The Jasper news., 1905-09-28
UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Mr.. HARVEY TELLS ABoIT A
MOUNTAIN CLI1B.
Fourth instaiiment OF His interestiug
Articles on the Wonders Of
the Pacific Coast

One beautiful sun shining morning
in company with small party we Ief,
Los Angeles by trolley for the ostrich
farm where wc could see hundreds OF
ostriches of all sizes from those lust
hatched to old and very large ones. A
person can buy very large and fine
feathers very cheap. 1t is really tine
view TO seq hundreds OF those long
limbed animals running in herds about
as fast as horse could run.
From there we went to Pasadena, a
very beautiful little city and said to be
the paradise Of tbs millionaires Of Cal
fornia. The hotel Green is located
there. We were shown through it and
informed that two thousand guests
would not cause them any inoonycni-
ence for lack Of entertainment in any
way. The rates range from to %
dollars per day. @, course We did not
stay there all Of the time we were in
California. Tho street car run through
the center Of the building.
From there We went 10y trolley to the
foot hills of Mount Low, then got in "A
cable car aud went up nn incline OF
40 degrees almost five thousand feet
high. There are two cars; one went
up while the other came down the mo
tive power was heavy machiuct. at the
top of the incline, My feelings in re-
gard to danger were not much aroused
but as we passed the other car We re-
aized that We were only half way up.
To look back and see that long steep
hill then loOk up barely able to see the
top, listen to the squeaks ana groaus OF
the car aud the complaints OF fear by
many of the passengers caused an euig-
ma OF my thinking qualities as to where
the stopping place would be III case
that two inch cable Should break.
There we're about 80 IN the car. II was
an open top car aud We were kept 10 by
chaius running along each side.
Some Of the ladies' covered their faces
&C they could not see it break loose
and " hen at the top would give any
thing II they were Ouly at the bottom
and would not ~ any farther for Tear
they mlgut come III contact with anolh-
cr such ride. The fact Ihat on either
side OF TIE track up the incl no large
per cent Of The way was a!mUststralgh
down several thousand feet made II
look much more dangerous than Al
would otherwise. From the Top OF
The Iuclue we TOOK small open trolley
car anu went rcuud and round that
leaked mountain olteu over very high
tressle5 and around cuLs where the out
side ui the track was supported by
props running down 10 the rock where
We could see straight down several
thousand feet and Uften very short
curves. One man remarked to me that
he believed the inotUrman was either
uruLk or crazy aud uIu not realize the
speed he was running around those
short and high curves. l told him /
guesstd he had made the run around
50 many times thai he had become
accustomed to it, Wen We continued
ride would judge about " or IA mites
up to the superanualed lndian Alpine
tavern. From there We could take our
choice, ride up on foot wide Indian
trail on burro Or 60 tCot. Well ali
Of the party excepting one lady pre-
lerr,u 10 70 on loot. DO We started,
the Uurro 10 the lead aud We TO lowed
IN the rear Indian file. 1t teok two
men to keep the burroin motlou.l don
tnIuk be enjoyed his company Yer!
Wen, there being only one OF bis kind
Ii N'yer We kept uim gulnS uAul We
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