The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-01
AN IN rERESTING LETTER.


my way from Laramie City, toSan Francisco
but will give you some of the points that
interested me most To take in the trip
would be a long letter. 800 miles too long
Tor my pen. When leaving Laramie City |
leave the first place in America-or the
world-where no formal jury was empan-
eed. There first case was that of western
dcsparado. There was no flnching from
duty with them.
On leaving Laramie we pass through Sandy
plains with nothing but sage-brush sage
heas and prairie dogs to be seen. After
passing the stations of Howell, Wyoming,
Huttons, Cooper lake, Lookout Harper,
Weuser- station, Rock Creek Wilcox. 1t
was here the first coal was discovered on the
up. r. r. Next station Simpson, Percery,
Davia, Edison Walcotts and Fort Steel.
This fort was established June 30th 1868
four companies of the 30th Infantry from
here, nothing is to be seen but the noun
tains, on the left slge-bush and alkali all
around. Next comes Rawlings. There the
U. p company has a round house OF TWEEN
ty stalls, and machine shop for doing re-
pairs. The Co. employs about 100 men at
this point. Population of Rawlings about
500. Next come Scion and Separation, this
station derives its name from party of sur
yeyors parting here, after leaving the last
named station, we passed asign-board bear
ing the wards continental divide" and
marks the summit 100 feet above the sea
this point is about IS from Sherman, 1877
from Omaha-and from San Francisco ,l7S.
On this wild spot with no vegetation, the
title sign marks the,center of the grandest
range Of mountains on the continent. Our
next, Latham, Was-a.kie. Named after
an old chief Of the Shoshone Indians Red.
desert, Upton, table.rocks. On the left
we can see a long line Of bluffs rising from
30 to 800 feet above the surroundings.
They are red sandstone and fresh water
sheds cut and plated. We will pass over
Mcneil, Bitter Creek, Black Buttes Hallvlle
and come to Points ofrocks There there's
an artesan well 1918 feet deep with plenty
Of pure water. There is coal mine and on
the top Of the caal there is a seam Of oys-
ter shells six inches thick, and in the
sandstone there is by action of the element
curious shapes, some of which have been
Caves Of the sand, "Hermetis Grotto,"
water washed caves of the fairies, "Sanko
Bower Next station, Thayer, Salt wells,
Barter, Rock springs, Wekins, aud Green
river, spent two days fishing at Green river
and IT getforgiveness will never be guilty
OF the same ottense again, ! must say that
Green river is nothing but dcsert--thc
sun shines there with more effect than any
place have ever been, after my two days
fishing was tanned as yellow as the fish |
was trying to catch; but they would not
bite could sec them and took great pains
in putting the bate in their open mouth
but no go.
After leaving Green river we pass Peru,
Bryant, Marston, Granger. Here we pass
over little stream called Hames fork which
rises in Hodges Pass-the bottom land of
this stream IS where we see good hay.
Novt otatio, Chu,oh uuttes on Big
muddy creek. this place is noted
for beautiful moss agatcs. Some
place the ground is literally paved
with them varying in size from a pea to
about five inches in diameter The outside
is dark gray and greenish blue in spots
Cathcdral-this station takes its name
from the resemblance the rocks have of
a Cathedral Of the olden times. After leav-
ing here we passed Hampton, Custer,
Bridges, here we pass high cliffs, known
as "Pluto's Outlook" "His Maesty's Stone
Yard" &C.. next to Bridges, comes Leroy,
pedmount, Aspen Between Piedmount
aud Aspen, we pass through five long, dark
snow sheds. Aspen takes its name from a
high mountain to the north of us, called
"Guceking Asp" the summit of the noun
tain, is covered with snow all the year.
This station is next in height to Sherman,
elevation 1855 feet and is on the lowest
pass over the Utah mountains. From here
the grade is downward to Salt Lake valley.
Next station is Hillard. This town before,
the railroad was built, was ore of the lead
ing towns, but now it is quiet. AT one
time the gamblers aud roughs wanted to