The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-18

minerals and something never neMu OF
before, natural coke, aspretty and bright a.
OonlellsVille coke with as fine 9 grain.
We saw also several gods that formerly be-
longed TO one Of the Indian tribes, who
WoTshipped them in caves, Mrs. Prince
said abe had made the negotiation for this
lot, and q nice little job lot It was, and
that the negotiation was carried on In a
darkened room and was only closed by a
promise on her part never to diyulge the
name Of the party selling them or the
pueblo from whence they were taken.
Through Mrs, Princes energy the rooms
OF the Historical Society OF Santa Fe have
been established in the Old Palace, Q
large adobe building. formerly the resi-
denGe OF the Governors OF New Mexico.
During our conversation she remarked
that adobe buildings were not now a.
secure as they had formerly been by rea-
aon OF q much greater amount OF rainfall
which sappsd or Crumbled their foundR'
tons, Heretofore these had been about
the only style Of building and were really
the most comfortable, for both summer
and winter. The increase OF rainfall she,
attributed to railroads, telegraphs and
electric lights. Upon bidding her good.
bye remarked, "You eVinCs a wonder.
full familiarity with the history otall these
old traps" She replied; III you had to
dust them off as often as have done per
haps you would acquire like familiar
lty,"
Gould I but recollect half she told US 1t
would furnish sufficient material for a
long letter. She talked in such an enter
tanning manner that We were quite charnlr
I'd with her. Long may she remain
Prince. Bidding Santa Fe adieu at 5 =,
NJ, we reached Albuquerque at u, and sui'
tered another detention by reason Of q
pair OF latlened wheels on the forward
truck OF our. car, This was finished by
10 o'clock, and the job having been su-
pervised by your correspondent you may
know that it was properly done,
Breakfast time found US ut HolbEook,
Arizona. Here the weather was spring.
like and was the first we had seen, The
country around the town has a sort OF des'
srty look and the eating house was on
wheels, from which We inferred that there
Eas nothing stable about II, At the main
saloon we saw quite quantity Of petri.
lsd wood (Oeer ten Genus q glass; and q
quantity OF agate. A lady, new conner,
rom whom We bought some milk, q scarce
commodity, assured us that ii we were GO
my to California for our health We might
Just as well stop there, asked her from
what part OF Massachusetts she had emf. |
grated. She replied, From Yarmouth"
and suspect from her tone she was right.
In the afternoon we crossed the cele-
brated Canyon Dlabolo, very deep cut,
say 200 feet down through solid rock, in |
che middle OF the prairie. The conductor
Of the train said he was acquainted with
Mr.. Morgan OF, and desired 10 be re.
membered to him. Breakfast time found
US at Daggett, mining town in Califor-
mia, where they put out about sos, 900
worth OF silver and borsx annually. A
hali hours run from there brought us to
Barstow. As we had number OF lady
and gentlemen singers in our Cur, although
the meanest Pullman out Of the seven III |
the train, we had the jolliest lot Of folks
they struck up some sacred music which
quite Captivated the residents, one Of
whom declared that 1t was the hrst music
the town ever heard. From here we took |
southwark turn down through III Cayon
Pass to Cotton, where things assumed q
summer air, the mountains covered with
green trees and the foot hills and San
Bernardino Valley, with q carpet OF the
greenest grass imaginable. Passing
through Ontario and San Gabriel valleys,
we reached Los Angeles at about 8 r. NJ.