The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-12
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.
Ellis County Man Sees the Land
of Big Trees.

of Midlothian, all good jolly people
to make up an excursion party, got
ten up by Rev. j. w. Lowry for
} Los Angeles, Gal. We met Bro. j.
/ S. Hardy at Ennis who bid us a
long farewell, because, he said, we
would never return. We met the
Central there little late on account
of the reunion at Dallas. OF course
the train was crowded and we had
| to stand up most of the way to
| Houston, where we met the rest of
| our crowd aboard the tourist car
/ bound for the land where milk and
honey flow. We left Houston about
30 that night and 1t took the por-
ter two hours to prepare the beds.
Next morning we were near San
Antonio. / looked out to see If the
oranges were ripe, but instead of
oranges | saw only sand hills and
rock, and to tell you the truth,
don't want any of the land we saw
between Houston and California,
nor part of California for some of 1t
is nothing but sand and cactus.
We had on this trip six preachers,
viz: J. w. Lowry, Santa Anna,
Cal, M. e. Hawkins, e. A. Baily,
A. P. Lowry, James Hunter, Rufe
Evans.
We ran into New Mexico at El
Paso and found about the same
class of land as that we had beer
travelling over. We struck Califor
MIA at Tuna, where we saw the Cal
ifornia flowers. There Is an IndiaT
reservation here and quite lot of
Indians made their appearance
about the train as we stopped for
AZ. II IN.
sight of the snow capped mountains
which created quite sensation as
it was very warm in the valley, and
looked so cold on top of the noun
tains. We arrived at Los Angeles
Tuesday at sundown and found
hack ready to convey us TO the
Phoenix house where only the ladies
could be accommodated. The men
found lodging elsewhere. We took
in some of the sights of the
city that night. We went out
TO the park and saw the chutes that
Aunt Lucindy gave an account of,
which was very interesting. We
took free pass age at 9:30 next morn
ing for Santa Anna, about thirty
five miles toward the beach, and the
home of Rev. j. w. Lowry. Here
we found the people ready to re-
ceive us with hacks and buggies to
take us out among the scenes
which sight was wonderful to be-
hold. After spending some time at
this place we went back to Pomona
and spent five days with Bro. 5. N.
Curry, who is another one of these
snap bargain agents. If any differ
ence his snaps come higher than the
other fellows, but he has nice
town of 1900 inhabitants, nice,
clever people. The best part of this
country is the climate. The days
are pleasant, the nights cool, never
have any rain in summer months,
depend on irrigating which is very
good, most of the water comes from
the mountain, distance of ten or
fifteen miles. Some wells flow nice
pure water, there we saw the alfalfa
growing that make from five to
eight tons per acre; also barley does
well. They are cutting and baling
this for feed, which make from
SO. 90 to 5000 worth per acre. This
is indeed a healthy country. Every
body looks healthy and happy. After
spending four days with brother and
| his people, we started for San Fran
cisco, where we spent a short time
|
cafic ocean, viewing the huge rocks
coveredswith scales that look through
| a field glass as big as cows. After
| spending the night here we got our
| tickets signed-up and started home
ward, crossing the bay on a ferry
boat three miles to Oakland. San
Francisco is Il great Shipping point,
| there was a war ship anchored out
/ in the bay, and nice view of the
military schools. We left Oak Lawn
at $40 Wednesday morning over the
| Southern Pacific for Ogden, Utah,
| eros sing the mountains where 1t
| took two engines to get in up the
mountains where We ran through
| forty miles of snow sheds with
| drifts of snow In some places seven
| feet deep. This is rugged country
with orchards wherever they could
| find a level place big enough to turn
| a horse on. There are beautiful
lakes along the way, where trout
| fishing is fine sport, but could not
| induldge for want of time. There is
nothing in the state of Nevada that
could see, though they said out in
| the mountains was very good stock
range. At Ogden we took the X. G..
w. 4 d. r. r., which brought us to
Salt Lake city, where Brigham
Young built his famous temple
| which still stands. We ran into Colo
rado at Grand June, on the banks
of Colorado river, which stream we
followed through mighty gorges
To its very head where we pass
| through tunnel on top of the rock
les and start down grade at eight
per cent decline. This is where the
Arkansas river heads. 1t Ia a small
branch now, but as we follow 1t
down through the cliffs towering
seven hundred feet high ii begins to
gather strength from the mountains
until It becomes good size stream
at Pueblo, where we leave it and
run up to Colorado Springs. Here
we get free ride out TO Manatou,
where we spent the night at that fa-
nous resort, drank free the flowing
soda and wells. Next morning we
went through the garden of the gods