The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-03
AN INTERPRETING TRIP.

"A Pnrty of Gen ntIemem Visit New Mexico and It's Cattle Ranches as Guests o1
 MT. Wilson Waddlngham-Notes by
 the Wnyside,
 Under the caption Distinguished Visitors" the Las Vegas Optic pub lished the following in it's issue of Oct. l7th: Our old, respected citizen, MT. Wilson Waddingham, arrived from New York yesterday, and is stopping at the Montezuma Hotel, Hot Springs, accompanied by party of distin- guished gentlemen who are with him as his guests. The party consists of the Hon. Samuel B. Huey, counsellor, of Philadelphia, and the Rev. Carlos T. Chester, Of Wyncote, Pa, Hon. William IL Law, counsellor, of New York, and Col. J. A. Goulding, representative of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance com pany, New York; Hon. E. G. Stoddard, president of the New Haven County National bank, and his son, Carlos French Stoddard, New Haven, Conn. lion. Eugene s. Bristol, treasurer of the Union Trust company, New Haven, Conn.,; Gen. E. E. Bradley president of the New Haven Wheel company; John B. Darlington, publisher of the Journal and Courier of New Haven, Conn, and Julius G. Day, leading manufacturer of Derby, Conn.,
 '1'he above named gentlemen are vis- lt1ng New Mexico ostensibly for the purpose of looking into it's immense re- sources and judging as to it's splendid possibilities
 That they are being regally enter tained goes without saying, for MT Waddingham Is indeed at all times a royal host. The distinguished party will remain in these parts for some days"
 As above stated, the party were guests of MT. Waddingham, and their object was recreation and visit to the famous cattle ranches of New Mexico After most enjoyable trip, beginning with the Pennsylvania limited train, the finest and most luxuriantly ap- pointed train in the world without doubt, and continuing for nearly thir- teen hundred miles on the great Santa Fe route, the party was glad to rest over Sunday at the Montezuma Hotel Las Vegas hot springs, in the foot of the Rocky Mountains, at an altitude of 6,767 feet. Here the party was met and welcomed by his honor Judge Vim. J Mills, chief justice of New Mexico. It was expected that the chief justice would accompany the party to the ranches, but his important duties inter- fered with this pleasant part of the programme.
 It may not be an unusual sight for the residents of Las Vegas to witness the preparation and departure of a car avan for the ranches which are in it's immediate vicinity, but the caravan of which we are about to write was differ ent in character from the usual one in many respects, aside from the fact that the party was principally composed of what the cowboys would term tender feet" A drag a coach. a chaise, ol better, perhars, a vehicle suggesting the one exhibited by the Hon. Wm. F Cody, and we doubt not having done similar duty, to which were attached four horses, headed the procession, and was followed by two more modern vehi- cles, and these in turn by several bag gage wagons completing the procession. Seventeen horses, including one mount ed by a Mexican, were required, and altogether quite showing was made.
 The start from Las Vegas was made about eleven o'clock on Monday, Oct 17th, and it took but short time to leave the city fading away in the dis tance, and ride of nine miles com pletely hid it from view Nothing now but the prairie stretching away out in front, with the Rocky Mountains form ing the background A halt for lunch as soon as the lake, which began to glim- mer in the distance, should be reached, was determined upon and by this time the high altitude the alkaline dust and the general wear and tear had begun to tell so that there was no division of senti- ment. All were ready to take bite The lake proved to be but one of the many which on the prairies remain but for season disappear completely and come again with the wet season. But it was a lake, nevertheless, and ducks in plenty were seen calmly floating on it's unruffied bosom. The sporting spir. it of some of the party was imma di7te- ly aroused. of course, and terrible slaughter was determined upon. Seve- ral shots were taken, but in this high altitude distance is very deceptive and as the party rolled away the ducks in their original number gazed sadly after it, wondering, undoubtedly, what those curious creatures were trying to do Continuing along at the edge of the ta- be-ands during the rest of the after noon, twenty-five or more miles were made before the dipping sun indicated the approach of night. Talk of camp Is popular, and an inviting growth of ce- dars, together with the known proxmi- ty of water, settles the question. It is late for a first night and the uninitiated make slow progress, and the evening meal is taken by the light of the stars and the campfire. The white tents shining in the freight and the steam ing pot over the cracking fire remind one forcibly of gypsyland, while the aroma of coffee mingled with the deli cious fragrance of broiled steak and fried onions to the stimulating appetite is irresistible. The camp-fire is alter nately hugged to the bosom and the back, for the temperature is steadily going down.--evidently for record breaker In this altitude of about sev- ell thousand feet drop in the tempera- ture of forty or fifty degrees, aftersthe sun has withdrawn his potent influence, is the usual thing. A yawn now and then is but the forerunner of a sneak