The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-03-20

SJONe. NO one cOulu get WhVer w WASH
or drink before o'clock the next morn
ing. We passed Crawley only eight
years old with eight thousand inhabit-
ants, the greatest shipping point in the
state. We saw Lake Charles by moon
light, also the rice grass burning on the
plains. After we had gotten some dis
lance in Texas it was very much warm
err. There was nothing much to admire
except the cactus trees, cowboys, cattle,
etc. We passed Huston in the night and
many other important places.
At O'Clock Friday morning the Sth,
we passed Uralde with six thousand in
habitants, one mile from the railroad.
At Delno we had lunch; after leaving
Delno some distance could see the Rio
Grand river, after which we crossed the
Pages river andDevil's river. The bridge
across DEVILS river is three hundred feet
high and mile long. Saturday, the 9th,
we reached Rio Grande Station, a hard
looking place taken up by the Mexicans.
Their houses were built Of sticks and
dirt. At noon we reached Elpaso, Texas
the place l had longed to see, as my hus-
band and brother were there in business
two years ago for a short time. Twas
there that my dearest friend and cousin,
Mrs. Charlie Heyser.) had gone for her
health, after which she soon died. AS l
looked at the strange people and even
the house where they had lived, many
sad things crowded my memory, l
could hardly keep backs the tears.
left my things in the waiting room, took
Ray, walked square and half to the
street car went over into Old Mexico, A
gentleman formally from Kentucky
pointed out the old church, three humid
red years old, the lottery building, Gus
tom house, etc. We were gone some
little time but got back just In time for
the train. The Mexicans were at the
depot dressed in colors with their fancy
sabers inviting the people to remain over
until the next day to see the best bull
fight they had ever bad in Old Mexico
The train only passed through a small
portion OF New Mexico. Consequently
we saw but little OF the country. We
could see the beautiful mountains COW
cred with snow, while the thermometer
was about so where we were. Saturday
night found us in Arizona. By this
time / had made the acquaintance OF
nine persons who enjoyed talking about
the country, scenery, etc, as much as l
did. Three couples were hunting
homes. The trains were crowed with
eastern people going west. Some to one
state, some to another. l met one
couple from Kalamazoo, Mich, another
from South Dakota and another from
South Missouri and still another from
Cleveland, o. The trip through Arizo-
mia was somewhat unpleasant, twas veiy
warm, dry and dusty.
We took breakfast Sunday morning at
Yuma, the hottest place in the United
States. We then crossed Colorado river
into California. We saw nothing OF in
terest for some distance. At last We saw
mirage, Limitation Of water,) you mag
ined you could see beautiful stream Of
water, bat some one on the train who
knew said the ground was perfectly dry.
We next arrived at Volcano Springs, hot
boiling water coming up out Of the
ground two hundred and sixty feet be-
low sea level. Next we came to Salton
where the earth is as white as ii it was
covered with snow. We saw this for
several miles and in some places the
earth is black and sleek like slate. We
saw nothing but dry lunches of grass,
no trees or shrubs 10 be seen, the mount
aims are on either side miles away. At
Indio we saw an Artesian well twelve
hundred feet deep. Nearly a hundred
miles further on we saw the mountain
called San Juan Indio Spanish name)
eleven thousand feet above sea level.
We saw snow storm on the mountain
while it was like a summer day with us.
Its beauty could never describe In
going around this mountain an extra
engine was used, making slow speed.
When we arrived at a station called
White Water, some one remarked that
the mountains were only fifty feet from
us, another who knew said they were a
mile and half away. We saw a rain
bow on a mountain that looked as II il
was right on the ground. At Banning
we saw all kinds Of fruit trees for the first
time. Apricots, olives, pears, etc.,
spruce fences or hedges, also Egyptian
corn raised for chicken feed.
We reached Beaumont twenty-five
hundred feet above sea level, thirty-hve
attended remaining one day, nothing
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