The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-03-14
Mrs. DA|MNOOD
WRITES ABOUT TRIP
TO THE FAR WEST
LOCATED IN SAN BERNARDO AND
ENGAGED IN THE PHOTO
GRAPHIC BUSINESS.
SCENIC BEAURIES DWELT upon
The Ocean, the Mountain and the Val.
Ieys All Of Enhancing Attractive.
ness, While the Canyons Are Awe
Inspiring.

Mr. and Mrs w. E. Daimwood aft
er spending more than month look
ing over the beauties of the Pacific
slope, have located at San Bernardo
no. Calf, where they have engaged
in the Photographic business, having
purchased an established studio.
Mrs. Daimwood writes a most in
teresting letter regarding the trip
from St. Louis to their present loca-
ton. The letter follows:
Our trip to the coast was very
enjoyable one. We left St. Louis at
IL p. NJ, arriving at Kansas City at
a. m, and leaving there at II m
we travelled through Kansas all the
| first day, and such beautiful scope
of country as it is; fine large, level
farms for miles. On Tuesday morn
/ ing we breakfasted at Trinidad, Col.
From there to the end of our journey
we were almost continually in sight
OF mountains. At this point it is very
rough and mountainous and very
grand, the city being embraced in
the mountains. At about $40 we ar
rived at Ration, N. M This is the
highest point reached by the Santa
Fe Railroad being at an altitude of
about 1900 feet abve the sea level.
We pass through quite an. extensive
tunnel here. 1t took three engines
to pull us up the grade in many
places. The road was SO circuitous
we could see the engines. The. noun
tains at this point are most fascinat-
ing in their fixed immovable COM
pleteness. The mountains were in
sight in the distance, piled high ane
snow capped. They, / afterward.
learned, were 10000 feet and fifty
miles away, while they seemed to the
eye to be about five miles distant,
Arrived at Las Vegas, N. NJ, in
time for supper. If you will look on
the map you will see that Katon and
Los Vegas seem very near. This
will show how slowly we wendell our
way through the mountains. The
buildings here are of oriental design, |
many being made of Adobe or Pebble |
Ash. California also has many of |
these kind of buildings. AS we pass
ed on through New Mexico our route |
became more and more circuitous, |
which gave Us a fine view of the coun-
try.
Wednesday morning found us in |
Arizona; ate breakfast at Winslow.
For miles after leaving this place one |
can see nothing but wilderness of |
Coetus interspersed here and there |
by great boulders of limestone rock,
with moutains in distance. Then /
10! the scene changes once more, and |
here are our friends the Mountains
close by us on either side, white in
Vulnerable evergreens everywhere |
and we find that we are in the Great |
National forest of Arizona which ex-
tends for many miles, We are soon |
in sight of the Frisco Mountains
which are $4,000 feet and snow cap
ped. How they do glisten in the sun
light, as the days are all clear and
bright We now leave them for
about one hundred miles, when they
loom up again.
Had five minutes stop at Will
liams. This is where we changed
for the Grand Canyon. Would add |
here ,ilat it is not necessary toI
change from the main line to see
Canyons. We passed over several
deep and very preeipitous ones. One
by name the Johnson Canyon. From
here on we saw many Mexicans and
Indians.
Arizona is q country of extensive
platteans, marked Canyons and fiat
Arid plains. Also the mountainous
part of this country is very great,
but varys greatly in shape, color and
magnitude, so that the eye doesn't
become wearied with the monotony
of the sight.
Wednesday, ate dinner at Ashford.
Nothing of note from there until we
reached the Colorado River, which |
wour amuse an Fastener. AS you
know there is no water of any note
through this part Of the country, the
river at this point is very shallow
and almost dry. After ,. crossing |
this river we are in California.
Needles is the first stop and it de-
rived its name from the Mountains
here, some of the peaks being so
sharp and slender. We now travel
all night through mountainous and
desert country reaching the beautiful