The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-29
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thinking that a poor account
what we can remember of our
! w across the continent might
y W. If interest to some of your
. VA who have never had the
,lsasure of a visit to this beautl.
Il land of Sunshine, Fruit and
Tlarers.' we will try and give
Nam, Nam a slight idea ofsome OF the
n,py things to be seen in making
ssch a trip. .,r,. !,
v,sr" going West Wednesday
.,sping July 9th, we got to
rsicae Thursday noon, where
- .s' min an excursion party from
Hn,on, conducted by Mr.. S: B.
p pr who, by the way. is a
NAN with a history, having (as
h \. ,]aims) crossed the continent
y t,n ocean to ocean more times
,b.n any other living man, having
made ,r the trip between Boston
,rdLosAngles every three weeks
torthe past eight years, and the
.yperiences he can relate of hold
m, wrecks, etc. would fill a
yolpme. We spend the afternoon
viewing the sights of Chicago
,pd.Thursday night at 6 o'clock
have for the far West, passing
through the beautiful farming
lands Of Illinois. and on through
dwight where we see the origi-
nal Kelley Institute and labrato-
where the famous Gold Cure
S compounded and sent all over :
tbe world; cross the Mississippi
River at Louisiana with a fine
zisT Of the "Father of Waters
By moon. light, arriving at Kan
rs City for breakfast Friday
morning. Leaving Kansas City
stlOa. M. via the Missouri Paci-
&c the day is spent in travelling
trough the finest fruit and
srmjpg lands in the State OF
Kansas. where we see thousands
i acres of wheat and corn.
Stretching away on either side OF
hetrack as far as the eye can
leach, there is nothing but corn
md wheat. All. yes, here is
omething, twenty miles out from
Kansas City we catch a snap
hot Of the old Red Bridge across
Blue River where Jesse James
bot the six Union soldiers dur
ng the civil war.
Saturday, morning we awoke
Colorado with Pixies Peak
moving above the silvery hori-
% like a mighty cloud. The
Peak has long been an object OF
dmiation to the world because
fits commanding position and
be glamon throw around it
y history and tradition. Authors
aveexpended all their skill in
Fying to describe it, and poets
ave sung it's praises. The ma
Fsty Of greatness and the mys'
Pry Of minuteness are here
rougAt face to face. The mind
awed by the contemplation OF
be scene, and when the retiec-
! 20 comes that these great
pacesare but grains of sand on
infinite shore of creation, and
bat there are worlds of beauty
: sastand varied between the
ny flowers and the ultimate re.
Parches of the microscope as
. lose which exist on an ascend
g scale between the flowers
= % the great globe itself, the
and isoverwhelmed with wond-
INFLAMMATION. But, here we
atthe pretty town of Pueblo
n sWOpopulation) where we get
eaktast, after which there is
n ne for a stroll through the &C
s. Y little city before again re-
: ming our journey. AT II AS
are off again, going up the
mon Of the Arkansas past the
A ute penitentiary and Reform
\! 4 [nool then Canon City and
y 'yal Gorge at the entrance OF
Grand Canon of the Arkan-
after entering the depths,
e train ,,,ovas elorr,v olono tho