The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-30
AN EMPORIAN ABROAD.
Interesting JOttinss of a Tourist AmOLr,
the Ancient Towns and Eternal Noun
tainS OF New Mexico

a "A DIsE
the Ancient Towns and Eternal Moun-
tains OF New Mexico
HoT SPRINGS, N NJ, July 13.
EDITORS News: Since writing yester-
day, my own inclinations and excellent
company have changed my programme
and [ stopped off at Las Vegas, and am
glad l did. l should otherwise have
missed many pleasant recollections
That town-they have no cities here's
now 6,OOO strong and for buildings in
the business part is largely American.
visited one store, Brown & Manzanares,
which is AGO feet deep and holds the
largest stock OF everything 1 have ever
seen in the west and am not particular
where you commence to count the
West" They do business of 81 ,00o,-
900 per annum- Las Vegas is the great
distributing point for the territory Santa
Fe may be ancient, and the Rio Grande
Valley offer its attractions but here is the
City of the future. From Las Vegas we
take hack nearly north six and a half
miles for the famous Hot Springs where
l now write. Five miles out we came to
the town of the famous Perritentes, an
of-shoot now disowned, from the Roman
Catholics Their principle attraction
consists in the fact that they believe one
should be punished as he goes along.
During Passion Week they commence
to punish Observation-Disclosures by
crawling upon the rugged and harsh
mountain sides and at others by scourg-
ing themselves with the cactus, an invig-
Grating exercise.
On our way here we see Hermit noun
tain, or rather three distinct ones, called
by the people here Hermit, Little Her
nit and Baby. One Baca owns large
sheep and cattle ranch on the way out
He is wealthy in the extreme, and one of
the old Castilians. The property at the
Springs is situate ON the Rio Gallinas
pronounced here Gyenas). From it's
diminuiive size and its etymology, or
root, find it means Chicken creek, but
from hearing 1t spoken one would never
guess it.
l have just taken bath in the bath
house at the Springs, and as hadn't
time to experiment, I took it nearly
straight, that, is at about 100 degrees,
Fahrenheit. These springs are simply
magnificent, and because of the agreea-
BILE and healthy climate, must grow into
popularity. Wishing to be truthful and
avoid all puffs, have said nothing
about our living, and as look back over
it, don't wish to. Over at the town we
dined in the boarding house cara pas
senger coach stripped of its seats-kept
by Mr. Fluno, formerly of the Fifth Ave
nue., of Topeka, and it was good. The
house here is large, new, three stories
and verandas to each, and splendidly fur
nished, and | expect something good for
supper and breakfast. If / can get up
enough ambition after the bath, / shall
try climbing some one of the mountains
which hedge us in here. As look out
of my window l see ledge or lead
which starts some 20 miles south of here
and runs continuously, with just breaks
enough to for trails, and it is met by the
tourist again at Colorado Springs. 1t is
grand in its huge dorsal proportions,
and when we think of those upheavals,
whose causes anti-date creation-"in the
beginning" we naturally say: Before
the mountains were brought forth,
even from everlasting to everlasting,
&c" While the enthusiastic tourist
may not gush as readily or as oFteu here
as around and about the mere rugged
and austere canyons of Colorado, we be-
lieve this country is to be more intimate
" associated with the wealth, the great
ness, the grandeur and the unsolved prob
lens Of ultimate America.
We met here W. G.. Dickinson, who
has in charge the Arkansas Valley Town
company. which is rather a numerous
town company. L broke off here for
supper, and then the promised climb of
the mountains, and with IL glass got a
view of the country which should re-
main fresh for years. These springs
number twenty-five and vary in temper
allure from 40 10 40 F., and are at an
altitude of 6,400 and $50 miles south of
Manitou and Colorado Springs Look
ing out of my window, see a Mexican
lad on his burrO coming in with brace
OF mountain trout, which makes an an
ticipated breakfast luxury.
II last night is n sample here, l only
regret can't transport it. l slept I'M
der double wooden blanket, a heavy
comfort and counterpart. Yet, strange
to say, in sitting in your room without
coat you are not chilly. As this place
is but Cos miles from Emporia YOU
might take a run out Leave Emporia
in the morning, and on the next morn
ing get up to see Pike Peak, and be here
at the springs to supper.
They had big rain here two DAYS
ago. AS we return to Las Vegas through
0he1I W 10 a pOIiNl Us VIC MCtlI out NGSlCE-
day we see evidences of economy. The
Mexicans have drained the pond and
are howiug up the mud for mortar to
lay their adobe bricks in.
The irrepressible burro is here
Those that are "loose around" are about
the saloons devouring the lemon peals
thrown into the street. But their great
est luxury is bacon rind which they go
for with all av1dity Frenchman does
fol dish of frogs. The teams are COM
ing in, two yoke of oxen with about two
tons of mud, which is large article of
traffic here. Just visited the large,
brown Cathedral here marked mission
de 1874" in front of which is large
black cross on which is figure nailed
to represent the crucifiction. If the
washout we hear of don't come to much
we shall be of for Trinidad in few
hours. J. JAY Buck.