New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27

II now you remember that. no matter how cod tho
weather. your car Is Thoroughly warmed that IL "a easily
and thoroughly ventilated that .it has no drafts no
matter how driving the storm; that careful ana abu-
can't provision u made for food and coal under any
possible emergencies; that ths telegram, puidesr
your train from station station, that AZ interval.
OF from rs to 10 miles, night and day. men spe.iaIlv de
aheo sound every wheel 10 lift IL compact that s
conductor IL always ready 10 give you Information Of
what Is going on ahead that you arc conscious OF
small army OF Jealous and wen directed men watcbns
'he road and instantly clearing away distractions you
VIII not think Winter journey overland either daneer
ous or uncomfortable. The sole fear which fe,, In
setting out with lady and some little children wa. ls,s
II might prove impossible TO keep the sufficiently
ana equally warmed We carried with us q Quantity OF
rugs aud carriage blankets, to guard against extreme
cold hut they were never unstrappeJ and might as wea
have been left at home.
SUDDEN CHANGE AFTER CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS
The back OF the Winter was broken for u.s. when Wa
reached Laramie, on the Union Pacific Railroad The
fcrce sting OF the gale gone; II was cold ouide
but IL was no longer terrible. At Ogden THE snow was
SOFT, and presently became sush. At EchO saw two
CaifOrnians shake hands with exuberant
Of Joy, and tho exclamation, what beautiful snow.
storm" could hardly across the track, the
few 30 tbickly. The day after left ogden, sat az
open windows. in 1.-THE car. At Summit the following
morning, at It showed ercely aud terribly than
IL snow anywhere before, and the searching
gale filed even the edges Of the long snOwshed under
which we rushed along in safety and unobsruoted Al
10 we passed Cape Horn with open windows, but occa
sional driving showers. Two hours Later. at
Auburn, emerged from clouds into SUNSHINE and
the green grass; about o'clock heard the song Of
Birds and at swept into the muddy streets Of
drenched Sacramento, green fields everywhere,
and noticed oats and barley ak inches high at siding
where grain-car had been unloaded aud some Of the
grain had spilled steamng down the Sacramento,
in the afternoon sat deck, ladies and children til
long after dark, and at dinner the boat served
with Spring vegetables from gardens which
Cinnamon cutivatiDg on the shore OF tho river. To-day
we are sitting at open Windows In room without nre
healthy in the mild and the children are eating
great luscious grapes, and wondering WHAT sort OF
Christmas this Is.
SIX HOURS FROM FREEZING WINTER TO BLOOMING SPRING.
From binding storm at the summit or the sierra 10
Spring sunshine green grass and song OF birds below
was but six hours run, and The locomotive which We
dismissed to its stall ut Junction had still on its cow
catcher remnants of tho snow through which II had
plowed on the nights above There Il, 20 me at least
pleasant exharation in thus apparently defeating me
very forces Of nature and cOnqueTng at once OuAaD
nights aud Winters cold, ice, and snow ,.,. A., -.
The plains and mountains, III their inter nrts Oh
snow make wonderful sight; the deep Dlack SHADOWS
which mark the scarfed and quilted sides make strange
Rocky Mountain Range, which is kept In siRht all ths
way from Denver Cheyenne was lndescrlDaDy erasa
and lovely and satisfied that the sierra Nevads
must be in Winter by him VINO wants most ~ ehJV
that lovely range or mountains. ,., -, r ,ho rooa,,
All California is laughing with Joy over the tecent
rains which insure the whole agricultuIa lneress
% tIe STATE one OF those wonderful crops which,
coming after such rains. make--so .iey say eceey
farmer rich The losses and oDstruS,,os are 'agnSu
the farmers are putting i'll double cIeps Wherever
thew have the means, and though the railroads hars
suffered some, but not serious, 1mage ana lnCugl
Saart CHARLES NORDHoFF.