Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-07

| improve that condition. The least devia-
| tion from normal health is enquired into,
and everything connected with the sani-
tsry conditions is probed to the bottom.
CLIMATE AND SOIL.
Take map Of New Mexico and some
where down in the southeast corner you
| will find Fort Bsyard. A more perfect
climate / have never known, and there
are but few places on the western CONT
| nent that l have not visited. There are
many and vast regions in this territory,
however, and the adjoining one, Arizona,
where summer is a terror. They say
man died in Yuma while ago, and he
found such drop in the thermometer
that he had to send for his blankets. l
don't believe word of it, for it is most
likely miserable SANDER on Arizona.
But here on this uplifted plateau, where
the government has long maintained
garrisoned reservation, each season Of the
year is marvel. There has not been an
unpleassntly warm day this summer.
Almost every afternoon there is a short
shower, but while it lasts it's good one.
Once our hospital rsin-gauge showed a
downpour of Ia inches OF water in TWEEN
ty minutes. The defamation OF thunder
and the incessant lightning were some
thing terrific to unsteady nerves, but as
had no "hens setting | greatly enjoyed
it, for to me it was renaissance OF the
dear old days, o, SO long, long ago, when
t he clouds heavy loaded with reverbers-
ting thunder, and quivering lightning.
and rain, drove us from the fields and
meadows into the barn for shelter, away
down in Maine. In an hour, however, the
storm has passed and the sky is cioudless.
The soil being a fine white sand is
soon dry and there is never any mud.
Evaporation is so great at this altitude,
being nearly eight thousand feet, the soil
naturally SO barren and he general water
shed toward the Gulf of Mexico so steep,
that but little vegetation grows, and
even that is stunted and looks as il it
were having hard time. There is con-
siderable gamma grass, however, in the
valleys and on the sides of the hills that
are roamed over by vast herds OF stock,
though there are seasons OF drought in
which the stock perishes. There is moth
ing really indigenous to this soil except
horned toads, cactus, and COW punchers
because these all live without water
But here on this reservation, W here the
hydraulic rain lifts the water or pushes
it up out OF the earth, and lawns and
trees are made to thrive, is the home Of
the song bird and others OF the feathered
creation, gorgeous OF plumage. The day
is ushered in with symposium OF music
from the thrush, the red breasted spar
row the oldfsshioned robin, the ravish-
ing notes OF the knocking bird, and many
Others whose names do net know.
GLIMPSE OF HISTORY.
Up this valley the smitten Toltec null
titudes fell back before the sanguinary
Cortes and his invincible warriors in their
conquest OF Mexico a little further
north they rested from their work OF
blood and there bulded city which they
called Santa Fe and by which name il is
known to this day. They have left their
impress on every hill and in every valley
OF this vast region. And though the hand
OF time has sifted their rude fortresses of
stone level with the dust OF almost four
centuries, yet the spade easily uncovers
them to the curious gaze OF the more re-
cent pilgrims.
Cortes was merciess tyrant in compar-
ison to whom Nero WAS a phiant hropisl.
In the name OF religion he plundered
nation OF helpless barharians and com
United crimes unspeaka bic in the very
shadow OF that cross he had set up for
them to worship. Theirs was the alter
native OF the crueiix or the knife, and
so, because they could not exchange their
gods II stone for HIS OF brass, he cut their