The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15
ACROSS TIN Inns.
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We Arrived - OmanA tho morn
ing after our departury nom Ottum-
wa. spent two ihoura theuss. and left. !,
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.n0 VlooA' snu soon ssssl .so speeu.
ing away over the vass ialns, which
looked very natural 70 ne. Elkhorn
situated 81 the Ekhorn riyor. Is the
.station for the. valley ,,h;ch, for !.
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1.s -. NJ ..''s1 80 !. s'''S s's'oa WIN
Germans; hunttng ana nehlDg ~ this
vicinity is very line. Fremont is ct
tha ;unct;on of sha plsf,n and rlL
rss.sn....,..,-.,g.-., -,
nv1a vSlIoyDsM Msn'or -: ~ YIN snIeo 70
.n. en malee WIe nefo vae o. tne
49, eas.c -nouses me ro9d.
asing ,.g rreMOns, ~ tOl0w tne
,,. rin:se Ilyer M lor many aaes. y is 2
os pls,. lloM Yen n..een mlles
= w.usD cl,mase e son -; wlnsefs
Sa..n % ns | asmo uIy. As
C Cousl Dona W ~ v'osS .I - snc Ilver.
Cse sno sousn itA We pass
yvlul.u~ ~ Soun .son 1I.no
=. aSlanu, wnIcn . .n eat'ng ss1'lon.
NE co.nsTy iIom heEc = wen set
ns t,1u WIN uno larms az Ncrsn
niss. ssso ~ olo0s sno noI.n IoEA 81 s .ne
c.ss asso asca ~ 1n1 galn y .ln - rors
osoolo, avO nunaleu MI wess! mere
y " easa1 .psat,on, - = alsO 0luney.
AIte. pasMng ros.e. We sec tne
lal:lo oog sowp, wnicn = qu'se ex.
ssns'se; - m'sn coulo nave got one
= eno uogs 70 seno 20 You. .Cneyonne
= sisua'cu ~ .nc oaso o. tn1 most
essssr,y ,"ngs =, ING nDvhy ns NOM
sa'ns, CARED inc DiacK Mus; y Is tne
iargest toWn between Salt Lake ana
Omana. FROM mere 70 tne sooth
runs Inc Denver rahroao, IOO miles
IN Colorado. Some OF tho mountain
peaks around Denver rise to the
height Of "A 600 feet. Al Cheyenne,
arrangements are mado tor berths in
the sleeping car, it you intend to 60
through TO Ogden without stopping
Ct Salt Lake City. Here yon can
tind specimens OF moss agate. From
here we start to ascend tho Rocky
Mountains. Crossing the creek We
have . view Of Fort A. Q. Russell.
and at Hazard Station, looking back
we see Cheyenne. At Otto we ascend
o very heavy grade; rising rapidly,
We pass snowsheds and fences, until
we arrive at Sherman. Here is the
highest point ON the railroad, and
here fine trout, nicely cooked, are to
be had at oil hours. Away in the
distance lies the North Park, where
Platte river has its hesdwatcrs; this
great valley lies 10 Ceiorado. From
mere We descend tne sSestern slope OF
Inc biack Hilis, 70 the Laramie
san. rla,ss. Laramie CITY nes on ING
soson;n ss.0;.s;r - =. @ @ Aa is
nour.sn.us uw.; noAsing lara
o, .L,s ~ su.n ~: ~ WY no.sn c:, .'uu Iuu
La: snGl - Pau p,aI - Iunn iI,,,a NY nlioe'
nasing snt Diaeh nlhs On ING east
Tha T ou.one a;e Dow ;. ra9o aS ~ ., sne wes.'
~ La San1. 1 IVY. U"s Wss:s s:on .no
oa'soin uoiuoi, wy mou''inc ,svw
so Ms, splousn p, wy o.n.1' auu 'no
ol.n L.. ! ."'sv va i'sel g. uou.us 'nel On
Mn sno mIs., ~, anu no"S - INC grea'
Ny5sn Man. ",sa,, ,ns.o. 1.,
NoAi N.oopoI nj. ano ~ naso =
Mno WV :. - LIN nou".alns. al ~.
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= anso'gpo anu s.s.: o'n. 0 oIA sn =
no1ou lnuian s.a.leu, ~ oalIon'
so ouai miuo 20 ueius ,no moiAou
a'ongs.uo Ine .IachnaDous p ovu men
polng oMP,oycu. ~ o..y w CON.
0n0o - uo.oona' oL Tu. Hnu oCn.uo S.aa,n - ~
~, un.n w I1@oi col' o.1o'o' u,oss-
,ng y: '1e .e llvsr ~ : nne 70, 1r;ase. riom !
no.n :, sno oounI n y nos ...oloSslng'
un.n w ro.cn uloor p.,u Ilso,-ilum -
nolo " ing I,sn. l''o: .o. nu'., 1o-
youu Io"a.us .no ' L'tol sse s: v.nel
nuge MASSES - Ioch, ~ a'l ,nnIas.iC
SHAPES YOU can lmassne, !" .nu no,tn
1gooo view " n1u % Ine Aiisaues'
uresn river ncMs rom snis pony
C tnlougn 'mPassiDae canyons .; 70 e Iae
Eolorauc ra11err,!,c rlvor, Mn.on Tmpsi1S w. .n.u
sno n uunoi n:a iSa,lorn;a. az laom a. 1nulen ~
duties 70 Dfloger, - sne oouu.r LOT ,oI
moss agate' ana lor nunling una nsn
.ng roM neIo RS y : g1Ua vlsw "
yns p:ei suow.oappeu osan nSa:a "ouusa.hs ns u !
louMons = = n.s s'as'on-nese eae
1vunsfy y = vLOAcn anu WY Io.su
From acre we Pass once more into
sno cnoNsIeus, eno snS.s at9 ullo1.
sns M ION .nos1 on my ny o.sala ssm e Novaus !:
MIun.a.ls' nol0 .ne -. = snvw S Z
ngne anu u.y, Inu y sum Dlown
sway " sno nsasy mlnos. A. M"ny
placcs tne Io.u = oniy p1o1Ocscu ~
SNOW iences A'one. 1ney arg maae
uy tlaclng sMo Doalus sogo.uOr, nkt
.ce lesser z, usang ene'n N tae Place
y 'oots; sns D9aIus DeI.g ias'enoo
~ ono sloo, ~ Uoing oulis = soc.-
'ons, aso e.slly p.socu ~ any pos'.lVu
nosueu. aspen Oumn,' 70 sno n.en'
q. Polns on sno Iu'lu Dga, ~ rye
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