Year: 1869

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giants and felt sense of sacrcdness a


keen as ever thrilled a Jew at Sinai


base. I said, these marks are the han'
writing of God. I never had such sub
lime ideas Of Jehovah bcfore.-I reaG
from my Testament, "AIl things wer
made by Him, and without Him wa
not anything made that was made"
said, I am not deceived, Jesus made
these mountains, I can trust Him to d.
anything-"All power is given unit
Him in heaven and in EARTH.


This stop Of 20 minutes at Sherman
was the sublimest period Of my life.


Sherman is the highest point on the
road, 8266 feet above the level of the
sea, more than 1000 feet higher than
the Transcript Office ; the attic among
the towns. This is all that makes i,
worthy Of name; it is poor, misera.
bic little station, no town at all; this is
nearly true of all the places along the
line. They are mostly cities of tents,
and I think that but little improvement
has been made either in tent or tenant
since the days Of Juba!. Most of the
people living along the road would be
a disgrace to their great grandfather
They arc the remnants Of the Carmich.
ael construction camps, those cloth
towns where iniquity went mad and
killed half.dozen daily.


The steepest grade is near Pronon-
tory We ascendcd 1440 feet in nine
miles. I never before was impressed
fully with the power of q steam en-
CINE. There are exhibited the talents,
science, and genius Of the age. The
of the science Of mathematics
seem to have been exhausted in max
ing this ascent.


At the steepest grade the train is
divided 40 horse engine is attached
to two cars, all the valves thrown open,
steam up, they rush up at the rate Of
rs miles per hour; the machinery trenl-
bled like an aspen leaf. I never before
saw an engine do its best, or felt the
value of good engineer. The road
demands the best machinery and the
best men, and money prooures them.-
Antelopes, wolves, and black tail deer are
abundant along the road. l counted one
forenoon 26 antelopes frightened from
their quiet grazing by the rushing train
Some were so near as to draw the fire
from several revolvers; these beautiful
innocent creatures, why should they,
seek the wild solitudes for home p
We passed through four villages ofprai-
rie dogs. I had read the story Of the
rattlesnake, and prairie dog, when a
boy, how they lived together in har-
mony in the same house. Ithouhgt it a
mako story az Z grew older aud read
other travels. But when l saw the owl
beside the dog on the same hillock, l
said, I am ready to believe tho whole
story. l wished the train would stop
that I might see if I could find his
snake-ship. A gentleman, the leading
lawyer in Shyccne told me that on the
previous Sabbath he had seen the three
taken from the same hole. The dog
digs his hole, the owl and snake hunt
theirs; and so it frequently happens
that they all get together, but there is
no social intercourse. There are none OF
them Mormons; each takes care of their
own ffospring, and there is no difficulty
in settling the question Of family re-
semblance.


But am letting my pen run at will
and have already written words enough
for a newspaper letter, and have said
nothing of California, the land Of fruit
and flowers, of big mountains and trees,
her schools and politics, her men and
mines, rivers and railroads. These
must leave for another letter. Tht
State is under Democratic rule and viii
be until the Republican party learns
wisdom enough to keep together.


The Mower, county policy prevails
The majority of Republicans wan
Office, and there is not enough of ofice'
in State thousand miles long to sup
ply the demand, hence the genera


scramble and total defeat.


l hope my Austin friends will no
forget my old friend o. p. Whiteoml
in the coming canvass, if they are de
termined to devour each other. There
is no better or more competent man il
the State.


The Fifteenth Amendment was tn
hinge of the canvass in this State. The
Chinese question was made the hobby
on which the party rode into power
The pulpit took part in the discussion
DR.. Scudder, Presbyterian, and DIR


Briggs, Methodist, did good service.


was here in time to lose my vote, bu


had an opportunity to put in my plea


on the ground where few month";


since they burnt a church for us, bu
where now stands a more beautiful


structure than adorns the State Of Min


nesota. / did not put on my kids o.


that special occasion.


A. J. NELSON.


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