Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-10
The Star Route Ross at Home.
HOW DORSEY LIVES ON HIS RANCH AMONG HIS PROFIT
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New Mexico Letter to New York Sun.
Mr. Dorsey's home is IN the northeastern corner
OF the Territory of New Mexico. It is 1000 feet
above the level Of the sea. Here, as he sits upon
the broad veranda of his quaint, pine-log house,
he can look out upon sea OF land, he calls it,
OF thousands and thousands OF acres. Eighty and
hundred miles away the plains are bounded by
that distance. The home buildings OF the ranch
are situated at the foot OF great bluffs that shelter
to the
ing grazing land are seen. Cattle dot the prairies
in every direction. Here are great mountains,
everything great senator Dorsey came here
seven years ago. Neither Tree nor shrub was on
the place. Camping for weeks in the spot where
his house now stands, he began to lay his plans
FOR the establishment OF an enterprise that is now
with one exception the largest cattle ranch in the
sand head OF cattle, owns seventy Thousand acres
of land, and denies absolutely the report that he
has been Obliged to part with any. OF 1t. On the
home ranch Is a two-story house, built of rough
hewn pine logs. dressed In linseed Oil, and so
skiliully put together as TO give the building q
most attractive look. Inside are comfort and
luxury. A number OF buildings are on the place,
including one that is used for an office, billiard
room and museum: In this museum is large
which were obtained In the immediate vicinity.
Here is superb mountain sheep. The massive
horns are as firm as q rock and beautifully
curved. Here, too, are five or six heads with the
graceful antlers Of the black-tailed deer, an i'm.
mense buffalo head, the heads OF antelope, large
wildcat, mountain lion, badger. pOrcupine,
birds. anu '''''"' ''''''''' VI U''A' 'AD o'"0'
Mr.. Dorsey has fine grovo Of cottonwood
trees and Is now building flsh-pOnd for black
bass In which he J0kingly says that he expects to
put more nsh than he will ever take out. In the
atmosphere in which he lives there is no trace Of
moisture. Fresh meat can be cured by hanging It
up In the open air. He has one fence that is thirty
miles long, that cost ST 900 and that requires the
daily attention OF two mounted men to see that it
Such is the home of Mr.. Dorsey, end it Is be-
cause he gets from 1t and from his business COM
fort and pleasure that no political hOnorS could
give him that he refused Gen. Garfeld'S urgent
and oft-repeate d request to enter his Cabinet He
be disposed to forget the past, to the extent at
least OF permitting none OF its recOllectfOns to
worry him. When the writer met him, after q
long ride OF thirty miles over the plains frol the
great surprise that it had been thought worth
while to come z, 400 miles to see him, but his
greeting was most cordial Over his eyes he still
wore the dark glasses that the weakness OF the
wise in better health-certainly in better spirits
than when he left Washington.
AN Ii;GENIoUs NIGHT OPERATOR WHO CAUSED THE
Loss OF SIX LIvES-The inquest relative to the
recent disaster on the Troy and Boston railroad,
by which six persons lost their lives, was begun
son. the night operator, was wholly responsible
for the accident. Among the facts developed by
the testimony none were more significant than
JOhnSOn'S prior statement to Mr.. A. c. Hoag. In
this statement Johnson said that he did not re-
main awake nights to await the arrival OF trains,
as he was supposed to do. but slept When asleep
he was awakened when train came up by means
OF string which he had tied across the track and
to chair In the office. When the train came
along it would knock over the chair and wake him
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