Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-19
JOSEPH PYLE NARRATEs HIS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Travelling from Wilmington TO Great
Salt Lake City Wonders and
Mormons-Omafa's Magnih-
cent Householder Notes.

man cars 1862 miles from Wilmington to
Salt Lake City.
The tourist likes to sit down COM
posedly In the centre of the central car
and trust Providence for safe journey.
He enjoys the barber shop, bath room,
dining room, library and other equip
ments OF the Pullman cars. lie likes
the limited express, Philadelphia TO
Harrisburg 106 miles, to Altoona III
miles, to Pittsburg l22 miles, to Colum-
bus l03 miles, to Cbicago'353 miles, aud
| when the locomotive wants water she
let's down her tunnel and scoops 1t up
into her tank from trough, say mile
long. He enjoyed a speed Of 354 miles
in seven hours. He admires Chicago
and Its irresistibly progressive spirit OF
conquer and do all thlDgs, containing a
| million OF the best and worst people in
the world, with an area of 24xl4 miles.
lie appreciated driving 20 miles on the
boulevards, 50 feet wide. As the water
Is not pure enough Ut three miles they
are now going out five miles toward the
center OF the stormy lake Michigan.
man who thought his rent too high
at $500 per month for corner restsu-
rant, gave ii up to see his
successor pay $3.50 per month
and then himself offered 5000,
without success, to get 1t back. A man
compelled a creditor TO take lot at
$4,000, who sold 1t in three months at
$i0,0LO
Thence to Omsha, noteworthy for It's
magnificent horses and it's splendid
opening Tor beautiful women. just as he
was saying he would give $1c0 to SEQ q
pretty woman, he looked into his wife's
face, and she into his. ESQ he's out
Sl0O, payable on demand to Mrs.
Joseph Pyle. He did not say this, but a
reporter Is witness The Omaha people
were not as bristling as the Chicag oaus,
but had dug some OF their streets through
50 feet deep cuts. There were electric
cara for six or seven miles. A FIVE cent
poll-;ax 10 cross on the Mississippi
bridge was an Incident.
Rainbow falls with beautiful rainbow,
600 feet from top Of the mountain afford
an interesting sight. Here is wonder
ful valley rs miles long. Here a Won
derful cave, visited by 10000 persons In
August 'SS at Sl.00 per head There are
first the entrance hal; second, Ste.lactite
hall; ttird, the grand opera house"
with gallery and natural organ of Stel-
lactites on which the guide Played tune.
1t Is 500 feet long and GO feet high. Ad-
Joining is the Jewel casket' or room
full OF jewels, then "Love's lsue," es
| love has been great theme of humanity
from Adams time down to all genera
tlons. Hence the "Briial Chamber
and the "Museam of Wonders, :" aud the
bridge" all too respleldent to describe.
Here no was told that what he thought
was fos on tho mountains was snow
storm, and that the SNOW he saw IS miles
of, that looked only . miles distant, was
600 feet deep.
"Williams' Pass" with It's sol!d rocks
lOo feet to 1000 feet III perpendicular
height, and It's fragrant mountain roses,
blue bells, etc., were visited.
''rhe Garden OF the Gods" 30 called
by the aboriginal Indians because they
saw wonderful animals pictured IN the
rocAs and went there 10 worship the
Great Spirit, contains 500 acres. Huge
rocks Of rcd sand stone, 500 to 500 feet
high; narrow shelving rocks, the deer's
heaJ, wesh-woman with wil!te apron
hanging cut white clothes, and the bal
auced rock, OF l30 TO $50 tons on q 3.foot
base, we're wonderful. General Palmer's
residence was beautiful.
Denver, Cnl,, Is wonderful. Gold, sill
yer and precious stones abound. 1t is
5000 feet high. He was advised not to
walk fast or get excited tn tie rsrlfied
Ni' iSnStIih NSOiOl hut tFtbltIu NE
braska has good land, but Is a desert tor
want of water. The snow capped
"Roekies" are visible. a snow storm
on the mountain SUBMITS looked like a
cloud in the distance. A dead dog was
left to dry up, which 1t would do and
make no nuisance, as the air was so rarl-
le,l aud dry.
For hundreds OF miles the only houses
seen was made of Sods, one story hiuh,
and with glass windows. Some Lad sod
fences. The people seemed happy. A
lodge of some 23 Odd Fellows fiom Tex
as, California and other States made hilu
Ieel quite al home, and he found the
fraternity an excellent institution to tie
traveller.
Deaver Is less than 50 years old, has
l25, ,0.0 people and 800 Grtesian wells OF
cool, sparkling, clear water. Like other
improved Ia OF these plateau regions
irrigation and overland streams water
the trees and gardens which line the
streets. Here ha saw gambling the b.ne
Of Western towns.
lie next went to Colorado Springs, rs
miles distant; population $500, ard
streets 100 feet aud l29 ieot vide alter
nately. No liquor sold except by drug
gists. The mountain stow storm scaue
on Pixies Peak was 20 miles distant The |
heavy rolling of tho thunder and the
lightning flashing from peak 20 peak was |
grand and sublime us the quickly ap-
caring rainbow was beautiful. Delight |
ful drives in carriage az S10 per day Tor
iour persons were enjoyed.
Among the wonderful things eeen were
'rain from clear sky" water which ap- |
pearcd to run up hill" reflection OF the |
mountains tie eagles and thsir young,
petrifed fish in the solid roclS--of which |
q specimen ono was exhibited. The |
grand canon was simply indeecribable. |
The mountains had been slashed in two !
parts. Deep, gloomy caverns, perpcn-
licular walls looking up 1000 feet to
5000 feet The water flows below. As |
you look up the Royal Gorge" you zee |
the tops OF mountains coming together.
You cross Arkansas river on bridge |
built OF iron and steel by the Edgemoor
Company, with iron girders bracel and |
drilled into the solid rocks on each side
OF the gorge; ten miles of telegraph |
fastened with iron into these rocky sides.
A grade of 2ll feet to the mile for l5 |
miles up then down with innumerable |
and sudden twists and turns. You rise
10000 feet above tea level in Is miles on |
this average grade. One locomotive |
goes ahead for SAFETY ard two locomo-
tives take two Pullman cars along. The \
Black Canon by moonlight is wonder
ful sight. Thence We go 53S miles to |
Salt Lake City. After long waste of |
desert all day and night the beautiful |!
valleys of Utah are refreshing. Popu'a.
tion, $4,000.
Everybody seemed happy in the ab-