Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-16
DEAN D[ARTH WRITES OF.
HIS TRIP To HONOLULU.
San Francisco, Sept. 1st.

San Francisco, Sept. 1st. '22.
l arrived here this evening at 8.
Will try to tell you of my trip thus
far if | can. Left Chicago Sunday
night at II. Staid with Aunt Maud
and Aunt Jessie until their train
left for Idaho at 10:45, then went
on and went TO bed.
Reached Denver at 2:30 p. M,
the second day. Passed through
Colorado Springs at dusk and was
chung up all night at Pueblo, be-
cause of a washout ahead. Passed
through the Royal Gorge by day
light and down Grand Canyon just
about dusk 1t was storming as we
passed through, and wonderful to
behold, too wonderful to try to de-
scribe. Reached Salt Lake about
noon; was on the diner as we cross
ed the lake. All yesterday after
noon crossed desert. This morning
we crossed the Sierra Nevadas. To
my mind they are much more beau
tiful than the Rockies, especially
Feather River canyon. That was
wonderfully beautiful. Then out
into sunny California. 1t surely
lived up to it's name. Was awful
ly hot down the Sacramento valley.
want the rest of you to take the
trip, it's worth half lifetime to
see. l just looked and looked until
mountains and canyons, rock and
trees became one indistinguishable
mass.
l had the good fortune to make
the acquaintance of the coach of
Leland Stanford University and the
coach of Colorado College, coming
out. Wish Aunt Mabel were here,
probably will be when ! come back.
Everyone seemed to have some one
on the ferry to meet them, except
one girl from Iowa Normal who
had been in the same car with me
all way out, and myself, so | car
ried her travelling bag and we chat
ted until we crossed the bay. / am
at the Statler hotel. Don't like it
very WE'LL think I'll move tomor-
row.
San Francisco, Sept. 3rd.
Made the Oakland, Berkeley trip
, today. l counted six battle ships
in the bay. I do not care for the
, university grounds. I prefer green
grass to palms for decoration, and
this season of the year the grounds
are all bare. Visited the Greek
theatre and tower, etc. / went up
to Chinatown. Saw "chinks" of all
sizes and descriptions, from babies
few days old to men who should
be put out of their misery. / love
to hear them talk, they sound just
like our nine young pigs. I would
like to explore one of those China
town houses from top to bottom.
They have some very beautiful
things in their shops.
September 5th.
sail tomorrow at II m. Want
ed to visit the Cliff House and
Golden Gate park, but though the
time seems long I find I've been
quite busy. l found some good
books on my work which 1 bought.
On board S. S. Matsonia. Still in
sight of land, September 9Th.
The old U. S. looks like a mere
bank of clouds. Well l can't ex-
press just how I felt when the ship
began to move away from the pier.
1t was a strange feeling-partly
pleasure and / don't know what. l
wouldn't have given up for worlds,
but Just at that moment l wished
there was some one there to at
least wish me luck. When the or
chestra played aloha Oe" (Fare-
we'll to Thee) / felt az though l was
the only one on board who did not
have some one to see them off, then
thought you were with me in your
thoughts, and / felt satisfied to go.
We are driving right into the
wind, with very little rock to the
boat, not as much as through the
Golden Gate" Am thoroughly in
love with sea travel, feel as if l
were flying.
September 9TH.
"And it was morning and even
ing of the first day."
l sure feel sorry for the poor
folks who are seasick. / never felt
better in my life. One young man
who had been at Burley, Idaho,
(but did not know Aunt Maud, was
there after she was,) and is going
out to teach and coach in military
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