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BAMBERG CITIZE SIG \ An Intersting Account o: G. F. Hair, Mr. W. E Written by On On June 18th a party of Bamberg's j folks left with me on a trip to the | West, consisting of W. D. Rhoad, Francis Bamberg, Miss Alma Sandifer, Miss Blanche Hair, Belton Hair, Mrs. G. F. Hair and myself. We, met a party at Nashville, Tenn., call-1 ed the Radnor party which consisted j of seventy-seven people. We trav-' eled in special trains with Pullmans j and dining cars attached. From Nashville we went to St. Louis over i ^ the N. C. & St. L. R. R. Leaving St. Louis we made our way to Kan . sas City, Mo. We had the pleasure of stopping and seeing Kansas City -* Ti-m-n *ror?v mnr>Vi imnrpsspd * W 11JLW11 ? C nci& ? \*i j - ( with as a business city. We left j Kansas City over the Rock Island. R. R. We were very much impressed ; with the wheat fields and corn. The j t wheat was green, this being June! 20th, and now looks as if it would; ^ be July 1st to the 5th before it will j r be ready for harvest, and the corn is, planted in three to four feet rows and about eight to ten inches on the; drill and now about six inches high, j just worked out once. I note that the low lands of Missouri need drainage like the low! lands of South Carolina, but the high lands are broken like the Piedmont section of South Carolina, reminds me very much of the Piedmont section of our dear old Palmetto State. The farmers I note live in just ordinary houses. I do not see; much stock as we did in passing: y through Tennessee. We are now travelling through the central part of; ^ Missouri and I note quite a lot of unimproved lands which are broken and used a great deal for stock raising. We are now passing through! what is known as the Jesse and Frank James territory and we are told that they have passed over all j ^ these hills and ravines and were a! terror to most of the country. We are now passing through the I West central part of Missouri and find it level and beautiful fields of.wheat and corn, but I note the absence of the negro; in fact, I am told by citizens here that they do not allow a negro to stop over in the town, ; We are now passing through Kansas j > 1 and see potatoes and wheat and corn. 1 note the white folks do all the work. This is June the 20th, and I note that the potatoes are just blooming, but the stand 1 is perfect and should produce a great yield. The corn is about twelve inches high, which is the best I see, . and just worked out. We are crossing Kansas over the Southern Pacific along the Kansas river. We have jusc passed Sharon Springs, J Kansas, six miles of the Colorado /- : line, and the country is rolling and all of it used for grazing, raising / mule colts which we see in groups over the plains, and I note all along the railroad is fenced on both sides. The land seems to be of a gray soil. We are now within about a hundred and fifty miles of Denver and as far ffT' as I can see I do not see where a plow has ever been put in the soil j and everybody seems tp be livingj from raising of stock by keeping all I of their lands well fenced, and I note! very few trees and all of the farm- j ers live in a small but neatly 1 painted houses. The stations all j along are small. I saw my first cultivated land, a field of oats, about twelve inches high just beginning to head. I note one small curiosity along the railroad which consists of small heaps of sand about two feet in diajneter and upon inquiry I was told they were ant hills, dotted all * 1 -about. I saw a house made of mud, M about six inch thick walls, and just high enough for a man of low stature > to walk into. We have just passed Kit Carson, a small station, and saw his grave, which is one hundred and sixty miles from Denver, and we are still in the grazing country, over which Indians used to roam and Kit Carson was a great terror to them. I note also a great number of little prairie dogs all over the plains which seem to pose as statues for us I as we pass by. This is now June 21st and twelve j noon, and I now have the great | pleasure of the first peep at the j Rocky Mountains, which I see in the: distance, snow capped. We are now j thirty miles from Denver and see I plainly Pike's Peak, fifty miles be-1 n t yond. We are now in tne city or i Denver, which is very beautiful, only! fifty-four years old and has a popula- j tion of 230,000. We are told it has! forty-five resident millionaires. Den- j ver has no natural trees or grass, j but they have the most beautiful trees and grass I have ever seen, f grown entirely by irrigation. Denver has 420 acres of parks, has two artificial lakes, the largest 47 acres, L :ns on a ht seeing trip f the Recent Tour of Dr >. Rhoad and Others e of the Party. and they get all the water from th< mountains, sixty miles away. Don ver has a regular attendance a school of 54,000, with 600 teachers The parks contain a great many o their native animals, such as buf falo, elk, deer, mountain lion an< bear, etc. Denver