The Owosso times., 1881-07-15
A Letter From Colorado.

ing TO write few lines, on the wing, 10 you.
We left Owosso at nearly p. m. there it
was very warm, bat on the cars 1t at once
went up to near 149 degrees. but not hav.
ing any thermometer could not tell ex-
actly, but the sweet voice of DR.. Decker,
or of some one else, selling and crying
"Lemmo" "Lemmo" would have been most
delightful. astA a.
We got to Jackson on time to connect
with the Pacific Express, but they left US
out near the river some twenty minutes,
when the Airline Express went by like
an arrow. had we know what was up we
could easily have walked and got aboard
the Airline and got to Chicago three hours
earlier, as it was we went via Kalamazoo
stopping at all the stations Have just
passed Colum bus, passed about 2 a. m. a
rain storm; it was blowing gale that did
some damage on the water.
We got to Chicago about Ga. m. That is
a very busy eizdge, it seemed as though
there was about five hundred excursions
there, judging by the crowded streets, and
still don't know Of only one. 1t was
hard getting along the street in wagon.
Just passed Duncan at 5. 30. We left
at o'clock via. C. B. & @. r. r. The
country is not very rolling for some dis
lance and the corn is about drowned out, it
| is no larger than with us and not half of it
hoed and lots of hay bleaching in the fields.
Their seed corn troubled them the same
as at Vernon think, judging from the
looks of the fields. When you get out
thirty or forty miles the landscape i'm
proves and it is impossible to give, with
the pen an adequate idea of the beauties of
this most enchanting scene the sun
ever shown upon. No wonder the dusky
ed man W as 10th to give up such coun-
ty without struggle, its beautie must be
seen to be appreciated / have just caught
sight of the first sod house. We could get
no berth either night on the sleeper and
will sit once more tonight. Last night we
were not crowded and slept very well part
of the night The fore part of the nigh t
the statesmen made their rounds every five
minutes inquiring OF, every one not pre-
tending to be asleep and when they passed
the doors gave, them tremendous bang.
Had been endowed with omnipootence
the fellow would soon have got seasick, or
would have gone to join Mohommet in the
home of the faithful. Reached Council
Bluff or rather the grand crossing into
Omaha about 10 I'm. all right Started
west about1 p m with eleven coaches
packed full. Will have to sleep like the
old sitting hen to night. 30, a. m. about
100 miles west of Omaha, by looking ON
map you will see it follows the Platte.
Some of the corn is six, and in other fields
thirty inches high. The valley apparently
twelve to twenty miles wide is seemingly
level as the house floor and yet it is Guilt
waited in patches; you will see a cluinp Of
timber ahead, then you win notice it is in
form and planted, and a house near the
center. not one twentieth of them have
sign Of fence only about the house. The
herder is often seen on horseback gently
rounding in the CATTLE Judging by the
timber clumps the farms run from two to
ten thousand acres, sometimes near the
house or stations a few cattle are sheltered.
Have seen but few barns worthy to be
called such this side of Omaha. Many
cattle are branded.
Just passed Central City. Len. said he
saw one of the Browns but did not speak
to him. y biqa* p
Friday a. m. Ogalalla, Neb. 1t was
dark last night when we finished lunch,
will finish this half sheet and mail at Sgd
ney where the cars halt for passengers to
land One poor fellow has coughed nearly
all night and will go about as Grumly
did I presume. We have been running
close to the Platte all the morning which
is apparently 80 to 100 rods wide.
In many places groups of little islands
covered with very low willows look
very picturesque reminding one Of the st.
Lawrence and other scenery. You can
not count the low sand bars Saw one
solitary crane looking for his break
fast
Icounted thirty head of cattle on one side
of the track, and saw what never expected
to see, a long tall grey wolf. When I first
got sight of it thought il was skeleton
set up in sp ort by some of tho cowboys.
Skeletons are to be seen almost every
where. In one place there must have been
fifty on one acre. Just at this point 100
islands mustbe in sight.
8. 10, have not been out Of sight Of cat
tie the last two hours. Cow boys on
horseback with lassos at the saddle-bow,
guarded one herd. Close by the track
usually, the boys have small tent near the
herd. Every few rods you will see the
COW trail or paths leading down towards
the river and away from the stations
Have not seen tree thirty feet high to-
day. Am now at Julesburg and see cars
loaded with coal from the west. The
r. r. Co. had an easy Job building the
road from Omaha here with few exceptions
It must have cost about as much as It
would along by Abner Reeds house
Two or three plowings would do IL and in
some places but one. Hh tI
HI. vANAKiN.
q illt. .tt.i ufsf i.nttli, ~ ~
aaoJ)pl sslifuA .r sfi ~