Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-16

1AT LOW PRICES. (.
About O'Clock Thursday morning
we crossed the state line between Kan
/, sas and Colorado. After crossing Into
Colorado the country becomes more
barren and mountainous. Many adobe
houses are seen along the road through
the state. They are built cfmud blocks
eight or ten inches square and mostly
range from 12 to Is feet in length. The
roofs in most instances are fiat and
covered with dirt, white some have
shingle roofs.
After leaving La Junta the road
turned almost direct southwark, and
for the remainder of the day nothing
was visible over the dry, barren desert
but an occasional adobe hut or low
range of mountains. Itlooks as though
it would be impossible to live on these
barren plains, for the sun beats down
with such intensity that, by looking
out of the car window, one can see the
heat rising from the earth as though 1t
were from q furnace. Shortly before
noon we reached Trinidad where the
train was divided and two sections
made of it in order to cross over the
Nevada range of mountains. Wecom
menced to ascend the mountains as
soon as we left Trinidad. It was i'm
deed a great sight winding up among
the mouountains. On each side as the
train wended its way up the steep and
winding road great, high peaks would
rise up for hundreds of feet, and then
again you could look down on one side
into canyons hundreds of feet below.
The distance from the foot of the noun
tains to the top the way the road winds
around is about 16 miles. Near the top
there is tunnel about half a mile In
length which passes through to the
other side.
AS we emerged from the tunnel we
entered New Mexico. After a few
minutes delay the other half of the
train was coupled to the first and then
commenced the descent. We were
sometime reaching the bottom as the
train had to run very slow because Of
SO many short curves. At the bottom
we stopped for dinner at Ration. The
country from Ration until Las Vegas
was reached, was more fertile than any
Of the country through Colorado. Not
long after leaving Ration we passed
through Mexican adobe village of
perhaps 500 inhabitants. The stores,
residences, and two churches, which
could be seen from the train, were built
of adobe and mostly covered with
shingles. We stopped at Las Vegas
about 8 O'Clock for supper. Arrived at
Albuquerque abont o'clock Friday
morning, and after an hours delay,
again started onward. About six O'Clock
we passed through an Indian village.
The houses are all low and built OF
abode. Many Of the Indians were al
ready astir as we passed through.
About noon we passed from New
Mexico into Arizona, and soon COM
menced to cross vast and sandy desert,
dotted here and there with sage brush.
A short while before passing out Of the
desert we crossed over what is called
Canon Diablo. The bridge across the
cannon is nearly 300 feet In length, and
while crossing over it one can look
down depth of $50 feet upon the rocks
below. Soon after leaving the desert
we passed up beautiful valley thickly
timbsred with tall pine. For several
miles we enjoyed the sight Of the green
forest, and then passed out upon the
level plains. The stations through
Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona are
from ten to twelve miles apart, and
towns are from twenty-five to thirty
miles apart. Most all the stations have
a water tank, depot and q residence,
and some haye only signboard with
the name of the station and not anoth-
er sign of habitation near.
About noon Saturday we crossed the
Colorado river, and were then in Cali
fornia. The first impression formed Of
CalIfornis after entering the state was
not in accordance with what one hears
of that s'glorious state.n The country
until San Bernardino is reached is about
the same as that through Arizona only
more mountainous. Shortly before
reaching San Bernardino we entered
the San Bernardino valley and passed
by several orange orchards and nice
farms. We arrived at San Bernardino
about o'clock in the evening, and
there had to change cars for San Diego
the first change since leaving Kansas
City. Having delay ofthree hours
here we took stroll through the bust
ness part Of the city. and found it to be
quite a lively place, being lighted by
both gas and electricity.
At 10 O'Clock the train started, and
we were again whirling towards our
destination.
At O'Clock a. M. Sunday the train
stopped at San Diego. where we alight-
ed, covered with dust and very tired
after our long journey Of five days and
nights. The first thing to do was to
find hotel-which did not take long,