Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-22

FROM CALIFORNIA TO WAsHlNGToN-so
cleTY IN wAsHNoToN-THe SILVER
QUESTION.
ViCKsBuRG, Miss, Jan, 3, ls95

arrived here yesterday afternoon ana
have looked about a little today; enough
to see that the course of the Mississippi
above this town is changed, so that the
river, instead of flowing close under the
city as it used, now flows about mile to
the left.
Vicksburg is the principal city of Mis-
slssippi. Its situation formerly was
superb one, being on II high bluff direct
w above the river. With the channel of
the river changed the place is not so well
placed, but keeps the advantage OF the
hill.
left Los Angeles on Friday morning,
Dec. %, by the daily eastern mail and eN-
press. For many miles our course was
through the irrigated valleys of southern
California, Astounding in orange orchards
and pretty villages. The orange belt we
passed at Cotton. near San Bernardino,
where orange pedars in large numbers
besiege the train offering very good or
anges in great abundance at low prices,
or about three cents for two.
Before leaving Los Angeles | became
interested enough in photography to pur-
chase bul;'s-eye camera at the very
reasonable price of SO with two dozen
film plates for pictures, dozen in the in
strument ready fol use, and dozen on
hand to put in when the first were used.
This was my first experience in photosra-
phv and do not yet know with what re-
suit. | have the first II pictures taken,
but no opportunity as yet to have them
developed. As the weather has been
constantly clouded since | bought the
camera, hardly expect very great re-
suits. My first picture was at Benson
Arizona, where we were sde-tracked
some hours waiting for burnt culvert
to be repaired. The picture was of two
little girls and COW, and promised the
little girls, who were very much inter
ested in it, copies if it turned out we'll.
NV next picture was also at Benson of
a drove of cattle. The next were taken
at Ell Paso, and consisted of different
groups. including two of a Spaniard, with
fine-ooking broncho and complete saddle
rig, asso. etc, on his way to the bull
fight across the river in Mexico.
The last group was of dozen children
all dressed in their Sunday clothes and
interested in a broncho that they took
turns in riding, two at time. Three
mounted when the picture was taien' and
as the broncho was not very large, they
: pretty nearly covered him up.
Whilst at Los Angeles | made severa
very pleasant drives. One to Pasadena
p about II miles, with a Mr.. Jordan, for
at merly from New York, agent for the pub
fishing firm of IIoughton & Co., Boston
and one on Sunday with Mr. Sampson
and his wife late of Cornwall, VT, &C
companed also by Mr.. G. w. Mason o
New Haven. VT.
This country is remarkable for tn
number and attractiveness of its homes
There are thousands of them, and not one
or hardly one, but what looks tidy
Many of them are very handsome will
superior grounds. 1t is evident tina
many settlers have brought in larg
amount of means, IA part of which the
eNDenu at once Ill IL NOME.
1t is the climate that brings these
They come to prolong life. OF course il
many, if not most cases, it is for the SAX
of part, not all of the family, that tn
change is made. TO those having mean
enough the result should be pleasan
as well as healthy one. ct it is notice
= able that many who came are dead, an
still we have no doubt the lives of som
may be prolonged for years.
| saw this time much of interest l
/ coming across the southern plains @
Arizona and New Mexico, but unfortu
> na.ely much of the trip was in the nigh
: At several points there were signs {
tremendous freshets from the mountain
north, ami am told the road later in tn
! (. season is frequently washed away b
them. Leaving FL Paso in Texas we g
away from the mountains excepting
long line of them not very high acros
: the Rio Grande in Mexico. The countr
is we went through was largely flat, bl
/, is at points it was broken and wild. Tow
mo appeared quite well. UnfOrtunatel
are -
OF my ticket did not permit "A stop over
Fort Worth, where we arrived just b.
II fore dark. The closing of the TeXi
ride was in the night. The next morl
ing we crossed the northern part {
s. Louisiana, level, well wooded and al
parently fertile country, but with thi
want of thrift that is so common
both villages and country in the Of
~ slave States. Texas is reasonably fir,
from this and bids fair to be the mo
prosperous of all the southern State
The train crossed the Mississippi by
ice ferry boat near Nicksburgh. The da
was clouded and cool; the river,
uSual muddy and forhiddinU