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Feb. 12 Reached Kansas City at daylight. A clear frosty morning. Temperature 29 at sunrise. begin to see mittens & overcoats. Here are the first grain elevators I have seen since entering Western Neb., June, 1888.
Left Kansas City at 8 A.M., crossed the Missouri R. thence N.E. to Quincy, Ill. The timber along the Missouri R. is more like that of Minnesota. Ironwood, large elms, basswood, birch, maple, ash, & hicory are common.
After leaving the timber of the river, we are on rolling prairie with black soil, small sloughs, & fine farms.
Thrifty towns are close together on the R.R. The faces of Scandinavians & Germans predominate & the color element is scarcer. I left the Mexicans in San Antonio.
There is timber along the streams which are numerous. A thin skin of ice covered the ponds in the morning but was [[strikethrough]] b [[/strikethrough]] gone before night.
Reached Quincy at dark & had to wait for the train to Burlington, Iowa.
Large flocks of crows were common all day, other birds seem to be scarce.