The Newtown bee., 1899-08-11
Litchfeld County.
WASHINGTON.


Manila, to light for Uncle Sam, write
home interestingly OF his trip across th'
continent. He says: ,*3 -
On the Nevada Desert, July %, 90
This is the first chance that I have nae
to write since we left camp. Ihave beer
on duty all the way across the country
and am on duty yet. One Of the ser
geants and myself are in charge of q car
and we have cur hands full with the men
We left camp the morning Of the 18th
and marched about mile to, the cars
We were given Pullman sleepers an6
they were fitted up fine. There were
only 20 men in car. so we had plenty
of room. am writing this while the
train is moving about 40 miles an hour
that accounts for the writing. After we
left Harrisburg we Travelled along the
Susquehanna for 20 miles. The scenery
along the river is fine. Arrived at Pitts.
burg in the evening, and found big
crowd waiting for US. Crossed Ohio in
the night, so had no chance to see it.
Reached Fort Wayne, Ind, at $50 Tues
cay morning, and Chicago at 8 80. We
changed to the c., r. l. & P. railroad at
Chicago. Travelled all day through Hi.
nois, and crossed the Mississippi at Rock
Island about p. m. Travelled all night
through Iowa, and woke up in Omaha,
Neb,, Wednesday morning. Passed
through Lincoln w. j. Bryan's home ;
stopped while to see him, but he was
MT at home. All through Iowa and Ne
braska all that one can see is farming
country. We went through only small
part of Nebraska, the southeastern cor
ner. Crossed into Kansas and spent the
rest Of Wednesday crossing the plains.
Reached the Colorado line about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon; Colorado
| Springs about 8 p. N. After we left the
Springs we got into the Rockies. It was
fine night, so four of us sat ON the
platform nearly allnight, looking at the
scenery. 1t was something grand! We
went through what is called the Royal
Gorge. It was about 100 feet wide at the
widest part. On each side the rocks rise
straight into the air for nearly 1000 feet.
They look as if they were about to fall
over on to the track. After we passed
through the gorge L went to bed. When
L got up, Thursday morning, we were
nearly at the highest point Of the rail-
road. All around Us were mountains,
with their tops covered with snow. We
were nearly frc zen, as we had nothing
| b,,t our Tho hi uniforms Ahnut osoIool,
we reached the highest point of the rail-
road, 1O,42O feet above the sea level.
Late in the afternoon we passed through
the Grand RIVER canon. 1t Ia about DC
miles long. Rocks from one end to the
| other. At the end of the canon we came
upon summer resort called GIenwood
Springs. We stopped about an hour in
| the town. l was waikiki e up and down
| near the cars when young fellow and q
lady came up and asked what regiment
this was. We got to talking about the
navy, and the girl told me that she chris.
tened the Erickson, one of the new tor.
pedo boats. ! was about to ask Their
name, when the train started, 80 didn't
get the chance. After we left the Rock.
les we made pretty good time until We
had nearly reached Utah. We changed
Engines just before we crossed into Utah
and had gone 10 miles when the engine
blew out cylinder head. Got started
again, and had gone only a few miles
when we were stopped again, this time
by runaway, The wagon was al
smashed up en- the track. There were
two men and a little girl. One of th.
men tagged the train with the little girl'i
red bonnet. Reached Salt Lake Cit,
about 8 O'Clock Friday morning. Tray
eled along the edge Of the Great Sal
! Lake for nearly 20 miles. Reached Og
den about noon. We staid In the towl
about two hours. About 80 miles ont O.
Ogden we began to strike the deserts
and we are still travelling in them. W.
have got about 800 miles to travel ye
before we reach Frisco. ~@
San Francisco, CAL, July %, '99.
We reached here this morning, ant
leave tonight or tomorrow morning.
will write letter so as to mail IL at Hon
olulu. am writing this on the dock
while our stuff is beipg loaded upon th
transport. We crossed the Sierra Ne
vada mountains, yesterday afternoon
While making q Ftop at . mountain town
i The captain let us all take a swim In
river near the town. Eight hnndred fee
EaDove US was the snow line, 30 you ca
b Imagine whether. it was cool or no.
] lCrossing the mountains, we passe
through over 80 miles of anow-shed
We sail on the Tartar, that Is two con
panies, e.. and d. We have also abor
, million dollars on board for the 80
diers in the Philippines. The rest OF th
regiment will go on the Newport an
Ohio.
"A PLEASANT HOUSE WARMING.
The friends Of Mr. and Mrs W.. i. Va
Sinderen gave them q delightful but 1