Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Rev. YOhe and b. G.. Torbert
Have a Word.

Rev. j. w. Iohe and b. &.
Torbert left this county recently
on Il visit to the Pacific coast.
They write the MESSAGE the fol-
lowing:
San Francisco, Cal, Oct. ), 1901.
DEAR EDITOR: At last have
found a few moments III which to
write you a little about our trip to
the Pacific coast.
We had Il very pleasant trip,
and are both very well. We left
Kansas City morning of Sept. Goth
and reached Denver Saturday
morning at $40. Found the
State of Kansas very nice in plac-
es, plenty of rain, and in other
places rather rough and hilly. We
spent Sunday in Denver. 1t is n
fine city, very wealthy, mostly
men who control large mines.
Left Denver Monday morning,
visiting Colorado Springs, Mani
tau and Pixies Peak, arriving in
Salt Lake City morning of the
2Sth. AS this is the Mormon city
of the world we were Just Il little
anxious to see them, but found
them Just like as we are, only they
are Mormons and we are not. We
visited their temple and at $3.50,
the eve of our arrival, attended an
organ recital in the tabernacle.
This was given for the pleasure of
the visitors who were on their way
to California. 1t was Il fine en-
tertainmcnt: the music could not
be surpassed. Sunday we spent
at church. On Monday morning
we left for San Francisco and got
as far as Ogden; the crowd being
so great, we were delayed there till
the next morning, when we resum-
ed our journey, arriving in San
Francisco at about 3: 10 WcdneS-
day and are now enjoying the
fresh, cooling breeze of the Pacif-
ic. We are stopping at the Leav-
cnworth, Il boarding house situat-
ed near the heart of the city.
San Francisco is quite Il large
city, full of business, clean, quiet
and up-tO-date in most respects.
There are many things of interest
to be seen by the visitor. San
Francisco has the honor of being
one of the three cities of the United
States that controls mint. We
went thru it yesterday and found
it very interesting. In the even
ing we visited Chinatown. This
is II part Of the city, comprising
about eight or ten blocks, and is
inhabited entirely by Chinese.
They have their places of business,
their churches and thcatcrs same
as other people, and, in fact, there
are some milllOnaircs among them
The visitor looking at them might
ask how they live, but when told
that more than onc.half Of them
live under ground, the question is
answered The sight is sickcning
to one who visits their underground
homes at night. Eight, ten, and
as high as fourteen, live in II room
perhaps 4Xle, and still worse to
know, their opium joints are visit,
ed every night by the most wealthy
and wclI.to-do people Of the city.
1t shows the tendency of human
life.
We visited the Cliff House, situ,
ated on the bay, also Golden Gate
park, and found them far above
our expectations. We also took q
ride on the bay but fortunately ol
unfortunately, neither of MS were
scasick.
Am well pleased with California
The climate is fine. 1t is quite
warm during the day and pleasan
at night. The fruit is choice anC
very plentiful. Flowers almos
everywhere you look; some houses
nearly covered with them. Per
haps we appreciate them more
coming from a section of countr!
where there were scarcely any.
We expect to be here few
weeks yet, and when we have seen
lother places of interest, will write
you more D. W. fonE'