Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
On Board the America,


| ers:
On Board the America,
Tromso, Norway, 7-S-'O1.
Dear Mother:
Tromso looks very much like Sill
verton. with the addition of the sea
| and the vessels. The ocean washes
| the bases of the abrupt mountain
| peaks, which tower through their GOV
erlets of clouds and snow TO timber
| line and higher. Timberline is low
| err. though. in this country, so much
! farther north than it is in Colorado
| do not believe any of the peaks ex-
coed $500 feet, while in Colorado
timberline is not reached till you are
900 feet in the air.
| have seen Baldwin about Is min
utes each time three separate times;
| once in Edna, once in New York and
| once in Dundee. He arrives here to
morrow
London and England were interest
ing, what little | saw of them. Lon
don for its crooked streets and omni-
bus lines. The country for its well
kept, well groomed appearance
'S'A'h i'ih hpp'hl'u II just swept
| heard Nine. Melba. Nine Eames
and others in grand opera. London
audiences are certainly appreciative
of good music. They MI Convent
Gardens from dress circle to gallery.
applaud n favorite selection to the
echo and hiss anyone in the audience
who displeases them by talking and
thus creating disturbance.
To attempt anything of a descrip-
tion of Westminster Abbey, the old
bridge. etc, would certainly be use
less. as authentic description can so
easily be secured.
saw but very little of Dundee, and
what | did see was not pleasing Its
streets are narrow, its buildings old
and musty. therein lying their princi-
pal claim to attention. Edinboro is
more modern, and is a beautiful place.
English railroads are much malign-
ed. To be sure, they do not equal our
own. but they have no long runs to
make, and for theirs light traffic an
swer the requirements quite success
fully, at least, so it seems to me
The run from Plymouth to London.
2i7 miles. via Bristol clear across the
island, occupied five hours. including
stops. nearly 30 miles per hour. From
London to Dundee we were about II
hours on the train, and this carried
us from end to end of the isle. So.
YOU see why they do not have our
sleeping car system. Their heavy
freight goes by water mostly.
Since | commenced writing, an Eng
lish tourist vessel entered the har-
Dor, and as they passed MS, the passen
gers gave us hearty cheer, the band
playing Yankee Doodle" We all
rushed on deck and responded, onr
flag dipping three times in salute
They again gave three rousing cheers
for the America"
When we crossed the Arctic Circle
the crew INDUCED in some mimicry
which was pleasing. One imperson-
ated Neptune. and they made feint
of appearing in an old-time sail boat,
boarding us and demanding who we
We're and whittier bound. The cap
tain stepped forward and explained
introducing each member to Neptune,
and those who had not previously
crossed the Circle were initiated
The initiating was a mild species of
hazing. and included a shave with
lath, and ducking in sea water |
This all occurred on the night of July |
3. commencing at 10 o'clock. At 12 F!
the whistle suddenly started an un-
earthly jangle. the siren" shrieking |
n weird dirge. recalling to our minds |
the fact of the return of the nations |
We rushed for guns. {
drums. bugles. bells and every possi-
BILE implement adapted to uncannily |
the ambient atmosphere.
and succeeded In covering that one lit