The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-07
FROM THE LAND OF FRUITS AND
FLOWERS.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 20, 81.

tins place Christmas day.lf you
80 mot aware of the fact, be il known
% Won. from Lexington, Mo-, to Los
Angeles, California, Is n long ana
trip, and especially unlnter-
esting by the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe route. The same snow storm
that whitemed the rugged bluffs at
Kansas CITY, spread its mantle OF frost
fifteen hundred miles westward III con-
tinuous folds, making overcoats ana
requisite on moving Trans
ITntiI This fall of snow, the space 0ver
which we crossed was a parched anu
arid desert, a burned and ~keh
waste of seeming Woe, Whcreoh noun
inc of animated nature was TO be seen;
three hawks and seventeen wandering
crows constituted the aggregate OF the
feathered tribe presenting themselves
to view save a few chickens al stations,
that greeted the travellers eyes oe-
tween the Missouri and colorado rivers;
not a quail, or duck, bulzard or goose,
rabbit or deer, on the ehtife ilhe.
'srhree black crows the greatest num-
Der observed at II time; the solltary
ones had a more plaintive ca" n
characterize the tones OF the BLACK de-
pradators in our state; their cry and
the country through which we were
i%ourneying was suggestive OF the alba
tross mel by "the ancient mariner
when voyaging DER a sea, so lonely,
"God seemed scarcely there"
Our train started westward with i've
hundred ~passengers, seven or elgnt
sleepers aud enough coaches and III
migrant cars TO contain them; the
| sleepers were not well cared for, but
sickening indeed was the condition OF
| the other cars, ere we got to Barston,
| from whence most OF the emlgrant
| portion of the train went northward,
reeking in its disgusting filth, smoking
| with its offensive Odor. AT Albu-
| uueraue we got a fair lunch: from
| thence on to San Bernardiuo the mud
| hut of the Indian and adobe pen of
the Mexican afforded nearly all the
accommodation presented, and OF
course was too disgusting to men and
women, not blindfolded, to be endured.
Among the sleeper guests a curious
/ LulSli VIC CIVIL III
ment whenever the train stopped. 1t
was constituted OF men in uniform, the
elder, about forty years old, wore a
broad red band round his cap, labeled.
"Salvation army" the other two young
uStg teliOUS OF twenty, were at al
times near the chief, apparently to
augment his importance and supply
him with Information. At every static.
when passengers wearied with con
finement 10 the cars, would get out ant
walk for exercise, the captain with hi
two supporters, all bGStdldS of holiness
with licentious thoughts were movIn:
round with leering looks at the ladies
Religion professed-not reai-has been
is, and will, l fear, continue to be tn
subterfuge and shield of the creates
scoundrelism practised by man.
y for a forty parsOn power,
To chant thy praise hypocrisy"
There seems to be a convention o
assemblagc at this place, Of "Salva
tiouists." Each night since our arriva
bands of men and women, marchin,
indiscriminaleiy without regard to sex
preceded by q horn blower and ma
beating a drum singing some jargonelle
followed by confidence men and i'd
!, boys, perambulate the streets. Blu
enough of them. Your readers, at least
[ know some OF them, wish my impress
sions OF
This LAND of the" orange and vine.
Where the flowers ever blossom, the beam
ever shine"
Well, at San Bernardino, sixty mile
east in general direction from here
c,,;t <..In ,la utnno and Hnxuapl cn,n
mence a smiling welcome to those VIII
come from colder chimes, and theme
onward. as you come down the vale
; the smile b%roadeus, until you reac
:, Los Angeles, as the beaming face G
bouyant boyhood grows brighter an,
more joyous on the pathway leadin
to the home he starts for, containing
for him ''the one beloved face o
earth"
From San Bernardino TO this plac
I every available spot, and a great man
unavailable ones, Is staked aud adver
tised for sale. Wherever | have gon
in all directions, the omnipresent stak
and placard 'for sale," greets the eye
| and you may zee men moving rOunC
Intoxicated with a fever for speculation
= | have a sympathy for those who ar
planting that will surely reap in sol
row. Many beautiful structures, pull
lie and private, have Gifted thei
fronts'' to heaven in this ''eternal sum
t mer :" others of q costly character al
1 contemplated, among them u hotel {
, cost $750,0OO; u government custoi
house and p~ostofice of considerable
y proportions; the foundation OF the flr'
mentioned Is now being worked upol
u1The situation of the city is very beau
tiful, part of it may be said to be upo
a mountain side, the valley in the OF
posite direction is broad and fair I
look upon. Wealth in a commandin
quantity appears 10 be co%ncentratin
here; manufactures and mansions
homes for the aff1uent, are being raise
. and contracted tor.
u | called yesterday upon William d.
n Pigott, Esq once a deservedly esteem
e ed citizen of Lexington, whom | al
confident you and many others will /
pleased to know is in superb healtl
u his mind bright, and his movements
brisk as in days of yore. No city col
tains a more interesting or wOrthit
c citizen. Some two or three years az
II one half OF his lower jaw, the left sid
became affected from a decaying tOotl
- and from the chin to the hinge near q
; ear, had TO be taken out the skill wit
which it was done is remarkable. Il
resulting Disagreement, his articult
:, ton is as distinct as ever A GOO
man; | pray he may live as long AS
desires. Well, enough for one tim
= Pm not yet recovered from the fatigue
of the long journey. Rest assured
man who sits beside a woman for tw
N thousand miles, a woman who deem
it important every five minutes
smooth her hair, readjust her collar, T.
arrange and dust her dress with spa
ID madic motions, whlrl right and lett
:, observe scenery Oh either side of Il
= car, allthe while working her elbows iii
a village shoemaker annoyed by bo'
= who surround his bench. say,
satisfied with my experience that OF
" occupying such Il pillory from mic
continent 10 seaboard, will stand
-. need of plasters DER his ribs, and n
- pose, when the destination is reache
= If you don't believe me try il.
a Looking over the foregoing | di
- cover weather and fruit at Loo Anegle
>, by the way the old residents pronoun
n ''LoaS Angeies' a soft. We have fire
=" our rOoID all the while, Ills needed al
~ kept up III hotel office and parlor, 7
~ as cold and disagreeable here as it W
at Lexington the day OF my departuI
" " ~ Ia,