The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
TAKING IN THE WORLD


What there was In the world outside
the ilmlte a. Mahaska county, he
funnd a big upen space FeeminKly
without ronnnus. We was interest
pi. aud declding "a penetrate further,
came upon cities and circumstances
~ which he wrote entertalninRly IN a
letter TO the Herald, that his friends
and ac1ualasanoes might know ~ his
w~andcrtnEs. Mir Wright II still
'trotting" and we are pleased 20 pub
llsh his second annual contribution,
which IL equally Al entertaining rs
bis initial effort.
MENDOZA, Calf, Aug. 2i.-Dear
Herald. I see by my diary a year
ago today that I wrote n letter to the
Herald. AT that time was in 81.
Louis and said the next letter ]
wrote 20 the Herald would be after
/ had visited Yellowstone National
park. I am just as TAR from Visiting
the National park now as | wax then.
But the air castle Is still in my head
that | am going to visit II some day.
Little did | think then that would
now be in California.
left Oskaloosa for the west Dec.
20, stopping ut Laramie City, Wyop
four days to visit my friend, Jack
wymore. whom many OF you know.
/ had a most delightful visit. Christ
mas day ne drove me out to the
state fish hatchery about five miles,
and on our return the Wymore's had
a nne turkey dinner waiting, and af-
ter a brisk drive in tat Wyoming
fresh air, which served as an amaz-
ing appetizer, you can imagine what
we did to that turkey.
Next day / started On my way west
Arriving in Ogden, Utah, on the 9th,
! was among the Mormons.
/ have a clipping from the Salt
Lake Herald, telling Of the Mormons
celebrating the one hundredth ami
versary OF Joseph Smith, the founder
OF the Mormon church. II said ow'
ing 10 the Inclemency of the weather
only a few were allowed TO attend
the services, there being only about
ak thousand present. ! suppose II
IL had been a nice day the whole
family would have Deen there. 81.
shop whitney goes on and compares
the life OF Joseph Smith with that OF
Jesug OF Nazareth, but says Smith
was only a "star." Also said that
Salt lSise and some other settle
mentg were only camping grounds
for the Mormons and that there Is
only one place 10 permanently build
their Zion City, which shall stand
through all ages, and that Is Jack
ron county, Missouri. This happened
10 be very amusing 10 me for this
reason. ] got into conversation with
a gentleman who had Travelled all
owe the world, and the only time
he was ever robbed was IN n little
country town in Jackson county, Mis-.
souri,. A fellow stole his pants and
$50 IN money. so these Missourians
are not so slow, after all. II the
Mormons want TO build there they
had better make sure Of their build.
ings or they may be stolen.
Another thing: Around Ogden you
see on the front Of some Of the stores
-. G. NJ. L." which stands for Zion
City Mercantile Institution. ] sup
pose the direct Interpretation ",
Trade here and keep tho money In
the family
! was In ogden just n night.
had 20 get a pass about every -four
or Ave hundred miles; sometimes II
took me twenty.four hours. | left
over the s. p. and crossed the Great
Salt lake on the new bridge which Ia
2s miles long; 10 miles solid trestle
and 70 miles filled Where II Is fill
"a you can notice out 10 n side
where the heavy engines and trains
have sunk the trace and heayed up
the earth ut both sides, and where
they built trestle some places they
drove down piling 1G5 feet long, and
stu they would not hold their own
weight; stiil, thvy have a bridge
across the Great Salt lake and run
Ifdlubs luhl tsIhhinAg wan - biVN'
piece Of engineering.
Well, ! cant think of anything 81
interest until ! get 10 California
Across the pains (Or deserts) Of
Utah and Nevada ~ a lonely, tire.
some ride.
was about ~ hours In Reno, Ne
vada, now the Monte Carlo Of the
vest. IT IL a nice little town.
arrived IN California December
20. no be painfully correct ! cross
"a he state line, marked by q large
iron post, at 200 o'clock p. 10, wv
we're then 40 in the mountains and
snow ana ice 10 further orders. Al
Ter riding all night through tunnels
and snow sheds, the next morning
awoke and wa In the Sacramento
Valley, which Is level as a floor and
everything nice and green, and you
could wee OCCASIONALLY an orange tree
loaded with fruit, although this ~ not
the orange country. ] ate breakfast
IN Sacramento, the capital city, and
left for San Francisco, riding all DAY
through the San Joaquin valley, which
Is about 400 miles long and 80 miles
Ia a.A foyof "a q aoor The wheat