Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-07
CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE
WONDERFUL CHANGES THAT ONE
EXPERIENCES GOING WEST.

The trntf1 fWihc Hut 'ihflA Wv
months experiences q surprise which j. ul
90 remarkable and Of the same time agrce
able character that H. ch j. uevei
hot No mAttur how ihiokiy tue trip may
bocrowded with events u note, the iifst In
Production to the Golden state stands out
sharp sud clear In hi memory.
Let the tourist leave his eastern ncuf
after the winter season shall have com
nicnccl. Joumsying westward the SAND
climatic exiRennics cOmmun 70 all the cOun
Try east Of the Sierra nre encountered ley
winda aveen the plains, snow lies toa depth
Of many fc,t upon the facs u the earth. the
wlndowa Of the cam arr coated with frost,
and hot hrca and load. 81 blankets arc nee
sssary for even ordinary comfort A. the
BOUNDARY limo OF California = crossed the
cold becomes more intense, the SHOWS are
deeper and avcritAble Arctic climate seefns
10 have been encountered.
Half n dozen locomotives become nccsa.
sary 10 move the train, aud they pun and
sroan and give vent 10 many m ear pierre
Ius shrek ~ they slowly aud YEARLY climb
The steep grade. The SNOW j. 20 deep that
tho outlook from ,he window j. entirely
cut %, the white walls rising perpcndicn.
i-rly on either hand far above even tho car
seofL
uachiarry ever devised for clearing the
SNOW from the tracks Immense plows Of
different patterns, propollcd BY dozen o.
Gitsca locomotives each, arc kapt busy
hehtlng the snow. which Lies twenty feet.
thlrsy feet 90 even deeper on tho level. and
whirh n drii,cd by the gale IN perfect ava
lanche-. for miles and miles the track i
protected by snow Sheds whose massive
t.rnb-rp gruan and strain with the weight
impo-sd upon them.
Ilaro are ARMIES Of men. their faces black.
sned with soos H. prevent blindness and
their feet swathed In rolla Of gunny sack.
tng. nhoyellDx a. N their lives depended
upon u. and yet unable 10 Keep more th0
. few fsst q the road pas-able. Step out
sd tle osr and Oh. cold IA 20 intense that
siay Of a couple Of minutes In the open
air Il amply sufficient TO cool the most mr.
dent curiosity. liza Thermometer b. handy
II win b. found 10 mark ~, oven 20 dees.
telow nero. The very air itself 10 filled
with iey pscdis. aud therc Ia a pcnetrailve.
p.s 10 Tho chill atmosphere that the heav'
lest and warmest wrappings are unable 10
resist.
Perhaps stop h made at some station.
Ono may pornhancc learn By consulting the
guido book OF an unusually obliRing en-.
ploye that there Il town OF couple OF
thousand Inhabitants close ~. But there
arr no proot Of that faat Visible 10 the In;
exp-r,cneed oyc All that eau be seen n a
confused jumbo OF odd shapci mounds 81
snow. from the center Of many Of which
columns ~ smoke ascend slowly Into the
frost laden atmosphere.
n disposed TO 10 sarcastic no will rsnd
from bis guide book entertaining do~crip-
tlona Of outdoor midwintcr picnlcs, with
orange trees isdcn with golden fruit, thu
air heavy with perfumcs, tho earth car.
pcied with blosomA, aud then a-k what
sort Of semi-tfoplcal ciifnlto this i any
how. II III. train SHOULD he showed In
week or two his sarcasm will become bit
tervr aud bi,tsrer ~ the time YEARLY pas
- away, until tho most ardent lover OF
this iovIlhie state viii 10 aileneed.
but rrvcnRc. swvt revenge, IL In atorc
for the silenced Californian. Shlyerlng
with tho cold. tho snow piled mountain
hgh, the wind whistiing a sale. the skep-
teal and dlsgustcd traveller bnries himself
beneath q pile u blankets and .eeks rrlief
from tho disagrcohlo sights and sounds u
midwintsr In thr Sierra
A few hoara pass. half a dozen. perhaps.
Tho train has bcon steadily pushing lta
way westward. Tbs summit has been
crossed. The extra engines that have been
called la IN assist tho cars up tho mountain
have BON dismissed. Tho pun aud snort.
the croan aud whistle have ceased. Tho
gait has been accelerated. and tho whecls
roll rapidly over tho rails with monoto-
noaa 'cliek clAek. olick.elAek" at each
Joint.
The traveller finds hia load of blankets
btsoumg heavier aud heavier. He tum.
blea and krks about In biz berth. That
internal porter must have terrible hot
ilro gulng. Sleep bccomrs impossible, aud
with mauya yawn and much stretching Of
limb tho tourist dresses himself and finally
draws aside tho curtain and peeps out 10
sec how deep the snow "a,
But what Is thisi Il he druamingi lie
ruta his cyra agAin and takes another look
from tho window. oh, there must 10
something wrong about u. II Is not POSI-.
bic. llaA no died and gone 10 Paradi,ci
How can such change have been accom-
plishedi lie went 60 bed cold and SILVER
Ing, with snowhankH twenty feet deep,
with the thermometer out OF sight below
zero and with the gals bowling In his oars.
lie awakcs TO see-whatg
Nature In her most charming moot Far
M tho ego eau rec the swelling submits
and slopes Of the hills are carpctfd with
tho luycliot green. Myrlads OF flowers
deck the sward. while tho foliage Of tree
aud shrub sparklcs In the morning sun
like diamonds ~ the rays catch the pend.
cut drops OF moisture. Hers aud there are
orchards. white and pink and red, with
their burden Of PROMISE Of an abundant
fniitngc, tho hlllsides arr green with the
young foliage Of tho vine, the doorynrds
are mass OF rozcs. pinks and oil manner
OF bloom.
To obtain better view the bcwildered
tourist throws up tho window. The balmy
inslgoatlng air pour- In laden with the
perfume Of millions Of flowers The scent
Of the earth Is In the atmosphere, the pulse
qulckrns and thero II an Irresistible desire
10 ding ones sclf from tho car and roll
down yonder grssy slope. dgeked With
flowers OF brightest hue.
just then the door opens and a brakeman
sings out Newcastle" The traveller takes
advantage Of the stoppngc TO 20 outside
and glance about Hun. Down la the hollow
yondor Is a sight which attracts his notice.
There aru several acres OF graceful, DARK
foliKgod troes, which are blaze VI gold IA
the sun strikes them. "What under the
.uu are thoseW he asks. And hyatandcr
following tho direction OF the glance, TO
spondsi "ilnh, thens oranges. I.ois o
ihum around horc,n
Aud. hurc enough, 10 they are.
aud this h the first introduction ofhuu
dtuds 20 California To sleep NJ night iu
thr most arctic -ort Of a winter that eai
h. Imagined, and wake In the carly morn
ing anild SCENES which the Garden oi Eden
could scarcely have surpassed The dppil
OF IN arctic winter NJ nlghtfall and ID,
midst " u ssmi truulc Huring 10 early dawn
Iusa nuIuluus