beds of snow and lco aro born scores of torments that dash down tho mountain sides and liuil themselves over tremendous cliffs. Scattorod cell about among tho mountains aro deep lakes that 1 o llko burnished mirrors in tho calm of a Bunny day or aro lashed Into black rago when tho storm Hwoepa ddwn on them from tho heights. Perilous passes, atoop and rocky climbs, slip pery scrambles across glaciorB and miles of dense forest aro thoro for those who llko tho moro HttenuouB llfo. For tho othors thoro aro automo bile, coach, launch and horseback: trips, rest nnd recreation In an excollont hotel and delightful 'chalot camps," and always mollow days and cool ' nights. If ono wishes to got away from hotol llfo on llrcly ho can. havo camping trlpa in tho wilderness, nnd it Is really wilderness, In which ho can wandor for wooka without seeing u human habitat!. Illg amu 1b thoro In nbunclanco boara, mountain whoep, mountain goats and various kinds of "var mints" but of courso It Is strictly protected by Vnclo Bam. Hut fish aro theio, too, especially trout, and tho visitor is froo to catch thom if ho can, Adding their own touch of plcturosquonosa -are the Indians of tho Hlackfeot tribe, whoso homo Is In tho reservation Immediately east of tho park. Tho usual entrance to tho park is at its south east corner whero, at Cllacier Park station, Is ono of tho moBt romarkublo nnd attractivo hotels in tho country. Tho main building Is constructed largely of Immenso logs from Washington nnd Oregon and tho spacious lobby Is flanked by thoso natural pillars which tower three Btorlcs to tho xoof, Enormous flroplacos, scores of polts of wild amlmals and the hpads of buffalo and doer add to tho attractions; nnd more confort and hotter food cannot bo obtained In metropolitan hotels. Tour ists, guides and Indluus mlnglo here, nnd for mality Is discarded. 1 haven't tho slightest Intention of writing n KUldobook to tho Cllacier National Park, but I do wish to tell of Homo of Its wondors and beauties that can bo seon In a visit of a few days. So first Ict'c climb Into this big touring cur and go to l.nko St. Mary. Our chauffeur Is a "breed," capa ble, courteous and woll oducatod, who knows tho country as you know your back yard For sotno 20 miles our route lies through tho Indian reBor--vatlon and wo skim along tho boulovard road incross sweeps of pralrio, up hills aud along tho edges of precipices, now dipping down into lovoly valleys, now crossing rushing streams, with tho mountains over growing morq imposing and moro fascinating. Twisting tip a long climb and sworv Ing to tho west, we como to tho continental water shed near Triple Divide mountain. Thonco tho waters flow on ono sldo to Hudson bay, on another to the Pacific and on the third to tho Mississippi valloy and the gulf. Tula Is truly tho roof of tho continent. Now for 10 miles tho road runs through ,tho great plno forests and winds gradually downward, on tho slopes of tho mountain, until with a loud honking our motor car drawB up be eldo tho charming log chalets of St. Mary camp that cling to tho stoop shores of tho lake, whoso valors sparklo and rlpplo under tho midday Bun. I intT awnltH In tho biggest chalet plain food, veil cooked and plentiful, served by uttractlvo -waitresses. It 1b eaton with a relish nud without formalities, nnd then, after u fow mlnutou in tho ' recreation" chalot with Its player piano and dance floor, wo nil pile aboard a powerful gasoline launch nnd head up the lako for Clolng-to-tho-Sun cum p. On tho right stretcucB tho long rldgo of Slnglo fihot mountain, and on tho left rise Cltndol, Al-tnost-a-Dog (lovoly namo) and other lino peaks. Hut our eyes are ilxed forward to where Golng-to-the-Surt mountain rears Its mngnlflcont snow loppod head. It Is ouo of tho most picturesque mountains In America, and hanging near Its sum mit Is 1ufo glacier whoso stream, fulling head long. 1b conatr&tty blown upward Into Bpmy by tho never ceusliiB winds From tho camp, built Mvli on a promontory that projects far Into tho IwJ of America." True, It has tho ma- " i t , , ' P I " " liiji m9 T ed closely together, tho glittering J $ WmfSLTs. m&iPSiWMr "X. " , - r &??l -Ml jf Ico Holds of glaciers, tho sparkling lPr ''"' - ' ' -- W&fl JJlS&ff Httlo lakes lying cupped between tho Y,M., .,., ......,.., Z'jjjfrm Jjph' x - 'jRl 4HT 1 heights, and tlto magnlllcont forcstB USMM'MImF - '" ' '' , W J aT K, ot plno and flr 1!ut not- m ,n IIPiEilH!iS's tL:' ' j;Jff! Switzerland, arc there townB and 1 WM mP&BSkW !SmK&mmmXl?!