The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-23


beyond the last tie Returning we
-bathed our faces and hands in this an-
cient stream; Candor forbids my saying
we washed, for that Is "A task often G5
miles through clouds of sand. Most of
this valley is beautiful-the finest have
seen in this territory. On this "trip we
pass many towns or pucblos as they are
all called. One, an Indian village was
really neat. These Indians, | should
judge are all devoted Catholics; you see
church wherever you see cluster of
houses, and wherever you see one house
find a cluster. doubtless owing to
the fact of selfreliaance. One
of these towns is San Felipe
(they don't fool with the "ph" down
here). Their title from Mexican conces-
sion dates at 1900. For nearly two CEN
turtles they have been tilling the soil in
their way, with few wants, no luxuries,
and no market to beget extravaganza and
furnish incentive for their cultivation,
they advance but little In many places
we see fine Vineyards which now we
may expect to see cultivated.
At Bernalillo pronounced Bernaleeo
accent on the penulD we are opposite
the Zandia mountains. The word means
watermelon, and so called from the fact
that the principal peak. as seen from
0oAt1 ACSClltOACS
Farther down we came to Las Lunas,
where Gov. Anthony purchased from
one of the Mexican noblemen about
twenty acres of land for railroad and de-
pot grounds, and his palace, for $13, 600.
The track here, like it does in many
places, goes right through the buildings,
taking off one end. but 1t does not ruin
building here like it would in Kansas,
for you can take off a section and leave
the remainder of the structure intact
Just before reaching the end of the track
We came to the Initial Mound" high
elevation on the top of which is erected
mound some fifteen feet high, which
is the center of all governmental surveys,
the crossing of the base and perpendic-
ular lines. To avoid much bridging
and save distance, the railroad company
are Ia cut across about 9, 800 feet, change
the channel of the river and save nearly
three miles, having assured the people
To save them the dceqHes or channels
through which water is carried for irri-
CATION. From the above word it is easy
to make out the "acQueduct'' of the RO-
man; but so long as they have plenty of
''qs" in their alphabet, / see no reason
for the parsimony at times except to put
ones etymology mt fault. This place is
$50 miles from Emporia. In places
with small native apple, and here you
pass ranch where one of the nobility
has $4,000 horses, 10000 sheep, and cat
tie "till you can't rest" I have forgot
ten the number.
Fifteen miles behind our stop is So
zorro, which is said TO be the handsom-
est town in the territory and having a
population of 800 or 1000. Tie track
will soon be there and the passenger train
also. Below Albuquerque twelve miles
the Atlantic s. Pacific (St. Louis & San
| Francisco) is being built west toward
Prescott, Arizona, while the A, T. & s.
F. bears south along the Rio Grande to
Santa Barbara; thence nearly west to
| Tucson, Arizona, and thence south to
| Guaymas Here in Albuquerque we met
G. w. Slower, formerly of Council Grove
who has been here five years and is get
! ting rich, having large trade. This
| town is one and three-fourth miles from
railroad track. Like all Mexican towns
1t has its plaza, which we would call
public square, and everything is built
around it. In the center of this one is
the little old Adobe Gorf guard house,
now used for barber shop, in the cen
ter OF which is a tall flag staff which
has stood there for twenty seven years
On the north of the square stands the
| church-San Felipe de Nesi-built, OF
course, of adobe, with two towers, a bell
in each, with a marked difference OF
| tone. A funeral is now taking place
| One of the bells strikes three times and
the other twice, and the procession
moves on. 1t is strange medley of the
solemn and ridiculous. In the rear OF
the procession is the music, the fiddler
occasionally striking dirge, but more
| frequently jig or a waltz. Recently
/ fhaU fnlt rnCfiUa Iln6nr tho farriIl
| drOuth, and priest and followers got out
the firearms and went out and dIscharg
ed several volleys, as they explain here
| to shoot the spirits nearer. If they came
| they left on our arrival. This climate is
funny. 1t is warm, but you easily en-
| dure it; you feel a perspiration, but
owing to the drynesS of the atmosphere
don't see it. They kill beef and dress
and hang it up until they need tiff 8
week. 1t dries, but does not spoil.
The future of this section is an un
known quantity Outside of trade, which
needs labor and its fruits to back it, the
people seem to be looking to the mining
interests. Barring the big stories with
which strangers are to be sold, l learn
of but few mines which amount TO {
certainty as yet. There is one now be
ing worked, the Merritt mine, IN the So
| zorro mountains. 1t is old, as researches
show it to have been worked 300 years
ago. We find John" and his laundry
here, and his name is Quong Sing From
the daily Golden Gate, published here, !
learn that the Republican county con
vention for this (Bernalillo) county will
be held here July 10, to send delegates
to the Territorial convention at Santa f,
August 4. / infer the call is genuine
for it is over the signature of Jesus NJ
Perea, chairman of the committee. Thi,
town has an actual population of abOu
$500 and but ore shingle roof. Sickness
here among children is in the winter u:
with US in the summer; but here from
exposure and want of care. | wish tC
emphasize what said before, this as {
healthy country.
Am Just in from an evening meeting
ut the court house, where they are ar
ranging to receive Gen. Grant ON Thurs
day. Court house is one-story adobe
with saloon in one end. On return from
meeting we passed dance hall, bar il
one end. The first posted notice reads
"Please deposite your arms at the bar :
another, "DeSGrniOS der SGtisfdciOn Il to
das, "-"we aim to please all" while I
third imperatively proclaimed, "Respect
en- Ldkey gel Orden, respect law AM
order" But find am tedious, it is Il
p. M, 8 O'Clock here and we are to b
routed at half past two and start for l.