The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-09
cHANUTE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 9. lse
The Dingey Law Raises More Revenue than Expected
FROM FAR AWAY OREGON
Mrs. Hadden Writes Interestingly Of the
4 Trip West, and DiIates Upon the
Grandeur Of Pacific Slope.
ASTORIA, ORE, Nov, "a, 1898.

f| ASTORIA, OhE., NOV, ~, 1890.
To EDITOR CHANUTE TIMES:
L AS 1 promised some Of my friends
Ito write and let them know what kind
I'of a trip / had coming out West, |
Thought would write to you and let
| yoa print it in THE TIMES.
We left Chanute the l4th of No
vember at 4:40 p. M; reached juno
tiOn City at p. m, and found the U.
Z, train one Lour late. When we got
aboard the train we could hardly find
standing room, but finally found a
seat by sittin.' with our feet on a large
valise and with our lunch-baskets on
our laps. We reached Denver Tues
day at.1 o'clock. The agent told us
we could leave there at 6:45, but we
would have to change cars at the Sec
ond station west of Cheyenne and lay
over ten hours. or we could remain in
Denver until 4:15 and net change un-
til we reached Portland; so we chose
to wait at Denver. We went aboard
the train at 10 o'clock and slept until
4:15. We passed through Leadville in
the night, reached Cheyenne at sun
rise, and stopped at Laramie City for
breakfast. All the morning we could
see nothing but snow as far as the eye
could reach-nOt tree or shrub of
any kind. BY noon we had passed the
snow and were surrounded by noun
tains. The train passed through sew
eral tunnels. The next day we were
in Idaho, and travelled nearly all day
along the banks Of Snake river; it
looked like a lake to me. Looking to
the left / saw what appeared to
be foot-bridge and path leading
over the mountains. l thought that
was hard place for wagon to cross;
and on looking again | saw the train
turning toward that bridge and up
the mountain. l did not look to see
any more. 1 could look back and see
the rear cars. l heard gentleman
say there were two engines in front
and one in the rear, and it seemed
hours to me coming across the noun
tain. When we reached the bottom
another engine was put on, and then
we fairly flew. 1t was so dark we
could not see anything on the outside.
I met a conductor that used to brake
through Chanute on the L., l.. & g.,
when the towns names were Tioga
and New Chicago.
When we reached Portland in the
morning everything was green. Phil
was there to meet me, and he said
there had been aIandsliGe on the road
to Astoria, but hought IL would be
cleared away by the time we got
there. We had just time to step in a
restaurant and get cup Of coffee
when a policeman yelled "All aboard
for Astoria;" and when l boarded the
train l found | would have to wait
, thirteen hours and come on the steam
boat or get another ticket. So got
another ticket and started to Astoria.
The scenery along the road was
beautiful. The Columbia on one side,
the mountains on the other, covered
with spruce, hemlock and fern, and
the streamlets pouring their sparkling
waters over the tops, was a grand
sight About II o'clock we came to
the landslide and found we would
have to wait there three hours. We
were almost starved before we left.
Among the passengers were the Gov
ernor-elect, the General Superinten-
dent and wife, the State Fish Com
mission, and Brigadier-General Gree
ley, who were enroute to inspect Fort
Stevens, and they had great deal of
sport about the dinner that was spoil
ing in Astoria.
saw trees loaded with apples on
the way down from Portland. When
1 got to Astoria Jennie and her hus-
band and daughter were at the depot
with cab, and when l got to their
house l was surprised to see roses,
carnations, pansies, fuschias and vio-
lets budding and blooming, Today is
Thanksgiving, and the flowers for
the table were picked out in the yard.
1t is beautiful day. / can sit at the
window and see the ships and steam
boats come in and go out, and can
look the other way and see the noun
tains covered with beautiful ever
greens and ferns.
K. A. MADDEN.