Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.

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our trip from Newport to Corning.
We left Newport Oct. 90, in the midst
of a snowstorm, and reached Corning
Nov. 5, making eight days on the road,
being about thirty hours behind time.
At Greenfield, Mass, we joined the
Judson Alton Excursion Party from
Boston, which for pleasure and profit
is hard to excel. Late in the after
noon we passed through the Hoosac
Tunnel and our route through
the night lay through the
Empire State. At daY-break we
were passing a fine farming section
and We were soon in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland is the largest ship build
ing port in America. We passed
in sight of the Garfield Memorial
monument. Soon after leaving
Cleveland we passed near Lake Erie,
which is hne sheet of water. After
riding nearly all day through Ohio
and Indiana, at $50 p. m. we arrived
at the great city of Chicago. Being
transferred across the Chicago River
we soon found ourselves at the Union
Station. Here our train should have
been in waiting, but it was not. This
night will long be rem embered by
our party. The Pullman Car Go.
we're short of cars and three hundred
and fifty people had to remain in the
depot until 1928 the next morning
before cars came. You can imagine
how the people felt waiting all night
in a depot. Our run across Illinois
revealed one of the finest corn and
stock raising sections in the Union.
About 500 p. m. we crossed the
"Father of Waters" at Louisiana.
The bridge which here spans the river
and upon which we crossed is an iron
structure over a mile in length and
supported by three granite piers.
We were then in the "Bushwhacker
State" We crossed Missouri and
morning found US rolling over the
plains and prairies of Kansas.
A Kansas man divides East and
West at Kansas City. Kansas is a
very interesting state to travel
through. There are three distinct
sections, eastern, central, and west
erD. The bluffs of eastern, the fine
wheat and farming lands of central,
and the western plains all go to make
variation that is very pleasing to
the eye. The vast plains with
thousands of cattle and horses
and multitudes of prairie dogs
were a novel sight for an fastener.
| In western Kansas the wind blew
sixty five miles an hour and the
manager lost his cap in passing be-
tween cars. Some one remarked "iet
it keep company with the tumble
weeds" which were bouncing over the
level ground at breakneck pace
At Ossawatomie we saw the old
homestead where stood the corral
where John Brown kept his horses in
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sod houses in this section, built by
old timers. At Hoisington we pass
from Central to Mountain time. The
Spanish peaks loom up to the south.
west, and we commenced to approach
the famous Rocky Mountains.
Crossing the eastern portion o.
| Colorado we reached PuahlO at 1.2O
here we were sidetracked until 7 :2G
a. m. The first thing that met oul
gaze in the morning was several me1
trying to thaw out a hydrant froze1
solid. There are many fine building
in Pueblo. The Mineral Palace il
built of brick and sandstone and cos
about $4,000, 900. On leaving Pueblo
we followed the Arkansas river W
among the hills and mountains
among scenery that is unsurpassed il
the world. Pixies Peak, towering
14,347 feet, is in plain view at dis
lance of fifty miles. We passed
through Florence, the great oil region
of Colorado. Here we saw severa
wells in operation. The next place o
note is Canon City. From the ca
windows we could see the state prison
Leaving Canon City, we entered tn,
grand canon of the Arkansas, known
as the Royal Gorge, at the entrance
of which stands point of rocks, $50
feet high, known as Fremont
Point. The scenery at this point i
magnificent. Down through thi
chasm the Arkansas river rolls ant
tumbles. Near the upper end of tn
gorge is the famous "Suspende,
Bridge" This bridge is suspended b.
means of iron Orders fastened to tn
rocks. After run of one hour and
half we reach Buena Vista. No on
in the party will dispute the fact tina
this range is rightfully named tn