Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-19
En- Route TO Mexico.
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SfhF besofet hcVss
Since leaving Grand Junction our
party have had a grand limo taxing In
the sights OF Colorado, New Mexico
and Texas, In which latter state we
arrived on Saturday, tbs 10th inst.
We pulled up st III Pa-o, lust on tho
line Of Mexico, whore We have had
rather q long rest. This city has
about II 500 population, and they are Of
y great variety OF Gods creation, for
we have tho Mexican, the Texas
ranger. this relics Of the Aztec race Of
Old Mexico, rs well ss tho dusky race,
whose hair Is very black as we'll M
curly. The country surrounding 10
Hat, rnthcr uandy, aud exhibits a dry
and dusty soil. Some Of our party
went 10 ono OF the tall splrsi Gnu ches
on Sunday evening, 10 learn that the
preacher had been here In III PsrJ Tor
eleven years, and had seen but one
really cool rain during bis fusidonc, 1 .
tue city. In this he IL rather dispute
by some, aud We Ourselves ara rattle
incretuious regarding those hard tay-
ings, unless he means u sort OF Noah's
Hood, for that some Sunday evening,
soon after his bold uttefancos from the
pnlpit We had real good ra,o, 30 that
the roads were muddy on the following
DAY. We have the best Of assurance,
however, that We are In n dry belt or
region OF country. Otherwise II II u
very pretty country. Just before our
arrival We gllded down tho Rio Gfande
River, which had run so hard tn at at
this place IL hss become entirely dry, 80
that many on Sunday walked over the
dry sands Of the river, thus saving 100
for riding over tho very long fridge.
On this bridge Ia the custom house, 10
500 that there 10 no smuggling going on
between the lines, ami also collect.
or's office TO collect the fare, 10 cents.
Hence many take a walk OF q mile or
more from Texas 10 Mexico. am told
that there are times when tho river 10
a raging, fosming stream, anu that
tho Hats are overfloweJ, so that The
railroad tracks have been covered
with water.
90 Sunday our party rode over this
bridge TO visit nm old romantic church,
said TO be a7O years old. The walls are
about six feet thick and Of adobie,, IL
Ia remarkable for la AZ. aud confines.
The aged padre or priest Is over eighty
year.. Soon after mass meeting and
prayers were over, under tho shAde OF
the church was q grand turnout, with
drinking stands, cake stands and
gambling stands. The turnout was
unusually large, for this sunday was
to be celebrated with a hull hgnt,
within stones throw OF tho old
cathedral.
After coming Into Nsw Mexico We
found mildsr cline. We saw native
womeni sewing al their sewing ma.
chimes In the open sun, outside OF tha
oomely mud-roofod buts, which were
made OF adobios, some OF them with.
out even window; the men were
sitting In the shade OF tho mud house
and tho children playing In the open
air bareheadoi aud barefoote1. Tho
change OF scenery and climate anu
people created quite an attraction.
A slight accident occurred 10 our
freight cars nenr Colorado Springs by
misplaced switch by which three
horses belonging TO our company were
killed. This delayed us for u short
time. Our prospects ara good for pass.
ing the custom house easily and for
this continuation Of our Journey on the
Mexican Central RsiifSai.
EDWARD STEVENSON.
Ell PAso, Texas, Dec. 18th, 1902.