The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-04
An Interesting Letter.
Marion. Oregon, Sept. q.

IA SICho 'SH uCSOCo tAC w WI TUG
to them upon my arrival here and tell
them about this country as [ see it,
l find it big job to fulfill all my
obiigatio ns to each one Individually
SO [ will take advantage of fulfilling
a few through the columns of the
Graphic.
We. had a pleasant journey all
through. The scenery along the line
was interesting, grand and beautiful.
We felt sorry when darkness hid our
view, and almost sorry when our
Journey ended.
We noticed the first adobe houses
at Trinidad they are quite h curiOsi
ty to any person seeing them for the
first time.
From Ration. N. NJ, southwest, ex-
tends the most beautiful prairie coun-
try ever saw, the ground slightly
eOllipg, as smooth as floor and as
green as lawn. / wondered why
such prosperous locking country
was not thickly settled. There was
only an occasional adobe house to be
seen. A person that passed through
great many times said they had been
having Il good deal of rain and the
country looked better than he ever
saw it before.
country. but they say all countries
have their advantages as well as their
draw backs, and one advantage they
must have is in not having the grass
hopper pest. for We could not see
much to keep them alive.
The railroad work on the sections
is all one by Indians, Mexicans and
Chinese. The Indians wear Il red
banuanna handkerchief tied across
their fOreheads leaving the top of the
head bare.
After passing Winslow we passed
over Canyon Diable. which sight we
might have missed seeing had it not
been for the kindness of the porter in
calling the attention of all in the car
to it. There is nothing Oh either side
to attract attention, it is ditch, or
river through level land and solid
rock: think about 15O wide and some
said 1000 feet deep, but I think that
an over estimate. 1t is straight down
on both sides and is one of the won
ders of nature. One man said he
would give $1,000 if someone would
tell him what became of the dirt taken
ont to make it.
After leaving this place. we. were
bothered with fine dust that stopped
our heads 1t made us feel like we
had water in our ears and We we're all
hard of hearing for the time.
This dust lasted to Bakersfield, Cal. :,
and from there to Fresno, the track
was sprinkled with oil.
We expected to see wonderful riv-
err, when we got to see the Colorado
river, but here met with a\surprise.
1t is after the fashion of the Arkan-
sas-as full of sand bars and but lit
tie water. 1t was evening when we
arrived at the Needles and we saw the
Indians cooking on u fire outside their
wigwams, built along the river bot
the VIII ole population of the Needles,
consists of Indians and Mexicans
We were surprised that in such "a beau
tiful climate, SO few white men live.
We have always heard talk of Col
orado being the land of flowers. All
the Mowers We saw alongi the line we
passed through, were irrigated in
peoples yards in the cities. The hills
in Southern California are hare and
the grass in the valleysNand on the
prairie, is as dead as the grass i'm
Kansas in wiater time.
Fresno county California, is the
raisin producing county OF the state.
Last year four Thousand car loads of
raisins were shipped from there and
four hundred cars of figs. Fresno is
beautiful city, one of the most beau
tiful we saw in California, Improved
land near there is considered cheap
at $500 per acre. Every person that |
talked to that lives there seemed to.
think it is the finest place on earth
The land has to be both fertilized and
irrigated for success.
The land we passed over in CalifOr-
MIA alog the line as far north as Sac
ramento locks TO be more worthless
than any of the level land in Kansas,
aud where Kansas land can be irri-
gated believe as successful farming
can be done. The country is very
thinly settled and a good farm house
can scarcely be seen.
We arrived at Sacramento at six
p. m. and had tn wait till eleven at
night. We got Il free ride to a hotel
Tor supper. 1 registered from Kansas
and when the clerk saw where we were
from he gave De u look as much as
to say, they will eat everything in
sight. They sent Us up stairs To- find
a. place TO wash. We went up and in
.Guired the way of u man, he told us
tOswalx down the ball till we came to
a greet bottle and turn To the right.
We found the bottle and turned to the
right as much perplexed as ever. We
met lady, she sent us back over. the
road We came with rs little success rs
before, at last we found our way down