Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
FROM ARIZONA.
Box CAR RANCH. ARIZONA
TERRITORY. June 1S 1890

FROM ARIZONA.
I Box CAR RANCH. ARIZONA }
TERRITORY, June 18, 1882
| MY DEAR M:-Well, I am at LAS
partly settled, and have concluded t
write although under rather uniavorabl
circumstances. no pen, no Ink or pape
suitable. We lett Kansas City on h,
7th, and arrived at Albuquerque on th'
9th. Saw the superintendent OF tn,
road aud as he was not quite readv to-
rs to 60 to work we got pass to Hol
brook. where Jim Field IS. that use,
to be agent at Higginsville. He an.
bis wife were very glad to see Us ant
treated US very nicely. After beins
there two days the superintendent or
dered rs here at Winston. Arizona Ter
ritory, TO await orders. Neither Georg,
Hereford or are at work yet, but we
are getting our wages just the same
Have not gotten our rebate on our tick
ets yet. out it is all o.. k. will get il
soon think. This il queer looking
country. something that 1 didn't expect
TO tiud but think 1 will like 1t pretty
we'll. We 500 nothing but sand. rocks
and pistols about three ieet loug, which
almost make fellow shiver to look u,
theM. Have not seen many American
females since I struck New Mexico.
The Inhabitants mostly consist of In
diane, Mexicans, Chinese. negroes and
all the rest Of the of-cnst Uf the world
The Indians have been very bad around
here Ut late, but the government has
troops scattered all along the road and
have Mr.. RedmAn pretty we'll scared
out. George and are ut present batch
ing it in u box car, that is, we sleep in
it. and take our meals ut one-horse
eating -houss, which costs as Sc per
week. The same grub wouldn't COST
more than 81 in Missouri. and every
thing e!se is Is high in proportion.
For instance. % cents for washing q
white shirt, 80. The car we have ia
fixed up very well. being telegraph
car. which is nsed at stations before
they get depot built. Jim Field &C.
cupied the same for while.
Tho days are pretty warm but the
nights are cold as blazes. which requir-
cd US to buy some blankets to keep
from freezing to death. The scenery
between this and Missouri is very won.
csriul. and worth great deal to any
one. George and l have concluded
after working here a few months TO ask
for round trip passes Tor our mothers to
come out and make US visit. Think
we can get them. wish you could
have seen George washing cur under.
clothing yesterday. We had quite a
picnic and saved twenty cents apiece
on each OF them. forgot to tell you oi
the Mormons.. They are pretty thick
around here; we are in sight of one of
their tswns, called Brigham City.
We are about the center of Arizona,
and about two miles from the end of
the road. They are working large
force Of men on the railroad. and are
getting along rapidly, think they will
meet the other party who are coming
east from the Pacific. ID about SIX
months. and then they will have good
road. We can SEE the San Francisco
mountain from here. which look 10 be
not more than forty miles distant. but
l sm told that they are at least two hun
dred miles of. We could also see the
Silver.Cliff mountains when we were
coming over the Ration. the dividing
line between California and New Mexi-
co. which didn't seem to be more than
ten miles of. and we have found since.
that the distance was one hundred and
seventy.five miles. Our introduction
into New Mexico was rs follows: We
saw q man hanging t. a bridge, and
when We got to the next station In
Car was a dead man with his heels tied
to the ceiling aud cole sack on his
head. There is very little law in this
country. but II a man attends to his own
business he will get along all right. The
road is through very sandy country,
and very unsettled; they haYe RAINY
season which begins about this time and
lasts two or three months. so if you
don't hear from me just attribute it to
the wash ont. To-day is called Sunday.
but from the action Of the people you
would never think so. Saloons open
and gambling houses in full blast.
George and have decided not to enter
one Of them and will make our word
good. You must not iail to write often
as letter to q fellow so far from civil
zation is worth good deal. BY The
way - mail Is the only thing a fellow
gets out here without paying three or
Tour prices for it. will get you to send
me the elligencer and Advance, if
you take them. This Is healthy coun.
try. No ons need ger sick though, the
smallpox has been pretty bad during
past winter, but out OF about forty cases
only three or four died with it. Write
soon and direct to Winston, Arizona
Territory. care Of agent OF the A. &P,
Railroad. may not be here, but will
get u all The same. j. A. S.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS,