The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1892-05-11
Are Now Kissing the Rosy Cheeks
of Terrell" But She Takes
Time From Her ReveIs
Among The Flowers to
Write a Letter
Home.
She Meets Gallant Fred Pierce, and
He Compliments The Climate Of
New Mexico by Comparing 1t
With Cloverport Girls.
TITS SURELY LOVELY.

mise will give you brief sketch of my
trip to this sunny cline. / babe adieu to
our dear old state, March 22d, spent two
weeks very pleasantly in Kansas City
and Chaunte, Kansas, enjoyed some of
the Kansas "zephrys," but "twixt you
and l" am free to confess, was just wee
bit afraid of being waited into some un-
known sphere by these gentle breezes.
| left Kansas City, April 9th, for this
place, and arrived here the afternoon Of
the 9th.
One OF our fellow passengers from
Kansas City to Las Vegas, New Mexico,
was Hon. X. X. Pierce, of your city,
whom / found to be very agreeable
gentleman, but in one respect not typ
ical Kentuckian, for he did not carry a
"cork-screw;" but when one OF the pas
sengers became suddenly i'll, found l
was not the only Kentuckian aboard
who could furnish the needful "Bour-
bon"
/. Mr.. Fred Pierce met his father at Rat
on, and travelled with us several hours
He says the climate OF New Mexico, like
the Cloverport girls, can't be excelled,
and considers the Las Vegas Hot Springs
cure for all ills.
The first day out we travelled through
southwestern Kansas. The farm lands
through this part of the state are beauti-
full, and the towns thrifty looking. Ow-
ing to heavy rains, the farmers are back
ward with their work, but are hopeful OF
good crops all over the state. We saw a
few demolished buildings, evidences of
the recent severe wind storms. The cat
tie we saw in Kansas, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona looked more like
inhabitants of boneyards than anything
else. My grandmother, who accom-
panied me, said they would be called
scrubs in Kentucky. Sure, | am,
some of them were almost transparent,
bat they wore hopeful expression, and
expect to get fat as soon as grass comes.
Some children in our car attempted to
count the numerous carcasses along the
track, victims OF the steam horse, but
gave it up as a HOPELESS task. We found
snow through Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona wherever the shade was dense,
and the high range of mountains were
covered with snow. and looked like
banks of white clouds in the distance.
We saw very little wheat that gave much
promise of good yield. All through
Colorado and most of New Mexico vege-
tation was dry and dead looking.
From Coolidge, New Mexico, where
we breakfasted, we could see Fort Win
gate back near the foot hills, and some
OF the soldier boys in blue, were at Cool.
idge to meet friends on our train.
wondered how they killed time ON that
reservation. Our train made a short
stop at Gallop, we. had hasty view Of
the Gallop coal mines Flagstaff, high
up on the mountains, was the most thriv.
ing looking town we passed through in
| Arizona. 1t is there the Arizona Lum-
Der Company's mills are located, and the
town seems to be having a boom.
think all the passengers enjoyed climb.
| ing the mountains. 1t takes two and
sometimes three engines to accomplish
this task, and they puff and blow like
tired human beings in their efforts Ia
reach the top. The scenery as we climb
ed the mountains, was beautiful and the
air so fresh and pure. When going
through the Calon pass in our decent OF
the mountains several OF us stood on the
front platform of the car to get better
view OF the magnificent scenery, and
after exhausting all the adjectives known
to our tongue, we decided words were
inadequate to express our admiration.
We had wearied OF the sand and same
ness OF the Mojave desert, and the
change was refreshing. AS we neared
San Bernardium, Cal. little city at the
foot OF the mountains, the California
peoples began to appear and numerous
other wild flowers that brought forth ex-
CARNATIONS Of delight from the passeng-
ers. We saw acre after acre Of the gold
EN- hued peoples in bloom. At San
Bernardino the heat was intense, like a
July day at home. This little city is
almost surrounded by mountains. From
San Bernardino to Los Angeles the seen
cry was very different. All nature seem
to be in gala attire. We passed Olive
Orange, Walnut, Lemon and Apricot
groves with trees In full bloom. The
Chinese gardens were also objects of in
terest, so clean and well kept no weeds
to interfere with the growth OF yegeta
bles. Flowers everywhere in the great
est proiusIon. Fields Of grain and alfal
ia, and in the distance the snow capped
mountains plainly visible. We felt We
were viewing winter and summer at the
same time. When we arrived here, rel
atives and friends gave US such hearty
welcome that an enlargement OF The