Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-01-20
Ell PAS0
The Gate city in the Pan
handle of TcNos.

| prrsslun ~" pass city has wrathrrd the
storm. though Rt present the city IN ~
l'"ri"ncinc n spell u inactivity that is not
apparent a. the casual observer
Nr,u 7" M ruLNKTtL tuR
with Ing sm"lter. employing ahnut
500 men. just uu,siir the limits. tn which
the MrNicau Central contributes train
i'al- nf ore, onru something like one
hundrsl car~ per day; hvr railroads
u" MrNirAn Central. galveston, HuuHtnu
a San Antonio uhr eastern extension IT
th" southern parihrl. Santa Fr main
ne tnr what ~ kuHNu, twenty miles Ia
Texas, Ar the Rio tiranir y III PaauJ the
southern Pacific sud ,hr Texas Pacific 4;
n" "rd aud ucw FORTS Bliss with their
quota ui soldir:- who frequent the city.
aud much "l-" yet 81 be- mentioned la
separate paragraphs, III pasn has much
To- u" thankful iur, nrd which give to the
'ty an air Of hustle al all ,rasons.
rruRA"k m. sRNoiRs
A company with capital Of two NIL.
Ion dollars Ir"p'ee Ia dam the Rio
Gtaudr ahuv" Rincon. again Ia tue VI.
ulty " Lac Cruces and the third lust
nh"v" III Paru. Thousands uf acres will
''ns h" thrown open 10y irrigating ditch
- tapping these reservoirs. III. sale of
." c"mpdny's bonds are Au Rsaur,,d fact.
] AIN informed vi Pasn has Alrrady con
tIhutcd 100000 toward prelimiuar,
survey of the system,
FiNH LcILpINrs
tn" stately custom house At the heA
"t Oregon street, completed within the
last eighteen months. StandH As mouu-
ment To- Uncle SANS lib.rality in pruvm-
ing the best Tor hiS public servants hrir
the pnsi"ihr" officials and other federal
officers. The court house on east san An.
TONIC street is the second important struc.
iur" ~ the city aud attracts rp-cial al.
,"ntinn. Other buildings imposing in AZ.
pcaIHncr, HI Par"ans point to with pride
AAuskNESrs.
Professional troupcs rn rnii,, Ia the Pa.
ic coast or eastward bound, usually
rake stand here. but for several
months past many have cancelled III Psso
dates.
- ...-.., .i!'.- ar ,L.. Sa" A-'.-i. ~.
''rrsr. j. 'tuir,. tw,c" On "lumhugs" aud
once "u "uaIl e, the "rrrA hous" within
r,ir past tive days, H. gave unhnumdrd
satisfaction, Th" delivery II the la.,-
mentioned lecture al Alhulu"rInr would
lu-,rn'" one character, AT least, IN that
community
tn, M,,uu,y rirh ls heard from fr'-
"ururIy AMI Tia" soldprr of Fort Hiss rn.
rtnIu with miustrrlsy occasionally. b".
-,lr- luiirs and gentlemen fium thu ."r's
l"nd ad tn IucRl "Ieratir prrfrrnan nceS.
added ,o which the military band gives
concert nj intervals
sunday huN lights. at Juare,, offer ~
change. though th"~" arr tame affairs and
always brutal in character,
Glnyc contests are another class of
amurrmrntE which attracts large cruwls
Oregon. WAS tn kn"k ou, Frank Ellw"si,
soldier, in ia" rounds, The b"u, was n
gupL one, aud II WAS n clear cas-" that
F'lnhrr,y could down hir man in n ~Insre
-",.to. The refer" gave th. contest to
SoOd. deciding that flaherty he |
foul-d his opponent in Va. ii,h round IN
r,rik ny Elwo~i while th, latter was
dnwn. FlAheity prot.Ht.$l About $500
~ gat" rrceip'S were Ia ~ Ia the winner.
Tn" Gan and wigwam halls offer keno,
farn. roulette, and other games. Though
It IL much quie,.r during the pas, two
weeks. there seemed to lie n full attend.
! ancr NJ each place. Al = certain hour
las, uiyht certainly three hundr-d per.
rnns assembled at play or were lockers
"u similar games are open AT other
places. though not on such = colossal
, -,Ale au seen q, the Gun and wi1wAm.
Among the Albuquerque sporting fra
trrniiy who have drif,.i here, most ~
whom seemed to i,e engAged. were Al,
Morgan. Cyclone Harry, Jim Hunter, big
Tin Cuyler, Moss Wallace. Jim MehAn,
JarI~r Wagner. Tom HAlhhAu and
Johnny Garrett.
A tourlS' Was overheard 10 sAy "This
II an interesting .nwn. together with
/ shat ther. Ia across III. river am not
tnrry laid over" This place is visit.,i
daily by people who lay over "bs'wc"n
trains" 10 view the sights IL III pAsn and
it, n.ighl0r-JuArz, where there Ia
D much Ia .re m the way II truly AeIlcan
inrthuir. though not of the character Ia
ia found ia ChihuahuA or the City II
aeIicn The church ~ Guadalupe, 3OJ
years old, and .!' rIs,"ms house are lar.
y ticuiariy ATTRACTIVE for amusement Sun
day IL coi sdersd n g.d LAY to 40 over
Ia th. other aidr. a. hull hghts and Geek
lights are arranged 0n that day 10 tempt
tho p,sople in El Paao. As rule the ma
Jority ~ th.ss consider themselves "bun.
koed." for the hghts arr tame Affairs A.
c"mparcd with these conducted In the
cities above mentioned. A dollar Ia the
standard prise ~ admission Ia the bull
lights aud here the brutal" side of ths
affairs are given but li,tls attention. ~
accustomed Ars all claAs.s 10 ,h. scenes
In ia" arena a. portrayed by ia. hull