$$&z&. Ml " -' M : 1 mmim . Jii hi vte ,.J l8TMTlili III I ir tfc,,mia ijSmHlllmWKm WKi5iaiK&i,3 I scxjCvA&uU 3?LSC292? JSU&CZi02Z&r, lako, tho vlow of this mountain, of Ulackfoet gla cier, of Citadel, Reynolds, and Fusillade mountains and of tho holghts about Gunslght pass far beyond Is moat ImpreBslve. While wo linger hero marveling at the "upside dpwn" watorfall, tho vivid colors of tho mountains and tho lco-groen Inko spread at our feet, tho sharp poak of Fuslllado is veiled by clouds that pour swiftly ovor and about tho nonrer holghts, and away up thero a snowstorm Is raging. For us It Is rnln, howovor, and driven to shelter, wo crowd into tho cabin of tho launch and hustlo back to SU Mary camp. From St. Mary camp tho automobile road has Just been oxtonded some 20 miles to Many-Olacler camp on Lako McDormott. This place, In Itself flno enough, Is tho hoadquartor8 from which wo make short trlpa to somo of tho park's groatost attractions Morning Eaglo falls, Cataract crook, Swift Current pass nnd, most wonderful of nil, Ico berg lake. This llttlo body of exqulsltoly bluo wa tor Is almost wholly surrounded by sorrnted, splintered ridges that tower 3,000 foot abovo Its surface. On n kind of shelf lies what Is loft of tho ancient glacier that scoopod out this basin ages ago, and from Its edges icebergs, largo and small, are continually broaklng off to go floating lazily nboutj In tho lake. Iceberg lako la tho habitat of tho polar trout discovered by Hoke Smith, who says they havo fur Instead ot scales. Now back to tho Qlaclor Park hotol for malt and a llttlo reHt, for wo aro Boeing tho park In n. Inzy, lolsuroly fashion. Aud what next? Woll, supposo wo glvo at least ono day to Two Medicine lake, a region that for shoor boauty can hold Its own with any In tho park. Tho trip is made; by stago In about throo hours, and on tho way up tho lovoly valloy -wo tlo up tho horses and are led through the forest to tho Trick falls. Hero In high water times Two Medicine river plunges over the edge of a mass of rocks down among hugo boulders; but in tho dry season It drops Into a hole above and emerges moro quietly through a cavern In tho rocky wall. Tho mountain that especially domi nates Two Medicine lako is Rising Wolf, nnd it Is almost ns handsome as Golng-tothe-Sun. Hero, too, Is another ot thoso delightful chnlet camps, and what with the vlow, tho food and tho nlr, It Is hard to tear one's solf away from It. If thero aro any real fishermen In our party tho best thing they con do Is to go to St. Mary's camp again, and from thoro by trail to Rod Eaglo lake, three hours distant. This beautiful grcon lnke, only a mllu long and halt a mllo wide, Is from 200 to 600 feet deop, and fairly Bwarms with cut throat trout, while In tho streams that flow Into and out of It tho Dolly Vnrdeu trout is found In great numbers. These flah aro good lighters and tho angler who guts ouo on his hook and under takes to yank It from Its Ice-cold homo has a task that delights his soul. Since there 1b n strotch ot shallow water In front ot ho camp, the fisherman often rides out on horseback to deeper wator nud there, still astride his stood, casts for the trout. Tho first tlmo you sit on n horse and try to land a ten-pound cut-throat you will forgot thero is anything else on onrth oxcept that llttlo lako sur rounded by n dozen magnlilcent mountains, that horso and that trout Uolng Btlll Bomowhnt nverso to Btronuous exor cise, wo nro now going to board the train at Ola clur Pari; station and rldo luxuriously ovor tho continental divide, In itself n trip woll worth tak- (&jTi&-2V-m&-&m-Jwzmzaz?r lug. llghtlng at the village of Helton, wo have u delicious meal In tho Groat Northern's pretty Swiss chalet hotol and climb aboard a stage coach for tho rldo to Lako McDonald. For an hour wo travel a boulevard cut through a dense forest of plno, spruce and balsam, and thon, whero a group of cottages aro clustered on Its shore, the lako opens out boforo ub This U-mlle stretch of water Is so beautiful, In sotting and color, that no words aro adequate to describe it Lako McDonald was a popular icaort long before tho national park was estnbllshoJ, nnd thoro are several hotels and camps about Its northern end To ono ot these, tho Glnclnr hotel, wo ae taken by launch to ho greeted cordially by Its proprietor. J E. Lewis, who for years has been tnking care ot llshormen nnd other folk who wanted to spend a week or a Biimmor In tho open. So near that It seems but a moment's walk from tho shore, the mountains of the park towor to the skies, casting their jagged reflections ln tho still waters or tho lake. A ton mile rldo through the forest that clothes their lower slopes brings us to Avnlancho lake. Poa green in color, reflecting the spruco and pine and