Telegram-herald., 1890-12-01

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MOUNTAINS. ail1 tiii& ttks&t,et 81 ~lit ft-
oeni reiaFn Of hA son, Aians froga
tour yo&rs r8lroAd aaa mining lie
through ths tAf Msstern STAKES and
Territories
Aeang Reynolds, sllhoogh stu an
der 81, has HAD a u4de ana esenual az
persenoe. Ahen bQt l5 yeNIs az age,
he lad - far learned ihe railroad bas-
ness az Rsimoai, ana eat ~ s1hooi
hours. t1ss l-lcsaasDg telegrapAy shNl
1s was oiis4ea and accepted tie caief
management ~ ; north stsuoa GA the
q, 4. & 4 ana owing 80 Als marked
snap and general Satisfaction ht was
Teta ned ia tAf empios oi inis popular
railroad ilns unfl nis s.Nioetn Noaf,
wnon. With seVsrsl ether 0rAad Rapids
bovs. voune Alaa aas o4Frloa towards
tke Golden oates. hy IA epideMaC o.
the Mes5erD fever. IkrTyug = Wnlie
Ia Dakota. leN months laleT found
tue adKsntuTer IA Washington them
territory aud later GA tae maln fsli
road lines on the fAclto slope, hs
speedily rising q the Responsible and
lucrative pos3 100 OF conductor, report
ed 30 be the youngest in ins United
States. HE also. and up % AS iate re.
tuTn made successful investments IA
mining territories and s'CorneT iols a
newly founded cities, and IinNliy. n 20
bust health and the uush 81 succoss,
The Farmers herolc "kld' has returned
u tie Valley CltY 90 better q soneN hat
detective book education an Prof Par
lsh.s justly celebrated college.
IAe 1fLEdf.A reporter
found Reynolds, jr., AZ tne hrdge-sl
hoNse WITH hls father; aud IA answer %
I inquiries, obtained interesting facts 81
the still wild aid almost boundless
domains ln our western borders.
SAID be, in = vigorous and euthusi-
aftlc way and AlOn ls "ehip 81 tAe
old block'):
''1he west is q glorois opening FOR
young men, bat they must go there
with money, trade or a profession
otherwise they must compete with
Chinese cheap labor and that means
speedily taking the back trail or death
by starvation. The facliic states aud
territories are literally lnfesieo with
these Celestisls, the railroads and the
mines beng almost wholly worked by
| them. And they live on imported rec
! and rattesnakcs, are hired Ia gangs by
labor buFeaus and immigration con
tractors, while their pay u way down
and they never spend 4 cent"
! What can you say Of the general
character Of the Uncle sans domains
west Of the Mississippi was asked.
20, i is al grand, rough. rich and
! picturesque. The whole country, how
ever, Is mighty mOnotony Of noun.
talns, deserts, canyons. mines, RrhEinr
valleys, Icy-cold rivers, gambling hogscs
| CrrQo chfr.S r.a.sixr frn.Ea4 te......
railroads and buster and reckless aa
venture. A 'tenderfoor IL eul and
| everywhere obliged 10 take his chances
| of being shot or hung, while bold
enterprise and educated labor taxes
theE ezo and are generally successful
| Washington has Us vast aud prime
val forests Of tr, red wood. pine, etc, a
| climate unsurpassed, lcoid on the
mountains and warm in The yalleysl.
while tie mines sre boundicss and num-
erous. Puget Sound and the Columbia
| river, themselves. make Washington q
land OF wonders; while Seattle, Tacoma.
| Ellenburg and lukinla have grown an
as II by the magic Of Alaodln's lamp.
To illustrate, two years ago / bought
| two lots IN the latter town for q Mlchi-
gan song. and now they are worth $1,000
and the town burnt up once since my
purchase"
(Which Of those far-away States or
Territories DO you admire mosty' was
asked.
"They are al golden. barbarous
| Edens," was the reply, 'but In msuv
respects, Utah and Salt Lake City u a
New York and Boston combined; but
so are Denver and Butte City. etc.
Utah, an the valleys ard upon the
mountains slopesl, has become land
of orchards and vineyards. The Nor
mons are among the best agricultural
| ists in the world, snd the Utah climate
Is Intoxicating and golden.
'Bui 50 Il is Of Washington. Under
/ its forests are the best Of farming soils.
Much Of the country is highly adapted
to various fruits ION the Pacific slope,
for there are 30 rains east OF the Cas-.
c&de Mountainsl. and this bouncing.
new State has gol-, coal anc silver
finds without number. Flsh and all
manner Of wild game Saving the buf-
falos), arc lalso plentiful, and while
they have everlasting snow, high up on
the mountains, there are the longest Of
summers ia the valleys. The greatest
trouble il, expensive irrigation a gen
orally necessary.
Then Wyoming. Montana. Idaho.
| Nevada. Arizona and New Mexico. iu a
general way AL having their special
tee. are about the same. only the
farther south you 90, TIE hotter aud
/ dryer are the dcsertr. and narrower the
/ ysllevs-all the lands and everywhere
/ east 81 the Rockies and TIE Cascades,
I requiring costly IrnFston. It is a
/ worid-Teglon of mountains and
mines. with vast droves and hocks
I on The hiil slopes and lower lands ]
| think coal mmng. especially in Wyo-
I ming and Colorado, - among the great
/ esf snd most uniformly sGcoessful in
dustrles- lt is found cropping oui aud
I Ia inerhaustibie beds ano mostly 4 "a
I up the mounts ins--often at their yerv
peaks. TIE Great Rock Springs mine
last year was turning oot 800 car loads
DAY. 9on can die coal almost any
where, bgi II yOu strike gold or silver,
/ q Is largely luck. tr0m what ] have
seen and heard n there isnd was Ia
/ California. sisol. with the exception %
the c0sl Industry sud those bgnanzs
finds of the precious metals ] believe
there have been more dollars tumbed
INTO the earth than were ever dug cat
of - Bnt prospecting goes On 50 TO.
rnanfics iv a. ever, while new ard often
"saltes and worthless mines are con.
stsutly gong Easl and ipine sioct "a
out 81 fabulous prices iH the large
ef5es-
Yes" N conclusion ssid the young
"Fsrmer," II am going hack after q
wear Of study sDo cosr fsfhef A. e.
vitb rBs. That - lBft TIE lsnd Tor b'a