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TRIP! CALIFORNIA
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went up in an aeroplane doing sew
eral stunts such as looping the loop,
diving, etc.
Special events are arranged for
each month. The programs for
July and August are the fullest.
The weather in San Francisco is
such that at all seasons of the year,
warm wraps are necessary, especl-
ally if a person comes from down
south.
From three o'clock in the after
noon until after midnight the trade
winds coming directly from. the
ocean blow-beginning in April and
continuing until October. The
mornings are delightfully."- pleasant.
feel as if l could write a length
account of what we saw at the EXPO
sition but too much might prove tire
some to the readers.
On going to the Ferry Station to
make berth reservation we were IN
formed that everything in the Stand
ard Pullman was engaged for two
weeks ahead and our only chance
was an upper berth in a Tourist car.
This we decided to take and leave
that afternoon Sunday at two
o'clock. We thought it was real
funny when we had to sleep in the
Bureau" which was the name of our
car. The person who had engaged
lower berth No. 8, didn't show up so
we were able to get it. I was glad
for I don't like the Elevator service"
on the sleeping cars, and this was to
be our home until we reached Chey-
enne on Tuesday.
There are 16 sections in a Tourist
car. The people who ride in these
cars usually carry their provisions
along with them. There is a little
heater in one end on which they can
make their own coffee. One "wild
w~esterner" had a large suitcase full
of things to eat. He was making a
four days trip and he didn't intend
to spend any money on the dining
car.
Leaving San Francisco from the
Ferry Station over the Southern Pa
cifc it is necessary to 60 across the
Bay five miles to Oakland on a ferry
boat. In crossing the Sacramento
River the whole train is carried over
on a big ferry boat. This boat has
a capacity for carrying as many as
four long trains at one time.
The scenery between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento is fine, there
being numberless vineyards, fruit Or
chards and some truck farms. We
stopped for twenty minutes at Sacra-
mento which gave US an opportunity
to walk around a little.
Nevada.
Forty miles of snow sheds and sew
eral tunnels was what we passed
through that night. When we woke
up next morning we we're in an en-
tirely different looking country, in
Nevada with its snow covered noun
tains and dry sandy plains. All the
time the train was climbing the
mountains. At Sherman Hill we
reached the highest point, over 5000
feet above sea level. The altitude
didn't make me feel sick, only a
little hurting in my S and a SEN
sation of shortness of breath.
Wherever there were grassy plains
there would be lots of cattle and
sheep. No trees at all except in If
rigated places.
At Battle Mountain, Nevada, we
stopped for ten minutes. Nine miles
from here the Kimberly Gold Mine is
situated. 1t seems that there is
plenty of gold there but no water to
mine it with.
The Great Salt Lake.
In crossing the Great Salt Lake we
were fortunate enough to see it
stormy. The wind was blowing
very hard, making the waves run
high. They even dashed so hard
against the sides of the "fll" that the