The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-02
Among the AzteCs.

CURIOUS MopEs oF AGRICULTURE. MINES
AND MINING. A BRILLIANT LETTER FROM
OUR WEsTEEN CORRESPONDENT.
MEsuLA, NEw MEXICO, March 7, 1881.
The denizeus Of this strange city and sur
rounding country are a curious study. This
letter will be devoted to giving your readers
some idea of their habits of life and their
modes Of agriculture. The Meslla valley
from which this city takes its name is one
Of the most famous in New Mexico for its
agricultural products. II extends along the
Rio Grande for seventy five miles aud, hav-
ing an elevation Of near 1000 feet, the air is
pcrmcaied with electricity and ozone maxi
ing il a sautarium which is visited by
thousands affected with asthma, bronchial
and pulmonary direases. The c!.muts is
superb, tho thermometer never reaching
zero. Snow rarely whitens the earth, ana
hot and sultry nights are unknown. To an
Eastern traveller lhe novel sights and expert
encos he encounters are SO full Of interest
that he Is 10th 20 depart from tins land ofAz.
tees. came here "in the full harvest time"
when this beautiful valley along the Rio
Gronde was yellow as gold with It's carpet
Of ripeued cereals. Since then haye learn
ed much by being brought into contact
with The people OF This foreign country who,
un q within q few months, nave been 30 iso-
lated and shat out from the outside world
IA ..| Ia
sud modern civilization. Let mo show
your readers picture OF this valley. On
either side grand old mountains rear their
peaks high zap into heavens pure ether.
DHuuIug alug roo ulr feet ina sluggish quiet
ROLLS me Historic RIO Gunio, which rises Zoo
tdiassi1, runs into New Mexico between
The two chains of tho Rockies, and cutiu-
ues snuthwai through the whole longlh of
ths territory, Juat there on its bank IS
gathered large number OF MeN.cans boz
dacael Zoo gly sud bright array. Hllsuty
aud W.rth ruie gu'eu of the hour. Men and
woman join 900 dances aud strange sports A
/ Atle distance away gay fudaugo IS going
uu 90 tle time oi muu1lunuus music. We
apurHlrh and in our "halrgruWu Spanish
ask why ths ucry-makiu1. aud are told
. that DO s "the harvest festival" The God
I oi the Aa'ees BIAS smiled upon the cereals aud
. Toe unIftri NIs bnru abundant az "a little
/ dIs.auee in thc len the procsss OF thT1-hiug
out Cos -rfA IS gouson. shades oi Cof1u-
Hd1i How aHiiqIaieIi A clrsular enclosure
Do uiHaa hF tuVug poles side boy side c.osd
together iuiu toe earth. Tho band ground
has te.u swept clean aud the wheat 90 bl
tArcshtd D. spread upon iL Within are q
dozen goats and as many children who ar5
shouting end ipurhug aud driving ils
frightened animals ronad uud round thg
arout, gh'lc now Hud tatu bale ,s made to
uiluw ila master of iue harvest o. tIru over
the s.saw, whom o1 again sgzmptr the gaais
aut children. This Is kcpt up or s.vcml
daya whom tln sraw is removed aul ths
plump grain gathered iuts brWl SHAPED
sra-l baskets, tl br picked over. wIunlwed
aud CLEANED uy tHe women. The haryes.
umc d. aIuaJs o. gay sa1s'H, aui aII che
young o. u'e iaiu iu tHe iaeiFlles AoU
lai ir HaHU rHl NIr nI tI.Ir arHIruIfural
mp.cmrul. lou Wii, D aar. .aueh hu.
yol muT n0t let taar sae you ar thaas bod
a sensitive aud uu.arsI Itius resrle.
Here b. T'aW, o. larF lcsu, 90 oue crH
-oi uhicl i h.ichei s.ue.e feer 1roK.uiU.
Che other cud .a lmo1ihrl ou nra kauiIs
fasicura i1 ii about midway in t'sn.ul
position, D. silica paIuial ai ile ieHer c1d
Wnich acrai1acl up tAc ieH.ie ana mellow