The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

one h2if NILE. saw the miners AZ NNiN
and heard the blasting above and below
rs, the entire mountains seemed 70 %
honeycombed. Our "trip oaes> 70 Colorado
Springs in the evening was . pleasant
one as We giided down the mountains
drinking in the beautiful scenery We had
passed over during the morning
Early next morning we started west
once more. penetrating. the Rockies. pass
ing through the Royal Gorge, under The
hanging bridge and reached Leadvilie
about dark after hard days travel WIKI
twelve heavy loaded coches n TWO en-
gines.
We passed the mount ct the Holy Cross
in the nighs and reached salt Lake city
the next evening in time 70 visit salt
Air" which stands on the lake eighteen
miles from the city. Later In the eve
ming We attended church In The Mormon
Tabernacle. lis seating capacity IS 1900
there were about 1000 present and SO
sang in the choir: the music vas very fine
and the entire services very Interesting
The next morning We went 10 see the
Mormon Temple. IL took forty years 70
build il and no Gentle has ever seen the
inside. After walking around the high
iron fence for some time we spoke 10 an
old gentleman that seemed 20 be in charEe
OF the grounds and asked him how We
could get into the Temple he held up his
hand and in a sanity voice said You
can come thus far and no farther"
We left salt Lake city in the evening
and was soon In the California fruit belt
and when we awoke next morning our
sleeper was sidetracked az Oakland We
took the boat Piedmont for san Fran
cisco. visited at once the morning market.
and many other points OF interest. among
them Ut Golden Gate park containing over
100 acres Of beautiful lawn. banks q
flowers. rolms and eve-gre rs. The city
OF san Francisco. with It's popu,ation q
1900 has a wonderful future before Il.
At night We attended free display Of
California fruits and other products We
left the next morning for Los Angels over
the inland route which took Us through
the great wheat belt OF California and
where We saw them cutting. threSs.ng
and sacking their wheat all the same
time
on reaching Los Angels we took a troll
ley car for Mount Lowe. which proved
70 be Mount High before We reached It's
summit. AS We were coming down the
incline which is 1000 feet ny kst blew
OF and went down the mountain side
at the rate OF 40 miles an hour Al Pass-
denA I purchased new one and ~ took
walk cut in the best residence portion
Of the city where they claim 20 have
1eo mlIiionsires. We picked Granger from
the trees and sat under the large palms
and ate them. and stood IN wonder before
the beautiful flowers
The next morning found US on board
the vessel bound for the Catalina Islands.
a distance Of thirty miles. but the rock
ing OF the sihp soon had a telling effect
upon us for IL plowed its way through
the mighty waves and We can testify
truthfuny that sea-siekness is not pleas
ant thing.
The next day We visited the San Gabriel
Mission, built IN III by the spsniards;
the walls are from four 10 six feet thick
and very high. ard was used az a fort as
we'll as church at that time
Now we start on our long journey home.
travelling night and day and making bur
few stops until We reached Denver Here
we saw the exact spot where gole was
discovered which caused the Pixies Peak
craze. also the e-story building where
the young man fell while putting on the
coFnice, striking tho wires below. re-
bounded onto horses back. knocking
the horse down. while he slid on on the
pavement and broke his leg. the horse
jumped up ran two blocks and feH dead.
The boy got well ard was soon playing
ball
We arrived home August e. after being
absent Is days ard travelling a distance
Of 500 miles. en- nearing Wichita two
ladies Gated near rs we're engaged IN
conversation and one = them said. We'll.
We will soon be back 20 good cid Wlch-
tia and as our train Sided along Al the
rate OF 30 miles an hour. I looked cut
upon the beautiful farms churches ard
schools and asked nay travelling compsa-
ion this Question Where arc we IN
the Garden cf the Gods"