Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-17

SCetoDs OuIolu0 Oh Tue IeAulnE TRll.~
ways Of the Middle States. 1t is
smooth and almost frictionless,
and the absence Of anything Of the
character Of difficult grades will
render psssibls phenomenally rap.
Id time tables to the East when
ever Il 10 thought expedisnt by its
management to adopt them. There
ID ne grade worthy Of mention on
this route after the San 0orgonio
Pass has been. left behind, and this
Pass itself 10 the eAsiest thorough.
fare left between gigantic noun.
tains Of which record can bs
found ON the American Continent.
It 10 rather . broad roadway than
q Pass, In the technical sense, and
the speed possibilities of this route
will unquestionably be . leading
factor in influencing travel in, We
can't help thinking, the almost
immediate "swest bye and bye"
NOTABLE LANDMARKS.
In the stretch Of country between
Yuma and Tucson one passes over
much historic ground. ~, indeed,
10 the case clear to Demlng. The
White and Superstition mountains
are noteworthy features Of the
landscaps northward Of the road.
OF this last 1t has been said that
no white man who has at any.
time vsntured into 1t ever re.
turned alive. The story runs that
the Indians believe that 1t con.
tains great treasures Of gold and
silver aud that they have always
thus far succeeded In imm olating
the adventurous Argonauts who
have sought to penetrate lite area.
ma. A sharp emipence to the
right has been the rock against
which Cochise and other aboriginal
rufflans have many time and oft
braced their backs preparatory to
. murderous forsy on the wsaried
immigrant to California, whose
heart WAS already sick with the
hope deferred which kept still afar
the pleasant meads Of Los Angeles
county. Still further to the right
the tourist, in Cochlss's Head, is
asked to descry the lineaments Of
that noted Chief In o capricious
mountain configuration, which has
. notably human aspect. Yet q
little while, and still to the right
and south, looms up mountain to
the azure hue Of whose misty tops
10 lent the enchAntment Of the dis
tance embodied In lis good square
miles. It is away of towards
the Sonora line, Tubac lying In
its shadow. Space seems to be
annihilatsd in this atmosphere,
snd the only thing which the un-
assisted eye has to struggle against
IL the curvature Of the earth's sur.
face. All the while, encompassed
by majestic mountain psrspectives,
the road is really threading q |
bleak, drear and grisly desert, more
suggestive Of parched throats and
dead mems bleaching bonss than |
Of anything else, until Tucson is
reached. But Of this ancient town
and its surroundings we shall have |
much to say In = subsequent paper.
THE LONG EXPECTED JUNCTION.
Very early Monday morning our |
special train arrived at Deming,
which is some seventy miles west |
Of El PAso. When we drowsily |
turned out to take In the prospect
We found the train in the midst
of an immense plain. which
stretched endlsssly on overy side.
To the northwest loomsd up the
which stand sentinel to
Silver City-a very rich treasure
house Of nature fifty.dvs miles
away. Almost due north was the
Black range, In which some very
Interesting Developments have
been made Of late. To the south
three noble peaks, called the ...Tres
Hermanas," or, anglice, the
'sThree Sisters," intsrpess between
the spectator aud Sonora, aud here
again some very interesting min.
sral discoveries have been made
within . few months. That the
country adjoining Dsmine 10 sps.
cially rich In minerals cannot be
for development has al.
ready reached the stage Of emphas,
10 demonstration. Bullion, reduced !
and ready to be mintsd. is . most |
convincing argument. The bound
less plain, In the midst Of which
We stood, II covered with grass Of
the white and black gamma and
buffalo varieties. The black gram
ma 10 the most nutrition, spon-
tansous grass known to the center
of the American continent, and
cattle thrive on IL specially we'll.
The only drawback to this eeuntry
~ cattle range 10 the absence Of
running water, even the Bio Nj.
smbrssst stsn miles further sast, bs-'
ling ~ dfY - punk. But, to ofsst
the shsepse of the advantages Of
|netafe. ~ lsssaoetivs = ~ -