The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-23
AN EMPORIAN ABROAD.
Interesting Letters from Albuquerque
and Santa He by Judge j. Jay Buck.
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and Santa He by Judge j. Jay Buck.
SANTA FE, \. NJ, July 10.
EDIToRs NEWS: As everything is
new 10 me, it may not he old 10 others.
Left Emporia by the A. I. IL s. +.
Thursday morning and REACHED here
last night at o 20, one hour late, and put
up at the Grand Central 1t seems but
ton seemed to ne feeling the two new
roads ON the north and south of her.
Nickerson shows signs of growth and
also of the drouth Grass is green, but
very short. One enterprising individual
was circumambulating the prairie in
search Of hay as inferred from the use
of the mower, whose knives ratified clear
in the wind, reminding one of his sa-
tanic majesty shearing the porker-a deal
of racket and a slim fleece.
Sterling, formerly called Peace, with
her 1000 population has a fine brick
school house which puts Emporia in
the shade. 1t also has fair ground and
trOtting park, which true disciples
of Geo. Fox prefer to a race track. Rice
county has a large corn crop this
year and good start in peanuts. From
Larned to Kinsley, one sees few strug-
Cling climber claims" When we reach
Spearville We have attained the greatest
distance from the Arkansas riYer-20
miles. That dry ridge, like much we
passed through yesterday in southern
Colorado and New Mexico, is anything
but inviting. Fort Dodge, as viewed
from the railroad track, is not at all
slightly, but is commanding rs compared
with the trail along which it was con-
structed. Tally one! We leave Kansas
and enter the centennial state.
At Trinidad, they take out a car and
put on one with the paper wheels, better
adapted 10 climbing the Ration Ridge
under excessive strain and frequent
brakes" At this place they dump u
large quantity of butter shipped from
Peabody, Kansas. We now start with
two engines to raise the grade, and the
painting attests the severe labor. The
windy suspiratiOns of forced breath"
are heard at the rear of the
sleeper, as We follow the sinuous
track through canon, around a noun
tain's edge, and nearly come up where
We started in. We surmise that the
CAfAl SuSluCCA lOSI MS way, anu us lS pop
ularly supposed, came again to his
starting place. Here we pass through a
long tunnel and find ourselves at Ration,
pronounced here RauOon) stopping
where the company has new round
house and repair shops and are grading
yard tracks. Here one sees scenery re-
calling some parts of the Hudson. On
either side you can see mountains little
and big, and the dry naked earth relieV
ed by patches of gnarled cedars with
small pines in the distance about the
size of Halberg's largest evergreens.
We have bid adieu to two story houses.
The mud walls and dirt roofs are now
supreme. Building stone is abundant
so is Incidence, and the stones are UNI
disturbed. On our right is the Ration
Range and in its fastResses are said to
reside hoard of outlaws, but see little
to tempt their cupidity, though a year
or so since they made a few successful
raids on the stage line.
Las Vegas, celebrated for its hot
springs, is quite a center of attraction,
and the town really looks attractive.
Here saw Col Manning, on his way to
Winfield, and here / was Joined by Joab
Mulvane, of Topeka, who is now with
me. After leaving Las Vegas, you strike
Rio Pecos, and for long time discover
-. III OuC pluIC
railroad company bring water for a tank
over six miles from this stream.
l hardly know whether to form an
opinion or no, as to the irrigation of
this country. There don't seem to be
water enough to go around. Were it
not for the goat, the cactus and the ever
lasting evergreen, one would doubt that
it ever had ralned here. The bulk of
this country has no depth to the soil,
but through the valleys, where they have
thoroughly irrigated, there are some of
the greenest. lOveliest spots. 1t is claim
ed to be, and doubtless is, healthy. Be
tween Las Vegas and this place we pass
the ruins of PecOs cathedral, associated
with which are many legends, and al
though "a league away, yet it seems
within bOw-shOt." Distances seem
just as deceptive now as when Byron
''stood within the cOlosseum's walls.''
When they say this is the oldest city
on the continent, am prepared to be-
lieve it, 1t is pre-historic-was old be-
fore the dreams Of western world had
disturbed the cogitatiOns of Columbus.
AS nothing changes here it will continue
to be old.
There are any amount of Romish
specimens to he seen. They are build
! ing a new cathedral by simply building
I uTOuuu the a1lu aflty SlllI uSluS llc OINi.
On its wall are many paintings certain
ly ancient, and, should suppose, rare.
This country is wholly unlike any other
l ever saw. The buildings are novel
| ty 1t looks like they staked off SO much
space and then built around it. The
river here now can hardly be seen by the
naked eye. You step across it at your
ordinary pace. | look out of my win
dow and see the Mexicans coming in
with their burrOs laden with wood, and
such little creaturesI | measured one
ten hands high 1t would not do for
Jim Leslie to ride in muddy weather
How they cook In the city / haven't
learned. Out in the country they have
ovens built on the ground, and look
! like the One-half of huge egg-shell
This city is supposed TO contain about
5000, LOO of whom are Americans
DIR. Nellis stops at the same house l dc
here. Board and room only $18 a
week. Met Ex-Governor Anthony to
day. The weather here is delightful
and if one could get any decent beef, q
stay here would be quite enjoyable. But
as this note has already outgrOwn itself