Descriptive Notes on Noted Places in the West
Mrs. Jennie Spencer Farmer writes of a Vandalia to Denver journey detailing stops in St Louis Kansas City and Salt Lake area. She describes Royal Gorge Glenwood Springs Palmer Lake and Mormon Temple Block with rail tunnel scenes and extensive historical and geographic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
St. Louis
Kansas City
Sam
Denver
Colorado
Rio Grande
Rockies
Royal Gorge
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Palmer Lake
Divide
General Palmer
Denver and
Rio Grenade Railroad
Glenwood Springs
Arkansas
Glenwood
Canon
Salt City
Tabernacle
Assembly Hall
Bureau of Information
Great Salt Lake
Seattle and Puget Sound landmarks and Pacific coast tour
A tour narrative describes the Temple and Tabernacle with their heights and acoustics, Seattle ships and Navy Yard visits, and Puget Sound scenery. It covers Portland’s riverside position, World Fair Forestry building details, Tacoma’s docks and lumber trade, and Seattle’s harbor wealth and shipbuilding growth spurred by Alaska gold rushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Bremerton
Navy Yards
Oregon
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Darrell Wickersham
Bob Evans
Puget Sound
Portland
Pacific
Northwest
Willamette River
Hudson
Tacoma
Washington
Alaska
Capitol
Klondike
Pioneer Immigrant Sings Praises of New Mexico Home
A veteran settler writes from Quay New Mexico praising land, climate and value of his claim. He recounts leaving Vernon in 1900 for Oklahoma, moves through Chickasaw Nation, and settling Jan 1907 with 50 acres, house, barn, well. He notes healthy summers mild winters and urges friends to relocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw Nation
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Quay Co
Trinois
Time Card Show South and North Bound Mail and Freight
Daily schedule lists south bound trains No 101 local mail at 12 11 PM 123 Southern Express 640 PM 191 Local Freight 345 PM north bound No 124 Northern Express 948 AM 106 Clinton Accommodation 751 PM 192 Local Freight 740 AM x Daily except Sunday agent T B Wauker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Express
Northern Express
Clinton
T. B. Wauker, Ag’t
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Bank OF
Patoka
Illinois
S. E. Altom
E. Blankinship
Cashier
BON Ton Restaurant
R. N. Gray
J. I. Buss
Jennie Spencer
West End
Mother's Delight
Vail & Thalman
Daisy
Daisy Brand
Patoka Milling Co
T. E. Irvin
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