The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-02-05

Cast your burden at my feet.
For new strength and patience pray
l will turn to roses sweet
All the thorns that strew thy way.
Cease vain grieving DER your loss.
Lift your hearts, SO long cast down;
Only those who bear the cross,
Can expect to wear the crown"
CLIO
OFF TO THE LAND OF GOLD.
MIR. EDITOR warm pleasant
in the middle of October we;
left Chicago and journeyed toward the|
far west. The effects of the dry sea-
son were visible in every direction
only an occasional green patch stubble|
field enlivened the general dullness|
of the scenery. In western illinois,
and eastern Iowa the winter grain|
fields were a welcome sight. We saw
|men husking corn, and throwing it in
Ito the wagons. as they crossed through
the fields Of standing grain. [ pity
the stock that has to pick it's living off
THAT Weather-beaten, dried-up fodder
Tout on the wide prairies. In fertile
Illinois / thought to see splendid farm
houses, barns and orchards, but must|
Isay Kenosha county is ahead in that
respect. West Of Iowa the herbage
l was visible for hundreds of miles. Il
was disappointed in finding no timber
Ealong the streams after we entered
Nebraska. We saw a few small trees,
apparently willows, along the Platte.
sbut it's banks were mostly destitute Of
sall foliage. Across the level plains
sand rolling praiTies Of Nebraska and
] Wyoming Territory there was only
sthe short buffalo grass, as dry and
lcolorless as hay. AS we came nearer
sthe foot hills, we saw plenty of sage
sgreen shrub called sage-brush, and the
Kansas cactus abounds, but it spreads
Rout so fat upon the ground and is so
devoid Of color that | did not recog-
4 nize it till told what it was. There
were tufts of a yellow plumy plant,
land another shrub called rabbit wood !;
besides these and an occasional shrub
1 or dwarf tree on the hills or distant
mountains, there is but little to vary
1.-THE scenery till we reach Utah Terri
atory. No farms, no improvements.
sVillages there are built up by the rail
( road, all seemingly thrifty and some
large, especially at functions and
sriver crossing.
GAME.
A few bands, of antelope racing up
THE slopes, jack rabbit or two, and a
flew prairie dogs, were all the game we
asaw, unless we count the squads of
SChinamen who keep the road in re-
9pair. Californians have more respect
sfor game than they have for coolies
abut of that some other time. No wild
Sfowl, no birds of any kind all across
sthese vast plains, the buffalo's native
place, the hunting ground of the saw
ages. It was not possible to reserve
such an extensive territory as game
parks, for the natural tramps.- the
sIndians: while enterprise and civiliza-
Ation are needing room. Why does the
government encourage the savages in
sfalse hope by the gift of arms and
Aamunitiohs It was wisely arranged
] THAT human beings should earn their
dbread by labor. Let the Indian learn
ato work or he will be cut down as a
scumberer of the ground. Over this
! desolate looking country every few
miles we would pass sod-house, dug
Sout or shanty, just little hut fol-
I shelter, near it an Enclosure for stock,
Sand somewhere in the distance could
abe seen man on horseback herding
cattle OF horses. What a dull uneyent-
9ful life they must lead, yet probably
Senioy it, as man can get accustomed to
amost any way of living. We met sew
2eral railroad trains loaded with stock
aStock yards are plentiful along the
aroute, and we saw drOves Of cattle also
Sof horses and mules. 1t seems that
xquite an industry has sprung up in
Whose uncultivated wilds. Wenoticed
xa school in session in a very good
8meeting house out on the prairie
sWhere there were few habitations to
8be seen. It was hard to believe there
were people enough within twenty
Smiles to form school or church. Sew
Beral inches of snow had fallen, and
2partly melted away before we reached
ACheyenne. enough was left for our
( passengers to have game of snow
Sball. At Fort Steele where we crossed
athe North Platte the second time, we
Ssaw u. S. soldiers, the first intimation
awe had that we were in the neighhOr-
Shood of the vieful Utes. An officer
Elm full military suit, with Waxed mus
gtache and white kid gloves, rode on
1 Sour train from Fort Steele to RaWlins
awhere a regiment Of cavalry was en-
Ecamped.
The garrisons the savages overpow-
cred. and murdered the commandment,
was stationed several miles from
sour road. The Indians travel to the
Splace of carnage on the cars. The law
aalloWs them to ride on top Of freight
I and all fat cars free Of charge. We
] saw them travelling in that manner.
sTRe most of the Utes that we saw
swere peaceable enough. | might call
sthem women and children, but do
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