has 142 churche: of all denominations. We took { 51 mile trolley ride around and ii the vicinity of Denver and saw thei: beautiful truck farms, which ar< grown entirely Dy irrigation, we ar< told by our guide that there wer< two ways of irrigating in Colorado one by water from the mountains and one by planting a row of Irisl potatoes and a row of onions, th< onions drawing the water from th< eyes of the Irish potatoes. We now pass from Denver on t< Colorado Springs, and it is now Jun< 22nd. This beautiful little city o: mountain town of 37,000 peopl< surrounded by snow capped moun tains. The Antler Hotel is situatec near the depot and is a perfectly grand place. We took a trolley rid( from Colorado Springs out to th< Cheyenne canyon, and Seven Falls Cheyenne Mountains 11,000 fee high and has no foot hills. We not< on these mountain heights a grea many natural curiosities, such as th< natural tunnel, Dutch oven, Eagl< cliff, 1,185 feet above the road, Hin doo chair and baby, and one lone pirn n nnolr +Vio tp/50 e+OTlHinO' 11CC WU a yrycirv, n oiu.iiuiuc w ing oil a peak, the tree stannding 3( feet high and 18 inches in diameter Also, the setting turkey, and the pillow of Hercules, which we fcass be tween in our stage coach, the one or the right 790 feet high, and on the left 940 feet, and just wide enougl at the bottom for our stage coach tc pass between. We also note up or the fountain what is called Heaven's Gate, which looks to us to be about one ..foot wide, but large enough to drive a stage coacl through. We also have what is called Lover's Leap, Indian Trail, Inspiration Point, the place where Helent Hunt Jackson was buried, bul thirteen years later was removed tc Colorado Springs. We also note neai this place Prospect Dome, whicl looks like two prospects with a dog following. Now, what I mean here b> prospects, is the great craze mer have for roaming over tftese mountains seeking for gold, and these rocks look like men, who are called "prospects." We climbed 287 steps to get to the top of Seven Falls, and I think I shall always remember the same after completing the climb. We now took train and climbed the mountains to the top of Cripple Creek and viewed from these mountain heights Colorado Springs and its 37,000 people below. On top of Cripple Creek is where the great gold mines are located and we are told William Startton sold his gold mines at Cripple Creek for $12,000,000, after having walked to the top of this mountain with a pick and shovel on his back, and came back over the same railroad we travelled over as his own, 47 miles long. On top of this mountain, June 22nd, the longest day in the year, we had the pleasure of a genuine snow balling. The little town of Cripple Creek with its six thousand inhabitants is the highest incoporatedtown in the country, about 11,000 feet high. Lake Moraine, which is a reservoir in these mountains, contains 750,000,000 gallons of water, and is 41 acres, has a depth of 39 feet, and furnishes Colorado Springs with its clear sparkling fluid. We now travel a short distance to Manitou, Colo., and reach there early Sunday morning. We had the pleasure of taking a lovely drive out to the mountain side, and viewed what is known as the Cliff Dwellers village, having been moved here in its original state from Arizona, an placed in this mountain side tha travellers mi^ht anme nf the modes Of living by this extinct tribe. As you know, the Cliff Dwellers build their houses of rock and cement, and build them with an eye to be v/ell fortified against their enemies or approach of their enemies. To see these houses is about the only way you can get a true conception of them. Next we pass on to what is known as the Garden of the Gods. In this garden we see a great many natural curiosities, such as the balanced rock, steamboat, the one-eyed Scotchman, a great many other curiosities. We went from this garden to a cave in the mountains, knows as the Cave of the Winds. This cave was discovered some years ago by two little boys, nine and twelve years of age, who were out in the mountains picnicing. But which is now owned by an incorporated company and we ar? told that the revenue from this cave alone is $40,000 a year. Your humble scribe paid $4.00 for the pleas are of his party entering the cave, but we feel that we were amply repaid. This cave contains 16 different rooms and is lighted by electrici ty throughout, and the cystal formation representing all kinds of beautiful statuary, etc., which to my mind is so beautiful that I cannot find words to describe it. We are told that it took thousands of years to e form this crystallization. We are . told by our guide that one John L. t Sullivan thought he would like to have one of these formations and he t. ? proceeded to take one, which cost him only $1,000. We did not take j any. We are now passing on to Pueblo. We reach Pueblo about 5:30 in the morning and the sun was _ up. Pueblo has a population of about 1 50,000 inhabitants and is a pretty city. We