The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-09


a revelation. Although they were there
| during the warmest part of this very
| warm summer, at no time did they suf-
| fer from the heat to the extent they
did in this city before departing.
In the inspection party leaving Scran-
| ton We're L. p. Kingsbury, Major
w. Oakford, G. =. Davidson, Thomas
| T. Jones, J. d. Williams, of this city,
and Thomas II. Atherton, of Wilkes
| Barre. At Toledo, o., they were Joined
| by Frank f. Drake, of that city, and
| at Chicago by C. b. Eddy, president of
| the El Paso and Northeastern Rail-
| way company, which is one of the
| subordinate companies of the New
Mexico Railway and Coal company
! and was chartered to build a railroad
| from FL Paso. Texas, to Salado, New
| Mexico, a distance of 100 miles. At
| Salado are the rich coal deposits owned
| by the New Mexico company and one
| of the objects in mind when the road
was planned was the development of
| these deposits.
HAVE ARRIVED HOME.
E. p. Kingsbury, J. ID. Williams and
| G. p. Davidson arrived home Wednes-
| day and Major Oakford and Thomas
E. Jones yesterday. They left the other
| members of the party at Cleveland. o.,
| spent a short time there and then
| journeyed to Buffalo over Lake Erie on
one of the magnificent passenger steam
| ers that ply over the lakes. They ar
rived in Scranton during the afternoon.
| Major Oakford, when seen in his office
in the Board of Trade building last
evening. was enthusiastic over the trip
4 l. 4 .s-.N.
| II was told good deal about that por-
| tion of New Mexico and my curiosity
| was excited" said Major Oakford. II
| wanted to see for myself if all the
marvellous things said about it were true
| and l return convinced that not even
all the truth about it has heen told.
| when we arrived in Chicago our
| party was taken in charge by Mr.. Ed
| dy, president of the El Paso and North
| eastern railway company and we
| became his guests. He escorted us to
the officers car of that company which
is probably the most modern and COM
plete now in use in this country. That
| car was our home during the trip
It's name is the Paso del Norte, mean
| ing the pass to the north, as the
| Mexicans were wont to call the pass
| leading north and from which the
city of FL Paso derives its name.
| THE car has an observation end with
| double glass doors and screens tomake
| travelling as cool and comfortable as
| possible. 1t is fitted with air guage,
| speed indicator electric fan and even
| a typewriter. The state-roOms have
| brass bedsteads and there is we'll
| appointed bath room connected with
them. At one end of the car is a din
ing room which can also be used for
observation purposes. This cozy apart
ment will seat ten persons comfort
ably.
DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
I'VE had delightful trip
from Chicago to FL Paso arriving there
on Saturday, August p, over the Santa
Fe road. The car was switched onto
the belt line of the New Mexico and
Northeastern railway company which
connects that road with the following
entering Eel Paso Southern Pacific,
Texas Pacific, Santa Fe and Mexican
Central. BY this arrangement the
freight that comes in over the new
road from the territory being devel-
oped can be shipped in any desired
direction.
|
for about ten miles winds through a
lovely valley devoted to cattle raising
and then gradually climbs out of the
valley onto a high table land. Then
comes a waterless prairie through
which the road shoots in direct line
for forty-three miles. The first point
of interest on the road is the Jarilla
hills which lift their head heavenward
about three miles from the road near
the end of this stretch of prairie. These
hills are rich in gold, iron, copper and
turquos. The gold mines We're oper-
ated successfully when water had tc
carried distance of forty miles across
the desert prairie. These mines are now
being reopened and in addition to tho
product of free gold a large amount
of low grade ore has been uncovered
that Will prove profitable for shipment
deposits of copper and iron dis,
covered are very large and rich ant
this iron and copper ore will furnish
much valuable freight for the railroad
? | Our next stop was at Alamagordo
eighty miles from lIl Paso, and tn,
l same distance from Salado, the propos
, ed terminus of the road. 1t is to bt
2 the metropolis of the new region anC
, is a town that is destined to grow
very rapidly l think.
FUTURE METROPOLIS.
: when we reached Alamagordo W
I found a party OF Mexican freighter
camped for the night on the most valu
able corner lot in the town. We say
the future city to consist of few bricl
| blocks, some adobe and frame build
/, | ings, many tents and not a few anch
| ored prairie schooners. These are [
| supply the barest necessities of tn
people already pushing in and all build
ing which can possibly be deferred /
waiting for the completion of the say
mil! and the brick yards The town ha
a splendid location and many natura
advantages. 1t will be the headquar
ters of the railroad. and there will b
the offices, shops, etc, OF the compan
: and also the large saw mills that Wi
,, be built to cut the timber from the i'm
mense tract on the Sacramento noun
tains owned by the company.
Along the railroad strip of Ian
300 feet wide and a mile and one-hal
in length has been irrigated and tree
, and vegetables set out TO show tn
possibilities OF the soil. The trees ar
\ only young and. OF course, one coul
not tell much about them other tina
, that they are fine, healthy looking saI
/ lings. l don't think however, that
J, ever saw such variety of vegetabl
/. In such uniformly thriving conditio
as here.