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Show CARLTON'S WRITE OF Hii: I: TRAVELS The following letter lias been received re-ceived by the editor from the Karl .S. Carlton family. The Carlton." were former residents of Heaver county coun-ty and controlled the two papers at Heaver and Milford. Mr. Carlton re-tiled re-tiled from business last year und the family is now enroute to Houston, Texas, and Indianapolis. Gonzales, Texas, March 25. Dear Editor and Friends; This is Monday evening and we are camped at a beautiful tourist park about two miles from the above-named town, in a cab'n under large elm trees which are draped with the beautiful beau-tiful southern moss, and a rich carpet of beautiful green grass underneath. The nwori is shining between the brandies of the trees in at Die back door and the crickets and frogs are singing very loudly. Alongside the cottage runs a beautiful river. Wc are now within 154 miles of Houston, Texas. Our journey from Riverside, Calif., which we left on the morning of the 15th, has been very interesting. Our first night was spent at Palm Canyon, about GO miles from Riverside. In this canyon are palms which are native to no other place in the world. Leaving there Saturday noon, our next stop was at Indio, about 25 miles, where we visited with lr. and Mrs. Win Wilson, editors of 'he Date Palm. This is where the raising of tho Deglet Nor date has jeen found successful. Many of the rees were brought from Arabia, and 'he off-shoots for planting are worth from ten to fifty dollars, and find l ready market. We drove by many late gardens. This is called the Coachilla Valley, all of which is below sea level. After leaving Indio, we drove about-20 about-20 miles and came to the Salton Sea, whose surface is now 200 feet below ea level. That evening about 5 o'clock, we arrived at Westmoreland, Calif., which is in the Imperial Val-'ey, Val-'ey, about G miles from Brawley. Here wo spent Sunday with our old friends and neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Bannister. Hay in the Imperial valley is selling sell-ing at the present time at $27.00 per ton. Several thousand acres of can-teloupes, can-teloupes, 5,000 acres of lettuce, 3,000 acres of tomatoes, and 1500 acres of asparagus have been planted this year. Also 5,000 acres of watermelons. watermel-ons. Leaving here Monday morning we made a visit in Old Mexico, where we had lunch and then crossed the Colorado River at Yuma. Stopped at Wayler to See Ross Smith, brother of John Smith, but found no one at home. We camped that night at Mo- Italt, beside the .Southern I'ac:il'ic railroad. rail-road. Next day wi: made quite a long drive; passing through I'no.'MS . Mesa, Arizona, where ve enlVd on Mrs. John Wallis, daughter of Mr.;. Vm. Hurst, of J! aver, ami wa:' muii j pleased to find her mother there. That night we spent at the Roosevelt Roose-velt Dam, one of the mot noted in the world. (More Later) |
