The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-07-31
ENRoUTE TO CHICAGO.
Notes Along the Way to the Silver Con.
vention

which they spend elsewhere; the
land whose money helped so much to
build San Francisco-and awoke
this morning in time for an early
breakfast Pacific time) in the terri
tory of Utah-the land of the now
claimed -polagamous Mormon, but
to which wicked Gentiles have also
come with higher type of civiliza-
zion, and to which the revolving
practices of the Mormons are fast
giving place. Thanks to natures
sweet restorer, balmy Sleep" thanks
to the age Of steam and wheels that
has made possible the rapid and
comfortable transit of today. In the
fall Of 10 your scribe came over this
same line, but was too young to re-
member anything about it.
Ogden, the would be capital of the
united state of Nevada and Utah the
railroad centre of the inter- Rocky
mountain country, 3 :15 A. NJ, "change
cars breakfast, shave, change
time one hour, doublequick move
to catch the train, and the d. & X.
@. western railway takes us along
the valley to Salt Lake city. The
lake lies to our right as we proceed,
and the city to the left. The atmos-
phere around the city is smoky
this morning and little can be seen.
Our stop was brief, giving just time
to think OF Artemus Ward and his
famous lecture on Mormons. Would
it not be profitable for the news
papers of Nevada and Utah to discuss
more fully pro and con the somewhat
talked of union of the state and terri
tory? / believe it would; and am
rether inclined to favor the union.
Certainly the acquisition of valuable
territory is advantageous.
noticed both yesterday and today
that passengers on the train cry of
the dizziness of the West, and par
ticularly complain that Californians
are the biggest liars on earth Gas
native son, / of course resented it)
and that all the state has worth any
thing is good climate. And yet, so
far, the trains going west have more
passengers than those going east. OF
Nevada but little il said; it is
evidently thought to be land of
worked out silver mines, of sage
brush and jackrabbits. But never
theless, our state has its resurces;
and with favorable silver legislation
will again come to the front.
For some time we have been com
ing up the Spanish Fork canyon with
magnificent scenery on either hand.
But suppose that which is simply
is to be seen when we get
into the mountains OF Colorado. In
point of size Utah is vast country
So. 900, 900 acres o land; and it is
claimed that one fifth of this can be
irrigated. Here then from an agri-
cultural standpoint alone is one a
sufficient resource to sustain a popu-
lation of more than million persons.
The territory has 5000, 900 900 worth
Of property, and is out Of debt. Our
neighbor is certainly growing nicely.
We shall soon reach the state of
Colorado. For hours we have been
travelling through peculiar but
interesting country. To our right
there stretches away for many miles
vast tract OF desert land. On our
left we have been skirting along
great mountains that have slate
color base with deep strata of sand
stone Gaping them forming a sort
Of rimrock around the top. In some
places tall columns stand upin isolated
grandeur that look almost like the
work Of man. Then again we pass
great basin like chambers that look
as If they had been purposly scooped
out; and altogether indicating the
mighty commissions through which
nature in these regions in the ages
l. t.. At