The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-08
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Mrs. Jennie BeaiTe Writes Interestingly
from Los Angeles.
Riyerside. cal.. Nov. Id. 1ell.

Editor News;-A number of my
friends having asked me to write
them of my trips west. | thought
} the better way to reach them would
be through your paper II you can
spare the space for so long letter
| left lronton Oct. It'll ind went
to Kansas City. where six days we
after leaving Kansas City was Col
orado prings, fashionable health
, resort, and most beautiful and at
Al that time IL was gialy dec
GRATED in honor of Dry Farmers
Congress which had brought many
: people from all over the country
It being a national affair. made
the trip by street car to Mantle. six
miles distance, whree one drinks the
different mineral spring water and
is at the foot of Pies Pea, though 10
to see its snow capped peak one
must view IL from the springs az a
7 distance. The rail road leading to
4 the SUNNI is a pletce OF civil en-
cheering noted for It's wonderful
achievement. did not make the
ascent, was told of a couple OF tour
lists who attempted walk Il last
summer not properly clad and n
gainst the advice of others, being
frozen to death. not having reached
the top. Soon after leaving the
springs We passed through the"Royai
Gorge, OF the Arkansas River. This
must be seen to be appreciated as
1t is beyond me to describe it. Az
ter travelling day ami night throug
mountains and miles OF dseert. and
much beautiful scenery. we arrived
at salt Lao City. Utah. which IS
indeed beautiful place of interest
TO all travellers, BY this time !
had made friends with some OF my
fellow travellers. with three OF WHOM
Il Joined company, They were father
mother and daughter, good company
for me you will agree when You
learn they were Methodists- To-
gether we took in the many sights
of the Mormon city we have read
so much about. How wish that
my friends had been with me when
think howl impossible II is to des-
cribe all we saw in the temple block
alone, with the famous temple and
o., t,..,,,o..i. 49,. t.,.t A,~p,n,e avn. !
enter the temple. Every one is adj
mitted to the tabernacle. which IS
an immense auditorium. elliptic IN |
shape, seating 5000 people. The
organ, we were told By the guide
has been conceded by visiting musi-
clans to be the finest instrument
In America if not in the world. The
choir Of 500 singers has world |
wide fame
A long street car ride out to
FIT. Douglass. very prettlly situat-
ed on the mountain side. took us
through resident streets passing on
the way Eagle Gate formerly an
antrance to the private grounds Of
President, Brigham Young or the
two houses his wives lived in, still
there. the largest and much the
best looking one. we were told was
the one his fayorite wife lived in
The finest hotel | was ever in was
in mis- Mormon City Ii is built Of
white enameled brick. at cost OF
two millions and a half An hour and
q halls ride from Salt Lake City,
brought us to Ogden Utah. where
we spent ten hours.
Soon after leaving Ogden we cross
cd the great salt lake. over tres
tie thirty miles long. We reached
San Francisco, on the morning of
the 3Oth After spending most Of
the day with my new found friends
golden gate and on the beach Of the
great Pacific ocean, we separated,
they 10 come to Lon Angeles. re-
manning to spend some days. SAIL
Francisco being the metropolis and
largest city OF the golden state,
with a population Of $500 you ca
imagine there was much OF interest
to see,it is called the Wonder City I
because of its rapid growth since the /
earthquake and fire which followed
In 1906 Also the Paris Of America
which is well sald..f for never SAW
such magnificent stores as they have {
there. 7
From San Francisco | came down I
the coast line 20 Los Angeles, get J
ting view of the ocean now and
then, arriving at Los Angeles the |
next day. My day and night there \
were spent visiting with former t
Ironton friends. Riverside, the place {
Of my destination, 81 81 miles south I
Of Los Angeles. 1t Is called the u
,ity beautiful, and is the greatest d
orange and lemon growing center in t
,he world, The annual production 9
being over six thousand car loads
d two million boxes, quoting from
, h.,olr 40 hand Riveraide has no | /