The Hope pioneer., 1895-02-01
INTERESTING.
A Good Letter From the Southern
Excursionists.

Icy, L. A. Froeland. L. G. Goplerud. Will
and Sam Oxton. Dan Fullmor and G.
chalmcrs.
Now readers. was asked L.! Mr. 1se-
,ninger TO report our trip in full for his
paper, and must say that / have taken
notes and elonc all I could and travel,
but am only able to give you very
faint idea Of my experience OF tho
changes Of climate and difference in
people, and everything in general.
Geo. Drakeley accompanied us as far
as Fargo, on trip to Sauk Centre
MINI.
OMr. Thumu loft us at Fargo tho night
of tho 18th, as We couldn't get out ON
tho Milwaukee for twolvo hours, and he
was SO afflicted with rheumatism that
he thought best to so right through to
medical aid. So no changed his visit to
80 to West Baden, Indiana, instead of
Hot Springs, Arkansas, as he had start
ed for.
We left Fargo at TOO a. m. the 10th,
on tho c.. NJ. & st. p. arrived in St..
Paul ITO a. m. tho 18th.
We passed. through Big Stone City, S.
D., at $40 p. m. tho 10th: Had 8 hours
in st. Paul.. which We spent nicely in
tho city. We lay in Chicago 9 hours,
and had quito nice time. We went to
tho top Of the Masonic Tomple. which
is 308 feet and q stones high. and took
q view Of tho city as best We could, as it
was quito foggy.
The next place of mention we visited
was tho Battle Of Gettysburg, which is
no doubt tho greatest thing to bo seen
in Chicago.
Sleighs and cutters were running in
st. Paul. but in Chicago wheels we're in
use. It rained part Of the time while
we were in Chicago.
Left Chicago at 1:35 p. m. the 18th.
and took the Illinois Central through to
New Orleans. 12O miles north of Chi
cago we could see quite change in
climate, and no snow.
Travelled all night the 18th, and was
most through Tennessee by daylight the
10th. and the most noted changes i'm
aginable came before our eyes all day
the 18th, az we ran through Mississippi
and Louisiana.
1:40 a. m. the 10th we took breakfast
at Holly Springs. Mississippi, and here
is whore fun and curiosity commenced
in full blast. Here at Holly Springs
about IL or II negroes, mostly all bare
footed, aged S to II. got out by tho train
and set up a great outfit of patting and
dancing. Hall would pat and then
change and tho other half would pat
while the others would dance. They
would then pass their old hats, which
would hardly hold hay, and take in q
few pennies and nickels. This was com.
ical and nothing but an eye witness
could realize the fun.
haven't seen person with an over
coat on since the night we left Chicago
We have all discarded overcoats, caps
and overshoes.
All day the 10th We could view the
negroes, and some Of them arc 80 much
negro that we can't understand them.
Now readers you have all read in
books and seen pictures in your histories
and Biographies Of the coons. (nogroes)
with mule hitched to two wheel cart
hauling cotton, rice. etc. 1t is right here
in this part of the world that We can
see exactly what we see the picturos OF
and read about.
We travelled through about 800 miles
Of country north OF Now Orleans, in
which we never saw buggy, and hardly
ever horse. The most common thing
to sec was one mule hitched to light
old homemade wagon. and an old coon
and frau sitting on board, going to
town with garden truck.
A great amount Of cotton we have
seen this day and many cotton gins and
cotton mills.
The woods arc full Of green growths
such as palmetto, pine. magnolia anc
cypress, and a great many moro kinds
fail to mention.
| Strawberries are in bloom and cab
bage is looking fine.
Tho land we passed through in Miss
issippi and Louisiana is very marsh.
and wot. Houses are all on stills from
6 to 1G feet high.
1 Land cultivated in this country il
mostly all drained by pipes and bitches
Also irrigation is used in dry parts o
seasons.
The farmin. is mostly all done witt
ono mule. or cattle or oxen, which the
work in yokes, and no harness is used a
in Oak.
We crossed Lake Pontchartrain jus
at sunset the 18th, and got to see tn
, sunset on the lake. which was q fin
sight.
Wo arrived in New Orleans at GAO
m. tho 10th. We registered at the Wa
erly Hotel, now owned and operated b
, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Boone, tho note
: lion tanners. who have SO long beon wit
; Forcpaugh's circus. but resigned only
o weeks ago.