New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-14
iTHE GATEWAY OF MEXICO.
ppoN Ell pAso TO CHIHUAHUA.

rpoNrIERsMAN - TRAGIC MEMORIES VI ihn
RAILROAD IINE-A VIEW OF THE NORTH MEA-
4 ICAN COUNTRY.
,vpoN Az As1oSAL CORRESPONDENT oFTHE TRInuNE'l
FI PAso DEL NoRTE, Mexico, Sept g.
,,, the completion OF the Mexican Central Railroad TO
fh,buahna the Gateway of Mexico begins TO take on
s,rn,cance and Importance unknown in the ola days o
The ten mule diligence As yet this town retains nuch
III its primitive appearance, and even the new runway
ktaon is built of adobe around courtyard and save III
is roof and size follows the usual design OF Mexican
architecture The quiet streets present rows OF 10"
adobe houses the windows guarded by carved Moo"on
attices or iron bars while the open doors give ghpos
bf patios and inviting gardens within On the plaLa
stands the old church. which attributed an age Oh go
wears and which was built after the Spanish expor
ara coming northward along the TANKS OF the sierra
adre range entered this valley toward the close OF inc
kixteenth century and took possession OF the punpkh
fields and mud huts of the little Indian pueDlo on 'o
banks of the Rio Grande The church some forty e'
by ninety and the bell tower is about sixty eet III
within is gallery supported by carved wooden P"'
while curious spiral staircase OF he"h iosS I 80
ward In one corner and the mud cellhg rcS'S o -,
married into diamonds from which pegs project "'
Intervals Here on days OF fesias the MeNcans aS0'
- aor,n,, from the country in creaking wooden wag
Srs mr. mounted in twos and even threes on dlhuuNo
ros while others are from night spent at span
hsh monte in the gambling houses; mt all ahke III 'h
servor and apparent sincerity of their devouohs.
prt the enterprise OF the American treads closely On
LIt, 90 the devout but inconsistent. lazy and para
Ssxioo, Novican and this ancient town Is becoming
racticay part Of its sister settlement across Ve i
IN Texas Just below the railroad bridge over inc ho
rande foot and carriage bridge Is nearly conpcoeu'
cross which will run horse car line between inc V"o
towns This will do away with dependence on lolus WIG"
be uater Is low and clumsy feryboat after heavy rams
nnd by increasing travel will. perhaps add 10 inc our
fdens of the Custom officers who guard either oa
In El Paso Texas where adobe buildings with MoOrsh
borches the ceilings formed of whes and poles across
h.. min
water works have Just introduced and there Is
promise of the electric light.
SOCIAL AMENITIES
Meantime many OF the frontier characteristics remain
"a middle aged pilgrim evidently from the Middle STATES
name I'm on the train the morning of my arrival ana
hnromnty set about samplng whskey and seeing the
town" Late in the afternoon pteous object staggered
anto the hotel II the pilgrim much demorailzed
and very drunk Blood streaming from deep cut
yer one eve his nose completely skinned. and two
Or three cuts gave head the appearance OF having had
an encounter with the club of zone of the finest This
Is a most accommodating country coolly remarked
Western friend who sat beside me- man can get any
Thing and plenty Of 1t" But the battered Pill
grim took the out Of town after stay OF about
five hours wiser than another erring brother
WHOM knocked down and put out OF the motel three
times in rapid succession that evening But Slcs are
comparatively rare for the sxshooer which nall the
men still carry settles disputes which in the East would be
Terminated an exchange OF blows The officers carry
heavy frontier revolvers or guns they called
and mpertvey necessary for them to be good SHOTS
Late the other night as sitting in the adobe porch
OF the hotel the report Of pistol rang out down the
btreet Instantly the city marshal, who was standing
near by drew his shooter and calling to his friends
Started on a keen long haired Texan ranger IN
fringed buckskin suit foOwedand behind him came half
"A dozen others. each he ran pulling ont his - gun
from the convenient hp-pOcket or from his belt lnno
Gently curious started after. " Don't 90 down thcre'
said frontier acquaintance "young man, you want to
Al n1- in
bullets like a Winchester rifle" And when we finally
walked down was advised keep close to the wall and
look points of shelter for there's no telling how
Boon they may shooting in the streets and No 40 bull
lets are bad things dodge However there turned out
TO disturbance and must be acknowledged that
for frontier Texas town FL PasO is remarkably quiet
The organized bands OF desperadOes in Texas and New
Mexico have been broken up " Kinney the Rustler
sorrowfuy remarked that couldn't catch on TO this
Civilized business" and he departed for Arizona Ike
Stockton was shot by a sheriff. Charlie Allison Is in
The peuitentiary and Russian Bill was ynchcd al
though his perhaps, consoled by the coro-
pers verdict of " TO his death by suicide" Mys-
FERROUS Dave is still occasionally in this neighborhoOd
and Rudebaugh, the escaped murderer on whose mead
price has been set here four weeks ago.
but while there are individual dcsperadoes along the
frontier, and while there many III and about town
who have killed their man" they forced to assume
at least the sembance of citizens for the OLD
DAYS of disorder have passed away The whom hayo
tain form of courage which respect they were con-
trasts of another type Of which specimen the
other day.
AGAMBLING-ROOM BRAVO.
TWAS In a gambling den in the Texas FL Paso. The
low adobe rooms were filed with tables around which
were clustered Mexicans wrapped in gayy striped Sc
rapes their black eyes gering feversy under their
broad hats IA they their bets Spanish monte or
~ stud horse poker" The music Of harp the song OF
Mexican woman, and the rattle OF money were almost
r1x-a yutl q
peared at private and took its seat behind the faro
table n was calculated to excellent fronts-
piece for a dime novel The fellows long towcolored
hair escaped beneath his sOmbrero and fell In ring
lets over his shoulders On his expansive shirt bosom
were nuggets of gold each about the size OF wal
nut and three gold coins Up and down the lapels OF
his ranged gold eagles pieces of turquoise
and humps Of virgin gold. while the heavy watch chain
was hung full Of fifty dollar gold pieces ana ga9dX sea
rings The gamblers small white hands were nall hidden
under fourteen immense rings. which included diamonds,
ruDes. agates moon and blood stones He stroked
the room to observe the effect OF his jewelry then
with an ostentatio1sy nSnchaant manner drew rey9
asked IA he began dealing the cards He calls himself
heart Of chicken and the gold Of paTn6roker In
b76 ne freightng flour into the Black Hills Then
b@ot,scks and boodums got after him and hooted
and peltcd him until they made him put up |
his hair aud take OFF his ewery Now he's working this
So :g ana MONEY n because 20 he's ewd enough to make
others work for him. and he hires bruses TO do MS gh
ing If should pull his nose he'd crawl under the table
aud n Bill Thompson any bad man came IN and gave
one yell you'd Colorado Charlie climbing through Tie
Ihaye given so much attention TO this creature |
ny because ne r t tb in ro o u towns and who
mot infrequently are taken by tender rect 10 pe Typ
The man who has safely passed through the yicssiudes
and trying experiences Of frontier life mas passed the
ignorant OF minor points of etiquette but he Is AT heart
y true gentleman He Is courteous WIN solnelhig QI