note that the chief farm product in this section is alfalfa hay, a which is grown entirely by irrigation. I see very little truck farming and gardening and what I see is very j small and late. We now leave the a main line and take a narrow gauge I railroad at the little town of Salida, and pass into the grand canyon of Arizona, which, to my mind, is the a most beautiful scenery I have ever p looked upon. This great canyon a that we are now travelling on a nar"m row gauge railroad, winding and j twisting as the river does in this nar7 row gorge or canyon is a thing of s beauty and long to be remembered I by the traveller. We do not see any towns because there is no room [ for them. Only now and then a 3 place dug out in the mountain for a t small home, used by the railroad s people. We came to one small town a probably a half dozen homes called Cotopaxi. This is now 11:30 a. m. , June 24th, and we are standing on j the Continental Divide, 10,856 feet > high, and from this point we view Mt. Ouray, 500 feet higher than Pike's Peak. We see it from Marshall Pass, and view its snow capped peaks which can only be reached on the back of the small burrow. As we come up to Marshall Pass we note the water running from us toward ^ the Atlantic along the railroad, and as we cross over the pass only a short distance we see the water Tuning with us along the railroad to the Pacific. When we were passing through the grand canyon, especially the Black Canyon of the Gunnison river, we were amazed at the overhanging rocks, which seemed to be as a shed over the railroad, from 1,000 to 1,500 feet high above us. Some places along this canyon the road had to put in suspension bridges, so that the train might pass between this narrow place and leave room for the rushing waters beside us. I note in some places the rocks i had deteriorated and fallen away, | I . . and in some places had encroached i so much upon the narrow opening ( made for the river that it rushed in ? mad torrents over against and , through them. > We now pass on to Salt Lake City . which we reach June 25th, and stop i at one of her beautiful hotels, which f is the source of great delight to a : weary tourist, and drink of some of j the purest water we have ever put to [ our lips, which is brought to this . beautiful city miles away by pipes, i We note in Salt Lake City, in speak[ ing of the water, all over the city, in the stores, in the parks, and in every place where a- thirsty soul might chance to be, these beautiful founts; . I do not mean founts for decoration ! and beautifying squares, but founts to quench the thirst of humanity, which are the most sanitary drinking . founts I have ever seen. The wa. ter rises to about three inches above j the pipe, and the one wishing to drink . simply has to hold his mouth over i the fount and quench his thirst, having never to touch the pipe or cup [ or anything that would produce ( germs. Salt Lake City was entered, as you all know, by the pioneers July 24th, 1847. They came over a . long journey and through what we ; can see in the distance a gap in the mountain known as Emigration Gap, i and before they entered this beautiful valley, they were met by a wise traveller who told them that to go into this valley would simply mean death to all of them, as it could produce nothing but sage brush, but the sturdy pioneers went on, and by irrigating the lands they have produced one of the most beautiful cities and farming lands it has ever 1 been my pleasure to look upon. The i farms look more like beautiful cultivated gardens than anything else I , can describe them as. They found no i water in this valley, except what is known as the wonderful Salt , Lake, which is 35 miles wide and 80 miles long. We were told that five buckets of this water condensed will , produce one of salt. We did not take a swim, but a great many of ; our party did, and they told us that they found it so heavy that it was impossible, as you know, to sink. > in Write for the enterlined collars, they look like linen, need no washing, price 2 for 25c. Write F. G. 1 MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. \ ... DRUGGISTS KXDORSE DODSON'S LIVER TONE. It is a Guaranteed Harmless Vegetable Remey that Regulates the Liver Without Stopping Your Work or Play. .A dose of calomel may knock you completely out for a day?sometimes two or three days. Dodson's Liver Tone relieves attacks of constipation, biliousness and lazy liver headaches, and you stay on your feet. The Peoples Drug Co. sells Dodson's Liver Tone and guarantees it to give perfect satisfaction. If you buy a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and do not find it the safest, most pleasant and successful liver remedy you ever took, this store will give you back the 50 cenps you paid for it without a question. This guarantee that a trustworthy druggist is glad to give on Dodson's Liver Tone is as safe and reliable as the medicine, and that is saying a lot. THI: ])L>i: of one of our coupes will reveal a richness of upholstering and appointments that make it an ideal carriage. If you are looking for a vehicle that, shows its luxury at a glance, see these coupes. Neither you nor we have ever seen a handsomer carriage. HORSES AND MULES. G. FRANK BAMBERG. Bamberg, S. C. DR. J. G. BOOZER DENTIST, DENMARK. Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Class 1907. Member South Carolina Dental Association. Office Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange Bank Building. Hours: 9-12 and 2-5 every day. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-La^ 1 BAMBERG, S. C. Special attention given to settlement of estates and investigation of land titles. G. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. M PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood j Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, i Belting, Gasoline Engines LAROESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. f'' 'w' 'r'r I ley' | Fire, Life j; | Accident ;; t INSURANCE I BAMBERG, S. C. o Improved Saw Mills, VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. Best material and workmanship, lighti running, requires little-power; simpleJ easy to handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-j making machines down to the smallest size. Write for catalog showing En* o-inoa "Rnilprs and all Saw Mill supplies. (Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co., ^ p AUGUSTA. CA. FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building GENERAL PRACTICE. BAMBERG, S. C. jfr, i wr """'mxmittmimi M?i ?? ? I The South Carolina Co-Educational Institute I LOCATED AT EDGEFIELD J will begin its twenty-second session on September 26th. Colonel Bailey has been President of the, Institution all these years and has associated with him a large expe- everything that is rienced faculty of | ?? | necessary for car14 instructors. ryinR on a high Last session grade institu fitUUt/llUi dbtCUU" V 'y ' I ' I bIVU< ed this school Graduates of from all over | ; the S. C. C. I. can South Carolina be found all over and five other South Carolina, States. The dor- miMmafp|? filling positions mitories are al- ^j of honor and ways filled to the ^gEM trust. .utmost capacity If you contemand each year the plate - patronizing school grows in Hp: 1B| this institution it favor with the nSgHyH^ is important that people. you communicate The buildings with the presiare of brick and HHSBlj dent as early as furnished with possible, it is always necessary to engage rooms before the session begins. COL. F. N. K. BAILEY J j PRESIDENT - 'I ^edge^ A Distinction With a Difference I J VOU may not always get what you pay for. . jjj T * 1 J 1 _/ 1 J. ~ J ~ lU.i 1 a | 11 laKes a gooajuuge ui values iu uu umi, un but if there is one sure rule in business it |;!j is?you pay for all you get. You may not be || able to see the difference between engines of H , i similar appearance at different prices, but if || you buy from a reputable firm you may be sure j| the difference in quality is there. - | IH C 00 and Gasoline Engines I | cost more than some others because they \re | more carefully made, and more thoroughly k ) tested. Skillful designing, better material, flj better workmanship, more careful assembling, II j and more thorough testing, tell in the long | run. Given equal care an I H C engine costs ijj less per year of service than any other engine jjl you can buy. If an I H.C engine is given all |j the work it will do, pumping, sawing wood, jjj running the grindstone, feed grinder, hay press, I. silage cutter, repair shop machines, cream |j separator, chum, washing machine, etc., etc., tj(l it will pay for itself in a very short time in I money and labor saved. jjj I H C engines are made in every style? | tji IlUIlSUIllCU, VCJ.L itdi, cUi, C11HJ waiti-vwwitu, ? | stationary, portable and mounted on skids, to | operate on gas, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, dis| tillate or alcohol, in sizes from 1 to 50 H. P. | Kerosene-gasoline tractors, 12, 15, 20, 25 and I 45-HP. J The I H C local dealer will give you cata| logues and full information, or write I International Harvester Company ol America , 1 Columbia S. C. jgfc | | IHCSorvkeBnrMtt jj jjjj The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish, free ^5bh8k ffl of charge to all. the best information obtainable I ? on better farming. If you have any worthy ques- jmtf/w ffi tions concerning soils, crops. land drainage, irri- Jgnmrf Bj gation. fertilizers, etc.. make your inauiries specific is and send them to IH C Service Bureau. Harvester mtr h| ABm CORTRKJHT^ Used in ever-increasing quantities, Jtm because the roofs put on 26 years ago are as good as new to-day, and have never needed repairs. WsMESr Don't put on that roof untO you see them. We have local representatives almost every-. \|jf where, but it none in your immediate locality, write us direct \at J CORTRIGHT METAL ROOFING COMPANY 1 I 50 North 23d Stroot Phfladolphk, Pa. I 1 ' ' ' ^Ji . - -XfUMto