St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-09-21

|JNU. A. IuDD TELLS
| OF HIS TRAVELS
Los Angeles, CAL, Sept. 3. 1913.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
Will you please send our Farmer
to US here alb we are getting anxious
to know what Is going on back In st.
Tammany parish.
You know we made the trip ont
here entirely In our car, bringing the
whole family Of i've children with
US and camping out all the way. 1t
was most interesting and delight
full trip and perhaps . few incidents
might interest you.
We drove the frst day ESQ miles
and 23O miles the second, but - wo
were not out to establish . speed
record on dirt roada We did not hur-
ry through the trip. just enjoyed Il
as we went along. The roads be-
fore reaching Baton Rouge were In
some places very bad. and = great
deal of time 10 lost ct the ferries,
but most OF the roads were very
good. the clay and gravel roads IN
! Texas were excellent. Crops through
| Texas and Louisiana appeared to be
fine. and from the nne fields Of al
falfa and wheat In Texas, Oklahoma.
Kansas and East Colorado one would
think neither man nor beast need 60
hungry this year.
It was the mountain scenery Of
Colorado that attracted ~ most.
Here the children played IN the snow
for the first time in their lives ana
gathered the most boautiful flowers
within . few feet Of the snow banks.
We spent . few days In Colorado
Springs and the neighboring moun-
tains, two daya In Denvef, and at
Golden started the climb over tho
passes through the Colorado Rockies.
Our route took ~ up Lockout Mt.
where we visited Col. Cody's grave.
on past Genesee Mt. whore the most
inviting camping places arc kept mp
with all kinds OF conveniences tor
tourists, over Berthoul Pass 1880
feet, Tennessee Pass and can't re-
member how many others. Just .
succession Of steep grades. abrupt
curves and more and more beautiful
scenery with always the finest cold
water from the moat delightful +
mountain streams and springs. Grad
ually the vegetation became scrub
cedars, sage brush. cactus and the
like, and we had our dfst tasto Of
desert for about 120 miles from
Meeker, Colorado, to Vernal, Utah,
with only one little store and post
office between the two. the road va
fairly good and II did NOT take -
long to cross It. In this section We
had left the railroad. Freight Of I'll
kind 10 brought by auto trucks from
Salt Lake City and auto buses run
regularly between that city and tie
little towns Of Eastern Utah and
West Colorado: they are thriving IT.
tie towns supported BY the cattle
and sheep industries and dry farm
ing. principally wheat.
Arriving In Salt Lake City Ne
again laid over few days and made
inquiries ~ to tho best route to take.
finally deciding ON the Arrowhead
Trail, running almost directly south !.
west from Provo to Las Vegas.
About 20 miles south from Salt Lake
City, Just after passing the Shivwits
Indian Reservation ana school, wo
entered the desert proper but the
trail is well marked and our loG
showed u just where We would dnd
water. We carried . plentiful sup
ply with M. although IN that hots
dry atmosphere We drank much
oftener than ct any other time On our
trip, our water bags were never
empty. It was surprising 70 come
30 often to hne irrigated farms and
nice little towns whore melons. dgs.
grapes and peaches could be bought
for almost nothing owing to the dis
tance from Z railroad. The hills
through the country about Las Vegas
are full Of gold, silver and platinum
mines, of all sizes, and many miners
claims are staked OF by piles OF
rock. The desert roads are mostly
hard surfaced, oiled or asphalt, but
IL one should turn out Of this road
don't know how deep he might 60.
At one place We plowed through .
dry lake for eight miles with the
sand hub deep. We were f0reunate
enough to 90 right through 1T about
Is miles per hour without . stop.
but we were very glad whs2 we
reached graveled road once more.
We did not suffer from the neat st
all but It was too hot for comfort
and the sun shone In our faces till
eight O'Clock. We always reached
an irrigated section to camp.
From Baratow the country began
to improve and after one more noun
tain pass over Sierra Madra We
reached San Bernadino. from there
to Los Angeles the road 10 all paved
and fine. We reached here on tho
morning Of August 9Th. having driv-
On 1895 miles.
We have bought nice little bum
galow in Southwest Los Angeles
where We are nicely settled and ct
home to all our friends.
With best wishes, J am.
Yours truly.