The Du Quoin Tribune

The second great pedestrian feat now being attempted is that of walking from New York to San Francisco in one hundred and fifty days. By way of the Central Pacific Railroad the distance is precisely three thousand three hundred miles between the two points, so that an average of twenty two miles per day will have to be made. Mr. Seth Wilber Payne, the pedestrian, is well known to the public as an author. He walked pretty much all over Europe some years ago, and upon his return wrote a book of all he saw, heard and did. The object of his present trip is precisely the same as was his European tour, and his limiting himself to a certain length of time was doubtless caused purely from a desire to perform a feat of distinction. He will take copious notes on his way, which will be published in book form after his return from San Francisco