Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-28
TO UTAH AND RETURN.
The Editorial Excurslon 70 Salt LAX

TO UTAH AND RETURN.
The Editorial Excursion to Salt Lake
A satisfactory report Of the meet
lug of the Iowa Press Association
at Mt. Pleasant, taken from the COL
umns of the State Register, having
been published in the BULLETIN
last week, it will not be necessary
for us to further allude to it, except
to offer our need of admiration and
acknowledgment for the really SUI
perb manner with which the Asso-
citation was received and entertain
ed by the people of Mt. Pleasant
No welcome could have been warm
err, or hospitality more generous,
than theirs, while the delicate and
tasteful manner Of its expression
was proof of the refinement and
culture which appropriately charac'
terizes the Athens of Iowa.
At 8 O'Clock Thursday morning,
June 18th, the deliberative duties OF
the meeting ended, the editorial
party started on the Burlington q
Missouri River X. r. for Council
Bluffs and Omaha. The trip through
Iowa commencing in the low, fiat
lands of the southeast corner Of the
State, grows in interest as we ap.
proach the Missouri. Here are
some Of the finest lands in the
west, and large emigration is
flowing toward them via the B.
& NJ. road. At Creston dinner was
provided for the party by the citi-
Gems. Creston is live, fourishing
town, of date anterior TO the Ia
test map of Iowa, but rapidly filling
with an entcrprising population
At Glenwood, in Mills county, the
six-poundcr and the band were on
hand to give passing salute to the
excursionists. During tho fifteen
minutes halt of the train, a speech
Of welcome by the Mayor and re-
spouse by T. S. Parwin, on behalf
of the editors, were reeled of, an
instance Of expeditions oratory
worthy of record. We arrived at
Council Bluffs the same evening,
and taking the transfer train across
the magnificent railroad bridge
which now spans the ''Big Muddy"
found quarters at tho Wyoming
House, Omaha. The next morning
until IL o'clock, was spent in view
ing Omaha and it's institutions, in
Guiding the spacious new hotel just
receiving its finishing touches, Wis
ting the newspaper Offices, and pro-
viding plethoric baskets of lunch
These last seemed at the time sufh-
cient to provision the party for
months campaign, but a few days
later their contents disappeared like
magic under the assaults Of appetites
rendered wolfish by the pure noun
tain air.
THE START.
Atll O'Clock A. NJ, Friday, the
l4th, the editorial party, numbering
81, nearly one-half Of whom were
ladies, took their seats in tho three
splendid Pullman Palace cars, set
apart for their occupancy during
the trip, and with a preliminary
snort and scream from the iron
horse, started toward the setting
sun and Mormondom. The party
were in high health and spirits,
with every concomitant of comfort
and enjoyment present; delightful,
weather, luxurious cars, plenty OF
room, q smooth track, obliging and
courteous conductors and porters,
agreeable companions, DC. All
were resolutely bent upon getting
the greatest amount Of pleasure
possible from the trip, and speaking
from our own experience, all were
emincntly successful. Leaving Oma-
ha, we pass through, for fifty miles,
a rich agricultural region, dotted
here and there with farms, but not
vet half developed. Five miles be-
yond the station of the same name
we cross the Elkhorn river, which
when high, as twas wont to be, was
the first tribulation encountered by
the overland emigrant before the
DAYS of the railroad. Forty-seven
miles from Omaha is Fremont, .
thriving town of 1000 inhabitants.
Here we catch the first sight Of the
Platte, and here is the connection
with the Sioux City Il Pacific Il.
r. Fremont has q daily paper
The problem of its support under
the circumstances is not the least
marvel of the place.
THE PLATTE VALLEY.
We arc now in the valley OF the
Platte, if that can be called avalley
which is really broad, plain skirt
ed with distant low hills or bluffs.
IN the left, frequently approaching