, 1879-08-19

UNI RHce4s iftht lllt WEtalG sEnClNl HNo hupnt |
cd bv affidavit. md ktate.ncuts Of ulu official
authorities of the diair(ct.
Taking all hi. outfit will, them, t'loy wont to
Holland and asked
LOAN or s4,ooo,ooo
for p,irposcs uf inrlrr development. Tie loan
seemed Of large M unu of their nnc!ies, n'a tla
security most aafo nnd profitable. y, contso.
.tlic hns lntl enI"ops wcr1 never pa'tl. ~ titer
rero never intendeS t9 bf NY ny ~ p.hr t,c,,c
tie grant recognized by tho u"'ted States s'"',
ernu,tnt, n lascnt for t'c hanm r,is lss"1 .,cns
10 guard aml forwnrl tic fortunes q ,Ga .mG "m
cat. hnrt1.wnslsng Dutchsncn In alt tnss a.srtmi
under all climes seems not 70 nap., mn.sps, er.,InT
them here lhc pa'n, ,caf' aFS .n+ly III watcrs an
tic mountains arc rich ~ !nfI nr,mnIcte1 acrnss
Kinds. Thu railroad Is noy, ''i h. torId. az
the property. a seste,}|e,r 10 realize tic amount
~ At t,n,r tusn.1,nrnt with goud interest. Tile
:. ..oervos,c s,reatas." howaVer, wntl not at-
ford much dlii1euity to good jumper 10 they
Ecrr sl1uofi These pnlns kind Of grass called
t,,atntnn tfi,ss, which grows luxurMlitlY hnl
Il sxcettiirIY valuable frun the fact ts'nt n ln
s.,itin,: md, llaytng head full ot vcrv Hutri'
tuna sccds, It mnkcs rnpitaI wnter-pas uragc.
Iuss.rlr tile Raton su'nmlt, less tlan Two
hp,ifs' ride brings us to
OTGR0t-
place which was very lively during the period
wlc It ,yna The railroad.terfBtuu6 as The ag-rc~
pntc Ncw-Airx,cnn ani Arizona traue ',lnkt1'a
th!s the gateway was tnur1nous; put. the rt1tt1-
pIo,,on Of The railroad to Las VEGAS has sappG1
Of al except at 1o 20 % tnis teta ,may ba
JUDGED from the foct tl,at at otefo w nefeen-
ttlu ilonec of Otcr1. Scllnr q Co ostupitd s1nre
and warehouse thirty cf1lat feet frunt by 350
feet deep. with two tlaors crowded Win goous
iruu 1pnr tn ceiling, MD with largo ynrts out
side ,1llcti With wagons md machinery OF various
| Kinds. Mr.. se'lnr. who ts III Charge Of tl's
| business, told me tint they were pfepateo
to furnish ercrvthlng, from stcan'.englllc e \
mouse-trap; and that iheir Inilroal freght'hills
ajouu ron from $4,000 to 6!sItJO per month.
| The rival house of Brown, Manzannrcs u Co.
pimllar sfoc;s at,tl business. There arc many
| Other houses, but these arc the .chief. These
| two firms arc now erecting at Las Vegas
sr11L LARGER BUSINESS HOUSES,
hctnc obout sixty feet wide, including the plat
| forms, bv 40 fcet acep. When these arc CON.
IIc train stops at otcro for dinner, ut which
| mipo host Vnt.Cever prcstdes with dignity, utll
serves as good table as the region VII allora.
pauon through tho Gratid canon ot TIC
| Arkansas. and thence to Otero, but was dcat to
all my solicitation. tn provide me there WIN
genuine Mexican d!nucr Of carnc carneso, frt,
1,Ics atqc, nf.ti torslltns, With sauce Of Chill
Colorado. Otero supports weekly .papcr,-
the Upt|c,-well filled With tha news Of Tue dis
trtrt, md spite OF 'fnrcign" " correspondence.
