The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

of about 1000 inhabitants. A fine cour
house, planning mill, Touring mill and good
frame and brick houses. Water or
the town is brought here from the noun
| tains and everything has to be irrigated
Arrive at Selma. Here | see some very
hne watermelons. The thermometer here
is about los degrees In the shade,
BUT THERE Is GOOD AIR.
Arrive at Traver. This is new town just
building. 1t is eight or ten months old
and mas about $50 houses. The country is
nothing extra. There are several canals In
course OF construction.
Tulare-Took supper here. The Their
mometer stands So degrees in the shade at
shutdown. The land around here is very
good and they have fine water works. The
people all seem to be happy.
Sumner-We took an extra engine and
began the ascent to Tehachapi, about %
miles from the summit. This is the noun
tain where the terrible accident happened
in January 1883, in which twenty-five
lives were lost.
Arrived at Keene-This is only
a water station near the Summit. These
mountains are very rugged. The stones
are principally of granite, while there are
some that are
MAGNEsIAN LIMESTONE.
Summit of TeIiachapi mountains.-Ar-
rived here Just little before sunup, July
oath. The great loop on this mountain Is
a wonderful piece of engineering, making
a complete loop where the road crosses.
One road is sixty feet above the other. This
is done so as to get the grade. The noun
tains here are in such a shape that they
could not be tunnelled. Arrived at the
place where the accident occurred. The
cars went of on both sides, and the bank
is still red where the sleeper burned. The
most of the grade from the summit to
where the wreck occurred Is about 125
feet to the mile. They pass some III degree
curves. There were six coaches burned
and nothing left but one door.
Seven coaches went down. The one
loaded with Cinnamon did not leave the
track. On the summit We pass through a
lovely plateau, after which We come TO the
giant cactus which grows to the heighth of
fourteen feet. The tops looks a good
deal
LIKE OUR EVERGREENs.
Arrived at Maioye. Here the road runs
to connect with the Atlantic q Pacific at
the Colorado river. At Msjove We were put
on the express. We laid over from z TO IL,
but when We did get to going we went"
There is a large borax mine near here L
like the climate very much, bat they say
the wind blows very hard. / heard a man
say that this is the finest summer he ever
saw on the desert, for that is all il is. From
Maiove to Lang the country is only deserts
and hills; some fine cactus forests, some as
high as twenty feet. Near Lang they are
building new road bed, the old
one having been washed out last
season. / think this is a very poor piece
of engineering, for it is built right on the
river bed, which, although perfectly dry at
present, is liable TO become ravlng, rag
ing torrent at any time in consequence OF
the frequent cloud bursts. This Is
GOD FoRsAKEN LOOKING COUNTRY
through here. Will be glad when we get
a change of scenery if it is only sand. The
new road bed is beirg built along the Los
Angles river which is perfectly dry. There
are some good wheat fields here if the
ground is dry.
After we leave Newhall few miles we
come 10 the Newhsl tunnel. We were
i've minutes going through and were run
ming about ten miles per hour. Men are
kept at work In this tunnel,
as it is very dangerous and has TO be guard
Il all the. Time after leaving the tunnel 10
San Fernando is a very beautiful country
With plenty of wheat fields. No irrigating
is needed, think as see no canals or pipes
from the mountains.
Arrived at Los Angles, Cal. The coun.
nv here is good. Oranges, lemons, and
that can be raised in the state
grows here. This country is good for
pulminary diseases. Here you can visit
he fruit orchards and eat to
your hearts content. At the same time
you can look northwest and see the snow
capped mountains. The thermometer here
IS 100 degrees in the shade. Most OF the
FOODS used here come from San Francisco.
The valley is about ten miles wide here.
This is the
GARDEN SPOT OF CALIFORNIA.
Pomona is 500 miles from San Fran |
,isco. This is the town where / would
lrive my stake. 1t is beautifully located, |
With many advantages. Considerable i'm
is going on here. Ii is place |
II ABOUT AVUO. ucIc dr. SEVERAL Cc' Il
Italians at Los Angeles and in Los Angeles
county.
Arrived at Ontario. This is q little sta.
ion with fine hotel. 1t is new place
md beautifully located; has driving
lark to the mountains, about five miles
Iistant, and is perfectly level. l would
dvise any one coming 10 California TO
i've, to come to this valley. The country
) thickly settled, near the foot hills. Why
hey settle there do not know.
Arrived at Cotton. Stage coaches to San
'ernadins. This is good town with lots OF
ruit. Here we cross the old Santa Ago
ot now in use. Land is worth from $500
. 81 900 an acre,
ACCORDING TO IMPROVEMENTS.
About % miles north and south there is
aluable quartz mines. All kinds of
ruits and nuts are raised here in abund.
nee. There was a slight shock of earth
uake here on the first Of July, the first for
a x,aar Thic nlipa 70 IL suito HE TO- l.