The Monte Vista journal., 1903-05-30
on the Way.
Ed. Journal.

Thinking that you might have some
vacant space in your paper. l send you a
short sketch Of our trip to the Prcsby
terian General Assembly at Los Angeles
At2.3o p. IN. May IL. 03., in company
with Rev. and Mrs. W. l.. Breckenridge
and Mrs. Love, We left Monte Vista,
across the country TO Hooper. Our
first stop was at Center. We spent
~ minutes in viewing the beauties of
that thriving little town in the heart Of
the great wheat belt OF the San Luis
valley. Crops thus far looked fine and
farmers in the best of spirits. Leaving
here we continued our journey ON to
Hooper, where we were royally enter
tanned and cared for during the night by
Mr.. l.. l.. Breckenridge and wife. Fri
day morning We boarded the narrow
gauge train for Salida, where We ar
rived in good shape.
We spent pleasant afternoon and "a
comfortable night, and left on time, 80
u. IN. Saturday morning. We we're very
fortunate in getting sleeping ear ac
commodations on the first section of
nine cight-coach trains boarded with
delegates and their friends. In our ear
were Q men and ladies', 3 Of them from
KY. from Colorado > from Wisconsin,
and $ from Indiana. The morning was
quite cool and stingye Nothing of i'm
portance transpired until We arrived at
Red Cliff, n small town 70 miles west Of
Leadville. Here the conductor came
into our car and told us that huge
rock had rushed down the the noun.
tain side and crushed into the rear ear
Of a freight train two miles in advnpce
of our train, and that We would be de
layed some or , hours. but as it had
cleared up and was very pleasant and
the scenery being about the finest of any
on our trip, the time spent there was
very pleasantly put in. But as the town
was very small-not more than $50 or
200 inhabitants and two trains being
there at one time, and all having to stay
there FOR dinner, We came near eating up
all that could he procured in the way Of
catables. You have no idea how eXcit
ing the scenery and the novelty OF eat
ing and spending the time there las We
had To dol was FOR the Eastern people.
Our scheduled stopping place for din
ncr was Glcnwood Springs, but being
delayed 10y our stop at Red Clilr we did
not arrive there until y. m. We only
stopped few minutes TO see the beau
ties OF this noted Watering place. At
d p. m. We made stop of 30 minutes at
Grand junction TO again supply the
wants OF the inner man. There We saw
the first fruit offered at the train for
sale. Rev. Mcir, formerly OF Del Nortc,
is located here. He presented a box of
extra dne apples To the delegates on our
train, which were yky much apprcci-
atcd. Apple orchards around this place
looked line aud everything looked pros
porous.
Not long after leaving that place, We
retired Tor the night, and woke up next
morning in the Great Salt Lake valley
There We found vegetation well ad-
vanced, but to our grea, Disappointment
everything was eoycrd with snow We
spent the whole day ia Salt Lake City,
going to church four times. including
one hour at the Mormon Tabernacle,
where We heard Elder John ". Pcnrose,
one OF their best men, explain the bcs,
side Of Mormanism and the reverse side
Of Prcsbyterianism We found the city
one Of the finest, cleancst, most beau,i.
ful cities in the West Nearly loo sleep
ing cars were on the side track, and the