The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08
WITH THE EDITORS.
Seine "Reminiscences Of Our visit 10
Omaha, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone
National Park and Other
Points Of Interest.
FROM OMAHA WESTWARD.

men and women, in the Pullman car
Crescent and another car occupied 10y the
New York dele cation, the writer left
Omaha via the Union Pacific for the
great west. loath to leave the warm
harted people of that city, but glad toI
get away from the almost torrid recep-
tion the weather man had prepared for
us.
The entire party was in charge OF MI
| w. J, Kline editor of the Recorder of
Amsterdam. New York, who did every
thing in his power to make the trip
success. Our car, the Crescent, was by
common consent placed under the
captaincy of Col. Chas. NJ Meacham OF
the Hopkinsyille, Ky, Kentuckian, ana
he proved himself the very man for the
place, courteous to every member or the
party and always looking out for their
comfort.
The following morning we were up
bright and early to get q glimpse as we
expe cted of fertile priaTies and waving
grain fields, but disappointment awaited
us, for we were already on the edge OF
the agricultural belt farms were few
and not over fine of appearance. We
were entering the arid Ian ds of the west,
| Now a person raised amid forests, where
rains fall regularly can have no concep-
ton, without crossing them, of the
meaning of arid lands. Nowhere tree
in sight; nothing but parched looking
grass and sage brush passing in review
hour after hour rs you speed westward,
the monotony only to be broken by some
sheep or cattle herders huts, and here
and there drove of cattle or flock of
sheep, tended by lone herder. But in
spite of the apparent scarcity of the
grass and the parched appearance Of
what there was the stock all looked
sleek and fat AS we progressed west
ward towns became fewer and the coun-
try more parched looking,
| Next morning the same view OF plains
presented itself We were now at con
siderable elevation, with water courses
bordering the track every now and then,
but not even along these were there any
trees nothing but what would be called
brush in this country. About three
o clock that afternoon Cheyenne, the
capitol of Wyoming, was reached and
there a stop Of thirty minutes was made,
which we put to use in seeing rs much
of this city as the limited time allowed.
| Cheyenne lies on an elevated plateau,
surrounded by plains. We enquired its
population and were told 90, 900, which,
appearance struck us, was placed about
l2 600 to high. Here the camera fiends
got in theii work After leaving
Cheyenne the ascent Of the foothills of
the Rockies was begun. The summit
was reached at Granite Canon, and there
a short stop was made, beautiful
panorama of mountain scenery spread
itself before the vision, with stately
Pixies Peak, ,snow-clad, showing in the
distance $50 miles to the south, 10 we
were told, Here the camera was again
brought into requstion. The engine
whistled and we were off on the opposite
slope, going down the mountain side at
break.neck speed, mountains and rocks
towering up on every side, cliffs frown.
down on the pigmy works of man, Here,
as well as all over the plains, drifting
SHOWS are serious menace to the opera
tion of the railroads, so they have near
every cut constructed snow fences these
In cases extending in rows hundreds of
yards back from the track, Next Larlnie
was reached, This place Is noted to
newspaper men Mt leastas the place
where "Bill Nye' published his paper
called the Boomerang, which by the
way, Is still running under that name.
About ten o clock that night we passed
through the mining town Of Hanna,
where are located the coal mines own ed
by Senator Hanna, which came into
pro minence recently rs being the scene
Of u terrible mine disaster. When we
passed through they were still ut work
digging for the bodies Of the entombed
miners, We were told that with the
exception Of Green River Canon there
would be no scenery Of moment until
morning, 30 slept peacefully.
Between seven and eight the next
morning we entered Webber Canon
Utah, and then for more tnan au hour
the road passed through most magnh.
cent scenry, Towering ellis on either
side, while the rushing waters OF Web.
Der river were first on one side and then
on the other, inviting the angler to Its
side, 1t was scenry that made M wish
for -four eyes so that none might escape,
Then we entered the great Salt Lake
valley and there was sudden trans
formation from rugged mountain
scenes TO pastoral scenes, Farms every.
where In the highest state Of cultivation,
thanks TO the liie'giving draughts Of the
mountain streams, carried down and
spread over lands that until this was
accomplished were IN arid waste, There
was noddng grain and grasses every.
where, 1t was u beautiful Sunday morn
Ink and every one appeared TO be oon'
tended and happy,