Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-08
NEW MEXICO.
what a st. Paulite Finds to Write Admit
From Fort Hmm

What st. Paultte Finds to Write About
From Fort Union.
The following extracts from private let
ter of Col. w. H. Shelly, at present in the
auartermaster's department. at Fort Union.
New Mexico, will be read with interest by
his many acquaintance in this CITY and
throughout the State:
DEAR FRIEND: According to promise, I
will try and write few lines, and give YOU
some idea of Fort Union and New Mexico.
Fort Union is very pleasantly and finely To-
Gated: 1t Is six company post, and built
very fine. Itcost the government 81 SOC, 900.
There are nine very large dwellings for Off
GERS quarters. The buildings in this coun-
try are all one story high and built of adobe.
a sort of mud and clay mixed, and arc yery
warm in winter and cool in summer. The
climate is very cold nights and warm during
the day: 1t has frozen ice more than half of
the nights since we have been here, it is 80
high above the sea 5000 feet), and very dry;
1t seldom ever rains. The crops are all raised
by irrigation. The country is twenty-five
years behind the times, using wooden plows
and threshing their grain on the ground with
goats and sheep to tramp it out.
The women do the most Of the work, both
IN and out of doors. 1t is called a very
healthy climate, but 1t does not agree with
people when they first arrive. You can see
the snow at all times on the eastern slope of
the continuation of the Rocky mountains,
thirty or forty miles distant, but which from
the clearness of the air look to be only four
or hVe miles away. We have high winds
the most of the time.
Fort Union is situated nine miles from the
Atcnlson, Topeka q Santa Fe railroad, and
thirty miles from the Los Vegas hot springs,
where some remarkable cures are taking
place. have met at these spriDgsa number
OF people from the Arkansas hot springs,
where they received no relief, and have been
cured after short stay here. It would be
better for 1nvalids from St. Paul and vicin-
lty to come here on account of the climate,
while at the same time being less expensive
than going to the Arkansas hot springs.
The route is by the St. Paul &
Sioux City road to St. Joe, No., thence by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road
to Los Vegos, through fare $45.50. Terms
at the Springs, first class, including baths,
@14 per week. The water is very pleasant
to drink. While taking a bath, you can
easily drink from two to four quarts without
experiencing any Inconvenience. EWhi,e
good for most bodily infirmaties, it is death
on the rheumatism. have seen a number
OF parties who came here on crutches, and in
two weeks time were as we'll as ever.
We have only part of one company OF
the Fifteenth infantry, under command OF
Captain Whittemore, the other officers being
Lieutenant Collins, of the Ninth cavalry, and
lieutenant May, of the artillery, the latter g
West Point graduate the past summer, and
very promising young officer. Col. Tom.
Hunt, we'll and favorably known in Mime.
sota' IS post quartermaster, and everybody
seems to be pleased with his management of
his Office.
have only met one business man here
~ doyt, son OF Lorenzo Hoyt, one of the
old settlers of Ramsey county, who has .
drug store at Los Vegos, and appears tot bt
doing well.