River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Rev. DIR. Clough Writes Of
His Journey to California.

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We, myself, Bertrand and the dog,
left River Falls on the morning of
Aug. 81 for Sparta, finding the cars
on the main line crowded with the
aftermath of the National G. A. r.
Encampment. / had busy week.
Bertrand went camping with his
cousin and the dog had his first
taste of country life. On Monday
evening, Sept. 8, we took the mid
night train for chicago. Tuesday
morning, while arranging for my
tickets in the Clark street Office,
there being few people about, laid
my overcoat on the settle within
four feet of where I stood. Two
substantial looking women came in
and sat down but / tried to keep
one eye on the coat while had the
other on business but when turned
to get the coat the ladies were alb
sent and my coat was gone, but
they had considerably left the ham,
per containing the dogs food.
We spent the forenoon looking
over the city. Among the sights
the most impressive was the view
from the tower of the Montgomery,
Ward & Co.'S great store, built with
the good money of their pa
irons, money which these patrons
could have spent more advantage
ously at home. / spent the after
noon at Evanston with my daugh-
ter-in-law and her family, but at 10
o'clock we found ourselves part of
personally conducted excursion
party over the Chicago & N. West
ern, Union Pacific and Salt Lake
route for California. Finding the
dog place in the baggage car we
were off on the third section of our
long journey.
Having been across the country
by two other routes and having
lived so long in the West I studied
every thing along the route with a
great deal of care. There was little
new to me until we came to Echo
and Weber Canyons, about fifty
miles east of Ogden. From there
to Salt Lake City the scenery is de-
lightful. Ogden and Salt Lake City
are splendid towns, made possible
by judicious irrigation and the rail-
roads.
By taking the Salt Lake route the
traveller is given full day in Salt
Lake City, place that has been in
the public eye from the beginning.
We closed the day at an organ re-
cital in the great Mormon taberna-
Gle and at midnight the train again
started on it's way and the morning
found US in the famous Rainbow
Canyon" which is much less des
ert than / had expected to find it
and in which are number of irri-
gated tracts with prospects of many
more. The scenery from Crestline
is almost equal in grandeur to that
of the Grand Canyon of the Colora-
do. There was but little dust and
the track was the smoothest one on
the trip, while Bertrand voted the
dining cars and their meals the
best, and when we reached Los An
geles Sunday morning every one
was glad that the Clark route had
been built and that they had been
fortunate enough to take it.
l found my daughter Jessie in
bed, comfortable invalid, showing
no material change, but not sitting
up more than once week. Mrs.
Clough is we'll but shows the effects
of the summers care and confne-
ment. / have been visiting for five
whole days, something remarkable
for me brit a relaxation which |
greatly appreciate. 4
In my next will write about some
other things. E. E. &.
Sept. 81. / will now say word
in regard to California weather. |
first experienced it in its November
caprices and have had almost two
weeks of it at this time. All of my
life / have been listening to COM
plants against changeable weather,
every one wishing to find the region
of the Equable, and as this country
| is made famous by its climate, l
had sincerely hoped that might
find the genuine article here, but
alas! alas! this is no exception.
For the first three or four morn
ings after my arrival the weather
was foggy. AS the fog lifted the
sun grew hot. Then two or three
rainy mornings succeeded, a fire
/ 8 = A. 4.