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Show JIISSIOSAUIKS KX ..(JUTE. A lew Notes of irarel Mads un Hie Un). corrssioaJrneeof His UESEasr .Nxws On February 1st, accordlna: to your notice lu the Ni.ws, a ciuipauy of l.lders left Utah tu perform mlialons In distant lands, l.lders II. tloddarJ, Otto L. Chlpmaii, James II, Fisher and II. Hnttundorf and family formed the purl, ths three first namolare going to Nuw Zealand and llrother Hattcndort aud limlly t) the Saul wlch Islands. Wo mado connection with Hie west bound mail at Ogden, leaving that ally at 3 o'clock on Tu ca day morning. At daj break wo reached the little town of Terrace, after whluh eve leave our fair Territory and enter ths dreary Htato of Nevada. Occasionally Occa-sionally wu stopped nt small stations, sta-tions, such as Tiioin, Wells, l.lko, Carllu anl others, but theru op-linrcd op-linrcd to be a dullness and lack of llfu and energy everywhere, every-where, and wo were glad when even lug came that wo might retiru to rest lu the hops of finding something more pleasing tlio following day. rtiu shades cf night preveuted us from gszing ufsin the beautiful scenery of thu HIcrni Nevada moun'alus, mid when we arose we were at ths foothills nil the Western slope, and ns we rushed along through California w were delighted with thochauge, The dismal laudscapo had L.tven place to btautlful orchards, vineyards and gardens. Thu hills were green, aud beautiful, s'iears of Hie young grain adorn, d thu farm lauds. The Industrious Industri-ous farmer was at work ploevlng, sowing and harrowing. Hushing Hush-ing along we passed tho beautiful towns of ltockllu, ltosovlllu Junction and othe rs, and at last reach thu illy of Hicramento, ihoeilta! cf timet its wheru hriskrusl was niiiioiiuci-1, A ph-saut htlf hour ws spent eating unit taking notes. This city is bullion lie es t side of me Kncratlleuto ltlver. which nlthlspolut is abcut four iiiiu: dnditt Hide. Like nail LuLe, Sacra. ....u Is Ishi out In tegulsr squares, Its street mr .Ing alright anglee. The i -nt m Jlatlou Is about thirty . At Ibsi .'a,.illinr sound "sH oirei" I we resume- eur seats and were soon .rMnr. -ist-srd again. Thu Sasra-. Sasra-. te.sr.M hi 4 ., -v-ssed on a tn stle bridge, osir six nun mil feet ii'g. r)'"ily was crosses.. It last " ' - gratltsheatrodi.l.ia;eeuil ir' in thn slate. On read lierni-I lierni-I "! t si.ipwM msi't .. ederto .raisi') ireisaraticn ftircrosiiif cue straits , Uarqu.ory, nl-out one mile w ide. At thlsp ilnt InoHiirullonto nud SauJoaqulnltlversn.il together and Hows through ths straits Into the Sin ' I'ablo bsy, which Is an arm of thoSsn Francisco bay. As our Iralu rollel Into Hcrnlcia, we perceived Hie stellil ferry boat "riolaiu" lu readiness to convey us to the opisoslts shore. The "Solans" la said to I, the largest boat, of lis class In thu worlt and when all j preparations were completed our train ! was Jit Ided, an J, In two sectl uis, was run or pmhe I ou to iaralel tracks ou ths deck or the "Solan," and In a few minutes we were almost luq.crrep-tlbly luq.crrep-tlbly moving across tho Straits. Many of the p-essxngers were unaware Hut wn had left Hi rnlcla until I'urt I'a.ta apjasred to lw coining totearde us Tne"Silai.a"lssaidlo lw uver (our hur.dll.1 feel long. She lires two Vrltl-cal Vrltl-cal engines whli ll are capable of being I wolktd up tu Iw o thousind horse rnw er each, Hie wheels are thirty feet lu diameter Shehsselght toller, each being t we ntyelght feet long. There aio four tracss latd on thu deck, runulng from end to end, and ths vessel can ncvommodats forty-eight freight ur twenty-four assciigerrrs. On reaching Port Costa our tralu glided oil Hie deck of tho ferryboat on J , weru soon hurried forward toward Sail Francisco. At last Oakiaud I'irr was resched. AH passengers leave lha train and go ou liejord the steam f.rre busts. Ti.e transfer Is inada very expeditiously and we are quickly landed in theelty of S in Fraucls.'o. LlJer IMward J. I'almrr, of Cedsr Clly, greete I us at tho landing and we were suon comfortably loiateu. Ijvarnlnglhnt oursteamer would not leave till ths sixth Inst, wo were soon engaged "stclug the sights," but an account of ouralveiitiirisliilhlsdlrec Hon "will aprar In our next." I'llll six. San Fiunciwo, Feb. 3, 18tu. |