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a bright, pleasant day, and next morning found ourselves speed- 

 ing across Central Ohio and through the gas belt of Indiana, 

 and so on to Chicago. The next morning found us in Omaha, 

 where we were temporarily delayed by a severe snow storm, 

 but the delay was short, and the morning of the third day found 

 us crossing the splendid grazing country of western Nebraska. 

 The morning of the 27th of March witnessed our arrival in 

 Salt Lake City, where we made a short stop. We visited Fort 

 Douglass, which is situated on a plateau at the base of the 

 Uintah Mountains at the outlet of the gulch through which 

 Brigham Young and his people marched into the modern Zion. 

 The view from the fort is beautiful, the mountain-rimmed val- 

 ley showing up in all its glory. It is little wonder that Young 

 concluded that he had found the promised land. On the day 

 that we were there the whole circle of mountains was glistening 

 white in the clear sunlight, and with the lake in the distance, 

 the farms to the south, and the city in the foreground, it made 

 a fine picture. The mountain streams have been tapped and 

 the alkali plains turned into a garden. We visited the Mormon 

 Tabernacle, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, the Lion 

 House and the Beehive, where we had an audience with Presi- 

 dent Snow. 



After a very agreeable day we started west the next morn- 

 ing, and with a varied and imeventful trip arrived in San Fran- 

 cisco on April ist. The next day we boarded the Steamer 

 Buford and started on our ocean voyage to the Orient. We 

 reached Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands, on April 9th, and 

 as we were sailing along over a smooth sea we could see Molo- 

 kai. It looks like an extinct volcano in the distance. In the 

 center of the island there is a broad yellow band, which indi- 

 cated where the sand hills lie. After we arrived at Honolulu, 

 and after inspection by a quarantine officer we were told that 

 cabin passengers were free to go and come at will. We landed, 

 and meeting friends were taken to the heights back of the city, 

 called the " Punch Bowl," where a magnificent view of the city 

 and harbor and ocean is given. Honolulu lies upon a flat at the 

 foot of the mountains. The streets are wide and straight, and 

 the general impression which one receives of it is very favor- 

 able. The growth and progress of the city since the islands 

 were annexed to the United States have been great. The won- 

 derful profusion of flowers in all the yards makes the residence 

 sections look very attractive. 



