The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-03
Sights in the West as Described by
Mayor Landmann.

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Landmann,
who have been spending several
weeks on the Pacific coast, return
ed home Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Becker, who accompanied them,
tarried for a few days at Portland
and will reach home the latter part
of this week. Mi. Landmarks
description Of his journey is ex-
tremely interesting. Their first
stop was at Harvard, Neb., where
they visited their daughter, Mrs.
.Theo. Griess. They then went TO
Denver, Colo, where one day was
spent. in the beautiful park, which
with its natural scenery is very fine.
Another day was spent at Golden,
a little gem of a city surrounded
by mountain peaks.
From there they went over the
Rio Grande Western railroad to
Salt Lake City. This ride overthe
mountains, which was taken in an
observation car, was simply grand.
This route furnishes the best view
of the canyons. and anyone who
visits the Pacific coast should he
thinks either 60 or return by this
route. Passing through Provo
City, the home Of Sen. Smoot,
whose name he says is even more
prominent on the various business
signs Of the city than it is in the
dispatches from Washington, they
reached Salt Lake City where one
day was spent. The Mormon tenn
pie is a most beautiful marble
structure, but as no gentle is per-
mitted to enter it this seat Of Nor
mon mysteries could only be view
ed from the outside. They visited
the tabernacle, II massive structure
with a seating capacity of 10000.
The roof of the building is colnpus-
ell Of solid layers of timber, inter
laid with rawhide, and is seven
feet III thickness, put together With
out a single nail. The acoustic
properties Of the building are most
wonderful. TO illustrate this the
speaker dropped a pin to the floor,
and although Mr.. Landmann was
| $50 feet away he distinctly heard
the sound. A fine organ recital is
given here every afternoon. The
towns through Utah show reason
able degree of prosperity, but the
country outside OF the irrigated
districts is barren waste.
| Going from there they went to
| Ogden and thence across Great
| Salt Lake on the new railroad.
| The distance across is 27 miles,
and for eleven miles the road is
built on a trestle over the water.
| Reaching Lodi, CAL, they spent
several days visiting the colony
| who went from Memo and located
| at that place. This he describes as
a delightful country, with fruit of
all kinds in abundance. The peo-
pie who went from here are all con-
tented, but from a financial stand
point be says they have not better
| cd their condition, as farmers there
can not make the money that they
can in South Dakota.
I From Lodi the party went to
San Francisco and thence to Los
Angeles, from which point they
took several side trips. On one OF
theEe they sailed in one of the glass
bottomed boats to the Santa Cata
lima islands. This is d trip which
no visitor to the Pacific coast shoulJ
miss. The view of the variou:
species of animal lie that inhabil
the waters, the vegetable growtL
nlainlv visible nj the he'd Of the
ocean resembling beds of violets
vines, palms and plants of every
color and variety afford u sight wei
worth the cost Of the entire trip.
Portland, Ore, was the mex
place visited, and here several days
were spent at the exposition al,
visiting friends. Having visited
the expositions ut Chicago ane
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