Frank's ranche, or, My holiday in the Rockies : being a contribution to the inquiry into what we are to do with our boys . LETTER No. X. Start for Chicago—** The Michigan Central —Arrivalat Chicago—Still no letter from Frank—Start forSt. Paul—St. Paul and Minneapolis—CommodoreKitsons stables—Falls of St. Anthony—TheGranary of the World —Falls of Minnehaha—Telegram to Frank. Sf, Paul^ Minnesota^ Oct., 1885. N the morning of our start forthe West we were aroused beforefive oclock to catch a train_^ which did not reach our stationtill The Hne over which we travelled to Chi-cago was The Mich
Frank's ranche, or, My holiday in the Rockies : being a contribution to the inquiry into what we are to do with our boys . LETTER No. X. Start for Chicago—** The Michigan Central —Arrivalat Chicago—Still no letter from Frank—Start forSt. Paul—St. Paul and Minneapolis—CommodoreKitsons stables—Falls of St. Anthony—TheGranary of the World —Falls of Minnehaha—Telegram to Frank. Sf, Paul^ Minnesota^ Oct., 1885. N the morning of our start forthe West we were aroused beforefive oclock to catch a train_^ which did not reach our stationtill The Hne over which we travelled to Chi-cago was The Michigan Central/ which runsalong the north side of Lake Erie to Wind-sor; at this point the train is carried bodilyacross the Detroit river to Detroit on anenormous barge built for the purpose; from. MV HOLIDA V IN THE ROCKIES, 83 thence we proceed to Chicago. Nothing befellus by the way, and I have only to remark aboutthe railway that the carriages were very com-fortable, or rather would have been so but forthe stifling extent to which they were dining-car is well managed, and the foodexcellent. We reached Chicago at ten oclockthe same night, after a long, dusty, and veryhot Journey, through not particularly in-teresting scenery. We have now got a thousand miles on ourway to look after the young ranchero, butwhere is he ? Why does he not write ? Iwas growing anxious, for up to this time Ihad not received a line, and no letter awaitedme here. I telegraphed to him, but no replycame. I wrote requesting that a telegrammight meet me at St. Paul, over four hundredmiles farther on our route. We were most hospitably entertained byour friends, and after hurriedly driving roundthe points of interest in Chicago, we madeanother departure, still for the Far we take the Ch
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