The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-01-29
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roads is 881 miles from San Francisco.
and is a place of business and growing
Another q days journey will be required
before we can view the land of gold,
The accommodations and appearance of
the cars differ in nothing special from
those of the UP. road. The W~esting-
house air brake is used IN both roads, but
the Central Pacific cars use the Miller
platform and coupler, q continuance to
lessen the danger to passengers crossing
from one car to another while they are in
motion. As We proceed the great Salt
Lake occasionally in sight to our left the
| scenery becomes more and more varied.
Antelopes singly and IN focks NAV be
seen either quietly browsing or showing
US how they can run when they have a
mind to, 2 locomotives are hitched on the
train to be more than equal to the heavy
grades and sharp curves which We will
frequently meet from now until we gain
the top Of the Sierras. It's a beautiful
sight to stand on the platform and see the
locomotives stsaning their way up a grade
or around q curve among the mountains,
sometimes we are suddenly enveloped in
the darkness of a tunnel or snow shed,
These are quite numerous, and besides the
first cost are q source of great expense to
keep in repair. They are often set on fire
by the sparks from the passing trains and
have to be continuously watched. The
highest loint on the G. P. r. R. is at
Summit in the Sierras, the elevation be-
ing 7,0l7 feet, ascending these we are
continually treated to a varied as
pect of deep gorges and fine mountain
scenery interpreted with various ever
green trees.
Cape Horn is a point on the road where
it turns around to a mountain at a dizzy
height above a very deep gorge. The cars
move somewhat slowly around it as no
one would relish an "of the track" SEN
sation just here,y Snow may be seen on
the tops of some of the Peaks though the
weather thl oughout the Gay has been uni
formly warm. From the time we leave
Summit los miles from Sacramento City
we are gradually descending into the val
ley where the warm, genial sun admon-
ishes Us that we are actually ~traversing
the soil of Ell Dorado, and IN a few more
hours will be permitted to stop and re-
fresh ourselves for a further trip through
the state.
The City of Sacramento with its 10000
inhabitants, the Capital of California and
a County seat lies on the river of the
same name. 1t has been twice devastated
by fire and food, but the indomitable en-
ergy of its people has overcome all obsta-
Giles and made it the second place in the
state.
its position as an entrepot for the
mines being at the head Of steam naviga-
tion for all points on the Bay has secured
for 1t the tenacity of life which its people
have shown in fighting against the great
destruction of the elements. The r1ver
always navigatle has in former days been
the scene of great water activity.
Transportation now ia restricted to a few
steamboats, which ply daily between here
and San Francisco This curtailment has
been brought about by the introduction
of railroads, and competition is such that
n boat every other day agrees to take a
passenger and baggage to the bay for 25
cents, the fare by rail is 81,
The city is built on low fiat plain
which extends for miles around, and at
the time of the foundations must have
presented the appearance of q sea. To
guard against g recurrence of this dlsas-
ter a bevee.h has been raised around the
city and put into the care and keeping of
the Central Pacific R. Coz whose tails
and ties are lad on it and makes a part
ofthey road hare. Provision IS also made
against the fre-fend who has SO often an
INITIATED the best portion of the
city by the employment of large Holly.
steam pump which besides raising the
water from the Sacramento for private use
has also the capacity to force 1t at a mo-
ment's notice, toany required height, two
streams with well organized companies are
always in readiness. Three of the pria-
cipal streets with their buildings have
been raised 70 3 height of s or 10 feet.
Some of the other streets lave been filed
from time to time until a great many OF
The houses appear to low too be healthy or
slightly. Since the creatures brick bull
dlags have beSa more numerous and 9th
er precautions taken toprevent is spread.
A great convenience are the porches or
Stops which are 8 popularity to the
stores n bueiness houses of the city.
They serve as awnings and afford a kind
ly shelter to the Wayfarsr against the
pitiless rain IN winter or fiery sol In sum.
meF. Under these permanent wooden
awnings are almost always the plank floor
as 8 side walk so that IN rainy weather
one may with the exception of the cross
ing, walk through the clty dry shod. The
'CGpitoP' the notable building here was
begun about 13 years Ago., has cost I am
informed, about 100000 and is not en-
tirely finished yet. 1t stands in the mid
die of a tastefully laid out ground Of sew
eral acres, and the dome can be seen for
miles away.
The grounds are sodded and terraced
and at this writing are as green as any Of
your well kept yards In Canton IN sum-
ner time. Tropical trees, shrubbery.
plants and flowers are skillfully arranged
by the gardener employed for that pur-
pose. Several of the "Big tree" specimen
have been set out not far from the Capt.
toll. These infant evergreens Of 10 or 10
feet stature must feel highly fattered
land who knows but trees can feel at the
honor conferred on them-that Of stand
ing sentinel over the beautiful heritage Of
the California people. Persons knowing
the age of 1900 or 1000 years they will be
pretty good sized trees, but at the ripe age
of 3 or 1000 they will assume q patriarch
al appearance. No one al estimate
the magnitude and multitude Of the events
| of the great future these scions of q lord
" race may witness should they be per-
mitted to live out their allotted time. All
the appliances which art can contriVe tor
the comfort and recommendation of the
assembled wisdom of the state are formed
within this building. Numerous mytho-
logical statues adorE the outside and the
interior finished to completion In the most
modern style of architectural art. The
Legislature which began its sessions on
the first Monday in December is compos-
ed about equally of Republicans, Demo
-erats and the new party they nick name
Dolly Vardens. The resignation Of .. s.
Senator Casserly startled everybody. and
the first business of the Houses after or
ganization was to elect . man to I'LL the
vacancy. After an exciting canvass fer
several days the honor fell upon Mr.. New
ton Booth, the present Governor ofCaIfor-
mia, whose popularity is such that some
sanguins persons confidently assert he
will be sur next President. He is com
mittsdt to all kinds Of reform and. especial
ly to aR~ti-railroad monopoly, symptom
The people Just now have very hard on
the brain. Three enterprising daihes here
keep up the e{eitemsnt, the Sacramento
Union espouslng the CAUSE of the anti
I monopelists and the Record, an organ
of the Railroads aided by the LIZZIE Bee
defending against the popular clamor for
reform in the administration of railroad
matters,
The Central Pacific shops for the maxi
ling and repairing of cars and locomotives