Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-12-06
FROM TAzEWELL
TO THE FAR WEST

Tucson. Arizona. Nov 25. 1912.
Editor of Clinch Valley News:-
Please send my paper to Tucson,
Arizona instead of Cedar Bluff, Vir-
ginia, and wish you would allow room
in the columns of your paper for a
short letter in regard to my trip.
To my Relatives and Friends: So
We have had AN enjoyable and success
full trip. We left Tazewell County
Friday. Oct. the 18th and arrived Mt
Tucson Nov. 1912. We came via
Chicago thence to Bethany. Mo-. for
two weeks visit where we had a
fine time with our uncle and aunts
and cousins, They were old settlers of
Tazewell several years ago.
MIR. j. N. Neel of Thompson VAL
ley. and Mrs. N j. Nickerson (well-
known in Tazewell as Mrs. Mamie
Walker) are also living ut Bethany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nckerson had charge
of the county Poor in Harrison County
but since MIR. Nickerson's death Mrs.
Nickerson has purchased nice home
near Bethany and is well.
must say. the people of Harrison
county have the finest home for the
Poor that ever saw. The building
cost $50, 10000. and everything in
side and outside are well arranged.
We went to Kansas City, Oct. 2,
at which place we had quite n burch
of relatives, uncles, aunts aud cousins,
too numerous TO mention. They turn
ed themselves loose to show us q coed
time. We were in the city to weeks
sightseeing. l met some of my cousins
l had not had the pleasure of seeing
for sixteen years. So, we went the
limit; the only thing that bothered
me was hustling my big suit cases
around. My wife had her hands full
to look after the children--our young
est one is only three months old, and
the other n hoy four years of age,
who, with my wife, made up the
party. We left Kansas City. Sunday.
November 18th Coming west of
Kansas City the country and climate
changed. and my wife forget to get
tran-sick. but when we got to Ell
Paso we would have been glad to
have had rest. but just changed
cars to the Southern Pacific and kept
coming. AS we came along the road
my little boy would say, "Papa. when
will we get to the west?'' but now
he says he "wants to go back to
grandpa's in Virginia, bat had good
luck in that my friend. S. d. Wilson,
of Tucson, had nice little DOLBY
cottage rented for me-all fixed up
for housekeeping. Having been in
this country before was great help
to me. We came on to our house and
got ready to cook and eat. This is n
fine little Western town. The populu-
tion is about twenty thousand; built
in level country; has to railroads.
the S. p. and the e. p. and S. W.
the latter railroad having just com
pleted their road to this point. They
ran their first passenger train the
goth of this month. and Tucson turn
ed out enmasse to welcome them,
there being about four thousand peo-
pie in the parade. with brass band
in front. about rs automobiles and
othei small vehicles too numerous to
count. There are several mining
towns in this vicinity.
forgot to say | came here for my
health. have been feeling so good
forgot | was sick. think this dry
climate will benefit me. The rainfall
annually is thirteen inches, and sun
shines 90 per cent of the time, SO you
see it is quite different from the
climate in the east. l am quite
familiar with those blue winters,
deep SHOWS and white Jack Frost.
also wish to state the fact that
since we have been here we have had
very sick baby, supposed to have
been caused by deep cold. We find
majority of the people here very
much like the good old Tazewel
neighbors.
Will close with good wishes to all.
Respectfully.
G.S. ALLEY.