The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-04
ACROSS THE PLAINS.
improvements and Excellent Con.
dition Of the Union Pacific.
Bsrgh Needed in the West.
OMAHA, Jan. %, 1881.

OMAHA, Jan. %, 1881.
Editors Herald:
Leaving Salt Lake the 18th OF Jan
uary on board . car Of the Utah Cen
trail railroad conducted by the veteran
and Skilful conductor, q Jacobs, Esq.,,
l enjoyed 8 very pleasant ride Of two
hours over the smooth and even
track OF that admirably managed road
when Ogden Was reached exactly on
time; tightly gripping my carpet bag,
you know l am g geritable earpet-bag.
ger, though not OF the radical stripe,
l struck bee line for the small but
comfortable quarters provided fOE
travellers at the Chamberlain House.
After supper l sailed forth in quest
of acqusintances, OF whom | found
quite 3 number. nost of whom seem
20 be actively engaged in business
and indeed not them alone, but evil
IDENTIFY the inhabitants Of this city,
generally. are either enjoying or anti
cipAting boom; aud Jet US hope they
may not be disappointed.
On the morning OF the 10Th / en-.
tered 6rst-clsss coach OF the Union
Pacific, not choosing, for reasons IN
necessary to mention, to occupy q
Pullman, and headed esstWardly, un-
der the conduct OF Mr.. Thomas
Cshoon, an cid an reliable conductor,
who carried us safely to Green River,
where he bid me adieu, consigning
the train and its small list OF human
freight to the tendsr mercies Of an
other gentiemRnly conductor. whose
name / die not learn, and thus we
travelled at the usual rate of speed,
but delayed from causes unknown to
the passengers, about two hours, IN.
til We reached Omaha. As much of
the trip is made IN the night, it is
not practicable to speak sdVisedly of
the improvement which may have
taken place along the line of the ], 030
miles OF road, since l last passed over
it in 1874, but I am capable OF ap-
preciRting the improvement manifest |
in the equipment and general man
agement of the road, which, although |
rom the start was always a safe and |
veil conducted institution, has still
Kept pace with the progress of the
age.
From what was able to observe,
10 We passed through a light snow
torn, which overlook US about La
'smie and continued to accompany |
Is to this city, 1 am led to conclude
hat, unless the weather should mo
lerate speedily to such an extent as
o produce a general thsw, much loss
will result to the owners OF cattle
III a'ong the line of the road, to say
nothing about the actual suffering to
he freezing and starving herds. l
10 not think that 5 per oeut. will
,over the loss to owners.
And right here l trust no o6ense
will be taken if l should offer a few
thoughts, TO be pondered by the cattle
,ings who infest what is termed the
PASTORAL region round about Wyo.
ming, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska.
a generation has not passed sipoe
he entire religious world in the
northern states, revolted at what they
denounced az the anti Christian and
nhumAn system Of African slavery,
While admitting that as q general
uIe. the person and physical comfort
Il the slaves we're carefully provided
or.
The question which l submit to
attic kings. and to religionists is this:
10 ne not owe 10 our dumb beasts q
ortion Of the sympathy and attention
lhioh We waste upon tho human
nimAli tt would seem to me that,
q the eager scramble for the al
Mighty dollar, many men seem to
ave rubber conscieDces or else they
1rget the duty to shield and protect
be helpless.
Il looks as il the great question
nth them is, how to purchase q herd
{ cattle, and when bought, where to
nd herd ground, and then regard
sss OF the comfort OF the poor dumb
send them away to a sum-
1er range, trusting to luck for their
afety in the winter, and there per
hitting them TO freeze and starve or
D live and propagate. as the case
nay be. This is in my way OF
a sin, and l submit the
uestion, can you. o, ye cattle kings,
soonoile conduct like this with the
eschings OF the Meek and Lowly?
'ut preaching is not my province or
oy forte. and will desist.
While en- route, near Rock Greek in
our train came upon
mall herd OF cattle, endesvoring to
bield Themselves from the petting OF
be piGiless storm, by budding t.
ether in a cut and at bridge and
be locomotive striking, killed and |
sounded half a dozen. One poor
east, not killed, but badly hurt, was
bic to get up and run q few rods,
7hen, encountering a deep snow
rit, sank wounded and exhausted.
having stopped the train, q man
nth a revolver went out to end the
Misery of the animal, but exhausting
be chambers OF his weapon without
illing, he retired. leaving the animal
elpless and forlorn, to die by inches
r to freeze in a lew hours; and so
10 passed on. OF course, the railroad
ompsny will pay the owner, and
here it ends.
But where is Bergh? and the So
ieties for prevention Of cruelty to
where are they? 81. D. ].