The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
PRETTY PORTLAND TRIP
GRAPHIC PEN PICTURE OF MAG
NlFlcENT SCENERY.
AS WRITTEN BY L. c. eAReeLT
A Former Daily News staff Man, Who
Has Gone to the Pacific Northwest,
Tells OF the Triple Still Longs
for Nebraska. However.

Tells OF the Triple Still Longs
for Nebraska. However.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 81. - Special
to The News Many
have taken the trip from Norfolk to
the Pacific northwest and It has been
written about many other times but
perhaps they have not all seen II or
written it exactly the same and in the
hope of affording some variety | take
this occasion of telling how It seemed
to yours truly. II is long and wear
isome journey at the best and one be
comes tired, in time. Of seeing the
different countries and sections
through which we pass, but It is an OK
perience of life time to those who
first take and II was to me. with
stop overs at Denver and Salt Lake
City, we were on the road about FIVE
days We went to Fremont at noon
and there caught one of the Union Pa
cific's through trains which took us
through western Nebraska during the
late afternoon and evening, giving us
moonlight views of the western cattle
ranches and irrigated farms and we
shall always remember Nebraska's S
fading away in favorable contrast with
some of the country and experiences
that we afterward encountered. Our
first view Of the mountains was OBJ.
tanned Thursday morning and they
formed an impressive picture to those
who had never before beheld these
magnificent creations. We sped along
at the u. P's. best gait through pretty
valleys of irrigated lands toward Den
yer, which we reached Thursday morn
ing about o'clock and got to the
streets in ample time to take
in the national parade of the Eagles
several miles in length. A feature of
the parade that attracted attention
was the snowballing of the Eagles by
the Denver commercial club, who had
several wagons loaded with mountain
snow in line, but all features were
The easy riding cars.
the COurteousness of the II. p. officials
and the general adaptability of that
road to the demands of the travelling
public made the trip from Fremont to
Denver one we'll worth remembering.
Pretty Pen Picture.
At Denver the seeming line of the
Denver and Rio Grande was taken and
a splendid journey for a prairie man
who loves the beauties of nature was
the result. Leaving at $3.50 Friday
morning the entire day was spent in
about through the mountains
and over historic spots replete with
scenic effects. IT was full of interest
every foot of the way and the en-
ployes and officials of the road take
pains TO have the best impression pos,
sible left in the minds of their pas
Points of interest were
shown and everything tending to com
fort and enjoyment were carefully
looked after. The Kit Carson post
was one of the first interesting places
passed. This is a few miles out of
Denver where the famous frontiers
man had his encounter with the Reds
like forty years ago. A
beautiful valley was entered in which
the crops-eXcept corn-looked very
well in the irrigated patches. The
peaks became higher and
higher and the scenery wilder and
Drettier as the wheeled palace pro-.
ceeded along its route. Trees, mostly
Of cottonwood, were found in the val
eys, but it was some miles further be
fore the first pines were seen. Pretty
little Palmer Lake was seen a few
hours further on the way and was the
)fettlest little mountain retreat yet
encountered Deep breaths of noun
ain ozone were taken in occasionally
when the sailing of smoke and Gin
iers thinned out sufficiently to make
t safe and enjoyable. The ID. & r.
j., like other roads, is not far enough
advanced to cut out the smoke and
'inders entirely. They have, however,
With their rock ballast, got rid of the
lust and its inconvenience and il |
nay be certain that when the invent |
'r comes along who can dispose of
he smoke and cinders this company
will be among the first to get into line |
or the improvement. 1t is worth |
While for easterners to route over the |
inc and they can get it on request
II making the trip to Portland. Mon
lment park was another interesting |
atural wonder between Denver and |
he Springs. Nature has erected the
evidently, over the last
truggle of the titanic volcanic action
hat shaped the country. Pixies peak
vas seen long before Colorado Springs
in view. 1t is a splendid
ile though obscured by smoke one
ould well imagine the delights of
ourney to its highest point, while a
rip TO Manitou is said to be well worth
'hile to those who take it. Between
'ueolo and Florence there is a fruit.
NJ agricultural region, but to the tray
Ter IL appears that most of the land