Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-27
WONDERFUL WESTERN SCENES
Miss Florencs Rood Tells What Shs Saw
on Trip 10 Coast

| EDIfOh OENSOR. Leaving La crosse
at midnight of September 25th, our
party of three commenced our long
journey TO the Seattle fair and other
otller points of interest in the far west.
We took the flyer on the Burlington
and got into Galesburg, Illinois, at 1900
lo'clock the next morning. Passing
through Illinois we saw large peach and
and pear orchards. The farms are
nearly all owned by large property
owners who rent it out to tenants.
Leaving Galesburg we came on to Dem
yer and stopped off over night ingorder
to see as much of the city as was pos
sible. Denver is a beautiful city with
wide clean streets, the streets being
washed by machinery and the refuse
allowed to run off in the CUTTERS We
took trolley car out to the city park
which is beautiful spot Within the
park is fine geological garden. We
were there when they were feeding the
animals and birds and it was indeed
amusing to watch them, but they all
looked well fed and happy.
Leaving Denver the next morning we
tcanre As far as Colorado Springs. We
took n carriage and drove out to the
"GartieD of The Gods, " in which mother
nature has bestowed some of her grand
est hanii@ork. just to the right of the
east entrance IS situated the home of
late General Palmer. He has Quilt
million dollar horae back amc ng the
lcrags End ciitsS. Within his ark is a
Igreat rock standing out alon, called
Major Doma." HIS home is indeed a
grand sight, surrounded as it |, by the
great cliffs and natural forest. Leav-
ing there we passed through. the east
lar 20. 4
i spread out before our eyes is one which
will never be forgotten by US. Within
the garden are to be found rocks bear
ing the name and resemblance 10 the
following: Bear, seal, whale, stage
coach, mushroom, lion, washer woman
and steamboat. The large rock called
the Steamboat" is surrounded by an
iron railing and telescopes are fixed at
distances through which surrounding
country can be viewed. Just across the
road from the "steam boa" rock is the
| famous balanced rock. Leaving the
Igarden we drove on to Manitou Springs
and had drink from the famous soda
4 springs. The water was frightful.
Leaving Manitou we drove back to
Colorado Springs. 1t is a far-fanned
health resort with population of 35,-
1000 inhabitants who are supported
mainly by the thousands of tourists who
visit it annually. Seemingly a few
miles to the west but in reality nine
miles to the base and eighteen miles to
the summit, snow-capped Pixies Peak
rises in ali its grandeur. The summit
zlmay be reached in two ways, either by
burros or by the cog wheel railway
This railway is the highest in the world.
A large fine hotel is built on the sums
nit where stop of forty-five minutes
lis made during each trip. Off to the
least are situated the sanitariums for
Iconsumptives. A fine large home is
lalso maintained in the city for aged
and infirm printers.
/ Leaving Colorado Springs our next
stop 5was at Salt Lake City. We took
a sight seeing auto and saw the city.
| We visited the capitol building. 1t is
I,fine building wainscoted with Utah
onyx ard is surrounded by beautiful
grounds. We saw the private school
of brigham Young which fifty-four of
his children We're attending at one time.
We also saw the Mormon tabernacle
winch is the largest building with
non n-saaported roof In it is the finest
\ pipe organ in the world, although it is
not the largest. The Mormon taber-
nacle is splendid piece of architecture.
The guide inform I'd us that its cost was
estimated at four millions of dollars,
took forty years to complete it and the
Irock was hauled with oxen from point
Ieighteen miles south of the city.
forgot tomention our trip through the
grand canon of the Arkansas river
which began shortly after leaving the
Colorado Spring. The canon is sixteen
Emiles long and the trip throug here is
exciting as well as beautiful. Imagine
if you can The sensation of riding along
the cliffs over raging river surrounded
Gigs rising straight upward to height
of 3, Cd0 feet and on which all the colors
of the rainbow are visible. 1t was
necessary in order for US to see the top
of the canyon to ride in the observa-
tion car which is car without roof end
to pr otect our eyes from cindcrs we
were compelled to wear goggles. That
sight alone was well worth the whole
1 trip QUE here.
j Now we will leave Salt Lake and
pass Oh to Portland. We stopped there
and took sightseeing trolley and
went to Council Crest, so called from
the Indian councils which at one time
feet above the city and from there a
grand view of the city can be SEEN,
Portland is built on the hills and also
on the river, making beautiful city.
President Taft was in Portland the day
we were there and the city was decor
ated beautifully. Its called the ''City
of Roses, from the millions of those
flowers found there. Some Of the
largest saw mills in the world are found
there too. Leaving there we went on
to Seattle where we spent three plea
surable as well as profitable days. On
Sunday we took steamer and went
Quito the United States Navy yards at
Bremerton, which is fifteen miles from
Seattle. We went over the battle
ship Milwaukee and saw the Oregon
which sailed around the Horn" and
helped to whip the Spaniards IN Cuba
Since that she has been called the
Bull dog of the Pacific. She is under
repair now, crew of four hur dred men
are at work repairing her and it will
/ take them until next June and probably
longer to complete the work Seattle
is billy city and some of the street
tcars run on cog-wheel roads 1t was
foggy one day while we were there but
the climate is fine and the city is
beautifully situated
We left Seattle on the 7th Tor visits
with relatives, one of as going TO Bel
lingham and East Sound, Washington,
and the rest to Newport, Washington.
Our homeward trip will be over the
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