The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-19

LUG AVssVWsOH sutCuCctIu& 1cteI was
written by o. ]. Rose to his uncle, DIR.
d. D. Rose. Of this city:
EUGENE CIrY. OREGON, March 3d..
DR.. D. d. ROSE, Dodge City. Kansas:
After leaving YOU at Dodge City, Mon
day night February 10th, we bad a very
disagrreable night. aud good fortune
seemed I" have forsaken us. The fire in
the car went out and it was very cold and
disagreeable. We took breakfast at
Coolidge. aud then commenced run
across some Of the poorest land in Colo
RADIO. The character of the land seemed
to be about the same all day except that
1t got rOugher AS we advanced. The
first snow that we saw was at Whitford.
and ut two O'Clock we reached Trinidad.
At Thatcher We found II freight train
stuck fast in the snow. and it took three
engines to get it out. On the way up
Ration mountain the draw-head of the
mail car pulled out and we came very
near getting an interesting and danger
Gus ride down the mountain to Trinidad.
or some place where we would undoubt-
eddy have jumped the track and had
big smash-up; but the air brakes worked
to perfection and we were all right.
After the disabled car had been pulled
out of the way with chain, the train
proceeded all right until we reached the
tunnel at the top of the mountain. and
there we had quite time getting up to
the mouth of the tunpel. But after sew
eral trials we made the run, and in about
five minutes found freight train that was
wrecked, and a passenger train that was
waiting for the wreck to be cleared up.
After about three hours the train got
started again.
We passed through the Glorietta
mountains in the night. and therefore
failed to see the cliff and cave jewellers
that live there. We breakfasted ut Albu-
querque Wednesday morning. stopping
there nearly an hour. 1t is Il very good
town. and seems to have splendid pros
poets. 1t is almost the only town in that
section of country that amounts to any
thing, and is having quite a building
boom. The country west of there is of
very inferior kind, being worse. if any
thing, than southwestern Colorado. The
only vegetation is species of bunch
grass and sagebrush. We arrived at
WinslOw soon after dark. and were laid
over at Peach Springs about three hours.
Arrived at the Needles. California. about
8: 80 the MISUNDERSTANDING.
Soon after leaving the Needles we
struck the Mojave desert. All the veg
citation to be found here is some twelve
varieties of cactus, and a small scrnbby
shrub that was called the grease weed.
There is no soil, the surface of the cOun-
tryfor miles being nothing but sand and
gravel. The houses here, what few there
are of them, all have double roofs to keep
the sun out as much as possible. In the
hills and mountains are many rich lead
and silver mines, but owing to the scare
ity of water but few of them are worked
to any great extent. In few localities,
however, they can get sufficient water.
and at these points are splendid and pay
ing mines. Twas shown some specimens
of ore by the superintendent of The mine
located at Providence, that assayed Sl25
per ton. According to his statement ore
that assayed $500 per ton was fair and
would pay to work. These mines, how
ever. are i'm Arizona, and not in CalifOr-
MIA.
We arrived at BarstOw at nine o'clock
evening, and waited until ten
the next morning for train to Mojave.
BarstOw is only small place. there be-
ing IA store or two. two saloons, and a
few other small houses. Arrived at Mo-
jave at one O'Clock and waited for train
again until eight in the evening. We
arrived in San Francisco the next day
soon after noon. Frisco is a much bet
.own than | expected to see. 1t has
some of the finest residences in the |
United States. The residence of Mark
Hopkins, former railroad magnate. cost
81 .25O. 900. and large number of them
IN Knob Hill cost something like a mil
ion. The Palace hotel is about the finest
q the world, and cost s1l, 100000. 1t
occupies enc whole block, and a part of
mother one, the two buildings being
by a bridge over the street.
We visited the Golden Gate Park. the |
cliff House and the private grounds of a
ich railroad man, but 1 cannot recollect
lis name at present.
At point just the other side of San
we heard that the road between
and MedfOrd was so blocked
hat it would be impossible to get trains
hrOngh for several weeks. and the con-
uctor cOrroborated the statement. but
aid the company was sending all its pas
engers for Portland around by water.