The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-20
DESJONBES' LETTER.
Entertaining Account of the
Travels OF Prominent
Chickasha Family.
Concluded IRON Yestsrday)

-Ho NoSCHt u tuc Achutocco ass
Is just begun. We feel ourselves
safely assured when we see two
powerful engines putting vigor-
ously to carry US slowly and
safely up aud around the curves
Of this marvellous road. The pass
Is a scenic and scientific wonder.
Gliding down the slope through
the canon OF the Grand river as
the train emerges from the last
tunnel OF the canon, the beautiful
city of Glenwood Springs is
reached. Leaving Glenwood
Springs we pass through the cen
ter Of the fruit growing district
of Colorado and cross over into
Utah We come 10 Green river and
the beautiful in nature again ap-
I
pears. The canon which follows
is another OF sub lime beauty. Soon
we approach Castle Gale, two
huge pillars or ledges of rock be-
tween which the foaming, leaping
river and railroad both run press
ing closely against the other.
Emerging from the canon we enter
the Utah Valley where Brigham
Young first found resting place
for his people, after their weary
march across the plains This
valley Is like we'll kept garden
farm JOINS farm, crystal streams
water it, and scattered about in
rich profusion are long lines of
fruit trees, amid which are trim =
white houses. y
We Were hurried through the L
capital OF Utah, the seat OF the u
Mormon church aud full OF inter "
est because of its being the loca- n
tion OF the tabernacle and temple p
Of which SO much has been written II
and of which we We're permitted IL
only a glimpse. Leaving these o'
interesting scenes behind we pass "a
through the city of Ogden hour IL
shing city oi twenty thousand OF
people, We now cross into Idaho ra
and after miles of devious winding tl
and turning through sage colored al
loot hills we reach Bear river 81
canon, Here the train rolls along le
through frowning and exalted III
walls which rise to tremendous I'd
height above us, below swirls and "
iashes the Bear river whose water oi
low and then falling over precip- VI
ious ledges are churned into 80
white foam and the noise of whose o.
progress comes family to the ear
! n
'orns upward from these tremen a
lous depths. The evening twi- an
ight creeps upon us and soon our W
weary minds are once more nm eA
onscious CT the ever changing WI
Genes. 'n
We, too, soon hear the familiar err
all Of the porter reminding us
hat breakfast hour is apr roach ar
1g which consists of twenty ro'
minutes stop at Baker city one of an
he largest lumber ng markets in P'
EASTERN Oregon. From Baker City ;.,
g glide swiftly down a valley be cit
ween chains of mountains the ste
des Of which are covered with fro
rests OF pine and ir, Soon to TUG
ar surprise we are enveloped in a s.
cloud of falling snow, imagine a
n delight when the train made a see
IN minute 8 top and gave us the oos
easant recreafionof snow balling ano
Ike the recesses of our childhood ell
hool days, Of insufficient length oy.
satisfy our pent up feelings nia NJ
It obediert TO the call Of tall exn
'oard" we soon find ourselves in par
g valley of the Columbia river, cou
d for many miles pastoral can
enes take the place of tumuItu- 'on 'Sn
S grandeur just beheId.
The wide quiet stream bearing
on its bosom an occasional apar
llv haDnv hoatinD nartv tho