DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. Our party were met at Reno, by His Excellency Goy. Blaisdell, of Nevada, his son, and soon after by A. N. Towne, Gen’l Supt. of Central Pacific Railway, also F. W. Bowen, Supt. Sacramento division, S. S. Montague, Chief Engineer, and Arthur Brown, Supt. bridge and snow shed construction. As we foretold in our last issue, John Corning, Asst. Gen. Supt., met us at Elko, and has ac- companied us over the road. The foregoing are our welcome guests as we go to press; and we do but poor justice to our feelings when we say that their great kindness and attention has completely won our hearts. Regarding our visitors and the road, we can truly say, “They are all our fancy painted.” —_ op —Albert B. Pullman, Gen’l Supt. of the Pullman Palace Car Co., feeling a natural anxiety for the complete success of this our eventful trip, has accom- panied our train, in order that his pres- ence, like that of Napoleon on the field, should be a complete guarantee that all would be well with us. To say that our genial friend has won our lasting friendship by the quiet manner in which his influence has been felt, is but a moderate measure of praise from those under his supervisory care. His practical familiarity with all de- tails of car construction and the genius displayed by both him and his brother, Geo. M. Pullman, we, in common with the traveling community, are indebted for luxuries of travel enjoyed on our glorious trans-continental journey. —_—_—_——~—____ —Farly this morning, as we ascended the Sierras, we encountered quite a snow storm, a new incident in our trip. In Summit Valley forty-two feet of snow has fallen during a winter, and eight feet has been known to fall in a single storm. In crossing these mountains we pass thirteen tunnels cut through gran- ite rock —the longest 1,680 feet —and through about thirty miles of snow sheds, timbered as heavily asa line-of- battle ship. “Cape Horn,” and the view down the American River Valley, added a majestic climax, full of grandeur and beauty, and after rising 3,000 feet, and descending 7,000 feet we shall reach Sac- ramento, the capital of California, re —At Dutch Flat and Gold Run we passed in view of hydraulic mining sluices, being frequently on the very sides of our road, through a rich mining district.. pe a Our regular despatches from the Asso- ciated Press, are again crowded out by the pressure of local matter. —Yesterday being Soldiers’ Memorial Day, it was thought proper that we who, from our present situation, were not permitted to place flowers upon the graves of the departed braves, should recall their deeds and revive the mem- ory of their patriotism. A meeting was therefore held in the “Marquette,” which was well filled by ladies and gentlemen. The Rey. E. G. Porter offered prayer, the national hymn was sung, and appro- priate remarks were made by Col. Marsh and the Rey. R. C. Waterston. The meeting closed with singing. —_—___-~