Show interesting from a dea 1 vcr county missionary way down south north cove go N 0 thinking ofay travels might bu interesting interest ins to friends at homo T take this opportunity of jot ting down n few lines for your valuable journal jo alter leaving on our way eastward in the regular U r passenger rain vc were estnick with alio oft of alio famed echo canyon through which the railroad lail road lias cut aej tunnelled tunnel led in a defiant manner after leaving lie canyon we apparently whirled through almost alc lines of snow sleds sonic of over a mile ia length with such rapidity that our to them would suddenly convert the light into ul tor darkness demoralizing dioso of our party win were to road anu san ly one we bouli 1 not eliop noticing eliat as we acro rushed along wo would frequently pass bandi of wild antelope who had apparently bacomo fro accustomed to tho rush of alic birou leoree across as 0 o scarcely notice it at nil on our at tho alnus Ll nus uro M L left our party and tool train ly another couo to liis special field of labor in iowa ho other ciders continuing on way to europe whilo we arr st jiuu distant some HO luila which our rain traversed in less than hours there we were met by elders cowley and parkinson Pai kinson who have been stationed here fr sonic imo past and who kindly acted as guides to the of interest in that city among oilier i places iliac we visited was the stupendous water works the of is feet in height on ascending ta the top wo had i magnificent view of the town and suburbs ibs and feasting our cyer upon lc scene for a few minutia ca we kielt down aind up a prayer to tho almighty liim for having and asking him to care fur ho loved ones at in far off utah we then descended and after pa taking of supper with of the saints left on alic 1 I p in for 1 I ashville mississippi riar by 1 1 emilei in 1700 duct of is wire we next alic olibo he entire train with alie exception of the engine being on to ID fer ry boat afler a sail of about six down the landed us on alic other side whore another locomotive hilch cd to the cars and look us almost flying to nashville at tun place we met aldeis john mogan mo gan aud A II 11 snow these took pains to make our visit as pleasant as pus siLl taking us to see all the sights town ons of he most interesting diac cs visited was the state capitol which is almost a museum as it docs many relics of prehistoric age as as numerous objects of great interest pertaining to alic modern history of our nation we also visited the old eions eliat were and licud by tho great opposing cimics in alie vicinity vici niti of the g lie lito unpleasantness also alic national cemetery a beautiful well lart filacc where raposo alic bones of thousands f who fell during the sanguinary kittles bif 1 alter ratting ourselves for a wo were handed appointments to our several felds gelds of labor bro J M aas on and myself being assigned to north carolina with headquarters at till place wm II 11 white |