The Arizona sentinel., 1890-04-12
a TRIP WEST.
"A Brief Visit OH the Pacific
slope Of the Great Rockies.

On Saturday morning, March Is,
Monitor representatives left here
at 2 a. m. enToette for Yuma Arizona,
which he went to inspect placer
gold mine which he had recently
purchased. All that day and night
he was passing through the big
state of Kansas after leaving Kan
sas City, the metropolis Of the great
West. This is the state that gives
$4,000 Republican majority for
protection and high tariff" while
at home their corn is only worth
10 to II cents a bushel.
We never rode on a train faster
than that of the A., T. & S. Fe.
Sunday morning found us moving
along thro' the southeastern part
of Colorado, and viewing the va
riOus ranges Of mountains; about
noon crossing Ratoon mountains in
sight Of what is known as Spanish
Peak, which by-the-way, is covered
with snow the year around. We
were told the mountain was ten
mile distant from us, and it looked
like on vast mountain of marble
We were in sight of this snow
capped mountain nearly all day.
Sunday night found us in New
Mexico, where, among various
yCher enterprises, large sums are
pent in irrigation and reclaiming
what is known as the great desert,
linking artesian wells and pumps.
artificial reservoirs have been
made where the tens of thousands
of cattle can set water and grass by
this immense scheme, while but a
few years past there was no way to
water this vast territory. 1t is
wonderful to look at and to observe
what man and money can accom-
plish, Monday, the 18th, at noon,
we arrived at Deming, New Mexico,
junction of the A., T. & S. Fe
and the Southern Pacific. This is
quite place, being in a good min
ing and cattle district. We had the
pleasure Of remaining there for five
hours, where he met several Mis-
sourians, some of when at one time
worked on the Wabash Railroad
with headquarters at Moberly. The
first word we were greeted with
here was "OM Monitor." We formed
the acquaintance of Ex-Governor
Ross, who is now editing the Head
light at Deming, a paper that has
a large circulation and much in
huance in the west. We feel at
home in printing Offices. At night
we took the Southern Pacific train.
which is know as "The Sunse;
Route" for Yuma, Arizona. Al
sun up, we found ourself gliding
through a big barren desert. Not
a visage of life of any living thing
could be seen on the Big Desert,
but now and then a cactus some
twenty feet high. At the little
stations they had water and trees
and gardens were visible, which
lat the Big Desert would produce
nd that in abundance. At most
Of these little stations water is
jraWn from wells thousand feet
-,eep by wind pump. At 8 o'clock
we stop on the Big Desert at a
station called Gila Bend for break
fast. This place is just four miles
from the Gila river. You could
we'll see where the river was by the
green vegetation. Water is drawn
out in bitches from this river int,
the flat or low grounds-the land
being worth $50 per acre along tina,
river and it is the best producing
land in the world. From there on
TO Yuma is a desert surrounded by
high and barren mountains. But
men of energy backed by large
cal ital have invaded and are build
ing canals and drawing water into
the Big Desert. These men OF
capital are a good blessing to The
country and instead of cursing the
railroads and capitalists the people
should thank them for their nerve
to accomplish such work and OF
up a country with eli I
mate that can't beat.
Through the valley and arounc
the mountain we sped, until at
o'clock the town of Yuma was an