Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-12
JOURNEY 70 TIE COAST.
SIGHTS aud Scenes In Route, aud OBJ
soryaiions Thereon.

SAN FRAscmco, March 7, 1924.
Editor DCscrct AsiCG
Yesterday at 9 a. m. we leit Ogden
city, Utah, and arrived here today at
no "a. m. We left Ogden In % severe
snow storm, arriving here In the midsi
Of blooming roses aud cslla lillielgrjw.
ing In open air, other flowers alec in
bloom. with lawns ami fields greer.
We have had ono fine shower. ] am
inclined to think lhote arc TOO many
showers hero for convenience. os $50
have prospect Of "a second shower Tor
our fret DAYS introduction 90 thg city,
but the sea uroozs h aimpiy delightful.
1 doubt not but we shall nud in this
land Of n1wcfs many thofna 20 contend
with, fer have already learned TIA;
hu umbrella ia nu indispensable COM
panion II 5au fmnCico.
must SAY that was surprised 10
nIs0 much water anu swnmpy land
hum Sacramento TO san frnnciscui q
distance OF ninety miles. We arrived
a. Sacramento nt D "a. m. ON thr
tn iusi. We should have been
pleased 10 have taken in thu
sights OF the capital city but
had 10 leave that for future time
The Sacramento river ovtfiiJws o.
banks In times Of high waiCr c6nsg.
quuntiy we found water, water aud
silpm0ro wntor aud svamps, occasion.
ally gliding no fwiitly on aud by, that
we could only have time To- ftoa liitlr
house here audthcfu where dfy gfouui
d N.H. o.. Ia I
remarked 10 a seemingly Knowing
gentleman that thought THERE
\ much valuable iand lying vast,
o. was II not possible % control the
" in, and bring this valuable section
vi country into subsection, utilizing %
Tor valuable uufpones7 Eyes" ~.
marked the guntlumin with twinkle
OF tho shafp black eyes which were well
Get IN hia intellectual hrad, "luat bring
ms, 600, 900 OF your spare cash, AMI
We will levy up the banks Of the river
and make good country, an make
YOU wealthy too" Ny ruply was hav.
log tho vast amount already suggested,
aud nj my axe, / would conclude my
ncif sufficiently wealthy auu leave the
p0ndoOua WORK Tor some younger per
son.
Farther on our lournoy we caught
Hight o. very extensive almond OF.
chAfd fuil blton. Oh,lUw rhanEoi
tue scene ffom that of uul tushea,
Clttniltd flags aud Wild WfArtl Tho
aroma weeping over the gentle breeze,
from tho fragrant bloom Of the aim Iud
uttE-tno contrast between this lovely
icunr anu the irigid scene wo had iuat
yesterday morning lcii behind a.
r.umuu almost like entering fairy lhni. /
Whiiu looking over this beau q "a r.
Higbt, with other fir'lt aud orchards, I
Vineyards, etc, turned "a moment Co |
gtEs yer the pages of morning lageg |
the Sacramento Record Union, when |
my eyes caughU "Cnmos uu the |
Coast. - shooting Anray between /
Greek FlHhurmun ia dIuuu Bay /
Homicide nc Guss al'uy.-D1utlr /
Poisoning" anu host " similar /
items cast the sheet aside lost /
should form q poor opinion VI tue iiity |
land OF California.
Prior 10 crossing San Francisco Bay, |
ut Port Costs, aG eight horse tuam was |
plowing In a field; Just back OF this |
scene WA range ", green bills. These |
views with surrounding whlcf and |
the mild, spfing.like morning, and
swelling buds, green trees and bloom.
Ing plants, printed in my memory u
lovely picture. To add 10 the scene,
the steamer wss taking over our train
divided up into sections, anu all no
systematically done thata person sleep |
log or unconeefnodly passing on could |
not know but instead 0f being con- |
veyed by water We were on our Journey |
on solid ground. Being on the watch |
tower 10 know what was going on, We /
observed still another pioture-ilshcr.
men casting their nets.
Soon We were steamiug over lovely |
bay, and past an island where some /
sea lions were basking near shore, nud |
thon We stopped In this the CHIEF clty |
oi the Pacific coast.
EDWARD STTvENsON.