, 1881-02-21

sn,lin town MI the river. While hr wag gone,
WE stro1p'l OYER the hills, am! fosln'l st'lnr
wh!rh W. ilfts'i our l,ock"'*:
Towards evening WE reacitt4t, the banks pf
tim lso Gratnie, at this sfasot 4 small
stream; and following, It m through, tho
iane 1sas; of II i'aioms fror @ w'Sse oSfs ard viii.
tIowH tbs, tawrty scllnfitas aud old women
watched ns as xc passed; a'tl then, after
syysn, nile; % # tedious quilting rv"r M Hrcn-
II u iit.i. faricl Of, the banks Of uic river.
where. after n Iatc suppHr, which tllu lark
eyer! 'langllcss nf our lsospitabIr host pre-
1Ell'Hl., W. s,'fnbfetl Into bed mil slept H
III the inorl!fnR we awoke to flntt that sev-
crnl Inches OF snow tlad fallen, anil n keen
Wind VA: hfYwlng from tlo tIortI'. Here
T. II cnlStierab!c sltstanrp from either si,ore.
Wa flud the greatest difficulty II, getting Otir
ohstltate nl.tles 10 cr,ss II, ailtl wnrn nearly
.ufsHi '1tn the Joy, water IN making tl!e nt-
cGnt!s't narrow aroyga. tlassc'l tho ri!!Ms Ut
MD Fort Atrltae, Dnce q prominent military
lrf'st. but now. tsnnht1ell, and. nfter swo
lUrS, reached tie summit Df tho mesa, atlf
found nuraefyns lUnk!ng ncrDss the long
reaches Ut tho .jourIlnt'a Iei Maerte, or
"JnrnSEy Or nlATlt."
This IL great elevAtel plniII, extending fot
SOME ninety niles north and south, aud
many tnlcs to tie faot.1'I!s at the elst. 1t Is
not exactly q desert, as tufts ?f grass a!ul
cactus are pInntffutly st,itterea among tho
ltl!ucks or sand; hut lack Ut water preycnis
my a,se for grazing purpnses, nllA there Is
anil tn l,c nj Wholesome wntcr. except Mt p,,e
or two prints. over Its entire extent. Tho
beef, given 10 it fron q historical incl,lcnt
III mir war with Mexico. A ln.9e
bUty of Texans. wllu l.ad heard TINT the native
population Ut New A[rxtcO were ripe tor re-
rcvolutiua and occnpy tho InllsI. There. were
,,l}rt merchants, caitle-tlet,, and spec,,tntnrs
tl!an sol.liers md expected in rtsy conquest.
Whcl, the" ,Feacl:ed The settlements they
pIc 10 !l,sck 10 tlieir burners. Md naking
ittst t1Atterlng PROMISES. hut 1t did not work.
On tho contrary, tho Spanish f;oyarnnr
n!arclled against tle,, will! Il strong forca of
.llssipiaet! trools, uni captH1cd, tho ,enl[,re
'rhey wers there sl,ackletI. mud nllsclc,i on
fnDt as prisoners TT thu Etty Of Mexico fur
trial. III crossing tlle long. sandy plain, foot.
snre anu weary. AMI lrnnting for wrtGr, which
numbers fill hei,nll, utterly exhausted. All
wllU lnEgeH were Mt once Slot ttOw;l by the
Guards, and the lDng rtn.i WIS strewn with
tl.uir botlIcs, making It indeed Il Journey OF
'rs}' :sft:r lung and bitterly cold ride over the
.Ioilrnacn WY Eaw thu culstructi11i-tsntns Uf
NtlQ after xHtIlG delay, NC lilt AnaTil pf lc {}f
THEM ut Tho Round Mountain switch. This fuc
vi rairunt trayelsps tic .jo,lrila.ia for n.aliy
miles, until If crtssrs tiig llir t;ra,ule filr
buow where we struck It, ut Coloru,ln CITY,
frpm wl,ch pacn It benrs snliti,west,lrly 10
liNIrnui, iJ1c end of lmssc,lErr-t r1,ffii .Wns.
wj,uI, wu were there, 1T Sul MarCIA]. su,Ilt,
thirty miles uuoyG. Wa rcact,eJ San Afarcal
Just lit evening, a1ml found there /, fUli ms
Iur ille sturt ut uigllt. Cplu, uilI benunLs{.
md Tired, as va Wcrc, n Pullman, cur never
looied sD beautiful beiorr as It lid illat
night, aud nllr trll,,,ics vera AIl Dver.
The riElroad line Is HOW, believe, opened
to llaSsnIlEtr-tratllE 1.liEh fhrtller S1tlth. null
the stagG-trip to tile Southern l'aefr HALL
rnnst IL re.lnGn1 to II plGakn,t one 'uY's tullnt.
l'ers0ns desiring to visit the eunttrs ! !laye
referred 10 stlou!t[ ltuyH the SAHta FL ltRl-
rantl III Round Mn1lntain Stuton Tin pre-
lrtctur ut tic bllskbnart tu!tt islG tint traffic
WIS increasing In that direction sn greatly