The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-10-16

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system q the Rock Island seems g
me they make very poor time 90 9
have very bad accommodations
from Omaha to Colorado springs (,
at least. II you ct any time, caro-
to make this trip, take the Union
Pacific to Denver and the Denver
and Rio Grand to Colorado Springs,
the D and R. q. Ry. run fine larg 9
trains on their main line, especially
the coast train. was somewhat
disappointed in this days journey
through Nebraska and Kansas.
Shortly after leaving the Missouri
river, We come to the vast plains,
we heard 80 much about, years ago.
when the Buahlo, Prairie Dogs,
Wolves and Coyotes, made the night
hideous with their bellows and yelps
But today there is nothing left save
the Prairie dogs and tho Buffalo
grass. vast herds of cattle taking
the place of the noble Buafflo.
The Buffalo grass is much different
than I expected to zee. It is very.
short and far between and does not
seem to have very prolific growth,
at the same time it is very nutrious
in the fall; it cures as 1T stands and
the cattle feed on it all winter,
Eastern Nebraska and Kansas is
very thiokly settled, and you do not
notice the seemingly barron plain,
as you do in the western portion.
Western Kansas and Nebraska is q
vast tree]ess plain, look far as you
can miles and miles and all you can
SEQ is the Buffalo grass, the Prairie
dog and not shrub in sight, occa-
slonal you see a house, with a wind
mill near by. In this part Of the
state, the prairie is level as your
lawn, with not single tree in sight
for miles. The one great pleasure
1 had in coming through Nebraska
after pulling out of Lincoln, the
brakeman pointed out the sights of
interest and one was the home of
William Jennings Bryan, twice q,
candidate for the President; his
home is called the 'Fairview''which
Is about miles q. Q. of Lincoln, and
about one half mile from the rail
road. The Platte river we hear so
much about, at this time of the year
is nothing but a little rivulet, scar
cely water enough to run a wind
mill, but IN some instances a raging
torrent, which you no doubt read
about last spring. Where the road
crosses a few miles out from Lin
coin there is a bridge. l should say
a viaduct suppose which must be
at least 1900 feet long and not more
than feet above low water. It
seemed strange to me to see so
large a structure, built so low and:
no precautions whatever taken for
high water. Was told they had to
build low to AVOID a grade and
about each spring they must put IN
another bridge.
Continuing our journey, there is
the same amount of sameness all
through the state. Passing the
Colorado boundry, it is about the
same lay of country perhaps in some
instances very little undulating,
finally We come. to the foot of the
hills of the Rocky mountains, when
the scene is changed, and we near
Colorado Springs. We arrived
there about eleven p. m. some
hours late. We asked on the train
about hotel accommodations and
was told of three or four, which
would be alright. Amongst, the
best was the Alta, Vista, which we
singled out to try by the not famil-
lar name After leaving the train
and making our way to the number
Of cabs, backed up at the depot; we
could not distinguish the different
names they were calling, 80 asked
q cabby' if this was the. Alta Vista
and he said yes, either mistaking
me or trying to work q sch enc for
/ did not know, any way
he drove us to the Antlers, a palace
of a hotel, on the European plan,
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