The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

ordinary coach. Second class passengers cam
not ride ON the flyer rs whirling along at
speed OF from IS to s. miles an hour is ..ariato.
cratic travelling" other lines are nowsputtinr
on flyers" and holding out inducements -
Travellers all of which renders the trip none too
enjoyable. -
The first night out you see but little and
spend the time as best you can comparing notes
with fellow travellers until the sleepy goddess
w0os you into unconscious abstraction. and
the only thing you are keeping constantly
In mind IS the rackaty tack tack Of the car
wheels as they pass over the rail joints aud. To
the Knowing ones, announces the speed tina
train Is making Daylight reveals the great
valley of the Platte, and you are now reminded
OF prairie life as you may have seen it In i real
tzing sense before. Dreary enough here, with
long intervals between stations, and on Won 90
and up you 60. until you have elm bed the noun.
tain sum nit at Sherman, where you are told you
are 500 feet above sea level, then down until
you strike the bustling city and capital OF Wv
oming. Cheyenne. The next place OF Import
ance is Laramie, on the plains of that name.
This Is good town. with superior water priyel-
eyes, electric lights aud the best Of everything
that money will buy. n
From Laramie you Journey on over avery des-
olate and embarrassing country, passing Raw
Inns, Green River, Evanston, all good towns in
Wyoming and finally reach Ogden Then on
until passing over vast areas OF barren wastes
mo ranges, through canyons. AMI having
quaintances with fellow Passengers, meeting
people you never expected TO see so far from
home tired, dusty and travel. worn. you drop off
Or stop over and take rest.s
Reno. Nevada, Is typical Jar west town, full
Of business and wickednesss. and boasts of a
Chinatown which. for snal city, is great and
odOrOus Nevada, on the face of things, leads
one t. value 1t pretty much as Sheridan values
Texas. Her mining interests, though, are
great ana In some RESPECTS she is one Of the
s. Elko. Virginia City and other towns are the
source Of supplies from which the people gener-
ally Supply with tie good snd nee
burn Mountain Mahogany and other precious
woods. made precious on account Of the price.
In most parts OF the Pacific Coast, fuel is ex.
You strike the Sierra Neyadas at Reno and
reach the first town in California at Truckee
| summit You reach the extreme height aud
snow sheds rs is the r. X for 50 to 50 miles
Ct out of the snow belt and strike the great
Bartlett pear lit of the state. At Colfax, a
Sn5 . Gx sdke v
the mining regions Of that portion OF The state.
Considerable depression is fell here on account
quartz mining still continaes In this 0 s"ctios
Of country is found the bulk Of the old A. crs.
They are the best preserved lot Of old men ever
whisky they drink: They. ike the pioneers in
! all countries. are the poor men of the country.
Many Of them hav" made three to five fortunes
light III telling about the doimgs in the good old
| days Of 49, Among many incidents related was
one In which abouta dozen ''49 larks'' took a
they accomplished by getting six FOUNDER
brass cannon, putting in plenty Of powder and
| fill ng the gun to the nuzzle with lard, which
they discharged into the ouen door and win.
| dOws OF the dance house. and II Is said many
fine costumes were spoiled by that porkine shot.
We 1d sS SoGx
arrested and fined 4IO.
| are now aking big efforts to get a share OF the
booming Shekes. and laugh TO scorn the south
| ern portion of the state as being barren waste
| where the sand storms cut the paint off wagons
| and houses: where the heat burns up everything
in summer an:i where the climate Is w"r:h more
per acre than the soil; and where the soil is
PIE. Then their brethren Of the south retort in
| kind and the war goes on. The towns in the
and cSnfal Parts Wn but few eXceg
| fogyi>n energy the lack OF paint ami the ap-
pearance of don't care being evident.
In the south. everybody seems to be imbued
| they don't know about realestate chtcanery is
not worth Knowing Los Angeles and San Die
BEST examples OF the craze. San Diego out
! booms all other bo"ms ever doomed. A Dak ota
| liar, in comparison with California liar, sinks
may in a measure prepare them for the eternal
climate prepared for them in the great herea1
Ter but they will 60 on taking IN the ttndsr;
portion Of tho south part of the state is vast
laid out city. There are now adjacent to San
MIL lots SSi1Snh for s city H size Yor Of
! thrown in. Pric $ are fabulous People are
crazy. Auction sales of real estate, with brass
0ands nc ne are maGe n1Her the
| tO bear. By-bidders help the "tenderfoot' or
| sucker to rea h the necessary figure. when
down goes the hammer. and "sold again. is the
On the coast you meet people from all over
the world. Every state IN the the union has its
representatives here; some for health, some for
speculation. and some mere pleasure seekers:
| Iowa seems to lead the van in numbers, but
| quite a sprink!iny from the ''clmate of the
TO a man "upa tee" it would seem that the
high tide OF the boom had been already reached
ana when the tie goes out there vii! DC a rat
heard and felt throughout the lard. You have
heard much about he Hospitality OF native CAL
ifornians. ASK some returned te: :derfoot how
much it costs? Climate is a flexible article and
summer is oitimes succeeded BY fleeing
| pher' wi sh for the dry cold OF the good state of
Minnesota What Of sleeping cold with mer.
curry 80 to 40 above, and wearing your nvercOat
| comes to Sou hern California in winter will do
we'll to bring his complete wardrobe, furs and
| all. No pc ,atocs fit 10 eat here. Diluted con-
densed milk, or chalk and water. Poor beef
steak. tough mutton: stale vegetables and sour
| fruit Is the rule and few exceptions. Perpetual
! summer is very limited. Strawberry tints and
| many other fnc things on paper are hard to be
found by actual experience: It may be found In
summer, but not in winter. II you cant shave
| you drink beer, Is cents will buy = glass. Long
| and slim furnished rooms are all the go and
cost the stranger from 81 up per day. 1t don't
do to have fire or the reputation Of the climate
keep off the cills. The fruit Of the golden state
! costs as much or more than it does east at re-
tail. The courtesy Of hotel and railroad officials
| IS NIGH expensive: The general government
Southern California, and there is waiting and
crashing OF teeth and bitter imprecations be-
ceived. -.
much on home comforts and home conveniences
| to make good Travellers There is no place like
home when you are away from it. The emigrs-
tiOn to California will have 4 tendency to make
Statistic! with their present situations; Much
money has been made and much will be lost be.
fore this boom ends. A change If location
means much more than is ordinarily compre-
| hended hy those desiring change. and needs
careful consideration. .z..-t
These ref1cc' ions are made without the least
prejudice and from the cold fact view Of ma tiers
as handed down by actual experience of the
extended visit to other Parts of the state where
report tells OF fatrer fields and prospects, may
induce brighter views and better words
from a !.