The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-11
Che Rutland Daily 6lohe.
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1875.

CENTRAL CITY, Col, I
Nov. IL. 1874.

NohtHucN NY Jpuihty thiVuEh W "i'i"i
where | arrived the Goth OF Semptember
sold my horses and carriage and started up
the Columbia river visited all the places
of interest as far up as Walla Walla in
Washington territory. The scenery along
the river is fine, but the country is poor,
not like our noble Hudson where splendid
scenery and noble civilization, meet you
on every hand, glance where you may. On
my re-arrival at Portland, made trip up
around Puget Sound. Here we find a
country that will surpass old Vermont in
the deep green of its mountains, but not in
the richness of its valleys. AT TACOMA
the terminus of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, we get an unrestricted view of Mt
Rainer, the highest mountain north OF Mt.
Shasta, in California 1t rises to height
of nearly 10000 feet above us we gaze upon
its awful proportions from the steamboat
landing. To see it in the light of the set
ting sun is grand indeed The perfect
whiteness of its snow-crowned summit is
in such lively contrast with the deep green
of the lesser peaks that you fancy it an aw
full monument raised by hand Omnlpotant
to make the solitude that Nature in its
widest moods gives old Mother Earth.
AS we steam through the sound we pass
Seattle, on the east shore, Port Townsend
on the west, and finally cross the straits to
Victoria, and are verify in another land,
in another country, where John Bull ex-
tends the hand of welcome, and we So
journ a while in British dominion. After
having eaten and drank my fill, purchase
a silk umbrella Cat one-half the cost we
find them in the United States), draw over
it secondhand coon, and start for the
steamer. AS passed the customs officers
use this new umbrella as cane, and as
sumo very careless and indifferent arr.
The old coon helps me out, and at last am
safely landed in Portland again, and have
| Struggled through silk umbrella that costs
me 81 in gold l am offered for it $15 IN
| gold IN Portland. Am l bad ? / leave
| Portland on the evening of October 10Th on
tine .a.aamshp John L. Stephens, for San
Francisco, a sail OF about 900 miles. Our
trip was one of unusual pleasantness for
wonder | was not seasick. We were
gratified by seeing several fine specimens of
| the largest, if not the most noble of animal
life, whales One morning was looking
oyer the ships side, away forward in The
| b,,a fin oil Fa1la,.s (Dr fn1loy "a
aud his girl, swan right across our track
blowing and spouting, their huge bodies
half out of the water. They were not a
half dozen yards away, and we estimated
that they were at least sixty feet in length
AT least they looked large enough to be
let alone. Did ever, when little boy at
school, with my little geography before me
(unstudiedD and in it a whale, not really a
whale, but picture of one-spouting |
ask myself, did ever expect to really sec
one, swimming and spouting in his native
element, the great broad ocean? No; but
| have. and it spouted, too. This is one OF
my best fish stories.
But let us gently pass over the subject Of
whales, the arrival at San Francisco, my
stay there, and the parting with my friends
there, Ono tears until on the morning Of
October 80, 1874, am seated in Pull
man" on my way eastward. All is sun
shine, the air is soft and balmy. We art
soon at the foot of the mountains, we as
cend, and soon all is darkness and gloom
Gin snow she'd. 'Such ia life," Gin ,
snow she'd, dark and gloomy. We rid,
forty-sx miles in these dark things without
being able TO see anything the smoke
from the locomotive fills the car and every
thing is close and uncomfortable. Night
comes on and | order my berth prepared
and find relief and rest within my 'littl,
bed"
Morning breaks We are over the noun
tain, through the snow, and thank heaven
through the sheds Before us are the grea
plains, the great alkali and sage bush waste
OF America, whose area is legion, but who's,
usefulness is nix. | stop off at Reno
Nevada, and go on to Virginia city, where
|
sees more money, more gambling, NOR,
fast men, and women, too, more business
rush and hustle than anywhere else OF
American soil. Few men here think they
were created with soul to save, assume
SO ! remain only a day or two and am of
for Salt Lake City. Here we see men anC
women, and even men with several women
stop at the Townsend house, and am en-
tertained to the tune of 81 per day. Ny
host is a man of character and coed Nor
mon. lie luxuriates the in smile atmospher,
of seven wives only. He looks like MAJ
of care. He may be happy. find Sal
Lake beautiful city of 10000 people. 1T
situation is lovely and Its people thrive.
spend four days here, and leave with regret
am again seated in the gorgeous Pull
man, and rolling towards the Rocky Noun
tains. We cross them, apparently on {
level plain all the time AT Cheyenne
Wyoming, again leave my regular rout
and strike south to Denver, Colorado. Thi
is another beautiful city, much the same a
Salt Lake in appearance and number of il
people. stop at the lnter-Ocean house
Mine host does not luXurate in simili
atmosphere. He does not look to be a maj
Of care. left there last evening, spen
the night at Golden, and arrived here at tw
pm
| | am writing you in town $500 fee
above the level of the sea, among tn
mountains. The scenery coming up tn
canyon is grand, and the railway that pen
etrates this rocky elevation is marvel o
engineering skill see that have no
space, had the ability, to describe tn
many attractions in and about this place
You will, doubt not, excuse further eft
fusion on this occasion.
Please LET me hear from YOU soon, ant