Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-12
Italy-Across the Way.

those in California or other states as
far in that direction, as away off in the
distant somewhere"
| To those who delight in change,
beautiful scenery, and. may say, per-
feet climate. should turn their faces
toward the Pacific coast. Well do
Caiifornians know the fascination in
those beautiful waves, the exhilaration
produced by delightful sea breezes. and
! the quiet contentment found in their
well arranged parks.
Do not think for a moment that all
is perfect, or that people are relieved
| from care aud responsibility on reach
ing this part of the world, for without
doubt, to judge of it as whole. and
look at it compared with our native
state during the summer season. one
is disappointed: yes, sadly Eonplused
to understand that peculiar something
that causes people to contentedly make
| it their homes.
| The winter season is the time to see
things at their best. People here are
! relieved from sudden chilly blasts, and
| vegetation is most luxuriant.
Leaving ST. Louis at 500 P. NJ, we
reached Kansas City next morning, and
after a few hours delav in that busy
| nd ntuin Dify IL "a e(i
bound. Here we feel fairly started.
| We cross into Kansas, and look for
| miles and miles over fertile fields and
waving grain. but it is so warm and
dusty we sigh for mountain breezes.
| Here, too, we see what seems TO US few
| panels of a board fence, scattered here
and there, and we surely think its use
must be to form haystack foundation.
Our curiosity gets the better of US.
We ask what it means, and find it is
| for a protection against the heavy
snow drifts. This sort of introduce
ton to some fifty miles of snowsheds
| farther on.
! Before reaching Denver, the next
| point of interest, you catch glimpse
| here and there, of tow ering mountains.
! Some eighty miles to the south, the
| historic Pixies Peak rears its snowy
crest against the azure sky. while to
| the northward the summit of Long 5
L.. I'd P0So1ia on6
Evans peer from among their gigantic
| brethren. The Denver people boast of
their climate and the pure invigoratlng
air. This is to be expected when we
remember that the city is situated in a
plain 5,197 feet above the sea, and sur
rounded by snow capped peaks. Her
Union Depot ranks with the best OF
similar structures, and her Grand
Opera house is the most elegant on the
continent. From here we rnn up to
Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming and
its commercial center. Next we reach
Ogden, sleepy town, spread over
long narrow territory, nesting at the
foot of barren, rugged hills, void of
trees; and with the exception of the K.
r. Park, which in size would not sur
pass many of our Missouri lawns, it is
a cheerless looking spot. This being
railway center, gives mere excuse
for its existence. Onward and west
ward we find the region around Great
Salt Lake desert-like along this road.
In fact stretch of desert is crossed be-
fore entering Elko. The fatigue was
greatly lessened here by a conversa-
tion with Chinese lady, going from
Ogden to San Francisco. Her English
was above the average. Ia a worldly
way they were quite we'll off. she said.
Her husband owning a large cattle
ranch. beside keeping laundry and
eating house. Her dress was of bright
yellow satin fringed with deep green,
below which hung bifurcated skirt
of crimson satin, bordered with a tin
sci goods peculiar to their country.
The large flowing sleeves showed TO ad-
vantage the four gold bracelets that
adorned either arm. Large gold ear
rings studied with diamonds hung from
from her ears. Tiny bead-embroid-
cred slippers covered her feet. Her
hair was ornamented with gold comb.
She wore no head dress, but carried
a silk parasol of bright hues so inter-
mingled as to produce a changeable |
effect. And here we might also men
ton Mrs. Harmon and daughter of
San Francisco. Mr.. Ulrich b. Collius
of Sacramento, and Mrs. jackson Her.
lev of W. Y. who added much pleas |
ure to the journey by pointing out
places of interest and relating events |
connected with them.
From Elko on the region is unsur-
passed in the variety and grandeur of |
its natural scenery, especially that of
its valleys, canons and mountain pass
es. We hasten by many places of
minor Importance before reaching Sac
ramento. We had just been enjoying
the picturesque scenes along the
Truckee River, it's falls, the hurrying
mountain streams that fairly tremble
into its waters, then we think much we