Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
ACROSS TIE CONTINENT 7.

What the Junketing Editors are See
ing on Their Way to the Pacific
Coast-The Land of the Muchly
Married Still Gong West.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 1O-[Special
Correspondencel-The Nebraska Edi-
torial association, fifty-eight strong,
left Omaha at S:15 P. m. Saturday in
two elegant buffet Pullman coaches,
under the immediate charge of CLAIR
ence E. Brown, chief of the advertis-
ing department Of the Union Pacific
Railway company, and l.. Vessel, Jr.,
chairman of the excursion committee
of the Nebraska Press association.
These gentlemen have left nothing I'M
done to make the trip pleasant and
profitable. Leaving Omaha at night
we had no opportunity to see eastern
Nebraska. Morning found US at North
Platte and from there to Denver we
followed the. Platte river basin which
is perfectly dry, the water having been
used for irrigating purposes. The
Platte valley from Platte river west is
very much like western Kansas, and
the valley is covered with cattle of all
grades and sizes.
AT DENVER.
On arriving at Denver l met our old
time friends, V. p. Wilson and J. w.
Wilson, John having boarded our train
at Atwood, being bound for Rocky Ford,
Col, where he and Tom have started a
newspaper. Here also l met number
of our Abilene friends, among them
were Geo. w. Brilliant, D. p. HOff-
man, Jas. Bolster, John Nieman, John
Payne and Charlie Policy. They all
seem to be very glad to hear that the
prospects are so good in old Dickinson
The party then boarded the train fol
Georgetown, Silver Plume and Grey
mont, where we spent very pleasant
day. The trip through the mountain
gorges and over the famous loop is enc
never to be forgotten, and must be seen
to be appreciated. On returning tc
Denver we found the rain pouring
down in torrents. 1t soon flooded
lower Denver and made the filthy
streets almost impossible. Denver
seemed the dirtiest town we had evel
been in and there did not appear to bt
a decent street crossing in the city.
North Denver, where V. P. Wilson
s. Sons are publishing the DenveI
Press, is building up rapidly and a
soon as the viaducts now under wa!
across the Platte are completed prop
erty will advance rapidly in price.
CHEYENNE'S ATTRACTIONS.
We left Denver at 9:45 p. m. Mon
day and Tuesday morning found us il
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, TIN
rain still falling very fast, something
very unusual in this section of tn
country. At Cheyenne is located tn
territorial capitol, which is very fin
structure, costing about $276.000. a
noon Gov. Warren rendered the part
a reception at the capitol, which was
very pleasant affair. About Q a. N
the clouds had cleared away and tn
party had an opportunity of seeing th
city. This was indeed a gala day fo
Cheyenne, being the first of two-day:
tournament given by the firemen of tn
CITY in honor OF the laying of the CO..
ner stone of the L. p. railway shops
the largest probably of the kind in tn
country.
Cheyenne is a city of about 10, 900 il
habitants and is as neat and clean
town as | ever visited.
OVER THE RANGE.
The party left Cheyenne at 2:l5 Pm
on the [. P. flyer, crossing the ''grei
L backbone of earth" and bearing towal
Ogden. The ride takes you over Il
range. The highest point reached by Il
: railroad is Sherman, which is So
d feet above the sea. Here the L.
a Railroad Co. has erected a monume
: to the Ames Brothers to whom Il
completion of the Union Pacific "
/ largely due. The monument is
l. granite and is IS feet high and 80 fe
n square at the base. The scenery
% this point is very wild and rugged.
Just beyond Sherman is Dale Gre
s bridge, an iron structure stretch
" from bluff to bluff $50 foot span and ]
1T feet above the creek.
Ill Pixies Peak can be seen away off
al the south, not less. than les miles d
tant.