The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-03
from ST. OL0UD 70 CALIFORNIA.
WHAT, A LADY snns NJ THE WAX,

WHAT 4 LADY snEs NJ THE WAY.
SARATOGA, CAL, June 18th, 1873.
ED1roR JouRNAI. - We believed
before and now know that unprotected
women can travel, Il least % far a.
this place, and meet with no mishaps,
but find all tho officials not only kind
and pleasant but willing to do every.
thing in their power to smooth the WY
before them. So if any ono wishes 70
come, let her start with . brave heart
and Ill tho trouble d oyer.
r. With good supply Of courage, we
started from 81 Paul, Tuesday tho "a,
about 7 A. NJ. Az far = Mankato ws
passed through awsl settled, thrivisg
country, most Of tho time IN sight Of
the Minnesota river. Leaving Msnka-
to We came upon . dreary stretch Of
prairie land, with occasionally . lake, .
house, or new looking railroad town, and
further on mud or sod houses were not
uncommon. The conductor showed us
every attention aud made things 80
pleasant for us that We shall wish for
ever that all conductors were like him.
We reached Sioux City about 9 P. M,
and with the usual amount of luggage
were put into an omnibus for the Club
bard House." 1t was moonlight, so NO
might have had view of the town of
which we splashed through good part,
had not our faculties been 80 completely
subdued by the mud Of which T never
wish to see the like again ; it was at
least half yard high from the bottom,
and the way that bu s. jolted around,
and dipped dewn one side and up the
other, tho way We cot up aud sat down,
and said "ah!" and 20 my!" and ths way
all the. other passengers did the same,
lives in my memory yet. The hots]
appeared just in time to save Us from
desperation. We were shown to our
"nice cool rooms'' Immediately, and the
rapidity with which We Invested our.
selves Of our apparel and sunk into our
beds and the land of dreams could be
commended to all slow people. J" !
awe were awakened in the morning
BY the music Of the ftogs,, and con.
graduating ourselves on being up be-
fore We were called, proceeded slowly
to array ourselves; had perhaps got Is
far as the second shoe, when ghoul in
tho person Of 'teulled waiter" rap
ped at our door and informed Us that it
was s'quarter to six" in about five min:
utes it was "half.past," and having ia
ken his station by our door he beat .
perpetual tattoo thereon until we ap.
peared in condition to indicate "too
much hurry" Being told in the
middle of breakfast that the "buss was
waitin'," We hurried away in such COR
fusion that We again forgot to look at
anything until seated in the cars. Sioux
City is situated on the Missouri river,
which, as stream, is wide and slow,
and thick and muddy. r. 2's
Toward noon We arrived at Omaha,
Geo. Francis Trains "hnb," 4 flourish.
ing town Of 10000 inhabitants. Ac.
cepting very cordial invitation from q
friend to ''stop OYER" We had some :o1p.
portunity to SEQ the town. It is well
built and has most of the modern i'm.
provements. We visited the high
school building, q fine brick structur.
built at a cost Of $25o,ooo, and tn.
pride Of the town" people. We also
drove out to the barracks, whore sever;
al regiments of troops are stationed
this being the headquarters Of the
Northwestern Department.. Beside the
quarter.million school house, the Oma
hates have splendid hotel, built d
the same cost; and the new custom
house, now building, will reach The
same 6gnre, which seems to be a ia
vorite one with them.
The Missouri river is called thu
"Big Muddy" here and deserves the
name. The name Of the town is SAID
to have originated in the terrified ex'
clamatiens of the first inhabitants, VIII
waking from slumbers with visions o
1scalpiug Modocs in their brain, natur
ally cried out ooh, my har r. slnc
contracted into Omaha. Our stay il
the CITY was exceedingly pleasant, AMI
of course We liked the place. Blu
pleasant as it was, it came to IN end
and so must this letter. **%
| TIE St. Paul Opera House has bee
greatly changed and unprecedented
almost entirely rebuilt. People VII
have endured the tortures of an even
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