Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

bound Sierras tor more than two months.
The transition from the verdure of Cali
fornia to the ice and snow of the Sierras
can be compared to forced sudden
change in apparel from linen buster to
the heaviest kind of an ulster. After
the mountains were passed it was spring
again. On the c. p. railroad, which
reaches from the Pacific coast to Ogden
City, the semi Mormon settlement at the
head of Salt Lake, the trip east by emf
grant train was decidedly enjoyable
one, as every emigrant had three or
four cars at his disposal. This was
owing to the fact that the emigrant travel
westward exceeded the return travel in the
ratio of about 100 to one, and the empty
cars, which were unlocked, made it
pleasant and roomy for the few who for
tunately had the means, after their
western fever was dissipated, to get home
again. succession of Hat cars, at the
rear of the train, gave the returning
emigrants the best facilities imaginable
for sight seeing.
Lengthy stops on the road were numer-
Gus, and some of them, made in the
American desert, were remarkably
dreary. Others were of a more lively
nature. For instance, when the train
stopped, at night, at Terrace, Utah, an
individual who appeared to be very
drunk was caresully assisted ON board by
two companions. His friends left him
| curled up under one of the seats. An
old miner who was ON the train, and who
had made several trips to .'the States, 1"
| just to see how the folks were getting
| alnnU nIitatly bad IA fool. a
| fresh chew of tobacco sBoys, I've seen
that trick played before he wants to 60
through us fellows as soon as we all get
to sleep; let's bounce him ce run this
| carr
| The intruder heard the remark and
was sober i'll an instant. He made a
| spring for the door but couple OF
revolvers said stop The train was
| just starting. On one side of the track
was a deep precipice, the side of which
was covered with Jagged rocks and
stumpy pine trees. BY the time the
offender was bound hand and foot the
train was in rapid motion. lie was giver
one minute to say his prayers, and then
as the poor wretch was hurled over til,
precipice to sure destruction \ do2ei
revolver shots followed him as parting
salute. Two women who were in the ca
screamed and tainted Il writer Tel
like demonstrating but thou at it pruden
to defer the matter. The MINER and his
friends then quietly went to sleep
That's the way they treat intruders in AZ
cmigraut car.
The funniest incident of this trip to tn
West occurred few nights after TIN
arrival of the writer in California. II
was sleeping in an apartment with
slate roof. 1t was the dry season (the.
have six months of rain and six of sun
shine in that mysterious country. Tn
patter of rain upon the roof awoke tn
sleeper, and, thinking it wonderful tina
there should be rain at that season, Ii
went outside to see about it. He stood il
a maze of wonder when he saw beauti
iul moonlight night, with not a star il
the heavens Obscured. But still the raj
battered upon the roof. The mystiie
individual interviewed man. What di
it mean he asked. After the man 60
done laughing he told his questioner tina
it was simply the California ieas havin
a picnic on the roof. 1t was a fact, toe