The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-07-30
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sneesalvsent n give ,ea much iaIesm,
astan. Tot The svkswr that | have haa
w tssne ard tAnnrhts All tslsr 9th
thr rare 1T 4 M Slinnvs wAa nd shs
ni.fstiaae ~ hreak Ms lex twe as,,
bsitse VI, arrival. and a,slersie shs
ankle.
1hn Wa 4 turn In The WHEEL II far.
tune that vas anrrerarea ~. but
waman.likr, | adapted m,self T. the
emersvnes. and II cannot Say 4 have
rome n more than conqaerer' | can
VA, that Am mt wi an1aithsd.
arrived here nn The twenty ninth
II MAY, making the "trip frem unsaha
IN four and 4 half days. without any
accident Or Inconvenience worthy u
note.
pclirh.ful asimagination had ric,ur.
cd the overland route. tho reality II
the braa,, and grandeur Of the scener,
exceeded expectation.
Vast plains extended beyond The
range Of VISION, with scarcely M oh.
jet on which the eye could Fres', save
now aud then d glimpse Of the fleet.
footed and graceful Antelope, ~ il
s,eoa transiiscd ia widc.eycl wonder
al these inventions III the ninctccnth
century.
And truly il IL wonder, this uso
10 steam, and tho inventions of man.
kind fer tho case aud comfort u trav-
clcrs
Seated In = Pullman Sleeping Car.
will, It's heightened finish and furnish
Ing aud it, accommodating por,crs to at
tend your slightcs. wish, who would
want " 70 back 10 tho old rafting
stage coach, or thy "prairio sehooners
Of other days
But who would not give just tribute
10 those brave pioneers that guided tho
"%hooncrs' aud biased the way, aud
with we'll directed blows opened up tho
resources to this states wealth. now
thoy sit beneath tho shade IL thcir
own vine aud fig.,rce aud enjoy the
fruits of their labor.
Hut to return TO tho overland trip.
after W had boon on tho road couple
Of days, the scenery became more var.
led Lofty soow capped mountains
reared their proud hoa,ls, and lovely
fursile valleys hid Ut their base and
laughed themselves INTO bcautys A.
their greatness. There arc many
thrifty aud pretty towns scattered all
along tho route. Cheyenne IL y Very
iunocen, looking town IN general ap.
pearancc, notwithstanding i,s rcpu,a-
tion u tho contrary; In fact, IA is laid
out mud looks something hke creseo,
nml doubtless like Crcsco il not AZ In
nerent N II appears. hut ~ W. near
tho Pacific Coast tho great plains be-
come thing d the past, aud noun.
tains greet IN OH every side. ! Aaw
tho Devils Cato. tho Devils Slide"
and tho '.llot SPRING." and | began
10 foar that was running iuto the
home of hin satanic majesty, and II
Chaos II HE element I think hc might
be happy there aud mako IL bis perma-
nent abode.
Now tho long tunnels and snowshcds
arc tho order q tho day. Onc 81 tho
latter which We passed through ID mid
to be forty miles In length.
Tho weather was delightfully."- cool
excepting tho tirst and last day out
California IL truly land Of porpetu-
u sunshine. Hero old Sol rcigns SUI
rrcmc, | find but very little difference
In tho temperature Of tho summer hcrs
and tho summer IN Crcsco. Now w
have July weather aud tho mercury
gets up into the ninctics. but tho OK
trcme heat herc docs not Seem to have
that facilitating effect that II has Ii
Iowa.
Plants and flowers flourish finely In
tho opan air MI tho yoar round, and
grow to sixc unknown In tho eastern
cities. Tho Cactus variety attains .
gigantic slso. eight to twelve feet In
height. Fuschias Also grow frcm ton
70 twelve feet in height. and lis said
bloom profuAely throughout tho winter
In tho opnn air, GorAniums Of every
variety, heliotropcs. oleandcrs. IN
fact all Your house plants. find their
native and congonial climatic here,
Olea,,dcrs nrc ~ large NJ your largest
'trnnscendan,s aud ono mass Of bloom.
This city has population II eight
thousand. 1900 of these are Chinese,
and strange ~ II may seom 10 you.
there y only one newspaper published
here. this h daily but Il II not very
brilliant Il In said to DO unusually
dull here this summer. Tho people
yet fcel tho effect of last wintors food.
mud are fearful of getting another
drenehing next winter The inhabit.
ants hero 10 not socm III take kindly
70 water, Judging from thu number ii
lourishing liquor houses IN tho city
should say that wator IL scarcely used
TO qncnch THIRST. Tho liquor trailic il
here as with tho whole nation tho most
money making pursuit, and whisky and
Intoxicating beverages II every do
scription arc tho curse Of California,
There u very little demand for mo-
chanical labor here because thcro are
few improvements being made. No
carpenter could DO guaranteed work
here for any length u tims. There
y only ono 6rm here that employs, and
70 day 10 force y reduced 10 three
hands. because Of dull times. There
he's bssn such lido Of emigration q
California lately that every avccatiou
D crowded. And tho "IIesther
Chinoo' will work and thrive m wha,
would scarcely 30 thought sufficient Il
pay Tor tho drinks" for ! white man
'rhoy arc cmployed In the homes and
% she work for tho pcoplc generally
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