The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-06-26
n eW Mexico.

WHAT 4 MAINE MAN THINKS OF THAT TFERI-
TORY. SOMETHING ABOUT COLORADO.
We take Inc following extracts from pri-
vate letter from Pueblo, Colorado "Ncw
Mexico" Those word. look we'll on paper.
But As my frienG "thc mayor OF Jersey
City" would say. it is too dry. And | want
TO ask a favor of you. 1t is this. If You
ever hear any friend of mine speak of going
TO New Mexico. shoot him on the spot BY 50
doing you will save him from worse fate.
New Mexico is a dclu>on in every sense of the
word. If ever a place WAS represented 10 be
what it was not, y. NJ. is that place. The only
green thing >aw in the country were fellows
like myself that had been foolish enough to 90
there, and they hada pinched half starved look
about them. The only birds are those in cages
which are unable to escape. No flowers or
grass : Il few scrubby pine tree, ON the mountain
tops; and ,r,hr. Why. they sell that for 10 ct+.
per bhl. in one place | was in. and it was
hardly fit TO drink. | visited several places in
the Territory, and wherever | went found
hundreds of men who We're willing to work for
their board and unable to get work al that
price | thought | was good for most any
country. but must acknowledge that y. NJ
was too much for me, and woke up one morn
ng with the idea that | would leave that land
of sand storms. ''>ometmrs called sunny New
Mexico" And after eating Il breakfast | start
cd for America The happe>t moment have
seen since left home was when | crossed the
line into Colo | don't want you to think was
hp,npsir. | aid -b.,tT
But was simply di>gustcd. and il ever wish
to punish any acquaintance of mine shall in
lucnce him TO 90 to n NJ. Now 1 don't want
people in Scar>mont to say he only saw one or
two little places and forms hi- opinion from
them, for that Is not the ease. | spent more
money travelling down there than the whole
country is worth. and think have seen the
best part Of the country. If they cannot be-
eye what | write let them 90 and see for
themselves. have seen something of the far
West" and that is the poorest place that | ever
was IN. But am not going to write all that |
know in regard to that country as shall want
something to tell when visit Searsmont again.
Now Il word in favor of Colorado, land where
white people live. Water, trees. howers birds
ana di tHdt l. necessary luf tnt comforts or
this life are to be found here Pueblo itself
is nice little city of 10000 souls, mostly East
ern people. with Western ideas. You know
that makes them much better. The climate is
Just delightfui-warm, sunny days and cold
nights are the order of things here. There are
occasional showers, usually in the night, and
an Old resident told me that you could count on
800 pleasant days in the year. They have no
snow to speak of; only an occasional squall in
the month of February. You can look of on
the mountains miles away and see their snow
capped peaks, which makes it seem cool in the
warmest days, and in the afternoon we get
breeze off from those banks of snow, which is
just too nice for anything. | am not going to
say too much in favor of this place for fear you
will think | am liable to go to extremes But
| will say this, that the place suits me. and if
succeed in getting such position as | want
shall remain here for while aC least
o. ID. WOODMAN.
The Boston Advertiser cannot support Blaine
because he does not represent The Republican
party On the other hand the Boston Herald
opposes him because he does represent the
party and its principles. Portland Adver-
tiSer.
And the Boston Advertiser. we are told is
merely the tail to the Herald kite; or in other
words chutrollpd Inv one al the JIpr,II ,,ron-