The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-09

u
frequently occurred 10 me- and indeed, If j rnis-
last You. LETT st. Louis about three months
ago and sped over the Great American PIainT on
to La iunth where the southern branch sfIiEes o
through southern Colorado to the old spanish or
prised to md Trinidad something Of place Tho
old portion, or Mexican part Of the town is like
dad Is r5oIeTn In ~ T,i ~, I ~ eM .Fln-
some very handsome and substantial buildings
. notably the 4. =. Hotel. Bank of Southern Colo
rado and numerous business hor1ses enf ,,rivst,
T residences. The town is beautifully Situated An
Purgatory river, while Fishers peak looms M in
{ the near distance. Trinidad il destined to be .
. place Of considerable Importance.
From Trinidad the read passes over Ratoon
to remark the perseverng energy displayed BY the
railroad company in making temporary road
over these mountains by means OF what Is called
the switch back, which is series Of zfg-zags or
as it were, tacking up and down the mountain II
i considered quite feat Of engineering skill and
was attended with great labor and expense The
tunnel. however, Is now complete and the switches
nave heeh vacated. The road Is finished 10 Los
Vegas and Is being rapidly pushed to Santa
re, re, Ia Las Aegas IS "a a DO RaouTishinS town and know
hot springs there are becoming very popular, and
indeed they have performed wonderful cures The
IdiTui1u company nave just completed a large no
tel and bathing houses at the springs. This rail
the resources of New Mexico. Already towns are
sprInging Up along its line. and the country is be
BILE and rapid transit invites einigrants ~ come
and see for themselves. riilroad Is Your true
I New Mexico, everybody kno,ys is "a part o.
the indemnity paid the United States by Mexico
! al the nnal settlement of the war with that coun-
try Her history is Old as.any part Of the nite
! states settlements were made by the Spauiards
at very early day Santa Fe being one oi the old
ana churches stilI exist which ere csfsbifSbs
over three hundred years ago by Spanish priests
and monks 1t iS astonishing, how long the adobe
walls viii last. They certainly don I deceive their
appearance, for they look ancient enough Meth
ing in the world holds stronger resemblance TO
another object than does one Of these Mexican
adobe houses TO brc6-kiln when il is about to he
. hred. 80 You can Imagine what striking and
pleasing effect they must present in connection
. with their surroundings.
New Mexico VIII compare very ftyorably with
colorado Ia natural features and productions in
fact they arc e1actly similar The mineral re
sources of New Mexico are perhaps greater than
! covered. but Of the opinion that prospecting
is not carried on TO the extent that it is in Colo
/ rado. Valuable gold mines arc worked at Eliza
beth, in this vicinity but unfortunately water is
( 50 scarce that they caLnot bc made to pay. One
/ company expended over hundred and nifty thous-
and dollars in a ditch fifty miles long to furnish
I water for these mines. but the supply was Insult
hccnt and the plan failed for the reason that by
evaporation and other natural causes the water
/ did not reach the mines. The mines are verv rich
ana various plans are suggested to furnish water.
NyW Mexico II IS proper 10 remark, viii never
must be raised by irrigation The streams are not
: all permanent and farming by irrigation is
seem 10 pr tne 9niy taiS grown here without irri
CATION. Little If any fruit j. raised in the north
. tons considerable quantities OF peaches. grapes
and melons are grown. The climate is delightful.
. atmosphere il pure and bracug little rain falls
and sudden changes from dry 20 wet seldom occur.
are so cool that blankets are almost indcspepsibie
! throughout the year There Is no doubt about this
already become popular resort for invaIids
troubled with pulmonary diseases. Imagine the
. Great American Plain. or desert. gradually rising
IRON the Mississippi valley TO the height of seven
or eight thousand feet. till it meets the foot hills
OF The Rocky Mountain system. These foothills
tresses erdIns- in line crt of @ if 80 ff }u.
krf fD rFffF whit
iriahe sand tone. plainly visible many miles out
very scribby growth Of pine. peuun, cedar and oak
the latter not growing much larger than 0rdi-
. nary rosobush and bearing oua1tities OF acnrns
. Between these spurs are the canyons some Of
which have streams of cold. clear water from the
mountains mostly fmpregnateI with aIkaii rIIn-
ming through them. while others perfectly dry
Perpendicular walls Of rock rise both sides Of
the canyons from four TO five hundred feet hfub in
/ places. Here and there the rock yppears to have
become disintegrated by the action OF time and
the elements. and have tumbled down. forming a
steep incline covered with the above named vari-
cites OF tifnhcE. The canyons vary ia width from
hfty yards TO a mile and in length from ten to
OF draws. run into these canyons. and so the couu
Try j. cut up Inc formation throughout the whole
territory is sandy, with many unmistaIable cvi-
denccs of volcanic action. Generally ranchcros
haNe scJtlcd MP and through these canyons where
ever water is to be found. The streams rise and
sink at intervals OF perhaps mile OF more, and
where tiie water redppcars ranches are built.
