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null Of loose coal. loaded six wagons the
tirst day, and was at home at two O'Clock.
His honor, Griffith Griffith came to see me.
and says he; How "a you got long 2
/ Says |: ''DiVil much worse could | have
got along Why, wat was the matter with
you, says he; did you load your DAVIS
Worlc 2 Yes, sir, says !; an if they bad
brought more wagons an shure I'd have
loaded six more 'Shure, you, an it can
not be true wat you tell to me now. How
many holes have you fired " AN shure
an l fired three holes, says l. If you tell
me wat is true, you be the devil, says
Griffith Griffith. Faith an it's true, says
|. Then you had good luck, says bis
honor you ave made one dollar and fifty
cents by blasting besides your days woric !;
your days WOric as laborer is one third of
the value of the coal, while ave but two
thirds as miner, you see.' How his honor
rolled the RS about on the end of his tongue
before be let them off it almost made me
laugh to bear him. Now Just look at this
for specimen Of unionism Here was
afther mining and loading six wagons Of
coal, which were worth one and half
wagon, and which amounted to nine dollars
all told. Now, by the holy, bis honor claim
ed six dollars for bis share, and paid me
back for blasting one and a half dollars,
which made fair division Of the wages, and
he did not do stroke Of work | fairly
earned by my labor during that day, nine
dollars, of which / received four and half,
and the rest Of my earning went to a UNION
President OWNED by the - Coal Com
pany. BY jabers, there's unionism for yees.
That Griffith Griffith is a union man, but he
is united to the compsny-he's bought, or
I'm not Dennis Murphy An By Saint
Patrick, he's not an exceptional case, moind
ye. There's host Of Union men in Lu-
zerne ike Griffith Griffith, and they fond
number Of the Dennis Murphy kind to
play their dirty, name thricks on; but me
boy, the day will come--do you moird what
am atber saying"--(here the Irishman
holds his light close up against Tatfy s face
and repeats, while looking him steadfastly
in the eyes, --"but me boy, the day will
come when Dennis Murphy, coal miner, six
feet two inches high, with breadth to CORES
pond with the height, and with sense enough
to look afther himself, and with courage
enough to stand by himself and by FRIEND
when in trouble, or in a just cause-I say
that Dennis Murphy will be as good a
man as a Griffith Griffith two or three
times over An me friend WE'LL taehe
such as he betther manners, and how to
work for their own living. Just you wait
for one short twelve months stayed
and worked one month under--or may be
it was above him, BY gorra-and then l
came back to Kate ana the childer, where
| tell you I found cupboard mighty bare. -
you be hard on Welshmen, an |
know they be 50 good union men as be
Irishmen," says Taft, little piqued
TO BE CONTINUED.
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WARMERS vlNiUM VIE;
WINE OF LIFE.

This vine prepared TO take the pace Of skies and
other spirits be made up Of Fus oil and other
deleterous artieler The wine % Lie 10 dstile wih
gre, care especially for those who require healthy
sttmulant, and for the q medical in the
sick In place Of the vilsinous brandy. whisky
and other liquors IN u.e. ami 80 rftgn depended
uron IN fsci, b constant complaint Of yseian,
in this co0ntrN thai quite impossib procure
pure BRANDY. ~hisky and sine ;or thsir patients We
ask the medical faculty and publ 20 give Wan~r
ViDum Vite Wine of Life q tTia1, AMI . AK
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TRADES DIRECTORY.

