The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-08
L. w. Hartman & Son, Bloomsbury, Pa
to be very crooked, but, my goodness,
the map doesn't show one-ten,h Of

to be very crooked, but, my goodness,
the map doesn't show one-tenth of
the curves, and such sharp curves
that as | sat in the second coach (in
center), half of the first coach would
be out of sight around the curves
many times before the front end of
second coach could come to the curve
at al and if we would ever run off the
track and go down the side of that
mountain there would be nothing left
70 show but match sticks and grease
spots, but they don't go very fast SO
that there is no danger. When we look
way down below the train and see
where we passed and then look way
up at some places and see where we
are to go one thinks can it be posi-
ble2 One place we looked up and
saw the hotel above not very far but
then we were only half way over the
road. The pictures will give you some
idea, but poor idea, of the zig-zag way
we went. When we left Mill Valley it
was chilly and some more fog, but as
we went up the fog cloud became
thicker and thicker, so that often we
could not see 100 yards, and as we
went through these CLOUDS it became
colder and colder, so that all the pas
sengers were furnished with heavy
wool lap robes like when you 60 sleigh
ing. l had no overcoat so got mighty
cold and went in the enclosed part of
car, and wrapped up in robe. AS we
got near the top the fog was thinner
and thinner until once in while the sun
would shine through them little, but
when we got to the top there we found
nothing but sun shine and lovely
day, really too hot to sit in the sun. l
could hardly believe my own eyes and
feeling. So cold coming through the
clouds and SO warm above the clouds.
Sometimes these clouds would come
up to within couple hundred yards
Of the top then gradually recede again.
My, it was lovely sight. Looking off
in every direction we could see nothing
but clouds below, but not cloud
above us. Below was sea OF clouds as
far as we could see, which looked like
a great plane as far as could see
covered with beautiful white snow,
with occasional snow drifts. 1t was so
white that it dazzled my eyes some.
thing like when we look at snow when
the sun shines on it. Mt. Diablo
poked its peak out of the clouds and
looked like an island in this white sea.
l lounged around the hotel and the
government weather station which is
all there on top until 4 P. M. and
; arrived in city again at 6 p. M. The
Gov. weather signal station there is
quite thing with man in charge all
the time with all kinds of instruments
to note how fast the wind blows
Barometer, Thermometer tests, etc.
. There are some days when this cloud
ocean is not present, then one can
see over Frisco, The Golden Gate
r and the Pacific ocean and even to
the Sierra Nevada mountains I7s
miles away. They say there are hard
/, ly days in the year that the scene is
, exactly the same. If 1t rains in Frisco
then it rains on this mountain for the
: rain clouds usually 60 above its top
. During the winter months these cloud.
d or tide fog comes from the land bu
during the summer they come from
the ocean through the Golden Gate
3 The air line distance from Frisco tc
= the top is only about I3 miles. The
air line distance from Mill Valley tC
= the top is only 8 miles, yet the r. r
v has to travel s miles to get TO tn,
+ top.
The burr on the redwood tree i
= = very much like that on the hemlock
S trife larger ard trfe coarser, bu
is very little.
Is Seems cold 10 me this evening, ye
. the parks and lawns are full of Call;
h lilies in full bloom, why these lille
q are planted like hedge rows and ever
: bulb has beautiful flower. AT tn
n Gift House | see pans'es and rose
E. and other flowers blooming in tn
sr open flower beds. Good night.