Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-25
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
a Member Of the Raymond Excursionists
Writes an IntersstinR Letter.


a Member Of the Raymond Excursionists
wsitss an Interesting Letter.
DR.. M. l.. Herr, On route from Lancaster
TO California, with the Raymond ex-
cursion writes tO ex Sheriff High,
from Bill williams mountain, ArisonA,
under date OF Msy 10. We are permitted
TO make some extracts. Dr. Horr says:
"Since / last wrote you We have crossed
the most wondrous country ] ever con"
ceived Of we have been travelling for the
last i've days In the higher attitudes. Do
tween 1000 and g. 600 feet above the sea
level. Tho ladies Of the party are getting
along uiceiy. We have learned to know
each other pretty well, and the ladies' visit
each other on the train and return visits
pretty much - they would at home. We
have good music and games of oil sorts al
theluxuries Of fhome existon the train; draw
ing rooms, first class hotel, barber shop,
bath room, reading room, library, &c. We
crossed the great 6sn Luis Valley. One
can apparently look over the entire valley,
and yet 1t II large enough to hold the
whole state OF Connecticut II 10 sur
rounded by the Sierra Blancss, and the
Spanish mountains are plainly visible
around the valley. The railroad CROSSES
II for seventy miles In one un-
broken line without Q curve. In
my judgment this will In half century
contain the nucleus Of tho modern
Ninevah. Its whole surface II arabic and
fertile, and with irrigation, which can
readily be made, will be the most produc-
tive portion Of our vast country. We re.
mained over Sunday ct Santa Fe, the
Oldest town In the United States without
doubt - It's quaint people being
mixture OF American, Mexican and
Indian, mostly speaking the Spanish
tongue. met Governor Ross and Secretary
Lane, who very kindly entertained us and
showed us about the town snd visited us In
our cars In the evoning. ! introduced the
governor TO our entire car and oil seemed
delighted with him. The secretary IL q
good fellow a. well. They have here %
fine capitol ~ any In tho United StstesL
Many OF the Legislators speak the Spanish
language only, and must have an interpre-
ter. The governor writes his messages and
vetoes In both tongues. ! like Ne n Mexico
better than Colorado The portion OF Arizona
through which the A. & p. r. X. passes is
productive and many fine forests OF lofty
pines line our way but a. we descend the
mountains We enter the Mogsve desert,
where a.. is barren and desolate, and when
We reach the Needles, on the boundary line
between Arizona and Californis, the heat
becomes intense. Thus far we have had
| delightfully."- cool air. Bill Williams noun.
| tain, where / commenced this letter, is
famed Tor the starvation Of that man by the
Indians who surrounded him. He IL
| buried there and Q monument has been
! erected In commemoration OF his heroism.
| 1t took great courage TO be o pioneer in this
country In those days We have just
passed those singular formations, the table
lands OF New Mexico and Arizona. On one
OF them l40 Mexioans died Of starvation,
being driven TO Its top and beseiged by hos
tile Indians. Relatives and friends have
| erected crosses to their memory