The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-03
Across the Continent.


descriptive ot MS Journey across III,
continent from Maine IL California
emitting the eastern norton of the route
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gehefaily;
The land looked fine for farming
through that section. Ohio. Guess
the farmers had an abundance of corn
last season, fol we SAW lof- standing in
the shocks that had not be, hu-ked aud
had been out all winter Tie grain
looked nice aud green through that sec
lion. One Thing looked funny and that
was little hut that the people live in
they WERE pre1ly dirty looking too. We
passed few honses just fore reaching
Cincinnati thai looked like eastern homes.
One thing can be said OF Ohio. il had
the best fences of any stlte We saW.
We Mere late into Cincinnati on account
of "A freight wreck but n Ne had until
: l.. VI. to look around. it did hot mat
ter
We first visited Eden Park. the
grounds are very pretty; il covers two
big big hills that overlook tie city.
The valley between the hills i ole big
lawn. cut up by graveled drives and
walks, Eordered by innHn cradle kinds
of shade trees in which robbins, spar
rows, and many other kind9 of birds
/ were singing. We visited lie AIT Must
urn situated in the park it is fine
building and contains all -orts of statu-
AIRY one can imagine. W came down
the hill into the city ON tn electric cars
It i descent of three hundred feet or
more, in going ten rods. II i done by
several endless cables, nhen one ear
goes down, another come- up. The
next "" looked around Fountain square
the business quarter of the city, for Il
while; II equals Washington ST., Bos-
ton. for business.
Going down Central st. by the City
Hall. gives one fine view pf that mag
nliicent building. The Cincinnati col
lege Of music aud Opera House, connect
I'd. i also Il very fine bulding the post
office is long and pretty but not very
high
Cincinnati Is laid out in square. and i
made up of fine structure, but it is 50
smoky II makes things rather grimmy.
We left at L. NJ. aud passed through
all of kentucky in the night aud reached
Chattanooga at \. NJ saW lot, Of
cherry and peach tee. III blossom
Two thirds OF the people ~e SAW there
were negroes, all the work i done by
them While the whites do lie boSsng.
We passed in plain view OF lookout
Mt, made 50 famous by tire battle Of
that niuc, that WAS fought there during
the late war. Also sa~ Missionary
Ridge, another historic pltce, the mere
mention of which bring htel thrilling
remembrance 10 the ''old veterans.
The dwellings i'll the southern country
are mostly log cabins. which Just swarm
IL
think of some old ''darl,ee' ~orgs that
the northern girls and boy. are 20 fond
of singing. | suppose the darkies have
some good times there, btti il would be
anything but II paradise for me.
We passed through Fort FaNnc. Ala.
that was six years ago Il 50 called
"boomng town. but the iron mines
proved to be failure aud nov it i al
most deserted two fine hotels that cost
thousands, will soon go To pay he taxes,
so they said.
At and near Garthage. Ma we saw
some immense cotton fields, also some
old plantation houses. ctr, that makes
one think Of slavery day.
We encountered another big thunder
Storm lust amer leaving carthage Al
aooo' a'th we ie,afa '''e i'.s' frogs peep
NY III southern Mi>>l- Pp'.
:, we reached New means ~ WV /;
W. anu arose III y VI. at'a N'htuT'o
i"iii' 10 'aNe III sum ~ me Sight>, n
we ha'i ent'l nan l'ast hiile To look
afou,a' ne if,' lp'lS III interest MaN
ti' r,eh'h "''lhei' ntl' oii, ,al guy
any 'h'nS eNtf ''i"u- III VI anu mn IN
aSiile soi,'e'hlhg ah'i 20 qua i'ha ihai'
hey scli seIA lea.''''i' iie ,i''src' 100
suppose 'heN nav 10 'i'e'e 80 thuc'
co'ilpe,'t'o"' ~ eis'1 'l'Sh' We
crossed over me iei'S ~ the West sue
ana iookeo over 'ot'ioh oi t'lo sum
quarter Oh the eltN. 'ne lhiflg ,iia' at
trae'cu ou' a''che'o, "'o 9e.'.a al negro
women se'iihg eaooaSes' ihes were
oare-iootea anu cail It" ei'eif Neee'aoi's
on l''cir netas. l'A stoPped III ir.i't
oi every "ool 10 9i'',i,' eaoo'Se, nice
capoaSe' III s"e'i ioflorii tome ''ai
person, unaecuStoi1ra TO theth' would
AT 'rs' syn, nav 10 'a,Sn, pui AT
seeoi'o ''io"sh' ieel''iS VI ply 'aiher
man 'hrt,' """li creep Owe. any one
Even III lhlS see'ioh oi 'iie CITY. where
Every 'i'i'S + any ,''oS p"' t'Sieiui'
ho"cis W an MINUS pl''o'li III "o''h''ahcc
everywhere
We left \. o, at 40 aud passed out
through the market gardening section.
On either SIDE oil tile track FOR miles It Is
one continual field of vegetables, con-
sisting manly of cabbage, bects. peas,
beans, onions and potatoes. The
ground is very hard and looks to be
rich but one fault eVerVW here existed :.