The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-11-03

travel up the west bank of the Mis-
sissippi, twenty miles, without pass
ing any places of note, till we come
to the great Missouri Iron Bridge
built by this company, at a cost o
several million dollars. The bridge
is built very substantially on piers
hundred feet above the water.
St. Charles is located on the nortt
bank of the Missouri river,
with a population of five
thousand, and is one O.
the oldest settlements in the State
having been settled before St. Louis
1t has high healthy position on the
first firm elevated land above the
mouth of the river. But we speed
on, and have no time to notice War.
ren, Montgomery, and Moberly
with any amount of fine growing
towns on the line of this road.
Two hundred and eighty miles,
across the Missouri River again and
we are in Kansas city, a nice, grow
ing town of thirty-two thousand, the
finest city between st. Louis and
San Francisco, Cal, and l think il
will distance any Of its neighboring
cities in point Of growth. 1t is To-
Gated on the south west bank of the
river a couple of miles east of the
State line, and at the mouth of the
Kansas River. There are no less
than eight or ten Railroads center
ing Eere now, and the continual
scream of the engine is heard, whe. e
but a few years ago, all was wild,
and only inhabited by the Red Men,
mot OF the forests, but of the Prai-
rIes, as forests are scarce here We
had a call here from DR.. St. Clair,
our former townsmaD, who is looking
hale and hearty, also from Mr.. W.
St. Clair, who is prOspering and do
ing well in his western home. After
a day and nights rest, we were of
once moIe, on board the Cheyenne,
one oil Pulmans elegant sleepers. We
start for Denver, via the K. p. r. R..
with pleasant company, and speed
on, scarcely making any note of time,
till we had left several hundred
miles behind, which brought US to
the Buffalo range. On sight, of the
first herd, all is excitement, every
one gets his shooting iron" ready,
flor none travel without them here, }
and gets a good position, waits till
in range, when a continual fire is
kept up from all parts of the train,
some times they get so near as to
impede the progress of the train,
which occurred 10 us once on the
"Trip. There are hundreds of these
buffaloes slaughtered and left all
over the plains. There is no smell
arising from them as they lie and
decay, and as they would in our damp
climate, tle air being so pure that
the hams are taken out and hung up
in the sun to cure, meat of any kind,
hung up for days, will not otspoil. An
telope, Praire wolves, Dogs, Hens,
Gophers, and quantities of other
wild game, may be seen in abund-
ance scamperiDg of in all directions.
"Snow from the Porter" aId we
begin to rub our hands, and peep
out ofthe window to see if it is a
ruse of the Porter to get us up, but
on looking out beheld the beautiful
snow. several inches deep.
Six hundred and forty miles and
we are at Denver, a fine young city
of ten thousand persons, situated on
the South Platte River, same fifteen
or twenty miles from the foot of the
The river from here is
of great beauty and grandeur, Longs
and Pixies Peaks, with hundreds of
the snow capped range, are visible
through the clear mountain air from
this point. Language fails to de
scribe the beautiful scenery, in view
from here. 1t must be sesn in Or
der to be appreciated. NotW ith-
standing the roofs are all covered
with snow, the air is as fine and
balmy and much more pleasant than
it is on June orJ uly morning. Sew
eral Railroads terminate here, and it
is fast becomming a railroad center.
Again we are of, eight hundred
miles via K. 2. d c. B. d st. Josh
eph roads to Atchison. st Joseph,
Council Bluffs, and Omaha, at each
Of which we made a call, bat must
be brief, for fear of firing your read
ers. II will not be necessary to say
much Of Atchison, as your readers
have been posted, from time to time,
by numerous correspondents.
St JUsheph is beautiful city of
thirty thousand, situated on the
south bank of the Missouri, nearly
six hundred miles, by the river, a
Dove st. Souls, and two hundred and
,hirts below Council Bluffs. 1t is
)uilt up among the bluffs, and tbe
is OF very picturesque ma
ure. Several railroads center here,
md this seems to be the lookout of |
ii the Western cities, | wish some
# our eastern towns, in Ohio, might |
Drofit by the examples set by their
lew sister towns in the West. The
,reat aim here is TO get the roads, no
natter what they cost.
One hundred and thirty miles via
he c. B. d st. Jo., road, and Coun-
il Bluffs is before us, on the south
ank of the river, and directly under
he Bluffs, which at a distance ap-
ear like great waves Of sand, be-
'W us. 1t contains ten thousand
Inhabitants and is one of the great
81 rail road centers of the west. At
ais place the Union Pacific distrib-
yes ner passengers to the c. & N.
Z. X: l. d P. G. B. & Q, and C. B.
oC' Jo., roads. 1t is among the
randestof sights to stand at some {
Dlnt OF observation and Sc the u. c
: road pour in her passengers from +
Ie Pacific, and the old world. to oh
rye the hurry and bustle of the pas {
myers, as each takes his or her a
ain' and then to see the four trains G
art eastwardly, all at the same a
ne; to watch their progress, as J.
ey wind their way out over the E
DAD prairie, carrying their burth. 4