The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05
THE CALIFORNIA EXCURSION
LARGE PARTY TO LEAVE FOR
SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
They VIII Take the Pullman Car
"Alderney" and Go Direct to st.
Western Cities Some of the
Party VIII visit Yellowstone Park.

Party Vii yisis Yellowstone Park.
Quite q party will leave Wilmington
at 1905 p. m. today by the Seaboard
Air Lin for Salt Lake City and San
Francisco. In the latter city the Su-
preme lodge of Elks will hold it's an
nual convention August 18th, 18th, while
the great ennial meeting of the
knights of Pythias will be held in San
Francisco August 18th To end. 1t is
on account Of these two events that this
continental trip is to be taken.
The following will make up the party:
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Divine, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Gerken. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
D. Meares. Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. ]. l..
Macks. Miss Macks, Master Macks,
Miss Alice Borden, DR.. Charles T.
Harper. Mr.. c.. w. Polvogt, Master T.
w. Strange, Mr.. Charles VESSEL, of
Wilmington;M Mr.. T. S. Memory, of
Whiteville, y. c.; Mr.. Futrell, of Nj.
Olive. n. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Griffin.
OF Goldsboro, N. c.; Mr.. w. T. Hollo-
well, of Goldsboro. N. c.; Miss. Kate
Curtis. of Lincolnton, n. c.
OoPNol L.. IL. a dlu MI. ~. w.
Polvogt will attend the great Pythian
meeting at San Francisco, and DR..
Charles T. Harper and MI. NJ. w. Di-
vine will attend the Elks meeting at
Salt Lake
En- route from here to Atlanta the
party will be joined by Captain and
Mrs. 7. S. Franklin. Miss Norma Van
La%ndingham, and Mrs. A. F. McAus-
land, of Charlotte, n. c.; MI. Henry A.
| RhUna an6 Miss Ti11p Divine II
Mount Holly, N. c.; Miss Kate
Curtis. of L%incolnton, N. c.; Mrs. P. c..
Graham, Of Durham, N. c.; Miss Annie
Graham, of Hilisboro, n. c., DR.. n
Mrs. g. A. Neuffer, of Abbeville, S. c.;
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Goldsmith,
Jr.. OF Greenville, S. c.
Besides the above a party of twenty
will start from Raleigh in another
sleeper, which is to meet the Whining
ton sleeper at Hamlet. They will go
thence to Atlanta. Two more Pullmans
will be added at Atlanta and two at
Nashville, making up a special train
that will III thence to the Pacific.
The train is due at st. Louis, No,
at 6:25 a. m. August 4th; at Denver,
Col, 3:15 p. m. August 5th; at Colora-
do Springs, Col, 1920 p. m. August
5th; at Salt Lake City, Utah, 1880 p.
m. August Sth; and at San Francisco,
Cal, S:25 a. m. August 18th.
From the intenerary circular we take
the following, which will show the fine
opportunity the tourists will have of
seeing some of the great wonders in
America:
'On the 9Th, a most delightful day
may be spent in the vicinity of Colora-
do Springs, visiting the numerous
points of interest. Six miles westward
is Manitou, and of all natures lovely
spots few equal and none SurpaSS in
beauty OF location, grandeur of sur
roundings, and sublimity Of scenery,
this vertible Gem of the Rockies 1t
nestles at the foot of Pixies Peak, and
it is from here that the ascent to the
Peak by the Cog-Wheel Line is begun.
This railway, a striking instance of the
triumph of mind yer NATTER climbs
to an elevation of more than Ia, 900 feet
above the level of the sea, and during
the ascent many opportunities are given
for exquisite views of the world below.
Three miles from Manitou is the Gar
den of the Colds which has been de-
scribed n photographed more than
any place of scenic interest in Colorado,
but words and pictures fail to give eve
the ~faintest idea of it's wealth Of gorg-
eouS color, or of the noble view which
it's gateway frames. It's portals spring
from the level plain to a height of $50
feet, and glow with the most brilliant
c-loring of red. There is an outer para
pet u pure WIllS, liz llS COluIIlHS VI
varied hues, the whole suggesting the
ruin of a vast temple, nee the recep-
tacle of the sacred shrine of the long
buried gods. Ute Pass, Rainbow Falls,
Manitou Grand Caverns, and other
points too numerous to mention.
Leaving Colorado Springs a daylight
ride will be made to Glenwood Springs,
and also from there to Salt Lake City,
and the time will be most enjoyably
spent in viewing the grand and ever
changing scenes of Natures vast piano.
rama. Probably the most magnificent
spectacle will be the Royal Gorge, that
awful testimonial to Natures force
which awes the beholder and is ever
remembered. Its walls rise perpendic-
ularly for over a half mile from the
river bed, and the train rolls along for
eight miles between huge o~verhanging
mountains apparently about to crush
it. The voice Is hushed in contempla-
ton of the nightly forces that created
this enduring wonder of the Western
Hemisphere, and as a pause is made to
better view his bizarre and rugged &C.
centricity of Nature, the true designa-
ton, The Royal Gorge becomes i'm
preSSively apparent.
salt Lake City will be reached the
night of the Sth, and the 9th spent at
that point visiting the places of inter-
est. This city, the capital of Utah, and
Zlon or the WITH lS popuid-
ton of $4,000, is recognized the world
over as one of it's most remarkable
cities. Here the Mormons erected a
tabernacle, with a seating capacity for
13, 900 persons, the largest hall without
pillar supports in the world, also their
Tithing House, Bee Hive and Grand
Temple. Twenty miles away is the
Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea of Amer
lea, 1000 feet above sea level, contain
ing 3 500 square miles, |
Leaving Salt Lake the night of the |
9Th, the party will arrive at San Fran
cisco at S:25 a m, on the 18th, having
with the exception Of a few miles,
the Continent of America, and
at last at the Golden Gate"