The Jasper news., 1902-04-10
4 CALIFORNIA LETTER.
What u Jasper Boy .tias to Tell OF
the Far West,

Jasper boy saw on trip to the Pacific
coast.
FREsoNo, CAL, March 81, 1902.
Editor Jasper News:
As / Promised to write you about oul
trip to California will now endeavor Il
do Sc. We, WIN. Teeter, Alden, and
Chas. Krrneyl left Kansas City, March
IL, at 6;0 ?. m, and arrived In Pueblo,
Colo, next day at 1918. But before !
20 any farther must till you Of some OF
the sights we saw. or course we did
not see much during the night but next
day We boheld p,rt Of western Kansas
which is barren country with now and
then a small station at a sideing. We
noticed few punches of cattle which
seemed to be trying TO live on the dry
grass which supposed no animal would
eat. So far us feed is concerned | saw
more in Missouri than 1 saw on the
whole trip. Eastern Colorado locked
like Kansas until we reached Sugar
City. At that place we saw about 20OO
head of cattle which were being fed on
the pulp Of the sugar beet, but the win
ter seemed to be harder on the stock in
Kansas and Colorado than usual as
We could see that great many had died
AMI was asJ informed that way.
The farm houses in this country were
a great distance apart. So il VIC have to
walk Lack 10 jasper we want TO shun
Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado.
After we left Pueblo the scenery was
greatly changed, We passed il TO the
m )untain Colntry ard Jaw some very
fine sights. We passed through tie Roy
al Gorge aud over Marshall pass both of
which aIe sights worth seeing. Through
tho gorge the railroad and the river
occupies the space. On either side the
rock rises vertically some times over
three hundred feet and some times they
hang out over the railroad. One place
the railroad is built above the river for
the lack Of space. The principal things
seen from this place on was mountains
and people he were prospecting and as
we learned were making some money
but excuse me from that kind of u life.
We made our first stop at Salt Lake
City on Wednesday. Stayed here about
{ urteen Chou Visited the Nor non
tabernacle which is the most wonder
full piece of architectural work | ever
saw. Its seating. capacity is 10000 peo-
pie and contains one of the finest pipe
organs in the world 4 pin car be
heard when dropped, or q man whisper
from o"e end of this building TO the
other, a distance Of over 200 feet. We
could only look at the famous temple as
none but believers are allowed to enter
it. At the head eff Main Street there is
q statue of Brigham Young. We saw
the famous.old Eagle Gate" and visi-
ted the state building which resembles
the Carthage court house, only it is
about twice larger. We feel that We
were well paid for stopping at Salt Lake
City. We only saw the famous lake at
night as it is some distance from the
city. On Thursday We Travelled
through western [ tab and into Nevar.a.
Here we saw mountains and small
valleys covered with sage brush, and l
don't believe | care to live in that
country Before we reached California
We ran into snow slide and had to
send for another engine and snow
plJw to get us out. We reached
Sacramento, Cal, at 4 a. m. Friday. 1t
is fine place. Here we visited the state
Capital and grounds which are very fine
The grounds are cover I'd with nice green
grass, trees, aud beautiful walks. The
Sacramento river Is on the west Of the
city and is large enough for steamboats,.
Leaving Secrmento we took H. train for
Fresno and Travelled through the incest
valley which occupies the space between
the Coast range and the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. Fresno is situated in this
val o. and in the heart Of the fruit
region. 1t is booming town OF about
10000 inhabitants End the principal
market for the couutry around both in
fruit an lumber which is made N the
mountains during the.summer.
| supposed when we reached Califor-
MIA that we would not need our over
coats but ! have felt the cold worse
since | have come here than did in
Missouri. There is great deal of snow
in the mountains yet and may be seen
every day about hundred mi es away.
For Collie i'm \