CHICAGO TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
" No. TO- meets the LAST SATURDAY evening fesoh
month at Printers Union Hall, 43 Nixon'e EX
charge building. Entrance on Exchange Place.
JAMES NJ CULVER, President.
r. X. TRACEY. Recording Secretary.
EN- KERRoTT Corresponding Secretary
Ali communications must be directed to the CORES
ponding Secretary, Postofhce box 5S1.
NHE BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS PRO
Il TECTIVE UNION meets On the LIST aEd Bird Sa
turdays Of every month at half past o'clock T.
n, in the Printers Union Hail, No. as Nixon *
change building.
TOURNEYMEN STONECUTTERS' ASSO
- CIATION or CHICAGO, meets on the Isl and %
WEDNESDAY, Of each month, a corner ~ Taylor
Cana streets. X. FHIg-Fasd, President John Burns
Cor. Sec. John BuTk, Fin. See; Thomas Woodnsn
Treasurer.
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' PROTEIJ-
~ TIVE and BENEVOLENT SOCIETY o. CHICAGO
ILL, meets every -UESDAY evening, Ct O'cicck 10
81. George Han 22e South clAr. street
WN PISsoT Presidents
John g. Norton, Corresponding Sec. TsBro~n street.
James Jeffrey Jr., Rec. sec'ry. 4Ss STATE, street.
TUTnNFYNrN MI 4STrrrPC' 1850
% CITATION OF CincI natl, neets every otheI Thurs.
day evening st iron Mouders Union Hall 90 West FIN
Street All commune atoms should be addressed the
Corresponding Secretary, l59 West Front street.
D. A. LFLE, Sec. JOHS CA6sT, Pres.
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DRICKLAYERS' UNION. NO.

~ OF Wisconsin. Headquarters, Milwaukee Meets
every second and fourth SATURDAY In each month,
at No. 290 Fourth street. Patrick Nichols, pTesideLt
3O1 Astor st. Joseph Humble, vcepresident, No. 81.
East Water st. Jacob Bott treasurer 637 Seventh ct
J. B. Thompson reco ding secretary. Postoce box Ills
Milwaukee T. Tinker, financial secretary, $50 Pros
peet st. James Tinker chairman trustees $50 Marshal
st. w. T. Watson corresponding secretary, loo ThirS
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RRICKLAYERS' UNION, NO. g.

- Of Albany, n. y, meets every WEDNESDAY
vening At No. - State street Albany Ny. McCure's
building. Cormsc Nc Williams, president Michael Con
way, hrst vice PRESIDENT Richard Canavan second vcs
president; N s j. Nee, corresponding secretary JAS
0Neal, recording secretarv Michael j. Flynn, husncls
secretary VIM. 0'Brian, assistant; Thomas Il Kerr,
treasurer William Drake. conductor; Thomas Newton,
deputy Postofhce box s93
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X EOKUK.-Union No. so meets on
II the first Saturday evening Of every month, on
Main street between Ninth and Tenth streets r. Rol
let, Presden George Kel, Vice President. Fred.
koechlinE, Recording Secretary. John Scheles Fnan
cs snd Corresponding Secretary. John Lsubesheimer,
Treasurer. p o. Box l2l.
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~ IS meets on Saturday Of each month the
Harmonic Hall Filth street. between Washington and
Jefferson SITS VIM. Toy. Pres Geo. Iatho, Vice Pre-.
Edw. Lindner, Rec. Sec. Pat 6. Powers, Financial
secretiry. Leonard W Conner, Treasurer Ohss Rosen
thai, Corresponding Secretary. p o Drawer 1920.
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TROY, n. Y.-Union No. meets
IL on the last Friday Of each month at Apollo Hall
corner Of Congress and River streets George Wolfe
President Andrew Bierer, Vice President George
Smith, Recording Secretary VIM. Ochus, Financial
Secretary. VIM. Young Treasurer. Adolph Staide
Corresponding Secretary. p Q Box lC2.
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OPERATIVE BRICKLAYERS' I'm.

- ION, No |, Of Philadelphia, meets the 1st, End and
am III UksDAY evenings in every month, their Hall
10 LocusS street. third door shove Eighth street W.
Y John son president, Joseph y. Hackney vice prpsi
dent, Theodore Ysrdey recording and financial
tary, samuel Burns assistant secretary, Elisha Jone
treasurer, Edward Phelan sergeant at arms A. Loyds
o. II. Carson, H. X. Bray, trustees.
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RRICKLAYERS. MASONS AMI

