Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-11

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outlooks, lack no comforts II any
thing, The beds are too luxurious anu
WOO one to s'just n more nap" q
the loss of the lights and shades which
play over the mountain slopes at u
rise.
The landscape In these regions
said 90 be thoroughly oriental in asp Q I;
It's fiushes OF color are an unending
source Of y.
just hack Of the hotel 10 q mountsin
top when a traveller, who has spent
much time in the Holy Land, says IS a
fac simile OF the Mount of Olives.
Within the reach Of a short walk, there
Is a Mexican %s.piacila" whion this
same traveller says reminds him more
81 Syria than any other place he has
Q fornd.
Our traveller was up betimes to en-
Joy to the utmost the n short day
permitted her. She found TO her sur
prise a breakfast rich not only in meat,
fish, birds and eggs but what she
appreciated more) iu all kinds of fruits
and cereals, a thing hard 0 find 10
many hotels OF great luxury. 1t Is thu
purpose OF De Bailey Lot to tempt his
invaIids to indulgence in anything
which can possibly retard their recov
cry. Great care IS taken to supply a
generous table which d injure no
one, sick or well, and IL is done. A
farm OF fifty acres a few mile from thu
Monttzuma, supplies fresh vegetables
and fruits, also the freshest mix,
cream and butter. There is also kept
a herd Of forty goats 10 furnish milk to
those who are delicate. A visit was
made to this farm and to the Mexicans
sitting IN front Of their crown adob
houses, which ar made gay by the
s,rlngs of red peppers hanging from
the roof, without which the Mexican
bill! OF fare would be but scanty. The
Mexican people retain the customs Of
their ancestors. The bread Is still
baked in round mud hpts thoroughly
heated by q wood-ire which is swept
out before the bread is put ia. These
people are gentle and polite, notwith-
standing the opinion OF them generally
held by the Americans. The wife oil
the chief justice Of the Territory, who
is an accomplished ~horsewoman. rides
long distances among then, unattended,
which she freely admits she would moi
do In certain other parts of our land
Our traveller drove out through the
narrow canyon where the Rio Gallinas,
by a tortuous path, makes its way from
q spur of the Rocky mountains. Hel
happy guides were MIR. and Mrs,
Greenleaf, and not a point of beauty
did they permit her to miss from the
sun hecked mountain -paths to the tall,
aspiring fr or pine which supported
only by q tiny cleft in the great, grey
mesa, lifts itself up into tbs heavens,
One who ONE to the hot springs and
fails to explore these canyons, filled
with mystery and beauty, surely misses
it's greatest charm. Marrow branching
trails run 10 every direction offering
amending sources Of happiness to bott
pedestrian and horseman. AT tbIs
time OF the year, tht
river in the canon is frozen over and
affords excellent skating to the lovers
of the sport, while above on thu yer
anda, the guests bask in foods Of sun
shine with o temperature of II degrees
and drink the waters OF the springs
which gush forth from the heart of III,
mountain close by the frozen river and
are hot enough to boil an egg 10 foul
minutes. This water 10 pumped uE
inty the hotel and runs day and nigh
hot as one Gan drink it. To the loyerl
of hot water freshly boiled, this 10 il
itself attraction enough. The springs
of Las Vegas are forty in number ant
vary much in chemical properties
They are used for bathing. In ad
dition, peat baths sre given with mucl
success TO those suffering from Fheu
matism and skin diseases. DR.. Bailey
spent last year at Carlsbad and studiet
the subject thoroug bly,, He also spen
some time with Or. Koch studying
tuberculosis. 10 every department b.
Is thoroughly equipped. He has th'
most perfectly appointed hospital a
the foot of the hills which can be fount
anywhere. A reservoir, 500 fee
above the hotel, supplies abundance o
water for flashing purposes. TIE Der.
lin system of drainage rs used and al
the contents OF the sewers are. carried
miles away for irrigation and fertiliza
ton. No expectoration Of any kind il
permitted anywhere on the grounds
Cuspldors are everywhere and thes.
are cleansed three times a day. Til,
rooms have tinted walls and these are
washed and dlsinfeeted every time 3
patient goes out. In the hospital, the
appointments of the rooms are dainty
white and the walls are painted a sof,
color, grateful to the eye, The fur
niture is metal, painted white, and The
tsble-tops and shelves are Of glass
simply laid 10 that all may be taken
apart and msde sweet. and clean,
Such attention to details should meet
with recognition. 1t needs only to be
known to be appreciated. Because il
is so little known, our traveller, out oil
gratitude to the men who had the fore.
sight to recognize the possibilities OF
this place and the courage to build,
far up on this mountain side so CON-
pletely appointed 8 hotel as this brown
stone one OF four stories, felt that she
would like to go up and down this
broad land and with trumphet-voice, say
to the despairing ones Of earth: ssBe
not afraid. Thy help is near. There
ID aland flowing with milk and honey"
For this reason she accepted with JOY
the invitation Of The OPTIo, rightly
named 1.-THE Peoples Paper" be-
cause it so generously champions every
good cause. II can we'll afford to
withhold its scissors. because Las Vegas