Mexico Missouri message., 1905-07-13
A WASHINGTON LETTER.
W. L. Corner Writes Interestingly
of a Trip to the West.

gorges and deep chasms, at last
we find ourselves in the thrifty lit.
tie city of Colfax, where we were
ushered into the embrace of a host
of loved ones.
Leaving Mexico on the 2Oth ult,
we saw, on our way to X. G.. and
for little way out in Kansas,
hundreds of harvesters at work
gathering in the golden grain. Af-
ter that the wheat was only begin.
ming to turn and the farmers had
pulled the binders out into the
edge of t h e field and were
tinkering them up, ready for busi-
ness.
Met Miss Murrell on the train,
who was just returning home to
X. G. from Louisville, KY, where
she was maid of honor to the Con-
federate reunion there.
At X. Z. we took the Missouri
Pacific to Pueblo, where we ar
rived a few minutes too late for the
outgoing train. We were very
sorry to miss the connection but
afterward were very glad we miss
ed, for the next morning at 5
O'Clock five coaches of the train we
missed were wrecked and it was re-
ported in the papers the next day
that . were killed, but we learned
later that none were killed out
right but many were badly injured
and taken back to Grand Junction
to the hospital. This is one time
when we were glad we missed the
train.
Upon leaving Canon City they
hitched on an observation car to
the rear end of the train which
consisted of a fiat car with seats,
and Mrs. Corner and | took advan-
tage of the opportunity aud went
back thru the long train and got
a seat before they were all taken
Passing thru Royal Gorge" in
daylight, with the sun touching on
ly the highest peaks, where rocks
are piled upon rocks thousands of
feet above your head, presents a
scene that can meyer be overdrawn,
and must be seen to be realized.
We had intended to stop off a
few hours at Salt Lake City, but
that time was mostly taken up in
the II hours we were hindered by
the wreck, so that city was passed
by in the night unseen. Passing
down the Columbia River, on the
Oregon side, we saw some beauti-
full waterfalls on the mountain
side, one Of which came plunging
down from a height of $50 ft. pre-
senting a scene that was grand to
behold.
Arriving at Portland on Sunday
we had no idea where to stop, but
had the good fortune to meet Mr..
Rigby who is running the Del
mar" which is only Sc blocks
from the Exposition gate, which
is close enough to walk, making a
great saving in car fare. Good
rooms with bath, cold and hot
water, only SOC a day, and lunch
rooms in same building, with ex'
cellent meals for % cents, so you
see Portland is not trying to skin
you alive, after all.
The Fair is one fue exposition
and reminds me of the Worlds
Fair, only, of course, not so large,
but quite large enough to claim
your close attention for a week OF
more. The Midway" of Chicago
the Pike" of st. Louis and the
Trail" of Portland fair are
enough alike to be sin-twisters.
The Sound country is having
rain nearly every day, and the Pa
louise country is also getting ram,
which is quite an unusual thine
for this valley; in fact, a gen
uine thunder storm passed within
sight of us last evening. But il
never rains hard here like it does
in Missouri.
Leaving Portland at 2 O'Clock
we passed through Tacoma anC
Seattle in the night, reaching
Spokane at midday the following
day. Found this the most beauti
full city we ever beheld, and the
coming city of this great N. W.