The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-15
THE UTES EN- ROUlE.
The Salt Lakers Enjoy the Tour to
the Coast.

Shortly after s am, Tuesday last, as
you are aware, five carloads of happy
excursionists shouted and waved their
adieus to relatives and friends at the
Utah Central depot. 1t took the entire
time OF passage from there to Ogden for
: them to see just who was on board, and
they passed back and forth constantly
from one car to the other. Your hum
Bile scribe did likewise, and boheld as
follows: In the front two cars were those
who had engaged Pullman sleepers.
These were in special charge of the Salt
Lake agent-Mr. Ingalls-and right
nobly did he treat and look after his
charge, winning unbounded praise from
very one for his cheerful accommodate
ing instructions and guidance. Back of
these was one emigrant sleeper
comfortably fitted up by The
railroad company, while Mr.. John
Maynes' two cars, nicely arranged
and well filled with people, brought up
the rear. By the time Ogden was
reached everyone knew where everyone
else was quartered, and after short
burning. DUSTY wait of an hour in the
Weber capital we pulled out for the
east-though en- route West-and all
prepared to enjoy the well known
sights of the Weber and Echo. Before
we reached the DEVILS slide we were
notified by the appearance of massive
volume OF smoke, that his satanic
majesty was preparing to do Us due
honors by treating US to a panorama
Ton small scale) CT the great fire he is
to rep'enish with soul fuel. The noun
tain was on fire, and truly grand and
weird spectacle it was; the red glare Of
flames and the cloud OF smoke, turning
the huge cliffs and gorges into a sort of
a gigantic stage scene with red lights
| expected every moment to see the
fendish Mephistopheles form appear
ing in the clouds standing on some
prominent point with his great red
wings spread and the three-tined spear
in his hand. This, combined with the
sudden darkness Of the tunnels, was
highly effective; but not enough SO to
retard the encTOachment of hunger. The
heart had had its feast of parting affec-
tons and happy greetings-the eye had
feasted on the grand sights, and now it
was the stomach's turn. And the lunch
baskets yielded up their treasures until
the many were full-enough. We
passed the dangerous Echoes" I'M
harmed, though | fancied | saw the
ghosts of the fearful "Dantes" trying
to roll some of the rocks from the
heights above upon our denoted heads. |
On arriving at Evanston, we were
made to feel keenly what an insignif
cant village Salt Lake is. Here was @ |
grand circus in full bloom. l did not |
witness the performance in the legili- |
mate tent, but one of our party was |
taken in at one of the little "side |
shows" 1t was thus: A gent came up |
to him, ambitious TO own twenty whole |
ioilars in one piece. He bad small |
change in abundance, and held out
three VS. and what proved to be four
IS. and appealed for one little yellow
Xxx in exchange. Eager to oblige q
ellow-man, one of our party bit at the
)ait, but noting the missing dollar, de-
handed the twentieth. The gent was
jorry and mortified at his mistake, and
iexterously placing silver dollar on
OPP of the green bills, at the same time
aking the three under V'sinto his own
keeping. Just as the train was starting,
lC Slu' SIhlCluA olDllC duO uc"
parted. In a moment the exchange
vas detected, but that feat was done
md the performers had vanished. with
fifteen dollars in his inside pocket"
IS the song says.
On we rush, toward Green River
Mining what shall l say? Well If
mother earth has through age, study,
.rouble, or any other cause, grown bald
vs. have the privilege of the festive fly
n the cars, that is, running over the
,aldest part of it, until we reach the
liver. a, even then the few trees re-
n:nd one of the few hairs that "fondly
cling unto the last" Twenty minutes
or supper" which grew into an hour
Is no one happened to stray far enough
IF to get left, else it would have started
n nineteen minutes and half. Then
We fly back over the same road but on
he Oregon Short Line track this time.
Darkness covers the earth and an i'm
,ersonator of 1t is making our coach so
must cease-lucky for you and your
eaders. MUsICUs.