Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-10
A TRIP ACROSS THE CONTINENT



lighted the scene with weird beauty |
in keeping with the hills. Under
meath this wondrous beauty of the
Allegheny Mountains, lighted by the
moonlight and under canopy OF
stars hanging like jewels above them
We knew there was held an mex
haustible store of riches and comfort
for a nation, yea nations; yet the
poor in our land are shiVering for
fuel
The next morning we passed
through rain washed Ohio, where
the trees and shrubbery seemed
stunted. and the soils poor, on TO
Cincinnati. whose innumerable smoke
stacks proclaim it city of factories
and manufactures.
The next day We ran into sleet
in Indiana. which made that COM
monwealth a veritable fairy land.
Every shrub and tree was bejeweled
and the sun coming out lighting II
up we felt as ii passing through dia
mond' fields But "A vast amount OF
damage was done by this wondrous
beauty. telegraph poles were down,
wires twisted. and besides much
damage was done to timber and fruit
trees. The day before we came
through there. and near our route,
wind storm caused the loss of many
lives and much property.
We got into Chicago that evening
about nine O'Clock and went over to
the Northwestern depot. which is
simply magnificent, great pillars of
colored marble. tiled floors. and
every comfort and luxury one could
desire. a city in itself. Chicago is
surely a city of lights, and passing
through it seemed miles and miles.
where one hears the worlds heart
throbs.
The next day we came to the green
fields of Illinois, green as emerald,
where farming seems to have been
brought to a state of perfection, then
to Iowa and Nebraska; and never be-
fore have | seen such farms; acres
and acres of corn fields in which
hundreds and hundreds of cattle
sheep and horses were grazing. graz
ing on the stalks with fodder and
shucks left on On a low place we
saw hundreds of wild ducks feeding,
There were many lovely homes and
nearby great barns, modern and con-
yenient, prosperity written every
passing through one of the greatest
OF graineries of the world. where
millions of bushels of wheat and corn
are produced each year, along with
thousands OF tons of hay and is also
the principle beef and pork produc-
ing portion of the United States.
Then the next day we came to
Wyoming, and to miles and miles of
fug sit,a
ting as The Garden Of Allah" not
tree or shrub any where; great
boulders, like castles colored by ma
ture, red. green and rose. like agets
beautiful, incomprehensible, scatter
ed here and there. while away in the
distance were The Rocky Mountains,
vast serene. standing like sentinels,
crowned by the everlasting SHOWS
Not a human habitation anywhere
not a human being, except the lonely
sheep herder in his wagon tent tend
ing the thousands and tens OF thous-
ands of sheep which winter there, at
tended by their faithful shepherd
and collie dogs; while just behind a
lonely ard sly coyote was watch
ing at the sun setting for a stray
lamb. | never saw such a sea of
ceive of their numbers. Owing to
the very severe long winter. many
of them, and cattle were dying there
| for want of food, and the owners
were Offering and paying thirty dol
lars per ton for hay, and in some
places were dying so fast from hun
ger that men had to be employed
with nothing to do but take off the
CD 10 ~, L.
morning, going through Wyoming
the conductor called us to come to
the window of the Pullman and see
IA herd of antelope come down from
the hills for food. AS shy as they ma
turally are, they were very near the
track and their beautiful eyes seem
ed pleading for food. They are very
lovely creatures, as graceful as can
be, and we hoped the herders would
feed them or else they must starve
We were then at an altitude OF
7,148 feet, and some of us felt lit
tie difficulty in breathing, but only
for a moment All along the Union
Pacific r. r. the altitude increases
from Chicago until we reach -
ME, then it decreases somewhat
We did not see the Rockies except in
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the night much to our regret.
We ran into a snow storm in Wyo
which increased until we reached
Idaho Here we found a snow cover.
ed land, and very cold.
When we left Virginia, spring had
peeped over the hills, and kissed the
crocusses and jonquils, and coaxet
them into bloom, had perfumed al
the creeper and made them warm ant
tender, so this being our first glimpse
of Idaho, we felt the cold mos
keenly.
We ran into a snow blockade anC
could not get into jerome by rail, sc
went to Shoshone, and came out by
stage coach; which this day was
what is called a bob sleigh. came
through drifts, across fields, ant
awns; 1t was quite an experience
and | felt as if living in another cen
fury, but every lane has its turning
and we finally reached our destina
ton, after being enroute five days.
Until few weeks ago, we had no
seen the ground here, all buried un
der the snow; but as this is called
1.-THE land of perpetual sunshine,
we are hoping for brighter days. Tn,
skies here are very wonderful, ant
sunsets gorgeous, each morning
seems a new creation, and to eacl
, | cleaning Is an added beauty W.