Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-23

eleva tion rapidl y thee9 Iii grows chilly, /
must be closed and outer
wraps donned. The top 81 Pixies Peak
comprises several level acres thickly
Dtrewn with rock, partly covered with
SNOW. Colorad Q Il spread below, and
on the border Of the plain lios Colo.
RADIO Springs like . vast checker
board. z /: " $.= IS := & ss. Il
On trip through North and South
Cheyenne canon We passed between
the Pillars OF Hercules, whose height
IA $40 feet and Only 40 feet apart. Az
the end OF the canon 10 Seven Falls.
Here safe and easy stairway Of 1862
steps has been built on the face Of the
rock wall from the lowest to the high
est of the falls. " :s.::S ~ NJ. = !.
leaving Colorado Springs In the
early: afternoon Of Wednesday,, we
travelled over the Denver and Rio
Grande Route. This took US thru
tunnels, over great heights from 5000
feet to 1000 feet) and thru the won.
derful Royal Gorge: Here was seen
cry never to be forgotten. ~
In Salt Lake City We spent about
one day, visiting the noted Mormon
Tabernacle, and the Salt Air Beach.
At the latter is . pavilion and bath
houses built 1T the cost Of Z quarter
million dollars. -:
West of Ogde n the southern Pacific
has bridge over Great Salt Lake.
This bridge is 30 miles long and ia
said to be one of the most expensive
pieces OF engineering Of It's kind In the
world. =
Westward through Utah and Neya.
da the Southern Pacific traverses
desert region and passengers are made
very uncomfortable by the dust.
Thru the Sierra Nevada mountains
the railroad Is projected by snow
sheds 40 miles long. Within these
sheds are double tracks and telegraph
stations so trains can meet and send
and receive orders. Beyond the
sheds are orchards, and down in the
Sacramento Valley the grain was ripe
and the ''ccmbines" we're busy har.
vesting and threshing the grain at the
same time.
From Oakland to Oakland Pier our
train of thirteen coaches and locomo-
tive was carried by ferry across the
bay, We were then put on board q
steamboat and soon reached San
Francisco. San Francisco has been
called the Golden City--a name it we'll
deserves. In the evening the electric
display makes it look like a city of
gold. Day and night its wide streets
are filled with people from all parts of
the world and street cars and other
vehicles crowd upon each other.
Golden Gate Park is q favorite resort
for tourists. Here the fern, palm and
myrtle grow wild. Among the build
ings in this park must be mentioned
the costly music stand donated by
Claus Spreckles, and the museum in
memory of the midwinter exposition
of 1905. Then there is Cliff House
from which We had our first view OF
the Pacific and the Seal Rocks with
their splashtng seals. While We were
watching, a large whale made it's ap.
pearance several times, squirting the
water high In air.
Having spent two days in San Fran.
cisco, we again boarded the train
} northward bound and on the morning
of the Fourth" woke to hear the pm fl
puff of the three engines drawing Us
over the sleeps Of the m ountatns. Tht
road is so winding that on looking
out of the car window we could some
times see below us three tracks owe,
which we b ad passed.
At Shasta Springs We were allowed
time to dip and drink the fresh wate1
from the wonderful springs. In th'
distance is, Mt. Shasta, whose snow,
, crown seemed to move with US fol
many hours.
; Picnic parties were celebrating tn,
day at almost every little town VI
passed.
Our next stopping place was Port
land, where We visited the Lewis
Clark Exposition. The best part o
this exposition 10 its beautiful loca
ton, being on : slope towards Colum
bia River, with Mts. Hood and St
Helens in full view. f..
4 Again going northward via tn,
Northern Pacific, we crossed the Co
lumbia river and our attention, wa
directed to the salmon fisheries. Nortl
of the Columbia river numbering il
the chief Industry. 81. :,
On the evening Of July we wer'
greeted by the lights ofbeautiful Sc
attic, and after nights rest went ii
search OF old friends. Among sucl
we found Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Young
formerly OF Willmar. At their shom'
we receive true welcome, and called
there several times while in the city
Their home 1s on Queen Anne's Hill
and commands one Of the finest view