Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-10
Levi F. Butts Describes Trip 20
Pixies Peak and California

from wildwood enfouie to the EXPOSE
ton in San Francisco and return is
given by Levi F. Butts, who has Just
returned from the west.
On the morning of October lst Mr..
Butts left Holly Beach over the West
Jersey railroad for Philadelphia, at
which place he remained for two days,
thence via the Pennsylvania system to
Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, where
be remained a few days, and then to
Chicago. From there he took the Bur-
lington route to Lincoln, Nebraska,
where a visit was made to the seminary
town Of Bethany, a suburb of Lincoln.
While here he strolled aeross the large
farm OF William J. Bryan. ex.Secretary
of STATE; from there he went to Nc
Cooks, Nebraska, and visited the Nc
Laughlin mines and thence TO Fort
Morgan, Colorado, where he visited two
or three old dilspidated forts. The
country at this point he says is beauti-
full. 1t Was here that Miss Minnie Par
huAhSSl8 VII o0lts Sl7lCi"l1-ldW WIN
accompanied him from the east, stop
ped at the ranch of her brother Leon.
This ranch, Mr.. Butts says, contains
] 100 acres of very fertile ground. At
this place he saw forty acres of sugar
beets which grow quite large aud re-
semble our pumpkin in size, aleo saw
them reap the fourth crop of alfalfa.
The farmers have two soil conditions
here-wet and dry-snd plant accord
ingly. From Fort Morgan he then
went to Denver, Colorado, at which
place be Gays everything is furnishing
and the surrounding scenery most
beautiful. He incidentally remarked
that on the 31~t of December this State
(ColoradO) along with Oregon and
Washington would 60 "dry," as pro-
hibition had prevailed. While in Den
yer he visit ID Pixies Peak. the summit
of which is IA, 100 feet above sea level.
Mr.. Butts gives a graphic description
of the trip up the mountain and pass
ing through the clouds to the peak
which Is a mile higher up and the
scene be witnessed from this height.
The atmosphere there was intensely
cold, being below zero with snow every
where. He then journeyed back to
Colorado Springs and to a temperature
OF seventy degrees, this on the 4th day
of November. He described the view
of the r ckies from Pixies Peak as the
grandest sight he ever
beheld. After leaving Colorado Springs
he went through the Royal Gorge to
Salt Lake City and viewed the many
points of interest there, such as the
temples, parks, ETC., which were point
ed out and described by a native guide;
thence to Ogden City, Utah, and from
there across Salt Lake, over a bridge
thirty-two miles long-said to be the
longest bridge in the world. From here
the great desert was encountered and
crossed. Mr.. Butts remarked that New
Jersey was noted for its sand, but it
was no comparison to this-it was sand
every wh here with little or no relief.
While in the neighborhood he visited
that noted city Of divorces, Reno, New,
and says it is a fine place both of itself
and liz surroundings. Sacramento,
CAL, was the next stopping place and
then to Oakland, and from here the
train was run aboard large ferry boats
the largest, he says, in the world
and conveyed to San Francisco. Al
this last named place he visited the
Exposition and said if time and space
would permit he could spend severa
, hours describing the magnificent beauty
of this wonderful exhibit. Among
some of the things he saw vas the
miniature of the Panama canal and tht
Yellowstone Park, the "Beginning OF
the World" which cost $500, 600 to pro
duce and the Liberty Bell.
On the return trip he left San Fran
cisco November Sd over the Southern
Pacific. He again visited Chicago and
later went to Cincinnati and then over
the Pennsylvania system to Pittsburgh,
Altoona, Harrisburg and home.
When he arrived at Cincinnati he
met Mrs. Anna Stratton, who Travelled
east with him.
Mr.. Butts has as souvenirs a large
collection of views.
While in the west he visited the
homes of the ancient cliff dwellers
which are located some little distance
from Colorado Springs. He did not
visit the San Diego Exposition, but
says that while he missed that he was
well repaid for the trip, as he feels
benefited not only in health but in
mind and advises everyone to see this