= PLAsTERERs' UNION No. 4, Of PittstieId Mass.
meets every other Saturday at o'clock, P. NJ, in
Browns Bock;Fe street. lanes G. Dodge president,
Samuel Turner LIST esident, n. G. Chapman
End vice PRESIDENT George Tanner hnsn's secretary
Samuel Dodge treasurer, H. /. Markham recording and
corresponding secretary. boz 1913.
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pINGHAMPTON, NY.-Union No

- Il meets the first Tuesday evening in each
month. VIM. Branan, President James Evans, Vice
President L. e. Lsrrabee, Recording Secretary. u
J. Cox Financial ard Corresponding Secretary. VIM
A. Bnliis, Treasurer. WIN. 4. Bulls Jsnitor. P. 0.
Box 1861.
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HARRISBURG, PA.-Union No.
IL ll6 the fist nesday Of every month, At hal
past o'clock, in Branrs Hall. y II. KurIen-
knsDe President; Frank Gembe, Vice President @.
Baumastei, Recording Secretary; s. s Weaver, Finsu
cs Secretary; }. @. Snavely Treasurer; ssml Bence
Corresponding Secretary.
p. o. Box 223.
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Address Of c. Ben Johnson,
DELIVERED AT A
Mass Meeting Of Cigar Makers
HELD AT
PHILADE LPHIA, DOT 81.

e INDIFFERENCE Or The wOREINGMEE 10 THE row
EB AND VALUE o. TIE BALLOT.H
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Netg fCrk, JAM IL 1870
WIrcH NJ lnt4, STEs'- wvpEEBs ", TraAs Ma. Fr.
lhtrton Coi Marion n d., Manufactured hy tt. tl-I
watch o., has been rssd hy fifteen uruh. tu'll
tcn from mean time being only second T.r month
NILLARi DERBY.
Z, ~ ntrhy. q Premise. 1-ryY, II MI. N Wy
NAT'E Nv l2A, ~rEMWrvpFr Bearing T-s.-Nia-. Ir.-r
Al ten -, MsrcH " D.. tinted
N1'oh '', a h4rn carried nv
rem mean TIME being only IL seconds
~. r.. nFNNts, prss'. N.J. TIL E. T....
Jrry4. Ftt. .--.
Waves No, lo,sA S1rv- WsurF-B. airing F-iI Mars .
Anterior C'- Marion. NJ DIV u1uuis r-. M ti- Ir
vATaiou from neiHg five .-touas T.r MONTH
Z. G. PRIEST, a. s't SuII \. v. r. q If E. ".
W4rcE Nc lliT, SIHs- WrSnERBssriug T-s.Nia-s T-,
Athsrou CO., haTion ~ NJ Ua.
Nstch 'o ha7 been rarrei BY feen
time being Uuy average fva-farI. .rI
day. r. D. PHEI Con y. D. tefrfr. p.p
NaTcH Ne 1885, srFsW IsBEs,Bear.ug Trs. lisr.
Atherton Co. Marion n. D.. M fh f
watch Co, has been earned Pr I.hc
non from mean une being onll nrg -ytnVl. pr
HENRY SMITH, Treas. Panama Y. a.. -- w -f nj 1.
WArcH No lI95 SrHN-WTSpEE- bearing Tr7.. Ma 4.
thsrion Co., Marion. NJ l, ~ naul .y tH-
Watch Co. has h-,n carried by fourteen r,n'l
that time aHd in an the climate .-..
u. LASSlS'+, Manager KuicEerlo-I. q -- Ivy ,...
- iri irNaira m. Nj.
BEWARE Or trortljess ty.ttot;ot. l.jt man t.
certificate or gsHaiDetSs y,0rr Hoe M .toD 4,y w.
Engraved on he ItGts 0Cer ne Main NpiUty BulH l
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RRICKLAYERS' UNION, NO. /,
- District Of Columbia meats IN the City o. Wash
lngton on the 1t and 9rd THURSDAY IN each month.
:. Sloan, PRECEDENT v. Burch vice president J. p.
Farrell, secretary Murphy treasurer; Lewis Trum-
DO, corresponding secretary.
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| RRICKLAYERS' UNION, NO. 10,
- OF Pennsylvania, meets In Chester every MON
DAY evening, corner Of Third and Penn streets WIN
ucDooa'd president JET. Pedrick vcepresident, A. r
Stewart recording secretary, George w. DannAker
responding secretary W. H. Brown assistant do James
g. Dutton treasurer, william T. Galloway. q. M. Nc
Donald, John Meekins trustees, A. Winfree sergent
| Moerge Wirgand, Deputy.
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U ANSAS CITY, MO.-Union No.
IN 1O2 meets on the last Saturday evening Of each
month, at Turner's Hall
JOsEPH HUsxAE, President.
Henry LEONARD, Recording Secretary.
HENRY STEP Corresponding Secretary, Drawer 1892
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PROVIDENCE, r. Union No. 20
meets on the hrst Tuesday OF each month in Les
ter's Hal, lilo Cranston street. Owen L. Leack Priest
deaf. =. Fowler, Vice President John A. schrne,
Treasurer Geo Jesuph, Recording Secretary. p. j
NCshes, Financial and Corresponding Secretary, No
993 High street.
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QRICKLAYERS UNION NO. I

