El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-11
Lost In The Mountains of Mexico.

LOST In Inc mountains VI mcAiCo.
Last Sundays Mexican Central train
took south q machinist who for the past
six years has been employed at the u.
n. shops. He has been troubled OF late
with rheumatism, and concluded to try
the healthful qualities of the Santa
Rosslia springs for relief from the dis
ease. He arrived at Santa Rasalia at
about two o'clock In the morning, and
some OF the accommodating hotel
drummers grabbed his grip and hustl-
ed him into a wagon before he had
time TO think. He was aware that the
springs were only two and q half miles
from the town, and concluded that he
would go out there at once. He sub
mitted 10 the treatment extended him
by the over ambitious drummer with
out a murmur, and in a short time they
were speeding rapidly in the direction
OF the healthful waters. Before he
realized it he was two miles
past the springs and his wagon
pulled up in front of an old
adobe building aud the driver got out
and raped on the door. To the great
surprise of the mschinist, an old
wrinkled Mexican woman responded to
the call and told him to come right in.
The place possessed q suspicious aspect
to the machinist but he did not feel
like making known his fears. He had
read Ia an FL Paso paper about the &C
com mod Stions being first-class in every
respect and the hospitality of the in
habitants being of the highest degree.
All this was coursing through his
mind as the wrinkled native consigned
him to a room which possessed nothing
but cot, store box for
table aud a candle for light.
The machinist placed his grip
on the store box and viewed the sur
roundings in silence. The more he
studied the situation the more suspi-
cion developed in his mind and he con-
cluded not TO remain there. He filed
his pipe for smoke and
the adobe were again asleep he struck
out for Santa Rosalia on foot over the
mountains. 1t was about three o'clock
In the morning but he had the advan-
tage OF bright moon to travel by.
Fearing to.venture back over the wagon
road he took the trail and in short
time was lost in the mountains. He
wandered about until daylight unable
to find either Ssrta Rosalia or the
adobe which he had left few hours
before and was coming very discouraged
when, upon reaching the summit OF q
mountain. he observed, to his inexpres-
sible delight, Santa Rosalia in the dis
lance. He turned his face in that d.
rection and made as much haste as the
condition country would allow. He
reached a stream about 200 yards wide
and he Immediately removed his trou-
sers and shoes and crossed the cold
stream. Once on the other side he
dressed himself and resumed his Jour-
ney to the city. When he arrived at
the Central hotel he made known his
nights experience and asked that
someone 60 back after his grip. This
was agreed to and five hours later the
grip was delivered to him at the Gen.
trail hotel. He wanted to take the
first train for Ell Paso but that was a
freight and transportation was refused
him and he was compelled to remain
one day in Santa Rosslia. The next
passenger train for the north found
the machinist in the fret car so that
he would arrive on American soil soon
er, and now he is more than willing to
regain his health or die north of the
Rio Grande.