The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-28

Hive in consequence of the number of
doors he had in it. The Mormons call
the city the Jerusalem of the Latter Day
Saints as they have the river Jordan
emptying into the dead sea or Salt Lake.
"This lake is pretty sheet of water
over one hundred miles long and from
twenty-five to fifty miles wide. The
water is 80 strongly alkaline that there
is not a living thing in 1t. Upon it's
banks the railroad company has fitted up
q pleasant summer resort with ball
rooms, bowling alleys, boats, baths, &C.,
and during the summer this is wherethe
greatest portion of the city's people
spend their evenings. From this place
and leaving Utah We entered Nevada
and visited Lake Tahoe, which is an ex-
tremely beautiful sheet of water one
hundred and twenty FIVE miles long and
from twenty-five to 6fty miles wide. The
water is as blue as indigo end is as clear
as crystal. The lake has been sounded
to depth of eighteen hundred feet and
no bottom has been found. 1t is eight
thousand feet above the sea and the
mountains are covered with snow. The
Emeral Inlet is one of its beauties. at
its head there Is resort at which ne
we're handsomely entertained by the gen.
tleman who owned the fast steam launch
which carried us up and down the lake.
"While in Nevada the Governor and
several prominent citizens called on Gen.
Hampton and showed him every atten-
tion.
CATER leaving Lake Tahoe and taking
the cars We neared the end of our Jour.
ney-san Francisco. We passed through
about fifty miles of spow sheds on the
top of the Sierra Nevada. These sheds
we're about two Of three feet deep on the
top and about sixteen deep on the sides.
Ia three and half hours we we're in
Sacramento Valley where we saw pal
metto, palms, oranges, bananas, gerani.
ums, etc, remaining out all the year
round. Sacramento is handsome city.
Its beauty is enhanced by its lawns and
gardens which look like bouquets. The
capital is large and handsome, made of
stone and costing several millions. The
valley is noted for its richness and adap.
liability to the growing of grapes, etc.
We passed through the large radch Of
Mr.. Haggins, the noted turfman, who
sold some Fifty odd yearlings and two
year old colts recently at an average OF
nearly two thousand dollars a piece.
The ranch covers ten thousand acres.
eve then went through to San Fran.
cisco, crossing the river on the largest
ferry boat in this country, and probably
in the world. 1t will carry two engines
and ninety cars across the river at one
time. In short time we reached San
Francisco Bay, where we left the cars
and were carried over the city.
"Sau Francisco is a beautiful, we'll
laid out city. It's buildings and hotels
will compare fayorably with other cities
in this country. It has probably the
handsomest park in the United States.
It was reclaimed from the sandhills,
which we're yearly shifted by the wind
from the sea, and now it blooms with all
the flowers one could wish, and it is filled
with eucalyptus trees, which are used for
decoration aud holding the sands steady.
We drove from this place to the Cliff
House, which is s favorite resort for citi.
zeus on summer evenings. Near there
are large rocks inhabited by seals Or sea
lions, and their antics afford great deal
of amusement to the visitors. We stop.
ped at the Palace Hotel, an imposing
structure, where Gen. Hampton and
party received much attention from men
of all politics.
Here we saw Judge Carpenter, for
merly of South Carolina, who Is practic-
ing law; Mr.. Noble, formerly of Able
vile; DR.. Perrin, connected with the
Perriu's of Abbeville; Mr.. Ohatbourne,
formerly chief Of the scout of the Army
of Northern Virginia, who is practicing
law, and others. We also went over to
Fort Presidio, near the Golden Gate.
We we're handsomely entertained there
by DR.. Middleton, chief surgeon of the
post, and his wife.
"After spending few days in San
Francisco we went to Mentowe Park, the
home of Senator Stanford, the Oalifornia
millionaire. Here are many villas owned
by rich men. We were met by carriages
sent to the station by Senator Stanford
for our use, accompanied by an invita-
ton to call at his residence. he and his
wife Joined our party and carried us over
to the famous Palo Alto stock farm.
Upon this farm the Senator has about
seven hundred horses, consisting princi-
pally of trotters with small number Of
thoroughbreds. Here We spent an hour
aud half, which was particularly pleas
ant to Gen. Hampton, seeing the famous
trotters speeded, some by halter. Among
the horses shown us was one parented by
Electioneer and Wilkes Cross for which
the Senator refused $3.50, 900. he show.
ed us many yearlings in what be calls
his kindergarten, where they are made to
trot by the halter, and show their style
and speed.
"After going over the grounds we went
over to the Stanford, Jr., University,
which is named in honor of the only son
of the Senator who died when fourteen
years of age. 1t is mile distant. The
c..,to. L,, o;1on tho nniunruifv an on,