Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-22
From the Golden Gate.

lne ''buccess Column.
From the Golden Gate.
SANFRANcIsco, CAL, July IA, '97.
Mr.. EDITORIALS already announced 10
you by Telegram, our journey all the way
was a most delightful one. Everybody
was well and the weather was most COM
Portable
We left Chicago at IL p. m. Tuesday,
June 20, via Kansas City. Judge Hutch
iDson had telegraphed ahead for his sister
to join US at Kansas City and ride few
miles for visit, but for some unaccount.
able reason she was not to be found. The
same difficulty obtained on the part OF
Juoge Nichols at Pueblo, and MIR. Gay tel
egraphed +. + Dubois to meet us at Colo
RADIO Springs, as we were not to reach Dem
yer, but we heard nothing from Fred.
Our journey across the great plains OF
Kansas was little warm and dusty but
we found much that was instructive and
entertaining even on this part OF the way.
Coming through Missouri we trav-
ersed a region of forest through which
a cyclone had passed and we saw hundreds
of great trees torn up by the roots or
twisted ike rope or broken in pieces by
the resistless wind, reminding us OF words
memorized in earlier years of "the wind
in froiic:"
"You sturdy old oaks, will make you bow
And il made them bow without more ado
vi ~ AAaAhNN AheAA AiA NlAAAAHH AAAbAhA @Ae
through
But here In Kansas for miles and miles
there was not a tree TO be seen and vege-
talion was all inferior, while here and
there were seen a lone Jack rabbit or a col
ony OF the little prairie dogs. There was
only now and then a building OF any sort
and many OF these were tue little SOD
were occasionally seen a herd OF cattle and
in one great prairie two men were on their
horses chasing third horse which they
finally choked down with their lassos.
At one station the cowboys came up to
our train on their horses and gave US an
exhibition OF rough riding. The cowboys
were EARNED to the teeth" This great re.
gion, once known as the "American des
ert, F" extends over the line far into Colo
RADIO, but at last we reached the irrigated
part OF the plain where everything was OF
thrifty and luxuriant growth.
We reached Pueblo and Colorado
Springs in the afternoon OF Thursday. At
Pueblo we had teleg-aphed for dinner and
sat down to one of the finest spreads pos
sible 10 be gotten up. The Endeavorers
met us as we entered the station and gave
us royal welcome and presented each
with bouquet OF flowers. We gave them
as we gave others our Vermont greeting as
already given in former letter.
Among the hRppiest OF the lot on all
lutet hNthSiOUH NtFt JuuRtN anu
Hutchinson and Forrest Martin and MIR. |
Gay.
We stopped at Colorado Springs from |
Thursday night till p. m. Friday. Inn
mediately on arrival there we made in |
quiries about the Pixies Peak trip, Mani |
tou and Garden OF the Gods. Everything I
was engaged for the Pixies Peak trip, but |
Rev. Mr.. Swift OF our party, from Orwell,
VI, and your humble servant managed to
pick up two open seats with the Kentucky |
by being up all night ana /
starting up the mountain at three O'Clock |
in the morning The trip was well worth
| he effort, though we experienced pecu-
liar dizzy sensation when on the top, ow-
ing TO the rarity OF the atmosphere. Great
piles of snow lay alongside the railroad
toward the summit, and at the summit the
thermometer stood that morning ut 349
The remainder OF the party took a car
riage drive through Manitou and the Gar
den and found 1t most enjoyable. Mani
Ton is the Saratoga OF the West" and is
beautiful village nestled among the hills
at the foot OF Pixies Peak.
The Garden OF the Gods is a most won
1erful region-a place OF great privilege
Tor the student OF geology and sin this
solitude nature has perpetrated many
strange freaks of sculpture and architec.
.ure.n Among the grotesque figures
pointed ont to us were the "Lady of the
Ahihthf Aut w hSutfMOllhusf IHHl
Lions Head, "Bear and Seal The "Bag
gage Room" and the "Stage Coach"
Returning from Colorado Springs at
D. m. Friday we had a second dinner at
Pueblo aud started out over the famous
Denver and Rio Grande railroad about 4
,. m. We soon entered the Grand Canon
u the Arkansas, and the scenery OF this
quite is beyond description. One mem
Der OF the party wrote down and handed
ne the following ;-"This is the grandest
how on earth J How little we know of
'nr Own country Wonderful Wonder
nj !" Another said: "Passing through
he world renowned Royal Gorge" and
he Grand Canon OF the Arkansas river
We saw the most picturesque scenery of
he world.n
A third member of the party remarks ,
The scenery surpasses all imagination,
specially the mountains and the rocks.
'he rocks make one think of the build
ngs of ancient Rome in regard to sublim
ty, but we see no cool clear water and
beautiful green hills and wales like Yer
nont's. We have all the variety desired
n traveling-the plains of Kansas with
Iothing but dust and sod houses for one
lay; another day mountains and rocks
With a snowstorm. At one time we have
inner served with all the modern i'm
movements; next we eat from the meat {
latter and flavor our coffee with milk
rom the dishpan."
GEORGE W. MORROW.