The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-07

leaving between three and four hum
dred on the platform who could not
be accommodated.
Having thus succeeded and night
coming OH, settled back in my seat
and was soon in that happy land of
rest.
April 9TH found us on the great
Western prairie, Nebraska. This
prairie is indeed beautiful, level, rich
and covered with grass; stretching as
far as the eye can reach one only be-
holds a great meadow.
Our passage was slow and tedious,
our train being encumbered with
freight. AT Kearney Junction we
were joined by the emigrants who
came by way of Kansas City, and
at Evanstown those whom we left in
Omaha overlook us.
The two trains were united, they
being put in front, that the scripture
might be fulfilled, which says: ''First
shall be last, &C."
We now began to travel at a better
rate, having left our freight behind.
Coming into the Foot Hills, we found
that every station; almost, we were
infested with disagreeable kind Of
being, whose business was not
known unless it be to pick pockets.
Our car, being filed with honest men
not wishing to harm any one, nor be
injured themselves, entered into all Or
ganizatiOn for protection. Perhaps
it would interest your readers to
know the nature of this league.
will give it:
April 9th, 1875.
Car No. 4. EnigraH Tram on the Z. p.
ROad, en- route for California:
By mutual consent of passengers
occupying by right said car, having
paid full fare for the same; do for the
purpose of defending said rights or
ganiZe themselves into body having
power to conduct the same, &c. Off
GERS were elected to represent us, and
each man pledged his support. Thus
we were enabled to keep all loaf2rs
out and travel with some degree OF
safety.
We were now travelling through
Territory. The scenery
was wild and romantic, but it was
left for Weber Canyon to impress us
most deeply with the magnanimitv
Of the great West. Towering several
hundred feet above us on either side
might be seen huge rocks of curious
workmanship. The summit of some
If them covered with snow, while i'll
he valleys below may be seen num-
,rous herds of cattle and sheep. Web
II Canyon furnishes a variety of
scenes. Here nature has done some
If her best work. Travellers passing
his way have named many places OF
striking importance,vi viz: Pulpit Rock,
One Thousand Mile Tree, Devils
Slide. Devils Gate, &c. Riding un-
Ter mountains and snOwsheds, and
over gorges that make ones head
swim to penetrate to the bottom, IS
no every day business.
At Ogden, Utah. we changed cars
for Sacramento. This place is with
IN eighteen miles of Salt Lake City,
md is quite a place. Nevada furnish
IS pretty near the same scenery that
We have just described. We passed
he Sabbath in it, yet from the way
he people were turning up old ''ter-
"a firma," don't think they knew 1t.
Had felt as sanetimonious as Isome-
lines feel | would have stopped the
rain and informed them that it was
I'll wrong.
CALIFORNIA.
This is the place started to, and
t is indeed q beautiful place. The
sierra Nevadas arc the most beautiful
title hills ever saw. The Rocky
are grand but these arc
covered from top to bot
ON with evergreen trees and shrubs
md with climate like June in Mis-
souri,. What a sudden transition, to
in snow, Saturday i'll
Spring, and Sunday in Summer. How
that motto"Eweka,' and
10 wonder they can say '.D@lcs De-