The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-02
TO THE GOLDEN GATE.
E. NJ. Young Writes An interesting
Letter About His Trip.
Editor Chronicle

Pacific, and the space of continent lies
between us and home. Thus far our
trip has been one of continual change
and interest. All the party are we'll.
Our longest stops were made at Chicago,
Denver, Salt Lake City and San Fran
cisco. Chicago is not unfamiliar to
many Fasteners. Denver is less fre-
quented perhaps by Morristonians, and
a word may be of interest. The city is
a mile above sea level. The buildings
are modern and impressive. The air is
cool, the streets are full of activity and
and the RAILROAD station during our stay
was swarm of people and confusion
of cars and trunks. The hotels are
large and appointments good. The peo-
pie believe in education. as schools are
plentiful and we'll built. Observation
cars, with guides, conduct the visitors
around the city. One leaves the place
with good impressions.
After leaving Denver one gets, in few
hoursllater, his first true idea of the majes-
tic Rocky mountains. At Manitou and
Colorado Springs, near which is Pixies
Peak ,one is kept busy with the wonders
of mountain scenery, and the freaks of
nature. Cheyenne Canon is marvel.
Many excursionists and Epworth
Leaguers were there at the same time
with us, and everybody seemed intent
on sight seeing, and carriages and dom
keys were kept busy. The women folk
enjoyed the novelty of riding astride.
To me Pixies Peak was glorions expe-
rience, both to see and to mount The
impression cannot we'll be written but
must be experienced. The next halt
was at Glenwood Springs, Col. Here
we put up at fine hotel, and enjoyed
this and the sulphur springs near by.
Salt Lake City, the next point of in
terest, was thoroughly enjoyed. By
this time we had all gotten used to the
high attitudes, and deceptive distances
caused by rare atmosphere. A few rods
in appearance were few miles in real
ity, and the streets of Salt Lake City
looked much shorter than they really
were. The director of the Tabernacle
choir in Salt Lake city was class mate
of mine in Boston, and he made our stay
in the city very pleasant indeed He is
genial Mormon, true to his faith, un-
married, and much beloved by his peo-
pie. With him we visited Salt Lake aud
viewed beautiful sunset, long to be
remembered. We had our lunch in the
largest dancing pavilion l ever saw.
The water was very clear in the lake
and many enjoy bathing there daily
We visited the Tabernacle, heard several
organ recltals, and noted the excellent
acoustics of the building made by the
Mormons many years ago, when facili
ties were few The organ is of large
proportions and beautiful in tone, played
by a skilled performer. We visited in
company with our Mormon friend, the
grave of Brigham Young at twilight,
after busy day of sightseeing Much
might be written about Salt Lake City.
We met there accidentally Miss Shafer,
teacher of Morristown, also on a
pleasure trip.
The trip from Salt Lake City to San
Francisco was, during daylight, con-
slant feast for the eye. High noun
tains, deep gorges, and, in Sacramento
Valley, great farms-one of 40, 600 acres,
where wheat was being cut, threashed
and bagged on the field. Through this
valley the weather was warm.
On reaching San Francisco Bay our
overcoats were necessary, and every
day of our sojourn here, overcoats and
heavy hannels have been needed. This
seems strange when we read how hot
and damp it is in Jersey, ,and the intense
suffering caused by the heat in Kansas
and Missouri Yet this weather can be
depended upon here, and many of the
stores are exposed continually to the
outer air.
We have visited Golden Gate Park
taking the charming Mt Tamalpais ride
and visited Chinatown, Having rela
tive here who has been in business with
the Chinese merchants for many years
through him | have been permitted tc
get good idea of the Chinese people
here. One Chinese woman was good
enough to die while we were here, and
we were permitted to see a Chinese
funeral Paid mourners, lots of proven
der, plenty of tin-panny music,or better
outlandlsh noise, and lots of burning in
cense seems to be necessary to insure a
peaceful rest beyond this vale of tears.
Chinatown was full of Epworth League
visitors early and late, and the Chimes
stores did good business.
Thus has passed two weeks of oul
pleasure trip, with Portland AMI the
Yellowstone still in anticipation. We
are still jolly party of six and wher
we reach home, we hope to have much
of interest to tell our friends.
E. NJ YOUNG.
Sussex Medicine Great.