The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02

You spoke of Utah and Nevada did
YOU come back by different route from
the one you went out on?
Yes; came the Central and uuion
Pacific roads to Ogden, Utah, and then
the Denver and Rio Grande to Denver
My return trip until | got i'll sight OF the
great Salt lake was quite tame, but when
sighted this most magnificent body OF
water all the monotony was gone. For
such lake as this. probably the finest
| body of water on earth, to be planted i'll
the midst of so much desert country, is
certainly one of the strangest yet most
beneficent of the Creators doings. Salt
Lake City, only few miles off and stu
ated in the midst of the fertile country
that bounds this lake on the east, and
Immediately under the great snow cap
ped mountains, is certainly a favored
spot. Besides being situated in the midst
of this fine farming and grazing section,
the only one | saw in Utah, the city
claims to have more mineral wealth sur
rounding it than has any other city on
the continent Hardly mineral known
to scientists that is not claimed to exist
in paying quantities i'll that locality. Thc
climate is said to be fine
OF the Mormons / don't suppose you
care to hear, nor do | know much. A
great fight is now going on between the
Gentics and the MormOns over the con.
troll of the city. The election comes of
shortly, and if the Gentiles win, in my
opinion the City's greatness has just be
gun. The Mormon buildings are among
the finest in America. The Tabernacle
where they worship, has \ seating capac
itv of 10000, and the Temple, the cor
nerstone of which was laid in 1853, is ;
granite building, 1OOx20O feet i'll size, ha:
) cost thus far So 100000, and is yet fa1
from being completed. This city is tho
best watered place sawin the west, anC
well located for surface or underground
drainage.
Denver did not impress me tavOrably
The only greatness | could see about /
= was that it is a great railroad center. 4
very insignificant thing which | noticed
! in one Of the show windows of Denve
helped, suppose, to lower the place il
my estimation. An old Virginia Conted
, crate bill, on the face of which the iaiti
of the commonwealth was bound, was
placed in the show case as an object .
, curiosity and ridicule When | noticed
it took out my notebook and wrote
| these words: Base ingratitude. Robbed
{ her of all she had, continue to rob her o
all she acquires, and because under th
l circumstances too poor to pay, you hole
! her up to ridicule."
S Of Kansas City and the other place.
: of Importance through which | passec
} YOU are of course 50 familiar that an ac
= count from me would be of little interest
+ What OF the State of Kansas?
t Eastern and Middle Kansasis certainl,
t fine farming country. To me it seemed
1 as if the whole country for 200 miles Yves
: from Kansas City was one continuou
: field of corn and hay. | was told tina
.. such crops of corn, wheat and hay hac
, never been known to grow there. Bu
t the whole of Eastern and Middle kansa
S as is indicated by the towns is certainl.
5 prosperous. The towns are numerous
n well laid out, well built, fresh and new i,
appearance and often of considerabl
n size. Altogether regard Kansas as tn
: finest section of the western country
/, Lands are comparatively cheap. and vii
a certainly always he worth the none.
c they can be bought for now.
: Did YOU see any Indians:
II saw quite a number of two tribes
Y the Hualpais (Watapies) and Piutes
c The first mentioned are very interiO
> looking race; the latter the finest spec
e men of Indian ever saw. The Indian
II of the West are so closely watched nov
q that they have little chance to do an
harm. The government requires them
keep on their reservations, will not ALLOW
l. them to go out without pass, and
l. such thing as any number Of them goin
< out without this pass should occur,
l. course the country is Immediately not
n fed, and steps taken to protect perso
T. and property.
is What of the railroads in the West?
None of them run as fast as our Eas
ern trains, though some of them al
u, . much better equipped so far as cars al
concerned. The finest cars in the worl
e are run, suppose, between Chicago, S
3, Louis and Kansas City. If you kno
~ any one who contemplates visit to Il
Pacific, advise them to take one of Il
- ~, Southern routes The Santa Fe rout
on which'I Travelled going out is fl
: preferable to the one returned on. II
great scenic route, the Denver and X
y Grande, found very uncomfortable. T.
road is narrow gauge, cars very sma
: eating houses poor, speed slow, ct
" Travelling through the snow sheds of t
"' Central Pacific was the most uncomfoI
Nv able travelling did. Just as well be in
80 dungeon, and damp one at that.
"@ Altogether enjoyed my trip very mu
- and came back, as | feel it, laden wi
Western energy.
Board of Aldermen.
st The matter of chief interest was t