Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-09

drawing close to Oh Mexioi and
10 s"ailhy people. Flat f0omei
houses Of adobe prevail; groupa Of
MeXioans are seen with their high.
peaked hats, standing around the dc.
pot ior the arrival Of tue through
trains is the event OF the day at oil
The points along The line; nu1 u 10 here
inst the motley groups, tue section
hands, the tic eou1iets, tho las suf
inssos, assemble 10 seB the gteenhofua
arrive from other lands. One evidence
OF the improves condition OF society h.
/ tue leseut nu ubor oil tfamps. You
can take a walk nloug tho platforms
without haviug 10 listen TO different
tales Of woe Rud want from halt
dozen persuasive plBadetf.
The santa Cruz river runs through
a part VI the city. IL IL the ouy
sifeum above ground between Benson
and Yuma, anu tbs creek ploys all sorts
u pianks--at oue time running above
ground aud then disal prafiug ffom
sigut to appear again OF poiut some
distance away. Tho vofuureltB5 Rlnc0u
mountains loom upwards 20 the east Ot
IucsOn, tho only trees tuat fringe their
sllp0a being the suUaura Or Celcussi.
gantoa ana the mesquit ana le lees
trees that abound everywhere aud tnat
seem 90 acfape out on existence with
| OUT rainfall.
The general character OF the scenery
| from Tucson eastward IL arid anu more
/ mountainous than acr1Hs the ella
desert, aud between this city and Beu-
| sou We soy roJd bye ~ tho cactus be-.
lore described anu enter upon the
grasty slope aud plains u New MeKl.
60. Etuin'a pnts IL pointed out where
/ tho dreaded Apache held high catni-
/ val anu maio lie very uncertain for
the traveller by wagon; but tuey aru
/ forever silunoud. Tue swampB OF
| Fiouua are tuUir prussut abode aud tho
/ only objects Uf dread arc tho tram
| f0uuofs who sometimes disturb tho
| lrEiu hands by unCcfcmOnlOusly stop
| ping the great ovorlunda.
! Near Bbutun 10 MUlmou fpttlo.
munt, AMI here nloo you can take a
train fUt dupym1s on the Gulf Of Cali.
iornla, ana Tor the correctly named
town VI IOmbst0uo-a mining LEGALITY
famous for tough yarns ana rough
| ciuz5ue, Along tho road may be- soun
the dagger cnutuu whose leaves arc
Bimiiar 10 the buUut Of a sword. fldh.
ihis peculiar growth prevails tor q
thousand miles eastward, aud ~ the
only object ui special attraction seen
any where except tho IuXuuAut EtasE.
Thufe are no streams of trees In aight,
uut brtvsisn water is abundant, thanEs
Tor tho pluntra us summer fslus that
fell oil over this county and away Into
Mexico southwark.
Dumiug h tue uUNt point reached
anu IL the commencement Of the sew.
eutn lap OF two hundred milcs. 10 IL
tho junction " the 5. 4. anu tue Santa
FC, anu other minor roads. A. II n
growing railroad town. Teams Tor the
Mormon settlements IN Mexico are
outntlud here. Thousands u head OF
chtilu are also shipped from this point.
Clear skies, uud broad open plains
characterize tue county southeast TO
Ei PasU, anu nearing this ancient Hand
mark We ukirtthe RIO Gfanio uol NOflu
az THE time 81 year "a dirty MUDDY
streams about the sizu OF tue Jordan
river, but 0f course In highwator time
raging torrent
We nave said good bye 10 New
Mexico, anu have entered tue largest
state In the union. A good Idea Of the
breadth from east 10 west may be had
by trying 10 grasp Ia your mind that
II commences at Ogden aud ends at d
point sixty miles west OF OmshA, The
length VI track ia continuous difoc'
tlOn from the western boundary u
Sabine fiVeg In louisiana 10 961lmilus-
10 10 q wonderful state, anu ! must be
pard0ned u say that rize IL H. great.
est recommendation, Why, you can
gather up old England, Ireland, Scot.
ianl aud throw them upon one corner
VI Texas aud loHe yourself trying "a
ind Great Britain.
~ Posu has population OF II 900
people, and II more mOdeuIal thAu
} ruCaOu, b0a1ting nae blocks Uf build
ings nud many VI tho features " d
progressive city; across the nvul
. IL the city OF Juatyz-0ucsd called
} III P0sJ dol nOrle the northern OUT
let iron Mexico mo the unted States
Every tuing here IL Mexican, with
} W. old cathedral ana other objects thai
10 20 make up town whoeo Language
aud people ATE Ia every respect The
, nntipodes Of the english speaking YAM
keo. Western tine, Mountain time
, aud Middle States time come 10 focul
here and Ia order to settle the ditii
I Guilty you must put your watch ahoau
! two hours Aud vice versa going west
D But Of course the days are Just a. lopp
. in III PasO as any other point Ia tn,
! same lhtlAuuts
Ihis letter IL getting too long fOr 0
D newunaper. / must DO excused TOT
, emitting much that would suit d
! magazine better. SO We will star
! across the broad open plains Of Texas,
Z once known ON the map As the 5takOd
|. | Plain tel Uano EstacRuo) Some Of
|. the country IN passed during the nigh
D sklIting the Rio Gfande. Most OF IN,
f, soil n covered with plenteous grown
; OF grass but tTeelsht; the soil on Ia,
. line OF this railroad Ia western Texas Il
o thin, covering layer OF hard sand
o stone. The highest point on the rla,
a crossed by the railroad Is Paisaud Pas
q 6,lb0 feet, ana n gradual descent 4
o tide water can be- made from here.
Tho viaduct over the PooOs bridg,
I IA an object ot wonder. IL has the rep
} utation OF beiRg the second highes
, bridge In the world. IL crosses "a,
Z peoUa river canyon, anu Is $50 feet IL
/ length aud 32l feet high from tht
! water below. The weight OF metal ~
!. the structure h 100000 pounds.
. looks fragile but u equal 10 all th'
a dumaudu made upon II. In this re-
G gion the famous resurrection plant Il
b Ina great abundance aud mEuy kinds o
{ cactus sought after by hOfticulturistP
;. but away from the low rivers all 10 drl
Il aud wateTloss.
b A beautiful stream Is next orosseJ
o called tue DeviPs fiver, very unfor
q tuuato misnOmer, for II IL the clearest
/ t.ttv.gt nnuv uf water Ia Ina fnunl INV