no1leea ~ W. passtn H. "ns. " H. 6u ,,.I t'I ~,
inhabitants being mostly Mexican; asid the
brlEht'ro!o1ed oeesses =! tne ,, ~ "s ,n;,,
thcy nave as muen a las.u w. W. ,i ',,n h,"tr
hair, made tl.cm snu!ewhat picturesque, though
NAV say hcre tnAt nase neser sgS oesI ron,1
TO Ind tha beautiful senoflas o. %.o @ 1t..t
H. my carly Gays IN the romanSes y. ,no tt,,,
lMs reg'um s r. n, ~, H. rrass IN nuc let.
ter than ~ sonfhefl Co!ofauo; nc!oM ~, ~. 49,.
the mountalil,fanse s as!t W ut ~ ~ n,ans
ward thas on!y fhe mlsty oht,nGs ,! H. ~t .,aa I, :,
visible, ani is pi.,eio5'esta o' look S' pa'c"s' VI
moss on !s'clr distant slp2es. ,
THE 1AvA-nEns,
almost the entire surtncc Of the ground fol
, volcanic Laws, uf Most crystalline hardness
md little wnT 70 .e weea w. e2n,a @ s pn' ,ts IT,
the Ereal conlra crater. Win o"e soy osone' ~
out, from wliic's Inc sttca'n & ~ ,ayM 'tu NJ, ssr
dsnls flowed: lnero afo naia ~ nc ~, ~ Eus ,,
they have been qust ior ages' a.l:! sle Gras na'
grows green upon tneis s.opet, mno .as 1as 'p .i
! con4uerca sl,a p'a'na oFes "n'ch '"s' ~
stfcatns poured. ,.,,,, c.ox.r v,1,or-
name fragrant %a o,n !ecH:tlo's ,.t /, ,s',d ~ y
EmpiFo state. TIC valley 1tsc'I Is nmiteu i. i J.
Wuth w e!ts niltl lESy "a's. ~ MI Iaa n
: stream puurs through It, hnu we-,mpE9ve s,
ranchcs, n11t grcri Helas nlost reaNY lo n,,s ,l
!. vest, MaSe one thi!'t o. US astefm ,i. ols.
. rsnssy Meadows, tue iiel'!s yellow WIN linen.m
n grain or waYnE W!tn corh'tasseIs, H. M,aa ~
roc!t.h1lls pefonu. 9rc liRe an olu Ne" !;'e!a, y,
valley. IN iact. u Das !ooe ncen settieu " ~ ~
universal Yankee. ! tIst oi1e OF iheH', AZ Az
= Hilton, q hale nls1 Weli'conuitlnlea man, WI
l. has lived nero nearly tn!Ftv'seVen yeass' iii
y who at Inst sees "the STATES coh,S ~ ~.
saW III w ,ass Vii ,nasar ~ n
aa,oht"r. AZ a. nrrsmc thsy nr,, not eyen llct
: ,st - ~ r"nch md nower of lie fashIons ii
t"Id M snmnfh!nT nf thr t,ory of ills lunr yen
j. NJ scnarntion irom frlontls Nt,d kindred; MI
u NJ Sa orcnm1t NJ cn,1icts With gayagu tribes
Im,tnns and ntlnr various oor,ler exprrjcl,rc
cn,,oia thc fn1ns al runnnces. lie |. one pf ii,
{ suirrvors @ ~ M car1v cnnny. md now In chi
Q ah nt,i,,cnrc rasna }hn fruits oI his long wvI
;n,r
II iThI, vo,.v rou,,rncs a1most tn
i ' '""s' ~ 1890
l. Las 'h'AS, .., 4,
9 or "The A!caJowe"; AHl at One point Il
i waeon-road leads to tto west to o!d Fort unio
Il Hnmc seven inilGA aWhY: l.ns vegas IS an
+ | Mexican city ri about H,uuJ 1HE110laatat lH III