Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-07
VOLUME XXVI.

'H"V 'hCy alc thc great eHldnClpatOrS OF this
era Lapplause]; both have broken the doors
OF the prlson-house of slavery, and lifted
millions of human beings into the dignity
OF liberty. When our country was strug
CLING for It's existence against the banded
consplrators who sought to bayonet the
prostrate form Of liberty, when other Euro
pean Governments, nearer to us in kindred
as well as in commercial ties, looked coolly
ON our contest, mocking us in the hour OF
trial, the sympathy of Russia was open and
hearty, and was SO boldly expressed that
the wide world was compelled to hear. 1t
Is not too much to say that her friendly of
fees prevented foreign alliances against
us. When the Old World and the New
speak together through the Russo-American
telegraph stretching across our country in
to theirs, st. Petersburg and Washington
city will exchange cordial greetings. He
would trust that our first despatch would
be to indicate how we appreciated Russia's
unwavering and unfaltering friendship, both
as regards monarch and people, displayed
towards us when our ship Of state was buff
teting the storms and waves of treason and
war. Applause.
Mr.. Coltax next proceeded to describe mi
nutely his journey to the Pacific ocean and
back. He said that for several years he
had an almost irresistible longing to visit
! the Old World and its historic regions to
scale the Alps and travel over vine-clad
| France, and Italy to cross over to Russia
visit Siberia, and leave no spot of Europe
unvsited. But he thought it was wiser to
postpone this trip until he had travelled
over his native land, and learned more
| Thoroughly, by actual observation, the grand
eur OF its more than imperial domain and
! the vastness Of its almost ilimited resourc-
es. He had received repeated invitations
! from numerous friends on the Pacific coast,
and these drew his desires more and more
in that direction and when, at the close of
our four years struggle for the salvation of
| the nation, victory crowned our banners.
| thanks to our brave defenders, who took
| their lives in their hands, faltering not in
| the day of battle, ,and sacrificed all for their
country, and the rainbow of peace spanning
over the horizon gave assurance that the
demon of secession was crushed, and crush
ed forever [applause], he concluded to I'M
| dertake the journey across the face of our
country, to view its grand mountains and
| plains, and explore its beauties, as we'll as
| its great natural resources. He was so
! fortunate as to have with him three gentle
men-personal friends-and their little par
! ty started forward bent on information as
well as pleasure.
! They went through all sorts of fatigue.
| They found the scenery such that it was
not in his power to describe, and such that
he never could forget Thirteen thousand
miles was the extent Of the journey, during
which time the party lived on about half
rations. They had returned invigorated,
! and pleased with what had been seen. They
| passed through Colorado where some of
! the finest roads in existence were seen.-
The plains spread before the eye in mag
nificent beauty. 1t will not be long, he
! thought, before cities and towns would
| spring up all over the boundless plains of
the West The prolonged twilight, the
clear atmosphere, the exquisite sunlight
scenes on these plains, were delightful to
look upon. The speaker described the ap-
pearance of the Rocky Mountains as they
appeared to him on his Journey At Denver
he remained for several days, and enjoyed
its pure atmosphere and glorious scenery
as he never enjoyed anything before He
visited the mining cities, groped his way
into the bowels of the earth, studied the
machinery Of those mines, and drank in
instruction at every step. The future des-
tiny of Colorado was pictured in glowing
colors From Denver the speaker travelled
to the northwest, and the journey in that
direction was described to be exceedingly
dangerous. The Indians were not of the
most friendly character. The race of Indi-
ans which we read of in Cooper's novels, is
entirely extinct, he thought. Laughter.
The mountain scenery along the journey
was described minutey. The mountains
were like the ruins of some gigantic Cathe
dral, but grander and even more Impress
( i've. He indulged in a snow frolic with
his comrades i'll the month of June, in these
/ far-off mountains. 1t was on beautiful
morning, while whirling over rocky road,
/ that he viewed, for the first time, the city
Of Great Salt Lake, lying in all its beauty
before him, and shining like hourishing
| garden in the sunlight He did not wonder
| that the Mormons were proud of their city,
| for it is one of the most beautiful cities with
which his eyes had been gladdened. It's
! fruits, its gardens, its shrubbery seemed
| almost like Palmyra in the desert He
stopped at Camp Douglas, on the prairie,
which overlooks the city, and beheld the
starry banner of beauty and glory waving
in triumph before him, as it waves in un-
questioned triumph over the entire repub-
lie. Of the peculiar institution which ex-
lists there, he would probably speak before
he concluded. He was now taking hur-
ried glance at the face of the country over
which he travelled. Between Salt Lake
and Sierra Nevada, thirteen ranges of noun
tains crossed his path. The past and flu
ture prospects of mining were also touch
ed upon. Mining in that country as else
where, was a speculation. One company
he knew spent half million of dollars
without finding anything, and out of one
hundred companies, ,on one ridge, but TWEEN
ty pay dividends to their stockholders. The
Sierra Nevada were the Andes of the
North American continent. His first view
of them was amazingly grand. He next
gave an interesting account of his journey
across these mountains and the dangers
through which he passed. He spoke of the
drivers as being safe and experienced, who
manipulated the reins as if their fingers
were guided by magic, and despised the
obstacles ofthe journey as if they had been
"born and bred among them These parts
Of the lecture were listened to with consid-
cradle interest. Six thousand feet above