AS I mentioned fast col-
umn, we headed south — as
i write this, I'm sitting in
ihe van, parked i in an RV
park on North Temple
Street in Sali Lake City.

‘We have walked till we nearly
dropped — right from the top of

. the hill where the capital rests,
past Temple Square, through ;
museums and shops. More about
that later.

"First, as planned, we : detoured
to visit the small town of

. Jacksonville, Oregon.

I'd read a travei column in the
Seattle PI, praising the town as an
interesting historical destination.

* Jacksonville is about five miles
west of I-5, near Medford. It can
also be reached hy taking the Gold
Hill exit, about 10 miles north of
;Medford. ...

' From the article, we had high
“hopes fora fascinating visit,

i, Well, go visit if you’re going
- past Medford anyway, but don’t
‘detour 100 miles out of your way °
cas we did,

‘ ” However; campers take note:
the KOA RV. park in Goid Hill is
excellent — shiny clean and new,
with sandy sites.

7] If you stay there, the alternative
‘raute to Jacksonville goes through

7 about 15 miles of charming tural

| Oregon. .

“Jacksonville was a gold rush |
‘own, established shortly after
gold was found i in nearby Daisy
Creek, «

"The town boomed and became .
‘the busiest commercial centre in

at part’ of the state. :

_Banks, retail stores, hotels and
mansions were erected. ' :

“About 80 structures remain, or
so I’m told.:’

However, most of the gazs the ©
visitor sees are located in the cen-
“tre of what was downtown, about

‘three blocks. -

< These are still in use, mostly as
- shops and galleries. : :

. The former court house is a
stately structure, just a block west
of the main street — Calif ornia
_ Street. - ae

It has been iuried into a

; “museum, witha children’s
museum located i in an adjoining
: building... -

* Again, if you happen to be in»
the area, go visit. As small town -

“ Thuseums go it’s middling. .

‘There is a wonderful display of
’ photographs, taken during the,
‘boom period by a fine :

’ photographer, Peter Britt.

“-- Alas, no catalogue of the
' photos was available (they either
Tan out or no one knew where
they were filed)... .

"It is very frustrating to look at a
room full of marvellous old pic-
tures without a single iabel or
guidebook!

We stopped for tea in the
garden of the 1889’s McCully

‘House on California Street.

It was Sunday and several larger

_ groups were having brunch inside
— it’s a nice old home and the
food looked quite good.

As for us, we may as well not
have existed. *

~ We got our tea and muffins —
no napkins, no knife for the but-
ter and ... I’m sure you get the
picture.

I also peeked inside the dining
room of the old Jacksonville Inn
right in the centre of downtown.

It was all white linen, wine
coolers and plenty of white-

-shirted waiters. Probably a better
bet.

The outstanding feature of
Jacksonville is a remarkable man-
sion — the Nunan House. Look
for it just outside town, adjacent
to the cemetery.

Barbara
MeGreadie

TRAVELWISE

What a beauty! It’s open daily
for tours during the summer
(mid-May to mid-Septembez} and
on weekends during November
and December.

The house was built in 1 1892,
ordered entirely from a catalogue. :

It was shipped frotn Tennessee
in 14 boxcars including every little
fitting, even the carpeting and
draperies.

If you’re interested in Victorian
homes, this one is Queen Anne
style with all the intricate roof -
angles, bays and gables.

Since the Nunans left in 1912,
the house has passed on to many
owners.

‘One of the more recent owners
rescued it and completely restored
the home. I’m told they lived in
the basement for several years
while they did the job.

The present owner has furnished
it with period antiques: The origi-
nal furnishings moved with the ‘

‘Nunans to California. :.

Also, i in the replica of the old’

' carriage house on the grounds, the:

present owners have quite a re- :
markable Christmas shop.
I'd also recommend a visit to
the cemetery. It’s a lovely, peace-
ful spot, iocated on a hillside.

. You can drive in — it’s just off.”
‘the road from Gold Hill. ~ - :

We did as several of the other-

visitors did — picnicked on the
grounds.

Old cemeteries tell stories that
you rarely read about in history
books.

You can piece together stories
of entire families — young
mothers buried with their infants,
winter epidemics — it’s all there if
you care to look.

So we doubled back to the
California coast, cut cast over the
Donner Pass (Highway 80) to
Reno and on to Salt Lake City.

For once, I left Reno with
slightly more money than I had to
start.

The weather has been great but

‘ there’s a heavy hint of winter in

the air. | expect the fall will be as
brief as the summer.

It’s been several years since we
sperit any time in Salt Lake City
and we've enjoyed it thoroughly.

It’s even worth the dismal drive
over Highway 80 from Reno!

I'd like to be like some travel
writers and make that nine hours
seem like a pleasure — all that
‘Riders of the Purple Sage”’ stuff.

Sorry, it’s one of the bleakest
Pieces of real estate on the conti-
nent.

As usual, we broke the trip in
Winnemucca, three hours east of
Reno.

You didn’t expect us to get
away early in the day, did you?

Winnemucca has two very nice
RV parks, side-by-side on Win-
nemucca Boulevard: ;

We stayed at the KOA last June
and the Desert this time — both
are Al,

We've also stayed at the Red.
Lion Hotel and it’s just exactly

~ what you would expect in a small:

Nevada town — a highway stop
with a small casino.
“If you haven’t tried Basque

food, the old Winnemucca Hotel

is the’ ‘place to go. A huge fami-
ly-style meal with wine will cost

‘you about $14 and it’s quite an
: experience.

More about Salt Lake City next

‘ column. -~ I do hope some of you

will consider Utah as a destination

.— it’s just a glorious state.

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