Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-08-20

died instantly and was buried four hours
afterwards. The murderer was arrested
and taken to Silver City, where he will a.
wait his trial if he is not rescued by his
brother COWBOYS before he reaches that
point. Silver City is fifty miles distance
from here and Is reached by stage. Dem
ing being its closest railroad point; all
freight to that point is drawn by oxens,
each wagon requiring from eight to ten.
There will be- railroad to that point as
soon as the Irish can lay it down.
Deming in Grant County has popula-
ton of about five hundred of which four
hundred and ninety-eight are males. You
would hardly believe me if / would tell
you that women are as scarce here as
eleven dollar bills, but it is so. Why not
get up all old maids excursion for this
point. They would certainly be received
with more hospitality than General Grant
was, and no doubt there would be some
grand weddings going on in the port OF
Deming. The railroads will no doubt is
sue half fare tickets, for they know fun
well that this would increase their freight
trade. Let 'em come.
We are now injoying what is known as
the rainy season, which generally lasts
| about two months, July and August, these
to two hours during which time ii TAILS
very fast, after this season is over there is
very little rain falls during the next ten
months of the year. The atmosphere is
| dry and the thermometer has registered rs
high as III but we don't feel the heat as
much as YOU DO in Shephcrdstown at 30,
we have always pleasant breeze, per-
son can sleep very comfortable with COW
| er over them during the night. provided
they are not dreaming of the Indians. L
have not heard OF 4 sunstroke since have
been here: but notice in the st. Louis and
Kansas City papers that there has been
| great many sunstrokes there, with the
| thermometer at 96 and %. Our butchers
| say they can keep fresh meat during the
summer without fear OF ii spoilinS, the at-
moSphere being so pure.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Feand
| Southern Pacific railroads have built a
large hotel, depot, freight houses ana
! machine shops at this place employing a
| large number of hands. The city OF Guy
mas on the Gulf Of California will be tile
| southwestern terminus Of the Atohlson,
! Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, this Is
| quite City with population of near
| ten thousand; they are building very
rapidly and expect to reach there by the
first OF January 1882, if they do not have
too much trouble with Old Mexico. In
building the road through New Mexico it
took almost as much time to fight the Mex
leans and Indians as it did to build the
road, in these fights there was Il great
| many lives lost. They now employ q
great many Mexican laborers along the
line, there are also number Of Cinnamon
| working on the road, who work for dol
lar u day and board themselves. They
save from this about ninety-livc cents per
| day which they send direct TO their native
| country they live principally on rice and
| tea which they get in large quantities
| from san Francisco. After they earn
their fortune which is three or four hun
dred dollars they pull for home where
| they live the rest of their days i'll happi-
| Tess.
The Eastern cities, Chicago, st. Louis
! and Kansas City are now fighting hard
! for the trade of New Mexico, while San
! Francisco is losing no time i'll the field
and is making it warm for the eastern
merchants. Ii is now about equally di-
| vided between East and West, Denver
! having part in it.
! The distance from Deming to San Fran
cisco is 1897 miles to Kansas City 1913 a;
and to Shepherdstown it is about $500; the
| distance of the latter can be travelled in
| five days, with but three changes of cars
which are at Cincinnati, St. Louis and
Kansas City.
This leaves two sons of Shcphcrdstown
enjoying the brcezcs of New Mexico.
Yours Respectfully,
j. VIZ.