Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-04-26

trio road, the tourists were asked TO
change cars, and soon were seated in
car of special design, propelled by
a cable operated from the top of the
mountain. The grade on this road is
the steepest in the world, the descent
being IS feet in 100. The return TO
Los Angeles was by different route
and through some very charming
scenery.
San Diego was reached about noon
the next day, and four seated buck
board was in waiting, upon which
the party made the tour of the city,
enjoying the many beautiful sights
pointed out by the guide, none more
than the Coronado Reach Hotel,
which is, indeed, beautiful for sit
uation."
Riverside was reached about seven
o'clock in the evening Mrs. J. {.
Lynch Joined the party here and re-
NAMED with them during their stay,
and went with them to San Bernadino.
In this place the tourists enjoyed the
rare treat of picking oranges and
seeing them packed, There are some
beautiful drives about Riverside, the
most delightful of which is Magnolia
Avenue, and the drive between rows
of beautifully colored and fragrant
magnolia trees will never be forgot
ten.
From Riverside the party went to
Redlands, and Saturday morning
proceeded to Cucamonga, where the
day was passed i'll orange and lemon
groves and vineyards. Sunday was
passed at Old Mission, and in the
evening the party returned to Los
Angeles.
Monday morning, April ], the
party started for FL Paso, over the
Southern Pacific. About noon was
seen the first indication Of the Colo
RADIO Desert, the ride across which
battles description. AT noon the
thermometer indicated temperature
of % >, which is as high as it will
register. For ll9 miles there isn't
a drop Of water, and dust makes life
miserable for even the temporary
sojourner.
FL Paso was reached shortly after
noon Tuesday, April ,, and the party
started Immediately for Juarez, Mex
leo, where the Spanish cathedral, 1926
years old, was the first point of inter
est visited. The famous old prison
was inspected, after which the differ
ent places of business were in turn
visited. This place is rich in histor-
ical interest, and it was difficult for
the tourists TO realize that they had
not crossed the sea and were roam
ing among the ruins of ancient
Spain,
AT eight o'clock Thursday morn
ing the party reached Dallas, where
they remained until the next morn
ing, when they left for New Orleans,
arriving there Saturday morning.
Nearly the entire day was consumed
in transferring the "Alma" to the
Queen and Crescent road.
In New Orleans the Alma party
met Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey and Jno. w.
Blodgett, who accompanied them
Sunday morning to the French mar
ket and the French cathedral. In
the afternoon, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Bailey, were driven about
the Crescent City, and called upon
Col. and Mrs. Pescud The evening
was passed in the "Alma," in com
pany with the friends who had en-
tcrtained the tourists during the
day.
Meridian, Miss, was reached at
$50 a. IN. Monday, and the entire
day was devoted TO sightseeing, the
evening to rest. Tuesday morning
the "Alma" was taken up by the
fast limited, and a few hours later
arrived in Birmingham, Ala. After
inspecting the immense iron furnaces
here, the party left for Chattanooga,
Tenn, where they arrived about six
o'clock that evening The next
morning the tourists made the ascent
of Lookout Mountain, from which
they had magnificent view of the
valleys which thirty years ago were
filled with contending armies en-
gagged in internecine warfare, but
now the home of men engaged in the
peaceful pursuits of agriculture. The
afternoon and evening were passed at
Mission Ridge.
The party left Chattanooga in the
early morning of Thursday, April
IL, for Cincinnati, where they ar
rived at six o'clock in the evening.
The ride over the mountains and
through the valleys smiling in the
bright sunlight of spring in the
southland was one long to be re-
membered.
AS the tourists neared home, the
scenery and points of interest became
more familiar to them. After leav-
ing Cincinnati, DAYTON, Ohio. was