~ OF Ohio, meet at their Han. % West Fifth Street
Cincinnati, every MONDAY evening" at eight O'Clock.
President, @. Cavanagh Vice President, c. Sew
ard Recording Secretary, Charles Lupton Finan-
cial Secretary, Thomas 0Keeffe Treasurer, william
E-ing Trustees, Jas. Robbins, B. ?. Stokes, John
f. enc Corresponding Secretary, john Byron p. o.
Box 1881.
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DOUGHKEEPSIE.-Union No. 80
/ Il the first Wednss day Of every month.
John ZiegleT, President. John D. White Vice Pr.
| dent william Wolf, Treasurer. John Kaiaer, Record
ing. Financial and Corresponding Secretary. P O. Lock
| Box l76
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MILW AUX E.-Union No. Is
A'A meets the first and third Tuesdays OF every
70 1nth at Meyers Hall, 800 Fourth John STANCE
President. Jos e. Bukowsky, Recording secretsr,
Will DawitI Finan cial Secretary John Matthias First
Treasurer. VIM. Hochstein, Second Treasurer. Nor
ris Pc achek, Corresponding Secretary. P. O. Lock
Box SAL
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UNION NO 10

4 IlGARM AhERS' UNION, NJ. 10,
" Headquarters Beryn House, IS East Broadway,
New York. Meets the first TUESDAY in every month
Kelley Noses president Henry Peistel vice president
Lewis Benjamin, treasurer, Hart Jacobs recording
cretary. Morris Davis financial secretary Barnett Der.
lyn corresponding secretary,
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CIGAR MAKERS UNION NO. So
~ Of Montreal, Canada, meets at Union Hall, CRAIG
street. Anthony Dausch president; Peter ringshSim
Vice ~ eafue, W. J. Alstron, recording and hnsnrjs
secretary Isaac Hart, corresponding secretary Boz
1854 Montreal p Q.
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NIGAR MAKERS PROTECTIVE

- UNION No. So, Of the city of Lsaven WORTH meet
every first SATURDAY even. in each month, at Wolf e
Hall. d. Olive. Pres. A. c. Girard Vice Pres Obas
Fischer, Recording Secretary; William Snyder Financial
Secretary James L. Aubrey, Dor. Sec. Henry Block
Treasurer
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BRICkLAYE RS.
DRTCKLAYERS' Union NO

