The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
PRINTER ON
LONG TOUR
Samuel Murray Visits Salt
Lake En- Route.
He TRAVELS IN STYLE
IS TAKING III PRINCIPAL CITIES
OF AMERICA.


samuel Murray. a printer, who is
fulfilling a touring schedule which he
prepared before the trip of 2L0e0 miles
throughout the entire United States
Was begun, VIII complete his circuit
when he reaches washington. he Is
an present loo Little Rock, ARKANSAS.
and from there intends 20 60 90 l-=
81. Louis Worlds fair. After WoiNi-i5
long enough to see The exposition ne
win journey ON to- Canada. Nova Scotia
and other points iu Canada. thence 10
Washington where he began his tour
While iu Salt Lake he held down "a
linotype machine ON The Herald Tor
about three weeks ana then left for "a
visit 90 Yellowstone park lie came
back 10y way Of salt Lake on his jour
Icy 10 Colorado Springs and was again
employed on The Herald for five weeks
He is not one OF the 5ld-rime tramp
printers but goes from place to place,
in Pullman palace sleeping cars and
readily finds work at his profession
wherever he stops.
Starts In 1903.
February 81. 1908. Mr.. Murray left
Washington, going 90 Los Angeles Cal,
O. distance of 3i5l miles. From the
Getty of Angeles he went to san
Francisco. a distance of 49, miles, and
next TO Seattle. Wash, 95S miles. and
distance of 100 miles From Seattle ne
went 10 Portland, ore, 166 miles. and
then returned 90 san Francisco. tt5
miles. and then trip to Eureka. Cal,
covered 45b miles. While in California
Le visited the Yosemite valley and tie
MaTip0sa big trees. The trip to EC5e-
mite and return counted $50 miles All
siung he was easily earning enough to
ceiray all his expenses with a bit left
for pleasure.
Then he crossed the Sierras 10 salt
Lake and visited Yellowstone National
park, SS4 miles through the park ana
return, The "trip was very eEpen-
Eiye one, but Murray handled mis-
money JudiciOuslv and got safely
= Trough. de returned 90 Salt Lake
and then went TO Colorado Springs,
q distance of 600 miles. visiting Pike
peak and viewing the magnificent seen
cry in The vicinity.
He then went TO Denver. which IT,
Eeyeuty-fve miles distant He next
went 90 Pueblo, us miles. He went
from Pueblo go Canon City. and there
saw the Royal gorge. a scenic feature
of the state. The distance was eighty
six miles. From Pueblo he went 20
Albuquerque, N. H.. the old Spanish
town, made famous by the Remington
picture OF the trail. Tie distance was
900 miles He went from Albuquerque
70 the Grand canon of the Colorado, i'm
Arizona.
Goes to Old Mexico.
From the canon sir. Murray went 20
Prescott Arlz., 14i miles, and from
there go Phoenix, a distance of 1856
miles After three weeks stay In
Phoenix he went to III Paso, Tex
and from thence to the City Of Mexico.
where he remained about one month.
From the CITY of Mexico ne went 10
Monterey. Vera cruz ana TampicO.
After leaving Mexico DE visited in or
DER named San Antonio. Houston and
Galveston Tex. reaching New Orleans.
l-a-, ou February ]. He arrived in the
Crescent City during Mardi Gras After
spending about a month az New Or
leans be left FOR Jacksonville. Fla and
from Jacksonville he visited Palm
Eeach and 81. Augustine. Following
The above named places he visited
Memphis, Little Rock. Hot Springs
Nashville and 1Iu=kugea, l. #. He DIS
al present at Little Rock. and viii
leave al an early date for ST. Louis.
% be present about a month al the
fair
After he completes his Canadian tour
he VIII return 90 Washington. and VIII
have completed mis- -IU1J miles iu one
year and a half