The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-07-20
n, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1900.

without pillar support. The great
organ is a remarkable feature Of this
world.famed building. Its bellows is
inflated by electricity and its compass
comprises 81 stops aud includes 2.64S
pipes. They have an unpaid choir OF
400 but for great choruses thisiS fre.
quently enlarged to 800 voices. Near
by the Tabernacle are the Lion House
and Bee Hive House. which were the
residences Of Brigham Young and his
extensive family. There are great
many places in this city too numerous
to menuon, which stranger can visit
with interest. hut no visitor To Salt
Lake City should fail tO see Saltair
Beach and Pavilion, which il a bath.
ing resort about thirteen miles from
the city. After spending delightful
day sightseeing in this interesting
city we turned our faces homeward,
and our next journey was to Denver,
over the Midland & Colorado Road,
and it will be impossible to tell you
the glory 0f that day on the Rocky
Mountains. Truly has 1t been said,
None but the hand Of genius, with "A
glittering icicle for his brush, the sky
for his rOlOr.box and the sheets OF
snow for his canvas can paint the
scene spread out beforc our eager eyes
that day." For several hours we
wound along the serpentine bank OF Il
turbid river, called by the Indians,
Fryingpan river: then beneath jutting
walls and past wild chasms where
rushing cataracts plunged downward.
On again, through. irightful gorges,
like dreams OF the Inferno, into the
grandeur of Red Rock Canon. W.
now begin to climb the mountain side
and cross triumphantly over the high
est point ever reached by railroad
engineering - through Haggerman's
Pass-l2,O00 feet above tie level Of the
sea. The great engines putfed and
strained like some burdened human
creature as it crawled up the rock,
side, bent around sharp curves, ant
looked down over the edge OF cllasnls
yawnMg thousands Of feet below.
We reached ManitOu about 9 o'clock
10 the Afternoon, and then our sleeperS
were side.tracked and about sixty OF
the party visited Pixies Peak, and re.
turned about IL o'clock that night,
perfectly delighted with what they
had seen, but was willing to stay in
ManitOu and drink from the famous
soda spring and view the Peak from Il
distance. We went into Denver the
next morning, Thursday, and were
cordially received by MIR. Wolf Lon.
doner, who marched us into his
cyclone cellar, where he had prepared
huge bowls Of fruit punch for the
ladies and something stronger for the
men, though nothing StrOngsr than
beer. however, all OF which we GER
tainly enjoyed. That was only Il
beginning of the attentions that were
sh0wered up0u US during our three
days stay there. A visit TO Wards
mining camp Friday, and To George
town Loop and Silver Plume Satur
day, were all full of interest, and will
long live in the memory OF the Mssis-
sippi Press Association. When we
left the hotel Friday morning TO spend
the day at Ward, we were told that
Mrs. II. p. Wiess who had been Ill
since leaving home, was much better,
so imagine our feelings when we re-
turned about 6 o'clock in the after
noon and were told that she had died
at 3 o'clock. Her death cast gloom
over the whole party, for she had been
a member Uf the association since her
young girlh0od. and was much beloved
by those who knew her The body
was brought back and inferred ut
Starksville, her old hume. We. left
Denver ut 1890 Saturday night and
reached St. Louis Monday morning.
We passed through Lincoln. Nebraska,
about o'clock Sunday, and Mr.. Bryan
was at the station to shake hands
with the Mississippi editors. just
before leaving st. Louis Monday even.
ing the association assembled In the
hotel parlor, and Prof. WelbOrn OF the
| A. & NJ. College, in a few and well
chosen words, presented to Secretary
J. G. Mcguire, in the name OF the as
sociatiOn, a beautiful silver service OI
thirty.six pieces, as a token OF theil
high appreciation OF tile kind ant
patient manner In which he had treat
ed every member Of the party, whit
seemed tO look TO him for information
about every point which we passed
and his patience in answering ques
tiOns could not have been excelled
y At this place the party began to breal
up. Col. r. H. Henry and Mr.. j. r
Showers wert to Kansas City to attent
: the Democratic Convention; Capt
, Jas. II. Duke and others returned b.
!, the NJ. 4 o. railroad. Some left us a.
! Memphis and other stations below
|, there, aud indeed there we're very few
, left when we reached jackson, anC