Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-02
Correspondence of tire REPUBLICAN.

Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
q DENVER, COL, July 9th, 1886.-It
was my intention to write you long
article descriptive of my journey thus
far on my way to California, but find
that my time is 10 completely taken up
In the carr, and with sight seeing, that
1t is impossible for me to do so.
We left Philadelphia Friday evening,
% dinst. In company with number OF
members of the u. A. r. from Penn
sylvania, and secured berths In one OF
! the 2ne parloF cars which they had en-.
gagged to convey them to San Francisco.
Among those on the train are Past Com
nander in Chief Beath, Department
Commander Goblin, of Pennsylvania,
with other Department officers, and
about twenty ladies', the wivps OF
daughters of comrades.
L Our trip was 80 timed as to pass
through the most interesting part Of the
Icountry In the day time, and after hav-
ing breakfast at Altoona, Ue took ,s1ts
in the observation car aud viewed the
fbeautiful and msgnifoiest scenery
which is spread out on every side In
crossing the Allegheny Mountains. The
scenery around Horshoe Bend, in nay
opinion, 10 the grandest of any of the
entire eighteen hundred miles between
Wilmington and the Rocky Mountains
A fter passing through the summit ou1
attention was attracted by the roaring
and burning Of Ras.wells, the first named
making noise like q steam whistle
and the latter throwing up Same to th'
height Of fifty feet.
From these natural wells an i'm
mense amount Of gas Ia supplied fol
II - q nrin mn fO nt Afe
burg. On approaching Chicago oul
train was delayed by wrecked freight
train, but the boys turned out and
helped clear the track and we reached
Chicago three hours behind time. A
, 1905 p. m. on the oath, we left Chicag
Ivia. the Chicago, Milwaukee & 81
Paul Railroad and rode all night owe
10 long expsnse OF level country, reach
z Hing Council Blaffs at 10 O'Clock tn
Enext morniag. At this place u specia
lear containing General Logan and hi
, party was attached to our train.
The General AID his wife were yer.
agreeable, shaking hands with all o
D cur party, and afterwards he wen
Through the train to see how the "boys
lwere getting along. We reached Den
+ yer at 10 80 this morning, the trai
being again delayed four hours by tn
' lcngine breaking down, making it neeeI
: sary to procure another engine 70 TAX
8 It's place.
On our arrival here the greater nrm
!. ber of the party Joined special excul
o sion through Clear Greek Canon
:, lGreymont The remainder Of us staye'
: here, and had the pleasure or misfor
!. tune to witness the public execution {
4 q eolored man, who was condemned
j, ldeath for shooting street car drive
Q for the purpose of obtaining the sma
: Iamount of cash which he was suppose
= to have in hts box. For the credit @
4 Denver will say that this was the fsr
b lezecution they have had in fourte'
lyears, and will probably be the last
public.
have seen great many cities
y this Union, and my opinion is, th
~ Denver, considering its age and siz
ot is the finest and best built city in Il
y country, still, when the comforts TO
., lobtained and the country in which W
!, mington Is situated are taken into &C
/, ssideration, do not think there is o.
IN place from the Atlantic to Pacific ooe
o. where person can enjoy life bett
g. than in Wilmington or Philadelphia,
ce We have been well received ever
ne where, and continue our trip to mig
Lo for Salt Lake City and San Francis
n0 DANIEL Ross