The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-07-27

cylinders, filled with concrete and rocks.
These are cast in section 10 feet long, 9 ID
feet in diameter the iron being 81 inch
es thick. BY Il very curious process, they
are bolted together and sunk to the depth
of 50 feet, to the bed rock Of the river.
At Omaha, we took Il Pullman car con-
structed for dining and sleeping. Here
we sat, ate and slept on the same spot
the table being set between the seats,
and the seats so altered as to form the
hedstcad. This is rather close work, but
about as good, think, as could ;Dc con
trived. These ears arc finished and fur
nisllcd at y great expense, and the mir
rors are 50 placed that Il person not good
looking is constantly annoyed by meet
ING himself or herself too often. Still.
think this does not trouble the ladies
much, as they all think themselves good
looking.
We had a very interesting company
from Omaha. Two very intelligent gen
tlemen. who Ind resided there some II
years, gave us much interesting INFORM
alton i'll regard to the country. They
represented the state OF society to be OF
a very high order, and their schools as
good, if not superior, to any in the New
England States. Two sons of Brigham
Young by his first wife, were returning
from u visit to New York and Philadel-
phia. Joseph, the eldest son, is a Jolly
good natured fellow, full of fun and sto-
rcs. On him falls the mantle of his IA
Their at his deccase. John, the third son,
is more reserved and dignilied, and APP
pears to be in all respects Il gentleman.
He was accompanied by his wife who
had been on Il visit to her father, in Phil
adelphia, and her two sisters, who were
going to Salt Lake city to spend the sum
mcr with them. The women We're very
ladylike, and were evidently from the
best society in Philadelphia. They were
all very social, and on leaving the cars
at Ogden, gave us II very strong invita-
ton to visit them ut Salt Lake city on our
return home. \ few such women, (if
they mean what they say) coming di
rcctly into Brigham's family, must have
an influence very much to the injury of
his peculiar notions on polygamy.
There are IS stations between Omaha
and Wyoming Territory. The three prin-
cipal are Fremont, containing $500 in
habitants. Columbus 500 and North Platte
600 This is called the Platte country,
for the reason that the Platte river runs
the entire length of it, and empties into
the Missouri river south Of Omaha. After
entering Wyoming Territory we soon
come to Cheyenne, with 5000 inhabitants,
and further on to Sherman, the highest
point Of the Rocky Mountains over which
the road passes, being S2l2 feet above the
level of the sea, $40 miles from Omaha
and 1925 from Sacramento. | had form
ed no correct idea of the Rocky Mountains.
There are ten mountains OF sand and
gravel to one of rocks, and in every dircc-
ton all are bare and barren. Prairie
dogs and antclopes are all the wild ami
mails we have seen. We pass As stations
in this Territory, most of them small and
of no account, except stations for soldiers
and Workmen, to protect the road over
these mountains and plains. For nearly a
thousand miles, solitude in all her loncl-
ness reigns supreme, with the exception
of what is connected with this one track,
travelled by the iron horse. Being very
much OF a utiitarian, ask myself ''What
is the use of all this, and why is it ?" And
not being able to answer the question
conclude not 10 fret my self much about it
but let it he r.