Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-28

outside OF few score of miles along the
valley of the Platte, and a section in the
Salt Lake valley, they would not give a
dollar for all between Omaha and the ST.
ezra Nevadas.
CHEYENNE
is place of some three or four thousand
inhabitants, but it lis situated in as barren
country as can be conceived of-not a
tree, shrub, or garden vegetable is pro-
duced there; and l was told by a resident
OF the place that many efforts had been
made TO get something green to grow, but
it invariably was failure The Fort near
by, and the railroad, keeps the people
from starvation.
ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
we encountered genuine wind and snow
storm, which sent cold chIlls over me.
and in fact, the weather was uncomforta-
bly, cold, until we were on the Pacific
slope of the Sierra Nevadas. On this, nv
third passage across the Continent, 1 was
not so taken up with the scenery and nov
city OF the trip, as at first, though could
see change in many particulars. On my
first trip, Indians were plenty in Nebras-
ka; now, none were seen until well into
Nevada. Before, antelope, and other
game was common sight now, nothing
but the sprightly prairie dog was seen.
Civilization and the iron horse drives all
wild life from before them. The towns and
stations along the route are not attractive,
consisting of small, one-story houses
generally all being saloons, dependent on
the passengers for custom. Many women
and children passed through the cars each
day with their wares to sell, and it was
only hungry emigrants that could eat
their sole-leather pies, and drink their
sage brush coffee.
Some of the towns that arc outlets for
MINES
lying far back from the line of road, pre-
sent business appearance. Toano, New,
is outlet for Phoebe Mines, and Palisades
for Eureka Mines-some eighty miles
away. Here, railroad to the mines is
in process of completion, and is finished
some twenty miles, and by January, fifty
miles is expected to be ready for the rails.
This will open many new mines that are
not now developed on account of the ex-
cessive cost for transportation; other
places where repair shops are erected, and
ends of divisions, where engine and train
hands change, have gathered about them
quite population but it is not the soil
by any means, that gives them a subsist
ence. Those people that are anticipating
farm homes in the Far, West, let them not
be deceived by the companies when they
advertise Choice farming and grazing
lands; rich, productive soil, and mild and
healthful climate along their line of
road" because it is all deception-not a
reality
The Central Pacific is infested with
THIEVES AND MONTE sHARPs.
One night, the passengers were aroused
by the conductor saying that "six thieves
had entered the train" and to be on our
guard. Dilligent watch was kept, and af-
ter several unsuccessful attempts at pill
fering. they were driven from the train.
Just before reaching Battle Mountain,
we were again warned, personally, to 'be
ware of Three Card Monte Men" On
reaching the station the "Cappers" were
on hand; with their winning ways and
honeyed words, we were told of the beau :
ties of Nevada, its mining advantages, its
inducements TO settlers, etc. Finally
"Lets take wa TX around the town.
Come, lets go and gets glass of beer"
Yet, with all this persuasion, there was
only one fish that nibbled. That was a
poor Dutchman, whose love for beer over
matched his brains. He went. but he
came back minus twenty dollars and his
watch. The Company take every precau-
non 10 protect passengers. Nouces are
posted conspicuously in the cars Ihey
have been driven from the trains, ana only
ply their vocation Mt he stations; and 1t
the greenies will just mind their own bus
iness and stick TO the train, there is no
danger whatever
On the morning of the Sd, l crossed the
Bay, and was again in
SAN FRANCISCO.
1t is surprising 10 think of the vast immi-
grafton that is now pouring into this
State. The overland road brings in from
three to four hundred daily, and each Pa
mama steamer brings as many more then
Asia con nirihnfes each mnnih larnalv q.