The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-28
GENERAL HANPTON'S TOUR.
Graphic Story OF the Trip Across the Con-
tinent,-


Graphic Story of the Trip Across the Con-
tinent.
! From the Columbia State.
Below will be found the salient points
of Gen. Hampton's tour of inspection
over the Pacific railways as United States
Railroad Commissioner, as told to rep
resentative of the State yesterday by DR..
B. W. Taylor of this city who accompa-
MED him. It makes an interesting story |!
"We started from Washington Oh the
18th of May in private car sent on by
the Pacific Railroad Companies from
Omaha. The party consisted of Cover
nor Hampton, Miss Hampton, Miss
Herndon, of Fredricksburg, Va, Miss
Long, of Charlottesville, Va, Miss Has
kell, of Columbia, W. q. Thompson, for.
mer chief clerk in the Railroad Commits.
sioner's Office in Washington, the secre-
tary and treasurer of the Central Pacific
Railroad, Chas. Thomas, and myself.
"We went from Washington to Chicago
where we remained four days at the
Worlds Fair. It is impossible for any
one to imagine the vastness and great.
mess of that exposition unless he sees it.
think it probable that the Fair will be
in complete form by August 1st, as new
exhibits are being opened every day.
There are exhibits enough, however, to
occupy ones attention for several months
now. For the benefit of those who in.
tend visiting the Worlds Fair I will say
that the best hand book printed so far is
Rand & McNally's Hand Book and
Guide to the Worlds Fair.
"Our car was then attached to the reg
ular train and We went through to
Omaha, ,Neb. There the Generals car
wss attached to private train travelling
in the day and stopping over at night at
some of the towns on our way. We
passed Central City, half way between
Omaha and the North Platte. There is
the centre of the North American conti-
nent. Then We passed settlement of
Hollanders who purchased about thirty
acres of land from the government at SIS
an acre. They are in thriving condi.
tion. We also passed Stirling, place
settled by deorgisus and Alabamians.
Here a great many old Confederate sol.
diers came in aud shook hands with the
General, many having served in the
army of Northern Virginia with him.
Then We passed place called Kearney,
where to our surprise, We found cotton
mill run by water brought thirty
miles from the Platte river. As We pass:
ed along we saw great deal Of land in
Alfalfa, a species Of lucerne, in which
thzives where tho land is irrigated. We
found that this fork of the Platte river
was nearly dry, the water being taken
out to be used in irrigating the land.
"We then reached Denver, COL, which
is most beautiful city. It has great
many smelling furnaces. We notice
that the smokestack Of one of these was
three hundred and 6fty-eight feet high.
Here Gen. Hampton was called upon by
many prominent citizens, among them
being one of the United States Senators
from Colorado. Every attention. was
shown us, boxes at the opera, ETC., etc.,
being placed at our disposal. We then
visited the silver mines near Denver,
passing through Golden and Clear Greek
canyons, and passing also Idaho Springs.
There We Eaw some of the most wonder
full engineering in this country. The
trains ascend these mountains with the
tracks forming loops, to distance of
eight or nine thousand feet above the sea
level. Here ne visited Colorado Springs,
a city of private residences. 1t has
double rows of trees in the Streets. The
soil is such that the streets are naturally
macadamized. We took carriages to
Manitou, which is six miles off. 1t Is
celebrated for its hot springs and its loca-
ton at the foot of Pixies Peak. Some of
this water is highly charged with car
bonic acid gas. After leaving Denver
| We proceeded to Cheyenne, Wyoming,
where we went over the city and were
pleasantly entertained by Governor Os-
borne at the capitol. After this we
passed the Ames monument, erected by
the Pacific Railroad to the. Ames, father
and son, who were the original projectors
of the road. On our journey We passed
one of tbs highest bridges in this coun-
try, it being three hundred and twenty
FIVE feet long and one hundred and
twenty FIVE feet high.
"We then turned our course toward
Salt Lake City, passing through Echo
and Weber canyons in which we found
the Devils Slide, DEVILS Gateway and
the Pulpit Rock, from which Brigham
Young addressed his people when he en-
tered Utah, saying that there he had
fixed his tent and raised his banner ard
there he was going to stay. The Utah
Valley is most beautiful. 1t is between
one hundred aud two hundred miles long
and about twenty five miles wide and is
surrounded by mountains which are
snow capped the year round. In conse'
quence of this Brigham Young found the
country perfect desert. The Mormons
by irrigating the lands have now changed
the country to perfect garden, producing
wheat, rye, and all vegetation in great
abundance.
"Salt Lake City is lovely place. It
has from one hundred to two hundred
thousand inhabitants. It's public build.
ings and principal streets will compare
with those of the cities of the East. The
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