The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-26
SOUTH ONCE MORE.
Ma. CAMPBELL Ar nav ORLEANS
Kansas to Memphis By the New Reuts-Mo,ss on
, The Railroad Ch.a BOara-l Trip on the
nIsslssippi glrsr-A Singular sctns
.. y!ek,burE-Oth.r Notes.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of he InteGlgaor.

a: ysek,burE-Oth.r Notes.
Special Correspondence Of ne LsteQtgeoer.
NKw ORLEANS, December IS, 1885,
Here am once more in the Southland ai-
ter having made pretty extensive conti-
mental tour since setting out from this city
on the 24!h Of May last, during which time
have visited and scjourned on both shores
OF the country and travelled a vast amount
OF the great public domain lying between.
In ancient times such a journey would
have been the work Of life time, and
even in the early part Of this century it
would have been the work Of years. 1t
took Lewis aud Clarke, starting from St.
Louis in 1904, over two years to cross and
recross, between the Missouri and Columbia
rivers, portion OF the country that was
able to "do up" after the manner Of tour
lists, in few weeks through the facilities
OF railroads, steamers and stages. AS late
rs 1876 It took emigrants from April until
November to 20 from Independence, No.,
the point Of outfit, to the "Dalles,p orthe
falls OF the Columbia, 100 miles east OF Port
land, distance Of about 1900 miles. But
they had to float their wagons over streams,
to forage for fresh meat, TO lay off for re-
pairs, and to recuperate their stock, and II
they were able to make an average OF 250
miles per month they did well. Now the
modern traveller leaves Portland. Oregon,
on Monday morning, reaches ST. Paul,
Mimi, Thursday night, and New York
Sunday, $500 miles, without much fatigue,
and he need never step off the caIB to get a
meal the whole route through, If he takes
the ''limited express" Of the Pennsylvania
road at Chicago for the East, for over the
cars from Wallula, on the Columbia, to St
Paul, on the Mississippi. t
MR.. vGLLARD's EXCURSION.
Coming by the Southern route from CAL
ifornia, the traveller leaves San Francisco
on Monday morning, reaches Los Angeles
Tuesday morning, Tucson, Arizona,
Wednesday morning, some point in North
Western Texas Thursday morning, San
Antonia on Friday and New Orleans on
Saturday morning, distsnce OF about
2,400 miles. No dining cars are run
on this route, nor on the Union and Gen.
trail Pacific route. and meals are served at
SOC, 75c and Sl.00 at the stations, according
to the particular part Of the country you
are passing through. Throughout Oregon,
Washington Territory and most OF Califor.
mia all meals are 50 els, or, in the language
Of the country, flour bits, while in Ari.
zona they are q dollar and in New hexico
and Kansas 70 cts. The dining cara on the
Northern Pacific serve all meals-excellent
meals, too-at 75 cts, and while dining cars
do not pay the company at that price, they
add SO materially to the comfort OF the trip
that they serve as o great inducement to
allure travellers 10 that route. Hence the
Northern Pacific, with Its great variety Of
country and the comforts oil it3 facilities,
ia bound to be formidable competitor
with the other two routes for continental
travel. A heavy amount OF travel lie ex-
pected over It next year. Itisnow the best
advertised road in the world. Mr.. Willard
did not spend $3.50, 900 for nothing. There
will, partly in consequence Of the eclat
with which the road was opened, be rush
next spring Of immigration over 1t to Da-
kota, Montana, Washington Territory and
Oregon-probably o the greatest in Its his-
tory, or in the history OF any oil the Pacific
The Atehison, Topeka aud Santa Fe
r.u.e to the Pacific COST is bound to be.
come increasingly popular since the COM
pletion OF the cut of between Albuquerque,
New Mexico, aud Mohave, California, on
the Southern Pacific. 1t passes through
upper Arizona, and is the string OF the bow
made by. the Southern Pacific through
lower Ar:zona, and sayes day between
San Francisco aud Kaness City. This cut
Of is known as the Atlantic and Pacific
route, and wss originally intended to be q
part OF Gould's St. Louis and San Fran.
cisco line, which be has built as far as Red
Fork in the Iudiap Territory, over 400
miles from st. Louis, with branch from
Pierce City to Halstead, Kansas, on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road. The
latter road Is now q great controlling
power, and by acquiring, along with the
Central Pacific Of California, control Of the
Scut Off has compelled Gould to make lis
lima from Halstead to Albuquerque an es.
sential part Of his would be continental
highway. All :ts San Ftancisco business
IA now run over the cct off between Mo-
have and Albuquerque and the lower
ARIZONA route Is now simply the Nav