Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Miss HattOn Tells of
Trip To California
INTERESTING DESCRIPTION
OF WESTERN SIGHTS

The following very interesting
letter tells Of trip to Arroyo
Grande, Calf, which was made by
Miss Hatton, formerly of the Dem.
ocrat office. and her sisters, Miss
Jessie Hatton, and Mrs. Hazel Leh
man:
AS for scenery, after leaving Ohio
Nov. for the west coast, this
OhiOan can not relate anything un-
usual observed in passing through
the states of Indiana and Illinois
Going into Missouri, there one finds
the Ozark mountains, beautiful, but
the mind keeps, reverting to the
hills of Ohio, and to the quiet beau
ty of them ALL Indeed, to this writ
equaled the beauty of Ohio's hills,
dales, valleys and rivers.
We passed through and by cities
Greenfield, Ind, we parked for a
while in front of the house where
James Whitcomb Riley, Hoosier
poet, poet, was was, born & and liyed; It osa is a
painted white, with green shutters,
and a porch and balcony along, tho
front. Around the yard is board
fence painted white. Tourists are
invited to visit the place at certain
hours. We could hear some talking
inside. We also saw a statue 20
the HOosier poet, erected by Amer
ican school children.
Indianapolis is a great city of sky
scrapers, etc Terre Haute, another
Indiana city through which we pass
ed, might be thought more attrac-
tive than it is if modern street of
different surface replaced the brok-
en- looking, antiquated, brick one Of
the business thoroughfare through
which the street car track goes, and
through which our route lay.
spent our first night on the trip, ut
a cottage, or rather cabin as they
call them, at Marshall, Illinois.
Happened to remember that at
Casey, ILL.,, T. D. Barkhurst and his
fine family whom we had known in
McConnelsville, O., were residing.
When we passed through there and
stopped at filling station we in
quired about the Barkhurst family.
around the corner a little distance.
We left a message of regard for
them, and passed on.
We crossed the great Mississippi
river and entered Missouri by way
of st. Louis. In that city we changed
from our route 40 to 66 which was
our route practically all the way on
W our ueSIiHdtlOu Ill Cdlilofuld we
staid over night at cabin some
miles beyond ST. Louis. We passed
place where there was a large dis
play of various kinds of rocks from
the Ozark mountains. Saw signs
for many caverns, along the way.
The Meramec cavern-four story,
near Stanton, Mo, they claim is the
most unique in the world. We pass
ed the Meramec state forest. Near
ghoy Iad
winery" with large vineyards near
by. Went through Springfield, Mo,
where we spent the night.
At Webb City. Mo-, saw mann
moth and wonderful deposits of
something-we didn't know what
Upon inquiry we found they We're
from lead and zinc mines of which
there are many in that part of Mis-
souri,.
We went into Kansas by way of
Galena. A little corner of Kansas
is all we went through-about
half hours ride Our route sc
which had been fine all the way, was
here a mean little stretch. We
would not think of judging all of
Kansas by it.
We then went into Oklahoma
acres upon acres of level ground |
All trucks and busses entering Ok |
lahOma have to be weighed, we OBJ |
served. Miami was the first of the !
larger towns we passed through |
Crossed the Neosho river, over a |
very long bridge.
We passed Chelsea, eight miles
northwest of which it is stated Will
Rogers was born. Saw many cotton
fields. We passed Oklahoma mill.
tary academy, the "West Point Of
the Southwest. At Claremore, Okla,
where he lived, saw the hotel "Will
Rogers"
Just before reaching Tulsa. Okla.
saw KVOO, "the voice of Oklahoma
brOadcasting station. Tulsa is a