El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-09

most beautiful sites for a sanitarium
to be found in the Sacrsmentos. Here
upon a slightly rolling elevation, at or
near the junction of two canons, with
in the timber line, is spot from which
q grand view of mountsin, ravine and
valley can be obtained.
This site has been reserved for the
purpose named, and the future should
bring to it many tourists in search of
health, comfort and pleasure.
AT the end Of the track | met Mr.. j
A Eddy, general manager, busy with
his men engaged in the work of grad
ing and construction. With his usual
hospitality he welcomed our party. and
placing q guide and team at our dispo-
sal, we continued on up the canon. over
the mountain and through the great
pine forest. The ride was rough, but
invigorating, interesting and delight
full, though expensive to the man who
appeased our appetites.
FARMS.
The rainfall in this section increases
rapidly as you ascend the mountain.
n the csnons there are many small
farms of from ten to sixty acres cul-
tivated without irrigation aud pro-
ducing valuable farm crops. One field
of oats L noticed at an altitude of 5000
feet would yield, without doubt, at
least 80 bushels to the acre. A field of
barley showed unusual growth and
we'll filled heads. What struck me the
most was the many small fields and
patches of Irish potatoes, the yield of
which was reported to me so great that
| refrain from giving the figures. The
valleys in these canons will produce as
fine apples as were ever grown. Other
fruits can be produced in abundance
and of good quality at this altitude and
further down. Many kinds of berries
can be grown also. Farms of 100 acres.
partially improved, having abundance
of timber and water, are valued at from
$500 to $1,000. The natural market for
the products of this section is Ell Paso
as distributing point, with its Is, 900
inhabitants, and favorable facilities for
transportation over seven great lines
OF railroads, extending in every direc-
ton.
THE LUMBER.
In the ascent, after reaching an alti-
tude of about $500 feet the timber con-
tinues to increase in size and soon be-
comes large enough for milling pur-
poses. In this vicinity and extending
TO height of about 5000 feet the com
pauy owns a tract of heavily timbered
land embracing some 10000 acres.
some OF the trees noticed In this for
est were five feet in diameter and
would cut from four to six twenty-foOt
saw logs. UnsOund timber was seldom
found and the supply seems ample for
many years to come, there being other
tracts of equally fine timber upon gov
ernment lands. The more gentle east
ern slope of tho mountain, covered
with timber, extending even lower
down than on the west side remains
untouched. The value of the wood
alone in this lumber district is more
than sufficient to pay the whole ex-
pense of building and equipping the
road.
The people of this city do not fully
the value of this road to Ell
Paso, nor the energy, enterprise, and
Judgment displayed by its projectors
and builders, the Eddy brothers enter
prise. Without expense to the city
they have already built and equipped
over one hundred miles of first class
railroad, and the work of extension
still goes on, opening up new and IN
mines of wealth at every
step. Soon the White Oaks coal fields
will be reached and developed, giving
what every manufacturing city must
have-cheap fuel. the long felt want
of this locality. With the completion of
the International dam, in connection
with the enterprises already mention
ed, the future of FL Psso should be
very bright.
ALLAN G. RUSH.
FL PRso, Tex, Sept. O..