Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-24
FROM PARADISE TO PURGATORY.
That is, Figuratively Speakiug-The
Editor in the East.
DuNREATH. Iowa, July 13, 1903

70 THE LEADER: ~,
The mercury has fallen four lof five
degrees during the past twentY-four
hours-and we are feeling four of five
degrees better. At Omaha it was o
complete knockout, decisive victory
for Old Sol. We took the count, and
for one whole day--such a long day!,-
lay in one of the several hundred
sweat-boXes at the Millard Hotel,
gaspng for breath and devoutly
wishing we could anuihlate space
and drop down again on dear old
Yaquina Bay-or in it, But this is a
q disagreaable subject We're still
alive-and properly thankful.
From Portland to Omaha via the
! Southern Pacific, Denye, & Rio Grande
land the Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific
is a mere sprint OF 3,077 miles. What
a varied feast for the alert eyes of the
Traveller
Down through "Oregon, sweet Ore
gon," its beautiful valleys. sparkling
rivers rugged mountain sceuery and
thriving cities and towns. On and on
through similar landscape in Califor-
MIA, until suddenly grand old snow-cap-
ped Mount Shasta bursts into view and
; claims the travellers attention hour al
ter hour. And then you stop at the
famous Shasta springs and drink pure,
sparkling soda water right out OF the
eternal hills without money and with
: out price ct costs little more in the
Pullman diners.)
In due time you reach the wide, fer
tile and lovely Sacramento valley
which has been embalmed in song.
Save for large tract of marsh land
which the eve cannot cover the valley
Y merits all the nice things that have
e been said about it. Here are splendid
{ orchards and vineyards-some of the
V latter embracing an entire quarter sec
n ton; thousands of acres of level pasture
and lands, dotted with CATTLE horses
sheep; immense wheat fields, which are
!. now, however, only brown stubble, fol
T. the harvest time is past, and this part
r of California is not as attractive as
p earlier in the season.
+ Down below Sacramento is a towr
called Beneca. Don't stop at Benecia-
Ie if you can possibly avoid it. Better pass
| -, ,,1 ,,;cit Ooly lo nd nn1 Soy
Francisco. Beuecia is all right, but i
needs considerable fixing.
!, But you must move on eastward, anC
= finally reach the foothills of the Sierr;
!, Nevadas. And here. you see fruit
miles and miles of brick-red soil ant
beautiful well-kept orchards and vine
IL yards. and after awhile you reach
], stretch Of country where for miles bu
y little is seen save barren whtish, vel
s lowish and reddish soil, broken int
. basins, kuolls, seams, burrows and pin
H. nacles. But it is a very interestin
y scene, for the memories of
The days of old, the days of gold,
I'd The days of 40
IN come rushing upon you. Here wer
le the original gold discoveries. What
s. busy scene it must haye been Wha
lg wealth of history, of poetry and ti'
e. ton have emanated from these famou
n old placer diggin's! The sight alone
worth the price of the trip to an
in American who is not too thorough
TO encased in the sentiment proof armc
be of self-esteem or ignorance Of his n;
en- tion' history.
MS But we can't tell it all. Little week.
yo newspapers were never designed fc
at that purpose.
You pass on and on, through Nevad
which has much of interest and muo
W in common with her sisters on the ca
y. and west. On and on till you reac
Ogden and the long and interestr
:" Southern Pacific run is ended.
oN Only few minutes run from Ogdt
~ is Salt Lake-the City of the Saints
with which most of our readers ha'
''' become familiar through reading
actual observation. All the OregC
RS. editors got out of the city with the
wives. 1t is an interesting place = al
by very much American.
he From Ogden begins the pleasant tr
ed over the Denver & Rio Grande-or t
nd Rio Grande Western, branch of b
al famous system. This line is noted I
he its scenery, the finest Of which is e
raj countered on the Denver & Rio Gran
ina proper, from Grand junction to Denv'
ar This rnn fairly hristlas with .'sipht