The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-09-27
FROM LAS CRUCES.
EDITOR LEADER:

FL Paso, in the beautiful Messilla
Valley, one of the richest agricul-
tural districts in the Territory
Here, fruit of ali kinds grow to
perfection. | have here seen some
of the finest peaches, apples, pears,
grapes, melons, sweet potatoes,
and in fact all kinds of fruit and
vegetable that can be found any
where in the world. Grapes are
selling here at 8 cents per tb wa
termellons, that would bring IS cts
at White Oaks, can be bought here
for 10 cts /; and for so cts you can
purchase more vegetables in Las
Cruces, than 50 would buy in your
town.
The people OF this county were
badly disappointed over Judge
Bristol's refusal to hold court here.
No only was it a great loss to the
place, but a great hardship and
cruelty to prisoners who have
been in Jail as long as Is months,
waiting tor a trial, and in some Of
the cases, | am reliably informed,
a nolle pros. will be entered when
they come up. Why Judge Bris-
tol should refuse to hold court here
when he is in good health, is more
than any one here can account tor,
except that he is getting in his dot
age. He well knew when he re-
signed, that he had to hold his Of
fee, not only until his successor
was appointed, but until he was re-
lieved by such successor. The idea
of sumInoning witnesses and ju-
rors from as tar a point as White
Oaks, causing them to make the
trip here, and then find out that by
a cranky notion Of the Judge there
would be no court, and that their
trip was for nothing, is a little too
Thin. Judge Bristol knew in time
that he would not hold court in
Dona Ana County, and should not
have allowed jurors and witnesses
to be summoned.
THIS morning, a train of ten or
twelve wagons arrived here from
the Muscalero Reservation, with
some sixty children of the Jicarilla
and Muscalcro Apache Indians, &C
companied by their relatives. The
children are bound for the Indian
school at Albuquerque. The ma
.jority of them are bright looking
boys and girls, and am informed
that the older ones are very anxi-
Gus to go to school. They have
had a hard trip here, as they en-
countered rain for wo days and
nights, but they seem to be in good
humor and fine spirits. 1t is re-
markable what a change has come
over these Indians since Mai.
Llewellyn has become their agent.
Not only have they become peace
able, but are farming to a great
extent, have large crops under cul-
tivation, and are very friendly 90
the whites. The children are an
xious to become educated, and are
apt scholars. Nothing but the nat
ural feeling of not wanting to be
separated from their children keep
the parents from very willingly
sending them Ia school. But Maj.
Llewell>n tells them they must
send their children, and although
reluctantly, they send them. /
think his salary should be raised
again. The Indians are camped
here in front Of the depot. The
children will leave here by to-mor-
rows train for Albuquerque, ac-
companied by Maj. Llewellyn and
Capt. Brannigan, | had a far
pleasanter chat with the Capt. to
day than when | was last interview
ed 10y him. From Albuquerque
Capt. b. expects to visit his old
home in Ohio.
More next time, from
PAUL.