The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
SArHER WRITES OF RETURN
TRIP FROM PACIFIC COAST

Editor Hastings Times:
Dear Sir-I promised to write a
little about what observed on my re-
turn trip from California.
l left Los Angeles Dec. 81 at 10 p.
m. for Kingsberg, little town located
$50 miles north on what is called the
inland route between Los Angeles and
Frisco, arriving Dec. % at a. m. AS
left the train here someone made
the remark, "he is going to visit the
'Swedes paradise" and surely it is
a nice town. The entire population
consists Of Swedes with the exception
of two 'Nordbags' who have permits
sion for limited stay. At this place
visited Mr.. Apelquist, Mr.. Carlson
and Mr.. Knudson, all former residents
of the Litchville community. These
people were very hospitable, and re-
greet that could not accept their kind
invitation to stay with them over
Christmas suggest to intending
California visitors that they stop off
at Kingsberg, as am sure they will
be royalty entertained.
AS the journey between Los Angeles
and Kngsberg was made at night I
did not see much of the country, but
was told we passed through some
great mountains and fertile valleys.
The country around Kingsberg is
level and the soil seems to be fertile.
1t is in this Sacramento valley where
rice and lima beans are raised, and
all kinds of small fruits also abound.
There would be lots of things here to
write about that seemed wonderful to
one from North Dakota, but l must
pass on and only state that l left at
8 p. m. and arrived in San Francisco
at IL p. M, Dec. %. The next morning
asked street car conductor to take
me to the most elevated point in the
city, where l could have view of the
bay too, and as stood there observ-
ing the naturally beautiful city with
its fine harbor, steamboats, coming
and going in all directions, multitudes
of people in the business center
streaming along on mad rush, stores
and saloons wide upon on Sunday,
Christmas eve, I could not help but
think of the thirty-fourth verse of the
fourteenth chapter of St. Luke's Cos
pei. and believe the Lord would have
had the same compassion over San
Francisco as he had over Jerusalem.
l could not endure the sights in that
city long so departed Dec. rs at 11:40
a. M, arriving in Portland, Ore, Dec.
rs at II p. m. The distance between
these cities is 700 miles, and between
Los Angeles and Seattle is $500 miles,
and it takes SO hours continuous ira.
vel to cover the distance.
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land is very interesting. because of
the great forest-covered mountains
and big valleys with their immense
apple orchards.
left Portland at 7.30 a. m. and ar
rived in Seattle at p. m. the same
day. Nothing of interest could be
seen between these cities on account
of SNOW and fog. At Seattle and Kent
visited for nine days with my Wife's
cousins, the Dies. Here l visited all
places of interest, taking boat trips
to different places, including Bremen
ton, Uncle Sans navy yards and dry
docks. We were on four battleships
that were at the docks. At Kent we.
saw pine tree that measured 80 feet
around the trunk, ten feet through
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contain $4,000 feet of lumber.
will mention in passing that these
Aies are royal entertainers, adhering
to the Norwegian style of Christmas
parties, several of which l was invited
to. These parties abound in every
thing good to eat, including fresh
salmon. l heard several complain of
overloaded stomachs, myself included.
AS my letter is getting too long, l.
will close. Yours truly,
&C. O. Sather