hemlock that crowd to Its vory edgo, It lies liko a precious gem In a doep basin (hat is a veritable mountain garden. At one end tho rock wall rises almost perpendicularly for G.000 foet, and over its edgo nrd down ts face dash tour torrents dis charged from Sporry glacier, two miles away. Not very easy of access, but wonderfully Impres slvo when you get to It after soino five hours of climbing, Is Sporry glacier. Just a great field of lco and snow, about three miles In extent and of unknown dopth, It lies glittering and sparkling under the midsummer sun. Crovnssos cross lti expanse hero nnd there, and tho tourist must bo exceedingly careful It he ventures out on Its sur face. Indeed, the authorities do not permit this, unless with guides and ropes, on any of tho gla ciers In tho park. The wind 1b nlwnys high up thore, and snow and rock slides aro frequent. The mountains and glaciers and lakes and pnssoB we have seen aro only a fow of the wonders of this wondorful park only a fow, Indeed, of that part thnt Is open to ordinary sight-seers. Almost half of the park, tho northern part, is known to few except forest rangers, guides, Indl nns and somo scientists. Doubtloss before many years tho whole region -will be opened up, and the romarkabl) satisfactory system of camps estab lished by tho Groat Northorn Railway company will be nvlPiuled to tho Canadian border. Within tho last j ear these accommodations have been en larged greatly to meet the demands of tho rapidly Increasing stream ot visitors Ono moie thing must bo snld for Glacier Na tional Park. It is a ploasuro ground for the peo ple, not for tho millionaire. No lino clothos, no expensive luxuries thoro. All chargos aro regu lated by tho government, nnd It Is the ambition of Louis Hill, chairman of tho bonrd of directors ot the Great Northorn, to keep tho necossnry ex ponsoB of lsltors down to tho minimum. Glacier park Is hlH hobby and hla pride, nnd he Is as familiar with Its tralla and passoa as aro the guides and tho Indians. Of course, tourist travel to tho park holps his railway, and at somo tlmo In tho far future tho company may begin to break oven on lta lavlah oxpendltuio of money to make things comfortablo for thoso who go all the wny to Montana to seo tho Swltzorlnud of America I haven't yet devised a better namo for it. Broiler Raising Is a Specialty In Poul try Work and Returns Good Profit to Worker. Cll l'UOF A. S. ALKXANDHR) Chicks can enduro cold weather hot ter than cxtfemo heat. Disease, lice nnd mites always como with tho sum mor months, nnd the expeiiBo of feed ing is no greater In winter. Profits can bo realized from broods hatched In November, December and January. Tho winter hatches do not grow aB fast as tho spring ones, but a heavier coat of feathers is grown. They feather fast in tho winter months and aro moro solid and compact and nro Just tho right bIzo to sell In April jjWWKnyflfflCCCCCffCCCCCCHCCCBMCMBCtaHy ? Dark Brahma Hen. nnd May when prices are at tho high est point. Rroilor raising is a specialty in poultry work and roturns good profit to those who are successful. The one whb has his own fowls can make suro of the fertility of tho eggs used. I rais,o three and four thousand chickens every ear, and find tho per centage of mortality small in tho win ter and early spring. The cost of rais ing broiler chicks in January and Februarj is no greater than in May and June. The latter aro marketable In July and August when tho market Is glutted. The April and May roturns aro from as to 50 cents per pound, GO to 80 cents per chicken, which costs about 25 cents to raise a very good profit. On the other hand the August price shows but a small margin of profit with a lower per cent of hatches and larger per cent of mortality. Tho secret of pioflt from broiler laising is to produce high class broil ers that will bring top prices at the smallest cobt with rapid growth. Egg3 averaging high In fertility, produced by stock that is strong and vigorous, make the battle half won at tho start. The business Ib not only good now, but will be even better in the future, as wild game disappears. Much of the prairie chicken and quail served at fashionable hotels are nothing moro or less than common guinea hens and pigeons. When a knowledge of this fact becomes more common 'the do mestic hen will become moro popu lar and her products consequently higher in price. PoultpyNotes Cater to the market. Capons boll best when choice gaino cannot be exposed for Bale. It must not be forgotten that food flavors the Hebh as woll as tho egg. The most certain way of Identifying poultry roup is a characteristic Blck enlng odor. Don't overfeed tho first week of fat toning. Rather feed lightly throo times a day. Have everything ready beforehand and start your hatching operations early In the year. Whole corn Ib a good food for set ting hens. Wator, grit and dust baths should also bo provided. Cornmeul, meat and potatoes aro three of the most valuable ingredi ents in tho fattening bill ot faro. i A hen cannot lay an egg unless shu has the food with which to make It. Graiu alone cannot lnnko many cgg3. Do not compel thu hens to eat Bnow for drink. 