Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
AMERICAN LETTERS.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT sERVATloNs
ON The PACIFIC COAST.

fine your journey to this continent, or
even this world, AS now it takes but
few days comparatively to 90 around the
world
1t is less than two weeks ago that |
looked over from Chipman's Hill upon
the Adirondacks, already crowned with
snow. Beneath ana between was the
pleasant yale of Lake Champlain. Be
yond is level north. 10 the south are
the sweet mountains of Vermont that,
gatherii themselves into single line
extend across the whole eastern sky.
Today stood upon the heights of
Portland looking down upon the Column
ba River, which is Portland's harbor,
and the long vide valley that lies be-
tween the Cascade mountains and the
low line Of hills near the coast TO the
west the view is cut of by these hills; at
the north it is bounded by low noun
ttins perhaps IA hundred miles away. AT
the south other low hills cOnfiue it. To
the east Just across the coast valley. 30
or 40 miles away, vast mountain OF
snow lifts its huge bulk into the sun
shine, challenging the world with its
grandeur aud with its beauty. In line
with it, hut far beyond, were the tops Of
other snow-crOwned mountains. South
was another high peak, suOw-capped {;
aud some boys near me said that still
farther south. hidden where we stood by
Hill, was Mt. Hood, the highest of all.
Then. nearer, mountains.
Though on the hills, there were higher
hills hey ond and | extended my walk
towards them. At the top of one were
three children playing, with Il neatly
dressed and quite picturesque thirteen
year-old girl watching them. The girl
disappeared, | hardly know how. y lit
tie cottage was here IerChtd over the
city. its ward filled with flowers that
were still blooming. There was another
height, though. to reach before | could
command the southern view. At this
point was another cottage with some
trees back of it. We were now at least
several hundred feet across the Colum-
bn River valley and directly across tins
long valley was Mt Hood, about l2,00C
feet high The first mountain that saw
was MI st. IIelen's. about 1000 feet
and the Intermediate one Mt. Adams
about $500 feet. MI st. Uelen's was t.
me- The most imposing in shape and the
handsomest.
\, | stood looking at the view a young
woman of fine form, manners and dros'
came out from the cottage. To my
that She liked ittfar better than living il
the city. but she had some fears in re
gard to the continued running of the
cable cars. This young woman did no
agree in nv estimate of the ditleren
mountains. She very much preferret
NJ Hood and this found seemed to b,
general, probably because it's the high
est.
New York to Chicago is about l0O
miles. came by Albany. Utica, SYRIA
cuse. Il, chester. Buffalo, Erie and Cleve
land. After, leaving Albany, New Yorl
State was someW hat undulating or billy
: bur no mountains came in sight. TIL
] night came down before we rcache
Rochester and when | first looked on
in the morning we were passing through
very. fertile, part of Indiana, tn
country perfectly fiat and thickly settled
villages of good size and frequent, bu
houses small.E Then we came to sand.
and barren lands bordering Lake Mich
gan and vhich extended until we entere
d Chicago.k But if its lands be sandy, an
" though itsi'almosl here is largely file
7 with smoke and fog; though Its white
}. climate j. eXtcrable, and the winds frOl
the lake at any time Of year are liable I
fill with dust everything animate or ii
Il animate, or again to carry the flame
over the town: though much of the city
p dirty and nearly the whole uniuterestine
' il still PRESSES on iwith restless emery
for frstTplace, and certainly it looks a
if eventually it might reach it, not onl
I of this continent, but of the world.
~ SlO llIltu at NH!S"SN At NV N""i''
ium, the principal hotel, an immens
y building, or, rather. two buildings wit
400 rooms each, ON the pleasantest pa
of Chicago that have seen, the lake from
Prices at thsl hotel are from $3.50 da
up. on the American plan, or 81 da
and upwards for rooms. 1t did not al
pear at all full; indeed, | do not think
can be paying expenses; and it is NJ
. very well kept.
Monday night by the Burlington al
/. Quincy railroad came to ST. Paul, al
D. Tuesday from st. Paul to Fargo. Da
At Minneapolis We saw the Falls
. st. Anthony and LeIe and there at
Is. Paul numerous Itall wooden bull
q, -. Inn, tho,- ipo and store Orai