The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-25

bathing resort and :: place ofmaguific, Mt
water scenery, the L. : Navy Yard and
the town of Oakland, about thirty miles
out.
Santa Clara county deserves special
mention. OF all the places visited VIC
would prefer this us residence. The
soil is fertile and the entire county
picturesque. All fruits that can Dc
grown in California can be successfully
cultivated here. The lc;irling product is
| prunes, of which Santa Clara county
raises sevcn-ei2hth of the entire crop
grown i'll California. About thirty
thousand car loads are expected to be
| shipped this year. This county also
furnishes large amount Of flower and
| vegetable seed. One field we visited con-
| tanned one hundred acres and presented
beautiful and striking appearance.
San Jose, the county seat, is beautiful
and prosperous city, famous for its ship
nents of fresh, canned and dried fruits
and berries. Here we met our old friend
from Hartford, MIR. James Quinby who
remarked that he ENJOYED California but
preferred Hartford and expected soon to
return.
The distance from San Francisco to
Los Angeles along the coast line, is about
hive hundred miles. Along this route the
country is rough and rocky but we cor
sidered far higher, far superior to San
Francisco.
Here we were willing to turn our faces
homeward. Arriving at Sacramento we
found beautiful city in one of the most
fertile valleys of the world. The Bartlett
pears and the peaches raised here are cx-
ccptionally fine. Sacramento also claims
to be one of the largest hop fields of the
world. Before leaving California we
stopped off to inspect 1000 acre WING
yard belonging to Leland Stamford
From Sacramento VIC proceeded to
Portland, Oregon. This as we'll as Cali.
iornia is fine fruit country. From
Oregon, we proceeded through the
western part of Washington to Seattle.
Mt. Hood may be seen at distance of
$50 miles. 1t has the appearance Of
being located in an open field and its top
is perpetually covered with snow. Mt.
Shasta is famous for its sulphur springs,
large quantities ofthe water being bottled
and shipped. Here the train stopped
and gave the passengers an opportunity
to taste the healthy beverage Other
objects of interest in this State were Mt |
Tacoma, II, IA feet in height; tunnel
cut through solid rock for distance of
PIE miles and the railroad running
parallel with the Yellowstone River for a |
distance of $50 miles,
Passing through Idaho and Montana |
we came to North Dakota and proceeded |
to Jamestown of that State. Here we
found beautiful city up-to-date in every |
respect, the people refined and cultured, |
kind and social The population mum
bers about 1000. The churches eight in |
number, are neat and attractive The |
State is prohibition and practically all |
the people i'll the town are church-aoers |
Here may be found as beautiful and |
stylish and as we'll dressed ladies as NAV |
be found any place in our union, north, |
east, south or west. They are the very |
picture OF beauty and health.
From Jamestown VIC proceeded south
ward to Miller, South Dakota, a wide
awake countyseat town. In our train |
were at least hundred land seekers, |
destined for different parts of the State. |
They came by the scores from all direc- |
tions. especially from Iowa, Minnesota |
and Illinois. Had we money to invest it |
would be placedinland within the bounds
of South Dakota. Within the last two
years. land in this immediate section has
doubled in value and likely will again
within the next four or five years.
Twelve dollars an acre is about tic
average price in this country. Crops
this season arc fine; wages are high and
help scarce, the common laborcr recciv-
ing $3.50 per day. Many artesian wells
are being made, the climatic conditions
are gradually changing, moisture is be
coming more and more abundant, the
soil is unusually fertile and the climate cX-
ccptionally healthful. All things con-
sidered, we believe that South Dakota
bids fair. before many years. to become
one of the leading States of the union.
Already, it produces more wealth per
capita than any other State After a
short sojourn here and the pleasure of
few more prairie chickens,
which arc very plentiful, we expect to
return to Hartford
WILLIAM X. WALLIS,
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