The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Dewey ii California.

Hfesidio, CAL,
June 8, 1859.
It was an intete4ting trip but inter-
esting in a way d cannot write for
YOU about. II s+tha35s - IL.
! saw nothing sof special interest
until the second morning, the morn
ing of the 24th, when / awoke seven.
ty-five east of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
We were then IN Iha3 foot hills of the
Rocky Mountaidl song low hills
covered with sat brush on every
side was all therSswle to -be seen, no
grass, no trees, no cultivation, no
forage, just absolutely nothina.s We
reached Cheyenlaat eight O'Clock. in
tho morning (moslntlin time) leaving
at $780,: Unlike iOmaha it is fine
little city, nice 1cleap streets, we'll
built up, nice lawns ind residences.
Before going dny flrther I want to
say that l am disguised with oma-
ha. j.. isa " s..,,ssss g .f ); ,... >
there is nothing but mountains, ind
sage brush. / oily saw two towns
as large as Worthin6 ton between the
two cities. nine 1ut of evory ten Of
the stations consistg Of three build
ings, a storehouSe Tor the hand,car
and tools, an out.hquse and, the resi-
dence of the ieqtion men, all of
whom live in tho Mme buildinR. It
seemed strsnge tksee our train make
stop after stops lases 81 It'd kind
some set' '06 . 1lek sdouur, #sisd
at some a box Of bacon.
It would be set Of on the ground,
no depot, no telegraph Office there,
no agent to receive it. We reached
Odgen at 200 q. m, Thursday. l
had to get up. being in charge Of my
party Of four, and, change my Cows
request for tickets. From what I
noticed at that time Of night 1 am
inclined to think II a nice city.
Thursday was practically a repiti-
ton of the day before e-mountains,
snow and sage brush: But on Fri
day morning We awoke IS miles east
of Sacramento in q fruit country, a
PARADISE compared to Wyoming,
Utah and Nevada. And 80 it was
from there to"Frisco."
We Pulled iito Sacramento at $40
a. m. Frha1J and being anxious 10
see something ST the city 1 was up.
All / ca9 ayis: that it comes as near
being P{radise As{ anything I ever
saw. Eide, eileen streets, good
buildinis and abundance of shade
trees, Il P6tty lawns and q profusion
of flows fs go1to. make it a very pref
| ty PLACID Thefragrance of the yeg-
citation is in the air and seems half
intoxicating
Well ws reached San Francisco
| and th9 Presidio At L 30 Friday af.
ternoo1 and was temporarily assign
ed to 0p.-F Of the Casual Detach.
ment. Ha1e enjoyed it:so far. W.
are somewhat better fed than the
volunt8 t8srs, as for aleeping each man
hasa dot, mattress, pillow and two
blankets: 80, we are comfortable. -.
The Presidio is q military reserva.
ton jdst outside the western limits
|of the pity, houn ded. On the north By
! the stseam known. as the "GoldeI
Gate, on the west by the Pacific, or
the other two sides by the city and
suburbs. L There are barracks and
acconmodations here for about 250(
men ind it 10 q pretty fair place.
Tho *Golden Cat" is a,atream o.
water perhaps "a &mile wide and q
mile and a half long, connecting the
Pacific with the Bay Of San Francis
i On both sides of the stream ar,
hills from 80 to 900 feet in Insight; thl
tops pf which ara lined With new Ia
inch guns. lam assigned to th,
22nd| U. s. Infantry, all Of, which !
LInow Id Manila. 1. expect! to leav,
hereIon juno. 2Qnd. on tho tvansipor
/ Sheridan. Would hare gone :. :=o, 81
JUMP 7th, hut ins testing one Of he
hoilSla gave away. .% .ss] .5z.$ ls :. { :
{ Il ~ i LEO. A. D1WEY,
! I Go. "F" Casual Detachment.
j ! Presidio, s. r, Cal