Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-24

"from Sunrise 40 Sunset, and BACK
Again.
BY REV. J.F. SPENCE, D. D.
ATHENS, Tenn, May 20, 1879

ATHENS, Tenn, May AOI 1917
Upon returning from his recent lriI
to the Pacific coast, Rev. J +. spence
d. D., was requested by the FacuilJ
and students of East Tennessee Yves
leyan University, to give lecture
before the school, detailing some o
his experieI ces in that wonderful
country. In compliance with this re
| quest, DIR. Spence this evening deHv'
| cred before a large audience, composed
of the students and many of the town
| people, graphic and interesting &C
count of his trip ''from sunrise tc
sunset, and back again"
In commencing he said that the
greatest difficulty he experienced was
in selecting what points to particular
ize in the vast field from which he had
to choose; but he would begin the
account of his journey at Omaha,
from which point he would travel
rapidly over the wonderful plains OF
Nebraska, and into Wyoming. TheGce
he entered Colorado, which he de-
scribed as the central State; the
youngest and the faiTest Of all; rich
III its mines of gold and ofsiiver, of iron
and of copper; with its broad plains,
deep canons, lofty mountains, fertile
iii, genial climate and whole-souled
people. He spoke of standing on the
summit OF the Rocky mOuntains--the
one side the waters of numerous
springs Iippled timidIy along as though
afraid to leave their mountain home
for the long journey to their final des-
Lination in the bosom Of the Atlantic
while on the other side the scene was
exactly repeated, except that here the
streams had for their deatination The
Pacific. He spoke of Lawrence City,
aud of Mirage, where occurs that won
deTfu dece ption OF the atmosphere.
which represent to the vision grassy
plain, a smiling stream and a thTOng-
ing city, which have no real exist
ence. He then touched at Virginia
City, the Great Bonanza region, and
sweeping down through the noun
tains, reached Salt Lake City and the
Nj OrmOns. Then through Nevada and
over the Sierra Nevada mountains,
into the beautiful, smiling Sacramento
valley. From here to San Francisco,
with the grandest hotels in the world,
with its thousands of Cinnamon, it's
Great Park, it's sta lions aud the IA
nous Golden Gaze. Thence journey
" ihC SbuLu LlduC q UIiOl
stop at Los Angelos-the city of
The Augels-which he described
as a perfect Eden. Then down into
he basin of Lower California, two
hundred and sixty feet below the sea
level, and into AriZona-the Beautiful
of the Sun, as the name implies-and
q two hundred mile journey by stage
ACROSS sandy desert TO his destination,
The mineral region at the western foot
spurs of the Apache Mountains; in a
which Humboldt,in his map of |
describes as the most valua-
ole region of precious metals in the
world. Although it is only two years
since the fierce and implacable |
Apsches were removed by the Govern
ment from this portion of the coun- |
Try, thus rendering its mineral devel- |
1pment possible, over two hundred |
mines have been opened, many of them |
already very profitable.
DR.. Spence's lecture, of an hour and |
\ quarters length, was, from begin
ling to end, intensely interesting.
We have been able to give only the
'arest outline of it, and, indeed, many
# the most interesting points, such as
lis visit to two old and ruined castles,
which were Inhabited centuries since,
We have not touched upon at all.
ARGTTS