The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
THE BEAUTIES OF Ell PASO.
INTER ESTING DESCRIPTJON or
VERY ILR1ILE T1LLEY
sheltered by Mountains aud Wniered by
Hivcr-ProdiVious nnd Tooihsomc Onions
Fine Grapes aud Excellent Wine.

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Hivcr-Prodipious nnd Toothsomc Onions.
Fine Grapes aud Excellent Wine.
From ne 81 Louis RciuJhcdn.
CHIuUAHUA, Mexico. oct. 23-The wiley
Of III pasp ~ situated about n idway between
SANTA 10 on the north. aud hihu shun ON tbe
south. and about 300 miles distant from either.
All travel and freight from one city and section
TO the other necessarily PASS through II, and
having been until recent years, the only point
between the two places where provisions could
DC obtained IN consider bic quantity Il enjoyed
aprosperityf rKreaier then than now. The valley
VIII average fuzzy ten miles In width and ia
length Il extends to San EyariO, distance II
twenty five miles. Its area. therefore, j. more
than l5l.O0D acres. Of which. deducting for the
river, lul, fourth hs Is lrrgable and very fer
west and north is a mountain range Of irregular
and considerable elevation. which serves to
shelter 1t from the cold blasts which sweep IN
Of it. Through the mountain range
2ur.ts the Rio Grande, very much ns
Iiafpers Ferry. The scenery Is not so grand,
nor are the falls thus formed so great; but II Is
from this point that. without any artincisl dam
hatever, the dctquios, or irri1ating ditches
which serve TO mage productive the valley be.
low, have their origin. From the fails or pass
the valley vdens very rapidly. in the share 81
an open fan until two miles below. just where
the new, Quilt little town Of III Paso, Texas
- nds opposite the ancient and much arrel
town of the same name In Mexico. n Is at least
I'VE miles wide, with the river flowing worry near
tinues until three miles further down, nj United
states Fort Bliss. the maximum width Ia at
have TO relate that. at this point the Rio Grande,
Instead of continuing down the centre, as any
IMPARTIAL, wcll-intent toned rivcr proud Of being
uesiRnIted the boundary line between two ma
tondlitics, should do, has for years boon chang
ing it, ted nearer aud nearer to the hills on the
American side until now fully fOui nfths OF tho
NaleI belongs to Mexico aud the very site Of
fcfi Bliss Is endangered.
At tue head of this beautiful and very fertile
valley Is dcligntfully situated the Mexic IN town
OF ri 80. The main dccqutd, which | esti-
confined between artificial banks which raiso
every drop Of water II carries above the land IL
Is Intended t. irrigate. extends through tho
centre Of the town and the valley TO the lower
end, where u empties again into the river. From
TINS main dceqnt1 lateral branches radiate In
every direction. and by means Of them every
foot Of cultivahe land In the town aud valley.
whether IL be vineyard, orchard, garden. cram
neld, or pasture, can be flooded NJ VIII. These
delicious streams which course down one side
of each Of the broad and airy streets Of the
CITY are. for the most part, shaded by rows ~
large ovcrhHnging Alamo or COTTONWOOD trees,
PLANTED with great regularity, while tho pain
but neat adobe dive lings Of the six or seven
thousand inhabitants Of the town and valley
are, most Of them, built among clusters Of apple.
pear. ng and peach trees. all OF which grow aud
houf-h wi h amuzing luxu'iunca.
Among the vegetables here, the III Peso onion
merits special mention. From tap root To toy
IT. Is scarcely two inches In thickncss. though IN
circumference It frequently edu1is dinner
plate. Its strength l. not half that of the Ordi-
nary onion. Indeed. 40 mild IL II that one can
eat II Ike IN apple, and immedlateiy 90 into the
COMPANY OF lIdies without being detected. IL
leaves no headache, nor docs II produce SOM
nolency. II has none II the bad and all OF
tie good. qualities Of any onion. You viii ind
them on the tables Of every eating house along
the border from Cheyenne north, to san An.
tonic south. When attempted to re propag tied
elsewhere from seed obtained al II Paso, they
rapidly doteriOrate.
such a grape this valley produces Is uro-
duccd nowhere else In the world. Never have
! tasted any grape Mt all comparable o. the NJ
pbsJ Crane. growing here almost without aticn.
ton or cultivation. upon vines which are NOT
trellised or supported I'm any way. tat are siin.
ply cut back every ear to the old stock. he
punches oi VrnLes ARE larger th.n any ever
saw, and hrng dcpCudent undcr the new wood
and leaves nearly to the ground. The grapo Is
OF the average size. i iight purple in color, e
very thin SKIN, and l. eaten whole, skin ami all
II does not rot upon the vine when overripe,
hut clines to II ana dries NJ like the pefsimni'n,
ana makes most excellent winter fruit. In TINS
stDfe thCy are said - he far superior To the best
import d rtisius. ihc grape product Of this
valley Is vcry large. tut the cultivators obtain
money from u only when made into vino "a
dJp Vdi,ni,. The III Peso vino Is so highly es-
tccmcd by all who nave drunk II, una there ha
SO many that have don, 50 that have no occa
sion u mention II further than - quote ffOm
the official report II the products Of this valley
made To Secretary Marcy, hy order Of Col
Douphnn. on the 25th u Jauuarv, 1Si,;
There II annually produced this valley not ica
thnn Oonuo gallons 81 the richt ana best IN th
word IL j. worth s. per gallon, ana thus Vie Us 500.
600 per annum. is supc ior IN richness Of navuI
ant piuasantness OF taste any wine ever met with
IA ihc Unit states ana, dount uu'. tnty faI
uptrier TO n bet Hipr- IrD.uc 800 tiC valley VI
the ltlilc, or OL iiU EUanN bills Of France.