13th August. Sunday. Crossed the
Missippi [sic] river in Iowa, saw some
show boats on the river, very exciting.
Breakfasted in Des Moines, a beautiful
city, the state Capital, has a magnificent
town hall, with a golden dome, a
beautiful site indeed. Boarded the bus
and then on to Nebraska, the vastness
of the west is breathtaking, never
seen anything like it before on all
my travels. Then on to Cheyenne,
a typical real Siox [sic] village, where
Bill [Lowdry?] lived, saw the Sherrifs
Office etc, exactly as you see in films
and also first place where I saw a
Safeway shop, by the way this is the
Wyoming country. Had supper and on our
way once more.