The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-22
IN STANDARD: JACKSON OHIO THURSDAY, MARCH 22 1885,

cared for, and as highly cultivated as an
Ohio garden. After leaving San Jose
and draw near the Santa Cruz mountains
you come into one of the most picturesque
scenery that have yet met with in the
State, the mountains were covered with a
very dense foliage of the most beautiful
| and fresh shades of green, here and there
an immense redwood towering above the
mass thrusting it's tall stately body and
its wealth of feathering foliage over two
hundred feet above other ordinary tall
tress, they are truly kings of the forest,
the "Big Trees" are some seven miles
from "Santa Cruz" train runs out every
Sunday morning, remaining an hour
giving people ample time to see the
Giant, sixty feet in circumference, 365 in
height; Gen. Grant and Gen. Fremont,
This tree has door ordinary size, three
windows place for stove pipe, all the
this Fremont is said to have camped.
Gen. Sherman completes the group of the
largest trees in this forest. 1t seemed to
me, in looking at them, that they seemed
to understand that they bore the names
of the best men, and the grandest heroes
America has ever produced, and had made
themselves worthy to bear their names
by towering far above the common
forest trees. The redwood is universally
used for building purposes and is con-
sidered much better tn an coal for use on
the engines In this locality is located
the California Powder Works, on account
of the great quantity of Maddrone wood
from which the powder is made, they are
very singular looking trees and one can
distinguished them at great distance
The bark peals off leaving a redish or
orange colored wood, the leaves are large,
resembling a magnolia. I understand
that the wood can be used for no other
purpose. 1t is made into charcoal. then
ground up fine, mixed with other COM
bustibles, and you have the California
Giant Powder. arrived in San Jose
Sunday evening and remained until !
Monday noon, and did not go up to
Mount Hamilton to the Lick Observatory
as the telescope is not in order and not
open to the public, so was contented
with seeing San Jose. 1t is considered
by some as the prettiest place in Cali
fornia, but I was not particularly i'm
pressed with its beauty. The lawns were
very pretty, with the magnolias in bloom.
and the japonicas just scarlet with
blossoms. came to Oakland, packed my
trunk, put everything in readiness and
went over to the city in order to hear
Booth and Barrett, play Julius Caesar.
wish Pa could have heard them, he so
often reads these selections from Julius
Caesar in the reader. and know he would
have been delighted to have heard them;
they are perfectly grand. of course
never heard anything like it. sat there
perfectly spell bound. can not describe it
to you, words fail me. My only hope is
to hear them again.
March IL left Oakland yesterday
morning for Sacramento, arriving there
near noon, and laying over until the next
train, which was 8 80 that evening, giving
me ample time to visit the Capitol build
ing and the Art Gallery containing
very fine collection of pictures, said to be
valued at one million dollars. Had not
been so fatigued I should like to have
spent whole day in studying some OF
the faces, especially a life size portrait
of ''medicants' daughter" the face
perfect picture of distress. The out
stretched hand needs no words to beg for
aims, in studying the face one is un-
consciously moved to pity and I find
myself raising my handkerchief to brush
away the tear drop that stood on her
cheek, and said am so sorry for you. 1t
is hard to leave the beautiful picture
without offering some words of sympathy.
The Capitol building is very imposing
white, and the grounds
surrounding only such as California can
have with her fertile soil and wealth OF,
sunshine. But the finest part of the whole
is the inside finish, handsomely carved in
wood. On the first floor Immediately in
front of the entrance is a group of statuary,
representing, christopher Columbus be-
fore Queen isabella" imploring her for
aid in his proposed voyage across the
continent in search of new world. 1t
is most exquisite piece of work, having
been carved out of solid block of marble
by an American artist, by the name of
Mead, while in Italy. The group is
valued at 100000 and is the only piece of
work of the kind in the U. S. After
having seen these places one has seen
Sacramento. The business part as well
as the residence streets are sur
prisingly poor. After leaving the city
(Sacramento) L became very sick, had
light attack of Pneumonia. There was
such nice party on board. We did not
get to Ogden until after midnight and
then changed for Salt Lake City, after
waiting over an hour, I then began to get
very sick, my lungs seemed to fill up
tight, accompanied with smothering
sensation. Reached Salt Lake at half
past four az in the morning. There was
an old lady travelling alone who wanted
to stop off at Salt Lake City, but was
afraid to do so alone, so the first day we
were on the train together she asked me
if was to stop there, and if so she wanted
to stay with me, the party, a lady and
gentleman from Illinois, who had been
spending the winter in California,
suggested that we all keep together, stop
in a party, making it much cheaper in
getting carriage to go over the city. so
eight of US went to the "White House"
free bus, and as it was so near morning
and we wanted to get over the city by
noon to take the next train, we sat up in
the parlor rather than go to bed for such
a short time. This old lady put blister
on my chest, the others gave me quinine,
turpentine, brandy and sugar, by half
past seven we were ready to take in the
city. Iwore hood and a shawl over my
face Salt Lake City was thickly
covered with snow. 1t looked like a
miniature city, cut in marble. 'Tis