- Of Indiana meets every Wednesday evening In
Washington street, opposite the Court House Indiana
polls. Hi Stricken president William Kselv vice
president Michael Lynch, recording secretary Geo.
Weaver financial secretary Oliver Keely treasurer
oliver uchauSn, conductor; Henry Eniss, door ksepsr
John Fegan, CharIis Rhl, @. B. Berry, trustees. Mi
chaeI Lynch, recording secretary, $50 North Illinois
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- Of Chicago, meets every TUESDAY evening At
halfpast O'clock, At l'5 South Clark Street, B. A.
Cox president, A. c. Graham vcepresd-nt. J. J. Nc
CURE recording secretary Peter Cogey financial
tary j. kegle corresponding secretary Charles Dolen
urer Weldon Smith warden, John O'Connell con.
ductor. William HardenqnaI, board Of directors
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PATTERSON, \. J.-Unlon No. 40
Il meets On the scond Tuesday of each month at the
corner Of Broad ! West streets J. B. Ball, presi.
dent. A. Msttet corresponding secretary.
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CARPENTERS AND JOINERS' UNION
~ NO. 7 Albany, N Y, meets at "a State street.
every Tuesdsy evening. 0YTcERs--P. COLEMAN, Pre-
sdent; Thos. Stevens, Vice President; James Wren,
ID Vice President; James Lee, Treasurer Thomas
Hogan, Rec. Sec; Thomas LAnahsn, Fin. Sec. James
Broey, Assist mt; John K Finch, L-ca Deputy Post
o6ioe box. 90, Albany, NY.
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DOCK ISLAND, ILL-Union No
LII lO4 meets on she first Monday evening Of eact
mOath. Lcuis G. Reltz, President. WIN. II. bunker
Corresponding Secretary, B. o. Box L.
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Jersey CITY, N. Union No.
lOl meets on the second Tuesday In every month
Union Hall, 146 Newark avenue. j. B. Rice, President
Geo ZeigIer Treasurer Morris Jacob Vice President
Abe Livingston Sec GGTeeDville. Hudson Co. N
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CLINTON, IOWA.-Union No. lis
| " meets the FIRST Monday Of every month, at the
| corner # Fourth avenue aud Second street. jane
| Harvey President. George Becker, Recording ana
! Corresponding Secretary. Herman Hoffman,, Financial
| Secretary. John Mimnstorf, Treasurer. p 0. Boz
| ia.
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ITHACA, n Y.-Union No. II holds
regular meetings the first Thursday in every month
Henry To whey President Harry Jones' Vice Presi
dent. John Yoke, Treasurer. John Prayer Recording
Secretary.
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CLEVELAND, O.-Union No. II
y cts on the frs Saturday in each month. J.
Jacobs, president. J. 3. Brand, vice president WIN.
Cannon, corresponding and recording secretary
2I52 Henry stegkh hamper, financial secretary. VIM.
Myers, treasurer. J. Z. Brand, WIN. BresIfch. D O.
Marks, trustees
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~ 70 meets the first Monday OF every month a
0strander Hall Of Third and j. ferson streets
Peter Guinther president. Tome Judd vice president
John Braunbergsr recording secretary. Henry Krieg,
financial secretary. Henry INLAND treasurer. Conra
HoIstein. correspo nding secretary. Box 1l4l
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OMAHA, NEB.-J MON No SO meets
~ on the first Monday Of each month"; At 322 DouEla
street Joseph Cline, President. Richard Cassidy.
Vice President. John Hops, RecoI ding Secretary
David Ne, conner Financial Secretary. Joseph ster-
rift, Corresponding secreta y. Lock BoXS
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.NINCINNATI.-Union No. 4 meets
WINDSOR, CONN-Union No. "a

~ 81. a meets on the first Monday Of ever month
Louis Seeker president James Lvnett vice president
simon Liud. recording secretary. h. T. Craig-r an
corresponding SECRETARY. ~ Pc Henry R.n-l.r d
naDcIal secretary 6ussav Wendeit Treasurer
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uEADOUARTERS OF CIGAR MA

{ VICAR MAKERS PROTECTIVE
~ UNION. No. ~, of the City Of Detroit. Meets
the first and third FRIDAY OF every month"; at the La
President; This Tobin, Rec. Sec Anthony Kruger Fla
Sec August Et5er, Treasurer John =. Steiner, Cor:
Sec. Box 3o9.
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4Hiscetlanu.
For the Bellows Falls Times.
Across the Continent.
WHAT WE SAW AND HEARD.

