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Show I Carrier Pigeon Takes B Ride on U. P. Limited Hl W II. Chevcre, ft ix i.il ugl ni for the Union Pacific system In Ogden. re-LLA re-LLA turning to tn,s c'l' from the cast on LM the l nion Pacific recently, relati - the following Incident: tmm "jusi after the Limited had emerg- i ll from thr weal portal of Aspen in-nel in-nel In wrstrrn WyOmlrig, ennui pipeon. with i inessnKe fastened n round u neck, alighted on tlx- sul j ,, ,.,). ..i iii. windows in dining rj4 ., rur. Mi 1 'It ' roh ihl. t h.if II,, ' in tin- darkness or the Apen tunnel, ami vyhen the lighted tniin found Us way o the window Bill. The HH bird seemed very weiiry and welcom-; ed the opportunity to rost and move Bfl toward Its deStlnatldll at the same HH "Although its presence was watched with deep curiosity by all of the pas-seiigers pas-seiigers in the diiilng car, nu attempt was made to disturb the feathered traveler Even after the tram had regained a high degree Of Speed the pigeon continued to ride upon the din-ing din-ing car wlndov ai length, however apparently re Led and refreshed, it . again tool; wing in the m me direction I that the train moving. Thi routi of the I'nlnn Pacific Is that Originally trodden by the vast herds of buffalo, antelope, ami other wild same that once roamed tin- west-' ern praiiiis mil platen us: thes- paths were adopted successively by the tn-j dlans, the fur traders and trappers, the gold seekers, the .Mormon';. the( Overland stage coaches, ami tin- Pony BxpreSs ridi ra At a more recent date this same route has been chosen by motorists and named the Lincoln hlghwaj And still more recently the mail planes of the I'nited States gov- ernmejnt have selected the same route for their flight from Chicago to Sohj PranCiaco. The course of the carrier pigeon ix but an additional case of the agreement between human .iihIk- mcnt and the unerring Instinct ot the wild creatures." |