The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-24
TOURIST SPENDS
DAY IN CALDWELL
KANSAS MAN TRAVELLING AROUND
THE WORLD AFOOT AND
WITHOUT PURSE.

teen Months in Which to Complete
His JOurney-CrOsses Rockies in
Binding Storm of Snow and Rain
and Is Alive.
]. M. White of Fl. Scott, Kansas,
was in Caldwell Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. White is journeying around the
world without purse. He has sixteen
months of actual travelling time in
which to complete his trip. He did
not explain what particular advantage
would accrue to himself or the race
generally if he made the trip on SEIZED
ule time. However, trips of this char
acter are now much in vogue and he is
simply following the fashion. He tel
the following story of his trip from Fit.
Scott to Caldwell:
When l left Fl. Scott, Kansas, Sep
TENDER II, 1910, for tour of the world
l had $2.25 in cash, two dozen Of my
pictures, and forty views of Fort Scott,
with which to pay my way. The first
four weeks were hot, and my diet
largely consisted of fruit and cereals,
watermelons being the best thing l
could get, furnishing better nourish-
ment than meat, and quenching thirst.
The water in eastern Kansas is very
uncertain, the wells differing every few
miles, some being good, other bad, so
fruit diet was a protection against
bad water. My route, after leaving FIT.
Scott, was northward to Spring Hill
on the Frisco, west to Laramie, where
I followed the Union Pacific to Hugo,
Colorado. At Lawrence our state uni
versity and the Haskell Indian school
are the most prominent institutions of
the city, the former standing on the
hill where Quantrell's sentinels watch
ed while the guerillas sacked the city
1t has fine museum of natural his
tory and eighteen fine buildings. The
Indian school has fifty buildings, 700
scholars from 6S tribes Topeka, Man
haitian, Salina and Abilene were on my
route and I reached Colorado Springs
Nov. End, where I was the guest of the
city attorney, Mr.. c. L. McKesson, for
eight days At Hugo l left the U. P.
road and cut across country to Ramah,
when I went down to Colorado Springs,
entering the city on a potato wagon at
nightfall for I am allowed to ride IL
offered one. On the trip took cold
baths daily, as the dust was fearful.
but since leaving Colorado baths have
been scarce until l reached Utah. The
object of this trip is to collect data for
the Fl. Scott Republican, a weekly and
daily paper of FIT. Scott, Kansas, and
I carry the flag as a means of letting
people know that l am on a legitimate
mission, and as my grandfather was an
officer in Andrew Jackson's army and
fought at New Orleans against Eng
land, I feel I have right to the old
flag. l had a rousing reception in
Denver, being the guest of DR.. A. L.
Bondy, 2146 fremont Place, and was
fortunate in seeing Horsey fly over
Denver in a strong gale, going against
the wind with ease. The Denver Post
photographed me, flag and all, and my
stay of eight days there was a regular
triumph, I playing date in a theatre
and gave six lectures there.
My Wyoming trip was full of hard
ship and peril, three falls through ice
into rivers and getting lost at night on
sheep ranges being some experiences
| had there. The sheep herders and
railroad ticket agents were my best
helpers there, my main trouble was
the difficulty of earning any money
there. In Utah 1 Travelled down Echo
and Weber canyons, amid scenes of
wonderful grandeur, seeing the great
DEVILS Slide and DEVILS Gate, the lat
ter being absolutely terrifying in its
wild and sombre grandeur. With the
exception of Salt Lake City 1 Jared
we'll in Utah, but Idaho has used me
best OF all. Since I passed Shoshone,
Idaho, have earned money, and the
Salvation Army at Boise gave me work
for nine days and paying me good
wages. Boise has used me the best of
any city except Denver and is the most
moral, refined and prosperous city I
have seen except Caldwell, and am
not flattering when I say that Idaho
shows more life, progression and gen
eral intelligence than any state I have
seen. At Nampa, Rev. W. w Deal of
the M. E. church, gave me work that
enabled me to stay over Sunday and
rest Idaho has great resources and If
all work together for the common good
she Will be the brightest jeweI In r.