Interesting To Tourists And Students

Jha late Alexander Winchell, Professor of Qeo ogy and Palie 'ütoloT in tbe University Of Michigan, shortly before his death took a trip to Montana, and was so delighted with what 'iieexperienced that he wrote F. I. Whitntjy. G. P. & T A., of the Great Northern Railway, at. Paul, Minn., a Iengthy letter f rom Ana Arbor, ir waich he testified his pleasure, and from wnich we quote: "1 have just returned from the magnificeut tour devlsed and eondueted under your auspice8, and 1 wíbIi first to tnank you for the courtes es exieadei to rae personally, and then to transmit an aöclamatlon of thaaks frora toe entire party. Notning more delightful, uire impressive or more memorable, could be planned- this was the oft repeuted Pxclamatlon whioh I lieard on every day of the tour. I shall make much use of the observtitions and eiceriences of the trip, noth in my leotures and in pnut. and I shall be very haopy to inerease interest In the rerions traversed by your lines. No new part of America offers so mu ;h to students, artists.health-seeners and tourisis." lt was the Intentioii of Prof. WínfeheU to have made another visit to Moutana. havlng become much interested in the ïnarvelous opportuniries Í ir geologieal study offered by the upaeavals in the Belt Mountaius and other outhing ranges ia the vicinity of Grat Falls, wlneh ranges alsoreveal abundant remains of ancien t aoirnal üfe. Following the visit of Prof. Winchell, Prof. Scott aud a party from Princeton College went out and found the bones, In manr caes well preserved. of noles9 thn forty different sortsof huge and grotesque animáis that existed in ;he oden ages of Ufe on the globe. Many varieties of flshes and other forms of early marine Ufe w r 'also found buried in the uirs. Jt was a picnic for the scientiöe men wln i.-tonly learued much more than they expected. but who enjoyed wlth keen relish the splendid moimtain seenery and exhilerating air, and manafred also to catch Une string3 of üsh. commou now in the rivers and streatns, and bag, too, not a little game. 9