The Penn's Grove record., 1894-09-21
Westward lilo

2 NAAlAfH' ~
ton and Missouri II. r. in Nebraska, a
distance of Just 1916 miles. So far my
trip to the land of sunshine and flowers
has been a pleasant one. OF course l
have seen many things, strange people
and places that l never saw East, and
vet. the people tell me | haven't seen
anything as to what | will see.
crossed oyer the great Missippi
River at Clinton, Nebraska, but as it
was dark of course l did not get a very
good view of it, neither did l see De-
Sofa, who first discovered it. 1 don't
! suppose | would have known him any
how, SO guess its all right. The states
of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska have
suffered terrible from drouths. l have
| seen miles and miles of corn fields In
all of those states, all parched and
withered up and not n single a of
corn on them. Some of the corn is not
|. worth cutting up, but where it is waist
high it is being cut up for fodder as no
hay was gathered in any of those states.
The usual way is to husk the corn,
then turn the cattle and horses in and
let them eat the stalks as they choose.
Probably twO.thirds of the farmers will
have to have aid from their respective
states to carry them through the winter
and to plant again in the spring.
Rain has fallen in almost all of the
western states this last week, but it
came too late to do any good ave to
fill up the small streams. The La
Platte River was almost dry, no rain
having fallen in Missouri for three
months or more. Generally 60 to 65
bushels of corn are raised Oh an acre in
this section but this year they can
count none. l have cen no crops as
good in any of these western states as /
saw il New Jersey. East of the Ohio
River the crops of all kinds are all
right.
Before leaving Chicago l went
through the stock yards and horse
market, which are immense. Also
went through Swift & Co.'S slaughter
houses; saw a steer killed every three
minutes; everything working like clock
work. AS many as 500 beeves are kill.
ed in a day. One can hardly realize 1t,
until they see for themselves the
amount of business done there. 1 saw
as high as 80 cars packed with beef fol-
the London (England) market, beside
car after Car for the Eastern markets.
Denver, of course you know, is almost
built in the Rocky Mountains and it il
a beautiful city. The streets are all
wide and handsomely built up, both the
cable and trolley cars are running here,
while in Chicago, only the cable cars
are run, Everything seems neat and
clean in this city against Chicago's dirt
and filth. From my window l car
look and see the great and only Rocky
Mountains, and, MI. Editor, l can as.
sure you lis a beautiful sight. Great
mountains towering away up amidst
the clouds till they are lost to your view
Snow lies in the mountains the veal
round. The weather is cool enough fol
a good heavy oyercoat to-day. Yester'
day six inches of snow fell at Leadville
Colorado, which accounts for the early
cold spell here.
l was always under the impression
that Denver was a rough, fast place
but am glad to say it is not. Every
thing goes in Chicago, on the Sabbath
day, but here | am pleased to say al
the saloons, stores, hotels, and barber
shops, &C., are closed. Denver on a
Sabbath reminds me of Philadelphia.
l leave here for Manitou and Colorado
Springs on Tuesday. Then for Sail
Lake City. My route from here will
be right through the Rocky Mountains
the Switzerland of all the routes. AT
ter crossing the Rockies, l get into thu
wilds and, of course, expect to see In
dams, COW boys, greasers, sc.
Should you see my friend Jing-a-Line
(Jas. Diver tell him he is not in 1t IL
raising horses, as l passed a rancho in
the hills of upper Nebraska containing
2300 horses and colts, but there WASN'T
any Bellman's or Jndiaman's among
the lot. More Anon. G.. d. s.