The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-08-05
FROM OMAHA TO IDAHO CITY.

We have been furnished with the following
interesting notes of the trip from Omaha to
this city, by rail and stage, by Mr.. f. F. Lewis,
who arrived here last Saturday afternoon from
q visit to his old home in Iowa. We give the
account of his trip almost in his own words, as
follows:
Left Omaha July IS, at A. NJ. The bridge
across the Missouri river from Council Bluffs
to Omaha is not completed, and passengers are
transferred by ferry for IS cents. Going east
ward close connections are made with trains
on all the several railroads radiating from
Council Bluffs to every portion of the Union
There need be no detention at Omaha unless
trains on the Union Pacific road are behind
time, which is seldom the case,-breakfast be-
ing obtained at the usual hour for that meal,
at stations from 40 to 20 miles west, and the
trains reaching Omaha about 8 A. NJ.
The country along the road, as far west as
Fort Kearney, about 200 miles, is rapidly i'm
proving, and crops looked Furnishing Many
farms are cultivated even as far out as North
Platte river, though the crops in no instance
looked as thrifty as those east of IT. Kearney
The railroad is in good condition to Sherman
$50 miles west of Omaha, and to that point is
pronounced q better road than most of those
III the States smoother, more permanent, and
less dangerous to travel upon. From CAey-
enne to COrinne the road passes over three
ranges of mOuntains-Black Hills, Bear River
and Wasatch ranges,-yet passengers would
not realize the fact that they had crossed the
famous Rocky Mountains, were it not for the
occasional passage through IN immense can
yon, or an apparent dive into Pluto's quarters
when running through tunnel, SO gradual are
the ascents and descentS; although the altitude
OF the road at Sherman, i'll tho Black Hills, is
nearly 5000 feet, and is claimed as the great
est elevation reached by any railroad in the
world.
From Fort Krarney to Corinne the towns
along the road seemed very dull Cheyenne
still retained Il little life, fed by the support of
the heavy works OF the railroad constructed
thereat, and employing numerous laborers. Ii
is also the point whrreat the Denver City con-
nection is made Laramie is Il drowsy hole
Inhabited principally by section hands, and sol
dlers from the military post near by Rawl-
ings Springs, 40 miles west OF Omaha, con-
sists principally of u large hotel owned By the
Railroad Company, and is place where hunt
ers stop to enjoy u rest and tourists drop line
To friends ut home and fish in the brooks. A
number of guests were stopping there, among
whom were several Lord Dundrcarys and Flo
IN McFllnscys, and whose prowess might have
been fully exhibited in an attack upon an Ida
no cricket or Il face 10 face combat with the
picture of 4 Sioux brave. Green River City
and Benton are gone in''-in the latter place
not house remaining. 4 fine military post
TT Stcrr) is being built on Bear river, about
mile east of the old site of Benton. All the
country down IL Ogden. in Salt Lake Valley
seemed dried up and IitrIrss, except small strips
of arabic land IN Echo and Weber canyons, at
present cultivated only by Mormuns. At Tin
tab, a new town just springlng up at the west
ern foot of the mountains. the connection with
Salt Lake City is made By stage. Brigham
Young is building railroad between the two
placcs-lcngth y miles Here were all the
products of the Valley exposed Tor SaIc-aprl-
cots, apples. peaches, Nc.,-at prices moder-
ate Tor Il Pacific coaster, but appalling 10 an
cmigrant who loved the fruit with his eyes but
used his hands 10 hold fast 10 his currency. At
Ogden Mormons run things their own way and
Ulntah Is only ''sct-back' BY the railroad on
the place. Corlnne IS emPhatcally GENTLE
rag" town, on the bank of Bear river, near
Salt Lake. and boasts population OF 2WOo.
II IL the place where the travel and freight Tor
Montana turns of and is likely 10 retain life Tor
some time on that account. Promontory, the
point of junction of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific roads is also n rag town ct
small SIZE and of no Importance except that
passengers know that there they have TO eX-
change ears. In going from Corlnne I" From
ontory the road leads up a very heavy grade
for several miles, all the way III sight ut Great
Salt Lake. affording. from the summit OF the
grade, as much OF a view of the Lake and It's
surroundings as can be obtained from almost
any point from which it can be seen. The
scene was really grand and impressive.
Gangs of men are actively employed on the
road at regular intervals IN rebuilding the
hastily constructed bridges. ballastlng, and III
every necdiul way improving the track. ana
putting the road in hrst-cass order; Four
tunnels are passed through on the route, the
one near Wasatch being the longest ana Tor
some distance is about as dark as "smoked
Yankee" dipped in ink. Pullman's sleeping
cars accompany each passenger tram, IN when
comfortable beds are furnished at the moder-
ate charge of from 81 to s. for the trip And
ut appointed stations along the road meals are
furnished at the general charge OF - -. OF as
good quality as can be procured at most OF the
hotels in the States, with ample time gwen 10
enjoy them. BY telegraph the landlord "f the
hotel where the meal may be required Is hoti-
fled of the number of passengers on the com
ing train, aud by his timetable he is enabled 10
furnish the meal hot for the table with ilttle or
no waste to himself A handy cOntrlvance Tor
all concerned, yet sometimes failing by una
voidable detention OF trains.
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