Daily Republican., 1886-08-14

into the salt ponds. There are
six OF these ponds, covering an area Of
twenty acres, In addition to q stock
pond of seven acres
We left Ogden at 10 80 p. M, Pacific
time, which woald be 80 In the morn
ing of the next day. Witmington time.
When We got into Nevada We saw sew
elAl tribes OF Indians, which seem to be |
very plenty there. We rods all day on |
Sunday, and 1t Was very hot and dusty. |
saw q COY ote, which is the largest |
wild animal saw on the way. I wasl |
glad to get out of Ogden, as I think 1t Ia !
one of the worst places that ever got
into, espe cially that part Of 1t where
the Central Pacific Railroad STARTS from
That railroad company IL the biggest
fraud monopoly that there is In this
country, aud It seemed to me that they
studied the Iiost effective plane for rob
bing their passe pgers. instead of trying
to protect them. 1t Is impossible to OBJ
tain any information fiom the officials
concerning the trains, and they seem to
delight In withholding 1t.
We passed into the State of California
about 4 o'clock Monday morning, Au-
gust 2, and shortly after stopped ut
Tauckee. This is the incest place saw
after leaving Salt Lake City. From
here we begin to climb the Sierra Ne.
| vada Mountains, and one place that we
passed reminded me very much of the
banks of the Brandy wine, but the scen-
| cry was much wilder.
We ran through large snow sheds on
the mountains fer 40 miles, and We
found 1t very cold, just about like 1t Is
lduring December In Delaware, but still
l the air was pure and bracing. stood
on the platform and shivered with the
Geld. but l was determined to see all I
could. Whene yer we would come 10 an
open place in the sheds We could see the
great log slides down the sides of the
mountains. Some Of the boys INDUCED
in pistol firing, and put me in mind of
old war times, and being on the picket
line. Fnoticed that the trees were all
cut very high, as though the choppers
had not bent their backs while cutting
these immense trees. We passed through
eight tunnels In going p. some OF which
1 were very long. The scenery in these
i mountains is the finest conceivable and
at one place we pgssed q beautiful lake
Ipamed ."Donner." When we reached
the summit Of the mountains our train
stopped, and l, with several others got
out TO take walk on the top Of the
great Sierra mountains. When we
again took the train we started on the
descent, aud 1t was just about the same
rs going up, turning and twisting, first
Irp grade, and then down.
l We passed through nire tunnels In
going down and noticed lots OF snow on
the mounts, but part OF the time we
/ lwere far above them. We passed q
Z magnificent waterfall, with plenty OF
, water supplied by the melting SNOW
4. While running through the snowr
I sheds the cracks gave the outside the az
pesrance of o rapidly passing pano
9 rama, and remined me OF stories O
b blue canon, and while their / saw four
r teen bars of sold silver, esch one foo
t long, aud ranging from six to eigh
y Inches in thickness. When we agail
Q lstarted we passeti over several turns, nj
z and down, in the shape of horse shoes
o lpot hooks and every other shape II
4 which 1t sas possible for railroad t.
4 wind something new appearing at ever
II turn. AT one place, 10 our left, ther
g was deep canon, 4 900 feet below ID
II the road running on the side hill, Will
q on our right there was high mountain
II towering TO the clouds. We passed
- Dutch Gap mining camp, and close t
/. lGrass Valley, the greatest quartz min
o ing camps In the State. We also wen
IT around what is known as Cape Horn.
3. After n while We struck the Sscra
Lr mento river and found it very mudd
Q stream. We crossed 1t ct BeDesla Of
y a large boat which carried the entir
train of sixteen cars at one time, an
Is then, after riding until we we're nearl,
10 dead for want of rest, having been ol
r. the 60 continuously for forty leigh
1t hours, We reached San Francisco bs
8, tween and 0 o'clock in The evening
ts nine hours Dehind time, as we were du
@ at IL o'clock In tho morning What d
1t you think Of that Tor an express trai
n that carries Uucle Sans mails? A
70 soon al we arrived, tried to find m,
o valise but 1t could not be found, so
is took my other one and hunted a plac
10 to stop, which was no trouble to find
and was soon quartered ct the Nom
atI gomery House. 1 got the rest of m
it baggage the next morning and starte
st out TO hunt up that part OF Delawar
d which is here. l WAS the first one
,e leave home and the last one to arriv,
8, In little time found Comrade
ID Dunn, Ross, McNair, DIR. Grimshav
~ Litzenberg and Barney. We had
" grand parade yesterday. but / will te
st you mole in my next, for l am goin
n out now to hunt up something elee.
Idl G. w. KING.