The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-27
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ATLANTIC To PACIFIC.
Crews Continues the Account OF
His Journey Around the World san
Antonio to san Francisco

San Francisco. Cal. March Il
Editors Messenger:
Your correspondent feels that he is
truly thankful to be able TO say that
he has had the opportunity OF Journey
ing from Wilmington 10 San Francis
co-from the Atlantic to the Pacific
without any misfortune whatever His
views as to the extent and greatness
OF his own country have been very
much broadened by his long trip. and
he is more convinced than ever that
he ives in the grandest country in
many aspects TO be found in the world
today.
From the day he left Wilmington.
January 18th. till the day he reached
San Francisco. March 10th. trip
was full of interest and instruction.
Stops were made at Jacksonville. Fla:
Houston. Galveston. Larado and San
Antonio. Tex. and Monterey. Mexico.
The trip from SSn Antonio to San
Francisco was made without q stop.
The distance was 1918 miles and 1t
took seventy-two hours lacking fifteen
minutes to make IL. The entire journ-
ey from New Orleans to San Francisco
Nas Ia y kN
railroad, a distance OF >. 400 miles. The
distance Travelled so far, including the
trip TO Mexico. in reaching San Fran
cisco, has~been 4,702 miles.
The opportunity OF viewing the beau
tiful st. Johns river at Jacksonville.
the Father OF Waters at New Orleans.
the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston. the
peculiar looking river Rio Grand ~
Larado and Del Reio. the pretty bay
of San Francisco. the Golden Gate and
the great and grand Pacific ocean
was greatly appreciated by your cor
respondent.
On yesterday Sunday afternoon.
while standing or the top OF Straw
berry Hill, which is $50 feet high and
near the center of the beautiful Golden
Gate park, and in full view of the
Colder Gate and the great Pacific
ocean, he hoped that he felt indeed
sincerely thankful to the Father of
Mercies for the grand sight his eyes
then beheld and for the blessings
which had attended him since leaving
Wilmington.
When you are told that nearly TWEEN
ty-four hours were spent in the journ-
ey from San Antonio TO FL Paso. Tex,
you will nave an idea OF the size OF
hat great state. From Beaumont.
which is the first town you come to in
Texas after leaving New Orleans. to
Ell Paso, the distance is 916 males. At
I'll dSo al pOlIN was A-e ItoAAA
the train where Texas. Mexico n
New Mexico join. AT FL Paso the line
between New Mexico and Texas vas
crossed. At Lordsburg the line divid-
ing New Mexico and Arizona was
crossed. At Yuma the line between
Arizona and California was crossed.
When o are told that at Paisano.
Tex, the attitude is over 5000 FEET and
that at Salton, Cal. ii is 260 feet be-
low sea level, o viii understand the
unevenness Of the country through
which the great Southern Pacific rail
distance could be seen covered With
snow. while in the country below IL IS
almost as warm as summer.
Between Texas and California a
great desert was passed through. and
nowhere for hundreds OF miles was
there a tree to be seen. At Benson. In
Arizona, thousands of pounds Of sill
yer bricks were loaded onto the ex-
press car. The silver was taken from
q mine neal there.
After getting into California your
correspondent was repaid for the ong
and dusty ride through the desert by
the sight of one of the most beautiful
countries he ever saw, in which Were
growing oranges prunes. apricots,
figs, pepper, dates, English walnuts.
grapes and many other things in the
way of farm products and where. IL
was salO, tneTe was scarcely any WIN
ter. After passing Los Angeles nine
tunnels were passed through. the long
est of which was a mile and a quarter
long.
I find San Francisco to be a large
and beautiful city Of between 200. 600
and 400. 900 people. and which appears
to have as bright as future as any city
in the United States. II is to the west
what New York is to the east.
/ must not close without telling YOU
that the Brooklyn hotel. where I am
stopping. belongs to a North CAROLYN
ian by the name of Hunter. though IL
is run by a gentleman of this state.
Before leaving for Honolulu I hope
TO write you more about this great
metropolis OF the west.
Regards to all my North Carolina
friends. J.. A. CREWS.
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