The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
IFetter from Or. e. T. Wilson

terested in my movements.
Leaving Owosso on the evening Of
March 22d arrived in Chicago next
morning without incident spent the
day with friend, leaving there at II p.
m, found myself well into Iowa next
morning. The trip to the coast was un-
eventful and without any incident
worthy of note arriving in San Fran
cisco on morning of Thursday, March
81.
l was greatly impressed with the
wonderful possibilities of our great
country and its diversified products.
Iowa with her rolling prairies devoted
to mixed farming Nebraska's level
prairies, level as bowling alley for
hundreds of miles along the Platte, with
soil as black as tar, covered for hundreds
of miles by almost unbroken fields Of
corn stubble, reminding me of the story
of the old farmer who Raised corn to
feed hogs to get money to- buy more
land to raise more COWS, to feed more
hogs, to get more money to buy more
land, ETC., ad-infnitum. This is where
that originated no doubt. Then on into
the higher attitudes of Wyoming,
Cheyenne on Tuesday morning. Here
we saw the first snow durings our trip,
very light By the way the highest
altitude reached on trip was at this
point over 5000 feet, was not at all
afflicted except slight neuralgia of teeth.
All day we traversed for hundreds of
miles grazing lands, a great deal of
which has the appearance of old mead
ows, so nicely sodded and1 smooth.
Then on Wednesday through Nevada
with her limited dreary wastes, without
vegetation visible to the eye except sage
bush. AT intervals punches of sheep or
cattle are to be seen, and one would
wonder what they subsisted on. A
Michigan man would hardly expect to
keep one animal on a thousand acres.
The only redeeming feature of the day
being the grand snow clad mountains
passed during all the afternoon, and a
mining town at long Intervals passed
over the Sierias during the might and
witnessed wonderful transformation
on the face of nature, when we awoke
in Sacramento, Cal, with her valleys,
plains and hills to the very peak, covered
with verdure as green as that of the
Emerald Isle can possibly be. Must
truly have been revelation to the forty
miners, who crossed Those plains and
hills by the overland route, in quest of
that which will cause man to endure
any hardship and privation.
Taken altogether we had a very en-
joyable trip, the passenger list being
very light The first night out of Chi
cago, besides myself our sleeper had only
one more occupant, lady just from
England, to whom rather informally
introduced myself by unceremoniously
tramping on her toes, as she was en-
deavoring to perform the tightening
change act in arranging her toilet. The
novelty of everything interested her
greatly. The sleepers and dining cars,
and especially the ''black men," as she
called the porters and walters Per-
sonally I am enjoying life hugely; was
assigned to duty in camp on April I'd
and enjoy it thus far In the meantime
spent week in seeing the sights around
town. Golden Gate Park, u. S. Mint,
Chinatown and other places of interest
The Preside is beautiful place, the
reservation containing several hundred
acres on the bay in the outskirts of the
city. The hills and ravines are inter
spersed with groves of eucalyptus and
cedar, everything being in ideal condi
ton, buildings are good. By the way
the army department has been over
81, 100000 worth of goods in stock all
| the time
To one from east of the divide there
are several novel features out here.
The geraniums, callas, marguerites and
heliotropes are gigantic in size, towering
as high as ones head. Then the climate,
have had use for my overcoat every
evening so far. The streets also, some
so steep as to give one the sensation of GO
ing up or down in an elevator, while
riding in the car
Do not know when l will be ordered
to Manila. A transport usually leaves
on the list and 18th of each month, but
as they have gotten punched here, four
will leave in April. AS number of
officers have already been assigned to
certain boats, my chances for sailing
by May LIST are good; am not particular,
as 1 never felt better and like it here.
This narrative is rather disjointed as
am writing under difficulties in the
hospital, and being the only man on deck
for awhile this afternoon, am annoyed
constantly by someone coming in. Will
write again after / sail, so as to keep in
touch with friends at home to ali of
whom | cannot write personally.
Yours respectfully,
DR.. L. T. WILSON.
Z. s. Army.
Mrs. Austins Quick Lunch Tapioca