Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-18
BONE Department.
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL, |
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, Jan. 6, 1889. I

here, the head of navigation of the Sa-
vannah river, which divides South Caro-
lima and Georgia. 1t is about $50 miles
from Savannah by water. Since / was
here, two years ago, this hotel has been
built, much needed addition. 1t is
typical new southern one; building large
and good, we'll furnished and thorough
ly dirty. Apparently it has not been
swept since it was built.
There is little tot of a girl that plays
the matron for the hotel. She is board
ing here with her mother, and says they
have been here ayear, and that they came
from the North. She likes the North
best, but gets along here pretty we'll.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 8.
Distance from Augusta by rail 179
miles, through rolling country but not
mountainous, with the single exception
of Stone mountain, huge mass of al
most solid granite, about l6 miles north
east of Atlanta. The road passes through
no place of much size, the largest proba-
bly, not over $500 people. Before reach
ing. and in the neighborhood of Stone
mountain we passed large beds of granite
that is being quarried extensively. 1t is
a very handsome lightish color and of
excellent quality for street, building or
monumental purposes.
The undulating character of the coun-
try we went through today is quite hand
some. We noticed our old friend, the
oak, perhaps equally conspicuous with
the southern pine. We passed several
small rivers or creeks, but no large
streams. Weather cloudy, with quite
hard frost last night. was told at Au-
gusta or Aiken the lowest limit of Their
mometer 10 above, but rarely below 20
above. Here at Atlanta some colder,
with occasionally snow, but not to re-
main long.
This city resembles buzz-saw in full
motion. Its population is 10000 The
Kimball House, its best hotel, ranks
among the best of the country. and is I'M
questionably the darkest hotel in the
world. 1t is lighted through the day
by electric light
THURSDAY MORNING.
This hotel is so fine that am tempted
to remain another day. My room is a
very excellent one on the first floor, and
expect it will be long time before |
find any equal quarters. The hotel,
think, is by long odds the best one in the
South. There is none in Washington to
begin with it in building. Table at the
Arlington, Washington, is probably bet
ter. 1t does not either seem quite so dark
in a sunshiny day, though the lamps are
still burning.
The situation of Atlanta is well raised
am told it is 800 feet above Chattanoo-
ga. The city must become very large
and important one. 1t is, too, healthy
city, though | notice the death rate is
considerably larger in summer than win
| ter.
| have made here the acquaintance of O
very pleasant gentleman from Indianapo-
lis, and with him attended negro min
strel show last night. The opera house
was packed. l made the acquaintance
also Of party of mules. They rushed
out of a stable, en- n,dsse, following rider
on horseback who had persuaded them
that they must hurry. Another rider
came behind cracking long whip. There
were, perhaps, fifty of the mules without
rein or bride but kept in line by the
shipped. At the stables from which they
came, and where l found many more,
learned that they are purchased in Ken
lucky and sold again here to 60 South
and West. Price varies from SIS to 5000.
My informant said that but few were
raised here. 1t needed grass to raise
them TO advantage. Many were raised in
Tennessee, especially in Murray and an
adjoining county. The mules at the sta.
BILE were big lusty fellows, sleek and fat
and with very romantic ears. They
looked immensely strong in the hind
quarters and trifle treacherous.
nave bought my ticket Tor San Fran
cisco, but shall drop down into the neigh
boring Republic of Mexico as | go along
From my experience of California climate
judge the Mexican must be very perfect
in winter.
Tickets from here TO San Francisco anC
return Sl04. In coming back you car
branch from FL Paso to Fort Worth ano
St. Louis for same price. These ticket;
are good for six months do not include
sleeper, which is 81 night. Tickets a
San Antonio, Texas, can be had by Lare
do to City of Mexico and return for $50
or return to Ell Paso by the Mexican Cen
trail for $50. This route to Mexico by
Laredo is quite new, only having beer
running for two months. 1t is 266 miles
shorter than previous route, and car b,