These canyons hills and portions ol thc plains
grass when d, retnHrkaply nutritious and Is the
''oats and corn" OF the country.
Now Mexico u3S great iasIi'Lig- TUT cattle and
Sheep ralslnS., Inc hlldles+ "i tue climate. the
eXceleucc of tha water aud the superior quality Of
2 the grasses all combine 10 produce good results
The finest beef and mutton 20 10 the eastern mar
Eet from this country. / see ~ the Kansas City
quality OF beef brought 10 tfsrt market Cattle
men are going 10 considerable expense and taking
great pains in breeding. The best OF imported
Shorthorn and Hereford bulls are being introduced
here and crossed with American and Mexican
dispensed with as rapidly may be. Let the ma
tive Mexican alone and hC would not think of.
proving his stock. II may be the ''grcascr'' IS
something OF philosopher he seems 30 thini,
..i,1a~ rI .Sfc-,+ H. -i.I, I ri,b 9.S,I,rl IL
. leyc they are the most coutcntcd people earth
and if they don't have thar little tlev are stli
happy. They Will steal, yet they very hospi-
table. suspicious and clever. vet at She same time
. inprovideBt. hithy and lazy though very fond OF
their church. which suppose they think viii cover
q multitude oi sins Among the religious orders
IL one who call themselves ''I'euitautcs'' During
pcuitential times they scourge themselves with
whips made from the cactus plant. walk barefoot
one submitted To DE cruclGcd head downward.
Frequently ia travelling through the country you
VII sec planted or Jqn o tlt hi2hcsL hII eros;
with which one Of these enthusiasts hss swc1ted
and lahored by way OF penancc.
The average ''yreascT adhcTrs tot most nrim
tive mode fuT doing everything Tho Old wooden
pillow is still used and the od-timc manner Of car
rNiL@ ncrchaudise or me Ifui's OF HFin labor on
the backs OF the patient 'burr1.'' donkey, viii
never. IL would seem give way 70 the moro modern
mathois- H. IS almost ncrauihie what these am
mails can endure and what tremendous loads they
s.
native thTe~h out iis little crop gf wheat barley
The grain is put up In small c1nicl shaped stacks
and a Hook OF sheep goats. or both. trained
TO travel around the stack. from whence the Sheve>
are thrown down from time % time and the ami
mails tramp out the grain. While men, women and
children cncircle the outside 20 keep the machine
moving. The engineer Of our train told me that
his engine frightened one of these tllresh na
machines that it broke away ran across the track
and had some of its gearing badly damaged.
b The ties have been trying to give us some trou
/ bie. Dut matters have been adjusted and we are
living comparatively secure JuSt now. Gov. wal
ing him that Chief Victoria, who is At the head o.
a band Of ApJches and about one hundred Com
anche Indians. arc about TO combine and make a
raid through the territory. We apprchend nc
great trouble, however. More anon. J. A. :.
EMIT SHERIFF RYAN.-John Ryan, Esq.
D eX-SheTif of Cambria county. and his family
left in the train last Monday evening foI
JCbnStOwn, where he intends 20 embark in
! the mercantile business, in which he was en-
7 gagged for many years prior to his election in
1876. Mr. Ryan's administration of the af
fairs of his Office was eminently successful
satisfactory alike TO the Court and its officers
r the members of the bar, and the people with
whom he was required to transact official
{ business. There may possibly be individual
. exceptions but they only prove the truth OF
: the general remark. Plain and unassuminc
in his manner and habits OF life he treated
2 all with whom he came in contact with the
, utmost courtesy, never falling, however, tC
{ discharge his entire duty as an executive OF
ficer. His deputy in this portion of his baili
, wick, Mr. ii. \. Shoemaker, as well as Mr.
, Maurice Mcnamara, the efficient turnkey
] the prompt and satisfactory manner in which
they 6iSpbaruad their several duties Tho