The Penn's Grove record., 1895-02-08

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water ont of the mine. Two immense
ngines being at the bottom Of the mine
and are ru. steam being sent down
to them from above through large pipes.
On account of the muddle in the silver
market not much mining is done at
present, so Leadville Is quiet, a v at
nights when the gambling dens are
thrown open and things goes q hum
ming then.
The day l left California the sui
never shone brighter nor prettier.
Everything was bright and green with
roses in bloom like an early June day
in the East, but before the sun had
gone down behind the mountains my
train was ploughing through snow four
foot deep. One ian get any climate In
California they want by moving q hum
dred miles or so. At a station called
Blue Canyon in the Sierra Nevada
Mountain snow was % feet deep on u
Level. l walked under snow tunnels
100 feet to the hotel for a cup OF coffee,
as did all other passengers. The Rail
road Company keeps two immense ro-
tary snow plows going up and down
this section all the time, otherwise no
trains could he run. At Truckee about
100 miles farther East, was IA
feet on a level, the thermometer 200 be-
! low zero AT New Castle. so miles
farther East, snow YES 4 feet on q level
| and the thermometer 1850 below zero.
At Leadyile the snow was 2 It. on .
level, the Thermometer 22o below zero.
Denver had only u slight fall of snow,
but Mr.. Jack Frost was about just the
same, 100 below zero.
While at Denver l had the pleasure
of renewing acq~uaintances with a
former resident OF Penn's Grove, Jos.
Bilderback, who, by the way is looking
well and doing well and is considered
one Of the rising pharmaceutist Of that
city. / spent several hours with Joe
taking in the sights Of the town and
was 10th to bid him farewell. My next
change of cars will be at the windy
city, Chicago, but / think my train
from Denver makes close connections
SO I will not have to tarry there long,
neither do 1 care to. as / am anxious to
get home and explain TO Jing. a-ling,
ex-Assemblyman Diver, Cooper Sparks
and n or two more why / failed to
get their horse ranches, orange groves,
wineries, &c., which they requested
me to get for them.
This, Mr.. Editor, will probably be the
last letter from the Western Slope. I
have tried to depicture things as near
and true as could possibly be done, al
though some things 1 have written
about almost seem incredulous, yet
they are truths. The climate, the
mountains, the coil and products OF
California cannot he praised too highly,
and it could hardly be believed out side
OF a resident OF the town where / was
situated, Martinez, that not quite Two
weeks ago | saw u ranchman bring in
green corr, tomatoes, squashes, Tadish-
es, &C.. 10 sell. | shall never regret
taking the trip across the continent, as
1t has been beneficial TO me In all ways.
One cannot imagine the yastness of our
great country until they go from Ocean
to Ocean. AMI | am glad to say l have
seen the sun apparently rise out of the
Atlan.Ic Ocean and go to sleep in the
Grand Pacific.
In cnnclusion | will say il my letters
have been OF any benefit, pleasure or
inlcsest TO your many readers | am am-
ply paid for the writing. AS the train
goes shi itking ard screaming through
tunut IS and over mountains towards
my liuine on The leo bound Delaware,
the n. taAirg Ines tnnm memory's lamp
COME y my mind. which | quote.
-:O:-
The scent OF these blossoms remind me
Of an exquisite night long ago.
And sweet does the memory bind me
To dreams that come. but to go.
The moonlight the star light. the earth light.
The break OF the waves on the shore,
Tie song Of a bird In the silence
Is haunting me ever more.
Soft do these memories crowd round me,
Fair dreams Of a 6nce golden time,