Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-10
WONDERS OF THE FAR west
YorkVille Lady Writes Of a Delightful
Trip.
BEAUTIES OF NATURE REIGN SUPREME

The Grand Scenery Along the Colorado
River-utah and Salt Lake City
Divine Music From the Greatest Or
gan In the WorId-Trip of 1So Miles
Along seaeoast and Mountain Tops
In an Automobile.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
NoRwALK, Cal. September 30.-1t
is always the unexpected which hap
pens and the ability to rise unexpect-
edly to an occasion is a more note
worthy feat than would claim casual
attention. At least so thought my
cousin, Miss Bratton and myself, when
the round of delightful pleasures to be
had In San Francisco was brought
to finish by an automobile ride of 1SO
miles, over Santa Cruz mountain TO
Monterey and Del Monte.
This splendid idea was originated by
our cousin, Mr.. Patrick Noble, presi-
dent OF the Pacific Rolling mills, and
carried to a successful conclusion af-
ter the manner Of that delightful gen.
tleman. Rising at 6 o'clock to take our
final breakfast at the Palace hotel,
famed for its cafe and palm garden,
known to all tourists as "the Court" "
we started on our very novel journey,
the memory Of which will last always.
Our car, q very beautiful one and
brand-new. was driven by one Mr..
Fisher of Minnow ST., chauffeur OF
rare ability, as we can testify after
a trip of such proportions and over
and through such varied country.
Though supposed ito drive" conserva-
lively as became the desire Of the un-
initiated, the racing spirit was often
strong in our 'chiffonier" as inimitable
May Erwin" would say, and could not
always be suppressed. With a good
road and clear track we would make 40
miles an hour. 1t was exhilarating in
the extreme; but now that have time
to reflect, there was no real need Of
such speed.
Think of going over Santa Cruz
mountain In an Auto" at IA miles an
hour. The roads in this remarkable
country are wonderfully cared for, and
great tanks Of oil are seen at intervals
from which the oil Is obtained to oil
the roads and keep down the dust In
this land of little rain.
In the ascent Of that mountain, an
elevation of 1900 feet in a little more
than two miles and a half was accom-
plished, and our only knowledge Of
what we were doing was the slacken-
Ing Of our speed and the puff, puff Of
our engine in evidence of the heavy
grade we were making.
The beauty of Santa Cruz canyon
and the exquisite impression produced
by the serried column Of mountains,
with the green and fertile valleys
stretching beyond on either side, ap-
pealed strangely to my aesthetic sense,
and in a way that I shall never grow
old enough to forget. sat mute and
thoughtful amid such rare environment
and the uplift Of spirit created there
by was a source of pure delight.
I have been Immersed" in beautiful
scenery. and also indescribably grand,
ever since leaving the stretch Of coun-
try embracing Hot Springs, N. c., and
continuing through the beautiful blue
grass" region Of Kentucky, until "the
Rockies" were crossed; 80 that my
palate metaphorically speaking, has
been tickled by every morsel that was
able to be conceived Of. or worth while.
The Royal Gorge" in Colorado. with
it's swinging bridges, supporting the
track over the confluence OF two or
more roaring rivers, arrests the Won
derful works of nature and the no less
wonderful ingenuity Of man. That Is
a rare engineering feat and one. In
which the modicum of danger, height
ems the exhilaration of passing through
"the gorge"
Leaving Colorado Springs and Man
itou with its quaint Swiss village ap-
pearance we spent a day of rare en-
chantment crossing the Rockies"
After night fall Of that day. we In un-
consciousness. passed into the state OF
Utah. When I opened my eyes 1t was
to behold the miles of sandy land and
sage brush Of this section. With the
beautiful Wasahatchie range Of noun
tains as a background, the only COM
pensation for a very dreary stretch un-
til Salt Lake City was reached.
One has to go to Salt Lake to real
lie what a great man Brigham Young
was. and the large city. by no means
entirely Mormon, seems to revere his
memory. The temple erected entirely
through the efforts and direction OF
Young. is a most magnificent structure.
Only the high dignitaries of the Nor
mon church can ever cross the thresh-
old so my cousin and I could only take
In its symmetrical proportions and look
up at it's lofty spires. The tabernacle
one of the most unique and remark
able in the whole world, (having
seating capacity Of 10000, is also the
Gre alton of this great brain. 1t Is per-
fectly round, and with the great mass
of timber necessary for its construc-
ton, there was not a nail driven in Its
building So you can imagine the care
and skill needed to put a building like
that together.
The tabernacle contains the largest
organ In the world, and we were fortu-
nate enough to reach Salt Lake on the
day of its free recital" about the only
free thing we had encountered; for
things come high out west. and so we
rushed to it, T. ese recitals are given
twice a week, and any one Is fortunate
to be present, for 1t must be "the music
of the spheres" that we heard, for
surely such melody had never before
reached my ears, and as that great or
gan pealed forth the soul stirring notes
of Handers Largo" in the stiffness OF
the hour and with its sombre tints, l
seemed to feel the hand clasp Of both
the living and the dead. 1t was a great
experience and one I shall bear al
ways in remembrance.
Pressing on from Salt Lake City to
Portland orr trim was uneyentful until