The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-26
IL.CRIIN
WRITES
AGAIN
OF the West and Its Wonders and Then
Plays On His Imagination In COM
parisOn of Earth With Heaven

Jerusalem, Idaho, Aug. GIVE have
not had rain here for-the Lord knows;
but this does not matter. 50 few demand
baptism as whom Christ was on earth,
and those who will be satisfied with no
ctaer baptism can so down in to the
Payette river and wade until the water
raises their hair straight up on their
heads and look down ON the sandy bot
tom. see the weary feet that carry us
to the Pearl of Woe, for which We are
letting our minds carry Mt will to light
ming speed our eternal home.
Wonder if this beautiful river, with
all ITS fish that we now see floating at
will, must dry mp and be burned too.
for our c1tssedncssf
Then we go up the mountain to find
pool-hens, grouse, deer, doves and many
other innocent Inhabitants of this earth.
Are they, too, to be burned in the big
fire which we are promised at the end
of time,
Did the idea ever strike your cram
ium that when all this foul matter with
mother dust shall be burned up, we viii
walk the golden streetsi Man, earth
everything, shah be purifoS and the
material tgoldl here VIII be put in TO
streets. Preachers have oeen talking
about these streets long time, but /
could never realize what they meant,
until ] came here and found gold, gold
everywhere, but needs fire to burn the
bad out AS the hardships, trials and
tribulation, tend to burn THE dross out
of us.
Well, you may think strange that /
get down to those last hot propositions
but nature here proves that such things
as spoken of in Sacred History must
happen One almost things his journey
complete when at the food of thills and
valleys to find the thermometer regis
tering ITO and ll3 in the shade.
You would think me lying when l tell
you that some people here put black
berries in n tin pan and sit them in the
sun to cook for canning, but It's true.
In West Virginia at this temperature we
would turn our toes up and wait the
resurrection day, without more ado
The high attitude and lightness of air
permit our bellows ITO pump the air and
live, though not.
Hot as it Is through the day, the
nights are cool. On the 18th day of
July showed between here and Thunder
mountain, this morning look UP into
the mountain and see snow. Wind they
call trades wind swept through here
yesterday, lifting sand and gravel to a
dense cloud. If you want to experience
life in all its phrases come to the
Rockies and climb to the different alti
tudes where the changes come, and real
ize what life Is in different spheres; see
cloud come up and instead OF sprink-
ling its contents over the earth, sud
den change of atmosphere seem to dis
solve or turn the cloud over and all
the water come down the mountain side
in rush, carrying great rocks down in
its course. have witnessed two of
these cloudbursts this season.
hear Ringing Bros. snow is to be
in Boise. want some supplies, so here
] go for supplies.
At Boise and the show is coming, four
sections are in the big tents are going
up, hundreds of people are coming in
and the towns people nre glad to see
their country cousins. They do not call
them moss backs as they do in your
city, but welcome them rs the bone and
sinew of this great country. TIE dear
farmers have cut their second crop OF
grass; some viii get third, but most
OF them viii use the next growth as
fall pasture. There Is a Sarge crop OF
apples and peaches. Prunes are not a
arce crop this year; watter-millions
nlcnty, oats and corn are good, cattle
lat, and chuck as high as arsnic.
| Mining keeps up good. have just
got in on a big copper proposition and
nave been busy getting my assessment
work done. Got one group of claims in
shape for this year, Z more 10 shape up
and located in on other groups. Lord
but will soon be GOLD poor.
Saw the big show. The gals did
tumble to beat they boys They wore
dresses; did not look so bad as in tights.
but when they would whirl, the pink
flounces looked like sunset scenery on
the ocean. Ringling's show ut Frisco
on the 2sth of this month. Don't see
how they get to ClarlSsburg on the
same day. Great many mysteries in
this swift old world, as in the spirit
land.
Excuse my writing, want to pass
time and you may have time to glance