'Give them plenty of clean water, slightly warmed, three times a day. Dirty nestR and diity floors mean dirty eggs nnd dirty egga never fetch tho highest prices neither do washed ones. Pullets and hens with coarso, maB-cullne-looklng heads seldom mako good layors and It is wise to dispose of such early In tho season. Mating birds with two extremes of color will novor produce a medium color. Roth aides of tho mating should be as near right as possible, Seo that tho incubator Is running steadily at the desired temperature bo foro filling It with eggs. Do not add eggs to a mnchlno during Incubation. I mK mil 'SprlriKur yesterday, h I m look wtia mlKhty had, 1 took him by tin linnd and Buys: "What raakos you feel so bail 7 Your corn Is ptirty fair," says I, "so what's tho mat tor now7" Ha heaved a Ions n. n 1 troubled bIrIi, with wrin kles on his brow I don't seo whv you're worried , go," I says In kindly tones: "Your health Is Rood, your wife Is well, you've got no broken The rain has helped your crops u mi, your fruit looks healthy, too. So I Ion t seo what caube you've sot to mako you look bo blue." UIII took it piece or timothy and chowed It for a spell, And finally he snya, .says, ho: "Tho crops nro doln' wellr But eiopa are not the only things folks hae to think about; We git our hopes raised hlBli ana then they up and flicker out.' "You know how hard I've worked and suved to send my boy away;, He's Kot through college, Anally como homo tho other day; lie's graduated nnd he's got a palo and lorty brow Tho thing that worries mo Is what to do to save him now,'.' 7?&&i&it5j jr 1 dsjsSsfT' CANDID OPINION. Every married man fully realizes that what tho world needs most Is moro dressmakers. The man who Is "never at his beBt unless he has two or three drinks In him," Isn't likely to bo very good at any time. It happens not Infrequently that tho man who thinks he has monoy to burn gets scorched. Tho trouble with tho story which you tell is that It Is almost sure to re mind somebody of another which Is Just as old. It never is necessary to hunt for long or to travel far if ono is looking for a chance to do a good deed. A lot of very poor Christians bear good Christian names. Why He Kicked. "Seo hero, you told mo when I bought that stock yesterday you bad a pointer that It wa3 going to rise. Horo It is, down four points." "Yes, I see. But tho stock you vnnted to buy Is down ten points. What aro you kicking about?" "What am I kicking about? I'm kicking because you didn't havo tho manhood to throw mo out of your blamed old bucket shop." Much-Needed Boon. "I am working on an Invention that will, I think, bo the greatest boon man kind Could have." "Will it redvice the cost of living?" "No, but it will mako It impossible ror people in other parts of the house to hear those In the boxes talking while operatic performances aro go ing on." ABNORMAL. "I'm worried about my boy." "What'Btho trouble? Isn't ho getting along well In echool?" "Yes, but I bought him an alrgun tho other cuy, una he tmsn t expressed a desire to go out and kill anything." Utopia. To every tnnn ot overy creed Thero comes a sweet Utopian droam: Ho sees a land whero not a weed May ever grow, where every stream Makes music aa it winds along, Whore all tho breezes blow in tune. Where nil Is fair and llfo a song, Whero nil the blissful year is June. Thfl re fragrant roses ever bloom. And everywhere contentment spreads; The nights are robbed of all their gloom. Tho sun a genial rndlnnco sheds; Thero all things are miporbly planned, Tho prospects all spread far und fair; IJaeh man has dreams of such a land With him enthroned an master there. i Oh That This, Etc., Etc. Maud Whenever Mr. Staylate calls ho makes mo think of Hamlet, Ethel Why so? Maud Llko Hamlet, ho "cannot re boIvo himself Into adieu." Practice. "I hear your shoemaker Is going to turn doctor." "Then he ought to succeed, for ho has already had considerable practice In the heollng art." Different. "Tho proper study of man Is man you know." , ' "Yes, but tho proper study of wo.'auu Is her clothes." v va Vj1 i. " :l ii; u V? 'JM fl VV .fS r$ y. :' v?
