The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-14
A WHEELING GIRL OUT WEST.
Towards the Setting Sun.

We leave The city Of Chicago to-day
amid the firing oil miniature cannonS, fire
crackers and torpedoeS, for, this 10 the
Fourth Of July" In q short time our
engine Is WhIStliug, we hear the shout Of
"all aboard" and we are of for Burlington
At every station We are reminded that
Il is our National Holiday by the immense
crowds Of people in their Sunday best.
At several stations we had almost con
cIuded We were at'"Vanity Fair" Oul
cans were crowded and we regretted thai
We had not delayed until later day, bul
towards evening our passengers began "a
leave Us and we were very we'll coDtented
Nearly Z o'clock-In the distance we
catch q glimpse of the "Father Of Waters
and In abort time We approach the bridge
and have Q tine view Of Burlington which
ike Rome seems "siE upon her
seven hills" Our train moves slowly
over the bridge, which Is iron, abou
three. quarters Of . mile long, 30 built tina
nCan b opened and permit boats to pas
through.
Finally we arrive in the city, wherl
we intend stopping and taking q rest unit
Monday, We are continually ascending
and descending hills In traversing TIT
city. There, Of course, Il no coal smoke
everything looks freSh, new and clean
We found there had bean several very
destructive fires. They were just ftcsco-
ing the ceiling OF q new opera house
when It Is supposed some malicious per
SON set fire to It, completely destroying
IT with several other buildings.
h Monday morning found us again on The
train, still going west we arrived al
Council Bluffs late at night Whare w
stopped until morning, weary, worn trav
ellers, glad to avail ourselves OF the op
portunity TO take rest.
Council Bluffs % In western Iowa, on the
Missouri river; Is about four miles from
Omaha, with which It Is connected by
Steam and horse railroads, ferry and
bridge. Il Is one OF the Oldest towns o.
Western Iowa, and was at one Tina
Mormon settlement, but later Messrs
Lewis and Clarke, after consulting with
the Indians, gave 1t ilS present name.
Omaha Is sometimes designated as the
twin sister, of Council Bluffs. Sometime
before we arrive at the bridge we have {
view OF the city from the distance. Tht
largest and most conspicuous building Il
one devoted TO educational purposes
known 90 the High School, one OF thu
finest buildings in this country, and cost
100000. This building stands on the
highest point in the city, as monument
OF the intellectual worth OF its citizens.
The bridge is 9 splendid structure, one
halt mile in length, with the approaches
over Q mile. II ID built Of iron, and we
were told 1t was known as POSTS Patent"
Arriving Of Omaha we suppose hundreds
OF travellers are in the baggage room
claiming baggage, after which they leave
for their respective trains.
On the train again We begin TO cross the
" Plains Of Nebraska" In short time moi
q house, tree, or elevation Of any kind car
be seen for miles, nothing but q level
tract Of land; truly we have come TO the
desert Of America" Now we pass 6
farm house which Il quite q relief 10 the
scenery, but such houSe9l We do moi
know whether It was "loVe In cottage
or not, certain We are that there are plenty
Of cottages .a..
The farmers in this country do not use
fences. The cattle are cared for by herds
men in about the same manner as the
Hiehland shepherds care for the sheep.
We pass several villages and stations oil
not very much note until we arrive 81
Grand Island. This 10 one Of the regular
eating stations, 1853 miles from Omaha.
Here We intend resting short time when,
WsHill pursue our journey with renewed
VigoE.
While on our way, In stopping Of one
OF the villages, 4 boy about fourteen years
OF ago was discovered riding underneath
our coach. He had evidently, from his
appearance, rode quito distance. Poor,
tired child. He was barefoOted, ragged
and looked very much as though he need
cd caring for. We could NOT ascertain
where he was from or where bound for.
Suppose he had run of from home to seek
his iOrtuneH
One passenger says "Going to Califor-
MIA, BubG Got good grit" We began to
speculate and wonder how he had left
homo and what was in the future for him,
but before We could determine anything
we were of. How wistiully he looked
after US. II We had been conductor we
would have been tempted to permit him
to ride, but we were not, 30 he was lett in
the kind care OF the people OF Lone Tree.