Milford chronicle., 1911-03-17
LEAF FROM A MILFORD
TOURIST LADY'S JOURNAL

ledl from my journal. Inc stream
Of tourist from the North East and
Middle West, still continues to pour
into Southern California.
The writer supposing herself to
The last of the season, as snow had
already put in its appearance, found
the train packed with persons like
herself enroute to California And
after leaving Chicago the through
train came in two sections drawn by
two massive engines and a part Of
the way third was put in the mid
die.
We who travel in palace cars to-
day little think of the early pioneers
the civil engineers many of whom
laved down their lives in opening
the country to modern travellers. l
was met in Philadelphia by my
brother Rev. DR.. Davis and three
Dieces and beautifully entertained
until time for the California Limited,
10 pull out of Broad Street Station.
Twenty-four hours run brought us
to Chicago. Here we said good
by to most congenial travelling COM
panions each expressing the wish
fhat we could continue our journey
together. was met by my brother
in-law, Mr.. J. NJ. Salvage in a $4,000.
auto and after going to the Santa Fe
Station to deposit my ticket (con-
forming to a regulation of the rail-
road company for those who stop
over in the windy city, we started
and continued on almost a direct
line, for about eighteen miles through
the city streets to the northern sub
urb, Wilnette, where his cheerful wife
had hot dinner awaiting us.
At this point on the lake the city
is building a harbor or canal for
yachts, a fine bridge and a public
park.
After three days l continued my
journey. The cold biting winds of
Chicago were something fierce.
He-e, as in the Penn. car, found
very pleasant companions. Every
thing necessary was done for the
comfort and pleasure of the passen-
gers. The dining car was decorated
with evergreen. The table, under
the management of Fred Harvey,
the cuisine authority on the rail-
road. aud in the restaurants along
the line were of the highest order.
We galloped along night and day
flor the wheels seemed only to touch |
the rails in spots) over the immense
stretch of territory. with its noun
tains, valleys, cities towns, villages
and farming lands dotted with |
homes.
In much of New Mexico, Arizona
and Eastern California one wonders
what the inhabitants have to live
for or to live upon. There was no
vegetation except dry sage bush. some
eacti and a few evergreens, which
Santa Claus had not yet dressed,
but evidently some of the poor Mex
leans had heard of Christmas as they
were taking home trees in their wag-
ems. | say "homes" such miser-
able looking huts as they were, not
a horse, COW, sheep, goat or chicken
was in sight, and not even a vege-
table garden. The unanswered ques-
ton remains What do the people
do? What do they eat?
At Albuquerque the Indians were
very much in. evidence. Women,
some with wares for sale, others and
little girls, not more than seven years
old in size, sitting on the hard floor
were weaving rugs. A tourist said
''they were the same girls saw their
three years ago and they have not
grown a bit. You should have
seen their eyes sparkle at the sight of
some pennies dropped into their little 1
hands but no smile lit up their sad ]
countenances. Some of them said {
very quietly. "Thank you, vi in Eng
lish. Soon the conductor called ''all
aboard and we were again whirling
along.
At Winslow those who intended
visiting the Grand Canyon OF Arizona
we're invited back into a rear car ,
and soon retired for the night. We
were laid off at Williams until morn
ing, when the Grand Canyon engine
lrew us up It did not seem much
IF an ascent, for we were then on the Il
great Canyon plateau, nearly 1000 it. ;
lbove sea level. On arrival at the |
Bright Angel Hotel, before we could Il
AXE breakfast, we ran out to the ?
i'm to take first view and what do y
-ou think 1 saw? l never can tell. \
t is impossible to describe the inde- q
cribable. All that | had ever read
" heard about it seemed as nothing
with a sight Of the real \
,efore me. Wonder of wonders ! "
| great, greater, greatest cash in the D
worlds crust a mile deep, ten miles v
vide and two hundred miles long, k
With mountain peaks that do not n
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