San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-11-14
uood's SarsaparilIa

ZIG n dsIoy of six hours in this miserable
place, waiting for the debris to be cleared
and the road repaired. The children were
CRYING the women, some OF them siok' tho
men were restless and impatient. As day
light faded away and night threw her
mantle of darkness around us, the welcome
orv was heard, "all-a-board," and our train
nu,led ont once more. Nevada, although
so mountainous and billy, is quito an at
tractiye country. Utah, like Nevada, can
boast Of many hills and mountains. pof-
ton of it is in fine state Of cultivation. es-
pecially the valleys. do think the situation
of Salt Lake and tho City are the finest l
know of. Surrounded by the beautiful
snow capped mountains. and such oeaut-
ful sheet of water spread out over the level
valley in such calmness and repose. Ihen
the picturesque little city with many attrao-
tons and its strange history. Alas! the home
OF that famous but tyrannicHl Brighr m
Young, who for so long so shamefully OPP
pressed the people, and spurned the very
thought of Gentle. visited the home
and tomb of this tyrant and his many wivep,
all enclosed in stone wall several f'et
high. Just across the street and opposite
his, stood the elegant mansion of his favor
lite wife, Amelia. The temple which he
commenced more than thirty years ago, is
lust now nearing completion. Like the
Temple of Diana, years in being complet-
ed. Il is beautiful temple-no insinua'
tons there-its tall spires reaching far up
ward, and can be seen for many miles away
as a monument to the dead. The great
Taberna Gle, too, is o wonderful building,
sc ning SO many thousand people. There
is surely grand future for Utah some day,
il only more Gentiles would go there and
crush out 30 much Mormonism. They tell
me they have been drifting toward the In
dim Territory for the last few years Salt
Lake City is 4,271 feet above the level OF
great Salt Lake, 4, 21S feet above scale vel.
| Utah Territory occupies an area of nearly
IS 900 square miles, and has about 2OO,O
inhabitants, $4,000 are Mormons. Three
thousand acres Of land under cultivation.
| And now for that great and popular State,
Colorado. 1t certainly il fine State; its
s"enery cannot be surpassed in beauty and
sublimity. ! dare not attempt to describe
those many loops and curves we made,
winding along those wonderful canons, and
foanIing and dashing along rushed the
Gunrison River, as pretty water as l ever
saw, every now and then great falls came
foaminp over those great cliffs or rushing
down through the smaller canons and pour
ing into the lovely little streams. How
feeble are the efforts of my pen Would that
| could portray one half of the beauty of
scenery to you Passing out of the i'm
mense canons called the Golden Gate, the
Grand and Black Canon, the Mount of the
Holy Cross the Garden of the Gods and the
grand aud lofty ride over Martials Pass.
Leaving the cauons, sand storm overlook
us, lasting only short time, as we were
soon whirled out of it into the mist of rain,
and then into the snow as we assembled
Martials Pass. Ere we reached the sum-
NIT We were enveloped in a heavy snow
storm; Gre we reached the base had passed
} out of it. was told by an old conductor
: that he had never passed over Martial Pass
when it was lot showing. How wonderful
l thought, we were something like the
doubling Thomas, must see before we could
believe. 10 me IL WAS one OF the RranueSt
: sights ] ever boheld and the more con-
templated the stranger it seemed until I
put my brain to thinking according to the
laws of nature, it could not be otherwise.
reached Denver just at dawn and was
kindly shown over the city. Was much
pleased. think it beautiful city, surround.
ed by fine country. On leaving there
looked, ns l was directed, away to my right
J and there, like proud monument stood
the grand old snow crested mountains, the
most famous of all, known as Pixies Peak.
Truly it did look like a lovely white capped
cloud suspended in the air. We were hardly
r out OF sight of their white heads until we
| reached the Indian Territory. How my
heart bounded as we dashed along the sol
= of dear old Texas, and saw the familiar cot.
ton stalk, yealding its feecy locks. Then
thought other states may excel, though
l not In this. Few have soil and climate to
< produce this wonderful staple so necessary
= to comfort and convenience of mankind
e Fort Worth. l find. is still booming and
: seems to be fine opening for real estate
= men. Ihave spent few days very pleas.
! antly with my old friend, formerly Mis-
1 Lizzie Morrell. l wish l could have sent