The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-22
PIl GRIM
VII ES
AGAIN
OF the west and It's Wonders and Then
Plays On His Imagination in Conn
parison of Earth With Heaven

i Jerusalem, ldahos aug. 1--WE nav
mot had rain here for-tlhe Lord knows
but this does net matter. 50 few demant
baptism as when Christ was on earth
and those who EiA be satisfied with NJ
other baptism can go down IN TO this
Fayette river and wade until the water
raises their hair straight UP on then
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 at viii to light
ming speed our eternal home.
Wonder If this beautiful river, with
ali its fsh that we now see floating at
viii, must dry up and be burned too
for our ctrssedness9
Then we go up the mountain to find
poo1-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 timer
Did tine idea ever strike your cram
iu1n that when oil this foul matter with
mother dust shall be burned up, we will
walk the golden streets? Man, earth.
everything, shah be purife-: and the
material (goldl here will be put IN to
streets. PreaG6rs have Deen 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
trfbulation, tend to burn The dross out
of us.
We'll. you may think strange that ]
get down to these last hot propositions
but nature here proves that such Things
a. spoken of in Sacred History must
happen. One almost things his journey
complete when at the fool of diills and
valleys to find the thermometer regis
tering 10 and lib IN the shade.
You would think me lying when ] tell
you that some people here put black
berries in a tin pan and sit them in the
sun to cook for canning, but tits 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 Iightness of air
permit our bellows to 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 I look up into
5he 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 it's phrases come to the
Rockies and climb to the different alti-
tude.s where the changes come, and real
ize what life Is in different spheres; see
a cloud come up and instead of sprirllS
ling its contents over the Garth, sud
den change of atmosphere seem TO dis
solve or turn the cloud over and all
the water come down the mountain side
in a rush, carrying great rocks down in
it's course. have witnessed Two of
these cloudbursts this season.
hear Ringing Bros. snow is to be
in Boise. want some supplies, so here
I so 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 are glad to see
their country cousins. They do not call
them moss backs as they do in your
city, but welcome them as the bone and
,inew of this great country. the dear
farmers have cut their second crop Of
rass; some will get a third, but most
II them will use the next growth rs
fan pasture. There Is "a large crop of.
apples and peaches. Prunes are not a,
large crop this year; watter-millions
plenty, oats and corn are good, cattle
fat, and chuck as high as ursnic.
Mining keeps up good. have just
rot 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, more TO shape up
and located in on 2 other groups. Lord
but win 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 whirI, the pink
aounces looked like a sunset scenery on
the ocean. Rfngling's show at Frisco
on the 2sth of this month. Don't sec
how they get to CnrlSsburg 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
over this.