, 1879-08-19
Trinidad -- Nc exlcan- n-Amer'cana 49, SIM
mons Observation-Disclosures
Switohback.
Thu Famous Maxwell Crnnt-.-n0w Four
Million Dollars Was Dor-
rowcl OH IL
Otoro.-Djg BUSINESS Housca.--Tho Lava
Bada.-.0horry Valley.
Las (teas...l Notsl-..1lot Springs-.-lhs Cattle
Trade Of few ntI|co.

COLORADO 6fHlads, 1u''s &AuG' o'-A hn*e 4e~
c.u,ls returned from very pleasant trip TO Las
Te0ns. the present terminus Of inc tee'hs Hne
Of ,ne Atchlson. Topokn d SANTA re Karoad'
twcut 10 Trinioad by wnF OF the Denver o. lilo |
GrLnl,c lsa!Iroud, nnu snent two nights there, |
renewing old acquaintaneea alu making now
ours.
The maps mostly shnw
TRINIDAD |
os II stauilInH out on the ulalns: and ret0em- |
ber that, before nv lrst visit there expected
u lnl on old Mexican town, OF adobe hou'esf |
standing out Ia tho hot treeless plains: and ~
the railroad had but recently rcachcd there,
lad hcurl TINT II was tui OF Qafnhlers r''f1ans'
md desperadoes.-s1le refuse OF socie*y "nlcu
generally kccpt to the front uf raihoao.eStea-
etons. The latter statement was ptopap.s tfuo
at the time Of the compilation ol 'l'e .a''roau,
but NOW Trinidad i lively BUSINESS p'acet ano
4. free Of the desperate element as any ifon''er
pluce l hnVe sls'teo. ~ ls oeAai'"''y 'oea.cu'
just ut the ioot ot u4e nat"n 'touu'"'u
rauge, anu IN INC 7aueY :" o.o
Of those strcama WHICH MAKE gnu 'n's usually
arid region Win ercenncss' ehaoet a'', ':se''
lelds, In's river Was oa'"eu y suo o'u w."
lem settlcrs the "eurgotoltc, Ut tufEaeotS
Nvcs,-thoueh why eannos e"esH' ~ 10
grassy banRs anu Moanta,h'''ooe4 susIess a;
pleasanter thouEhts- Inc American ee't'e's
could not master the ~osa' anu hoVe su,ear'zeu
It Into "f1cRetWHe'"-p5 WIZ" ""'o' !" "A''e
generally passes. +
Tic valley ts cultivated
A1 ..as. ta.,.as hn,,t ~ nn,,,,ncd
whose otlc.stosy no"ses' oa't =. uuou,usa
adnbe brick, or OF boles aet npfleht alu tle
iutcrsttces plastered with mud, line tho stream
at intervals Tor miles inc helas IN inc valley
look beautifully grecn with tho low Mexican
cor,,. NJ, which thu cars shoot out close to tho
arn',nI AMI ,rl,h whcat md oata. eli 1ookln,
aso."a a"u w. ""sa' ,,.snioa. w." ho,r.st
we'll anu promising III apa"ua't "a'fes"
was surprised at the excellent appearance Of
tho crops, considering that the Mcxscan still
uses 'ac sa,au p.o" '" T.; ,,,a n,o,nssa NJ 1o
Nh'ca VIC usca 70 zee ~ tnc piet"feS u o'u,o
Antiquities" Some Of ts'e'F houses arc nea1il
wbitewashcd; and the brown faces gathered at
t,,e doors md windows to SEQ the train 70 BY
s.'s w. ~. nf ,,nraitv N tho accnc Thc ron.
~ ~; ~ .1,at "a -our,o5.troIn Ia a .hInv
anc'of 'olo le'e'at .u , - ss
Of nrvcr.ccashE interest to them, md They al-
ways fork out to sec 1t.
In TrlndoI the minority Of the fo1ab,tauts
..a., =. h. a,no-tcora ar, +hc,- ,1wc1,.n,,a
seet4 '" " .A.ue'.sA"'' 49, -i
whether Of adobe, lrafnes bfscR, or stohc, ten-
orally look neat and tidy, hid the stone-bulld-
tugs arc unusually largo md flnc. Many OF them
,rnn,d ba ,rcry rraucrtah,n. both In s[zo and in
"o"Aa Nv s:'y iespss.as, wv" -. NV ~. a., =.
VIC stoehS u Eoous the5 eatan' W 'tui' VI .'.no
ison street, In Chicago. The United States
uutcl kept .by the McsBrs. Wilson, Is ]nrCc nnd
wc,, tent. win rood hrds. and m excellent
WV "sp1 81, 49, ,,,,s,, 1T,ara ~, .re h,n1,s
tao's !os lnie country Anelo az WV AnN''
occupying tine cut'stoho ha'sulheP: anu TWO
dolly ue"snapers,-sAe ~ f'os atlu inc Ehtefprae'
which keeps thngs ltsc&y ~ thctr conslhnt
sparring. lmct setcral titncs Lu.o Wilcox, oi
the Netcs-o' good fellow, mud with Ills pencil
nIynra rn,dv fnr Itcna
u'|a's n, 'ssuy y, ~. 's's. ..,.u.,,,
haek ot Tue to"n !l6e8 as'nE",as nou"t''l. u
HH1O0 F0Ak. HlnEttfDnH E1khEF'6
which ucsco1,us TO tic ea.t by regular tlat-tpn
ncd te.rarcs with vertical sIi}ca. md 40 high a.
- ~ 1.,.,,ns.,, n,;,,,'a ~. a..,t - d,atnnco
w '@.,o"'a3h '1s'o'o ~ E'eAy o'osaI~s
oppoalto tie town, ana across inc fureosolc
rises high, rocky I'LL, steep and prccanltous 1t
front. but more sloonr OH the sides, called
'' N1' A s,.,,.nss, sas ~ n.s,.
eAao"s. o. NAa.'
II ID said that Que Of the oldest American set
tiers, namcl Simmons Used to climb tic bill
an,l from the summit look over the tlalns TO
ror1s hta far.costcrn home, with al, tho deyo
.,'. "'oo ' ,., ...,sT , .s..1.,s 49,
uon ot Nussultnan praying to"arda hlecca