!
Our orders to proceed without delay to
the Pacific coast were imperative and we
packed what little of worldly goods we
possessed, bid adieu to our friends and
dear ones and again became willing
subject of the god of war" Our route
was, via, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg and Chicago, to Omaha, thence by
the Union Pacific, Central Pacific and
Western Pacific railroads to San Fran
cisco, thence by ocean steamer to Hem
bolt Bay and then forty miles by mules
to our station in Hooper valley, making
journey of 1876 miles in eleven DAYS.
Our station is two company post,
garrisoned by companies "E" and "K"
18th U. S. Infantry, and is situated lati-
tude Al 100 and longitude 1873 15o
We reached Council Bluffs on the
morning of January 22d, and found the
Missouri river frozen over with ice thick
enough to admit of our crossing in
crowded buss, drawn by four horses, our
united weight being something less than
six tons. Council Bluffs is thriving
town and the rival to Omaha, which is
on the other side of the river. 1t has
population of about 100 inhabitants and
is steadily increasing.
Omaha is situated on the western bank
of the river on a sloping upland fifty feet
above high water mark, and though yet
in its infancy, has the appearance of be-
ing city which could count its years by
scores. 1t has about $4,000 inhabitants,
II hotels, and 10 churches. This is at
present the terminus of the Union Pa
eifc railroad, and a thriving, growing
city. We partook of good breakfast
at the Cozzens Hotel, and while waiting
for the western bound train had the good
fortune to meet our friend Fleming, an
other "sprig of Mars" who was ON his
way to take charge Of the Shoshone tribe
of Indians in Wyoming Territory. We
soon had the honor and pleasure of meet
ing his young wife, whose experience
among the Indians of the frontier was as
yet very limited. We left Omaha at II
o'clock, and securely esconsced in our
section in the Pullman Palace Car, we
had bright prospects for pleasant jour
nev
The first station west of Omaha is Fre-
mont, a telegraph, passenger, and eating
station, and contains 1000 Inhabitants.
We took dinner at this station and here
saw the first Indians. They belonged to
the Shoshone tribe, and are usually peac-
able, although generally very indolent,
in short, they can be summed up as, I" no
account Indian" Leaving Fremont We
are soon fairly in the valley of the Platte,
which is beautiful country. We fol-
low up the river of that name for near
ly 200 miles. Only few years since,
and the south bank of the Platte was
one broad thoroughfare, whereon the
long trains of white covered emigrant
wagons could be seen stretching for many |
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y
with promontories and rugged chasms
90 as to serioualy obstruct our progress.
But engineering skill has triumphed over
all and where the road couldn't be built
over or around these points it has been
tunnelled under. Now we shoot across
the river and dart through tunnel $50
feet long cut in solid rock with heavy
cuts and fills at the entrance. The frown-
ing cliffs bar our further way in that di-
rection and again we cross the roaring
torrent and burIow under the point Of
another rocky promontory. Thus we
saw this mighty handiwork of the Crea-
tor. M
Dashing along with but moment to
spare we reach and pass Weber station,
which is situated between two Mormon
settlements, taken in connection is called
Mormon City. We pass Devils Gate
station, the brink of the torrent is near.
ed and the wild scenery of the Devils
Gate is before US. On goes the train
Unitah station is passed also Camp Doug
las and finally we arrive at Ogden the
terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Ogden has population of $500 inhab-
itants and will in time be a town of con-
siderable Importance. This section is
well chosen and central and the sur
rounding country fertile and cultivated
but the town presents the usual appear
ances of all Mormon towns, the houses
being widely scattered, but yet with
rather fine orchards and gardens filling
up the intervening space.
The Utah Central Railroad from Salt
Lake City forms a junction at this place
with the Union Pacific Railroad. We
had great desire to visit the beautiful
city of the latter day saints which is on
ly 30 miles from Ogden but our time
would not permit of our doing So but
we have noticed through the window the
fragrant smoking viands upon the dining
room table and while we prepare our
selves to do them justice, we beg here to
say au revoir. US. A.