The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Description 81 the nsauiifui Coratry on
the Iou worth aud Denver.

There are many portions Of this
country that IL would bo interesting
and instructive 90 visit and among
them Is Colorado. a trip from Fort
Worth 90 Denver, over the Fort
Worth and Denver city and Union Pa
cidc. Donycr and Gulf railways is one
oi the most delightful imaginable.
Taking Pullman sleeper at Fort
Worth, there are many places Of note
and much Of ihc most beautiful and
terrific country on earth 20 bo seen on
ahe Fort Worth aud Denver road bc-
foro crossing the line Of Texas and
Now Mexico az rcxlino. i52 miIes
from Fort Worth Passing out Of Tar
rant into Wiso county, Decatur, the
city on the bin. comos into Wow.
Ayorl &. next. and like sunset and
Bowie. nostlcs iu tue famous cross
umbors country in Montague county.
Thi- q, os.outiaIlya fruit belt Bowie
b. quite city and BOASTS of some
wholesale and q very largo rctail busi-
ness. 10 Us horc that thc Fort Worth
aud Denver city railway crosses the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way Henrietta O. ihe ueNt place Of
Importance. % s situated ON q hill
surrounded by rich valleys tho rcd
lands Of clay county, AND 20 Is here
the Fort Worth and Denver city rail-
way crosses the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas The Dallas anJ Wichita Fails
branch Those two roads run parallel
from Henrietta 10 Wichita Falls. which
Is ill miles from Fort Worth divi-.
ION town on tho Fort Worth aud Den
,cr and the end OF the Missouri, Kan
sas aul lcxas railway Here ihc
Wichita Valley railway starts and cN-
tends 90 seymour, Baylor county
Wichita Falls is "a tlIng little city.
full OF enterprise aud vim, the capital
town OF Wichita county, aud Is iu the
valley Of the Wichita river Iowa
Park is quite little city ] ! miles
from Wichita Falls. Vernon, the
county seat OF WiIbargor county, comes
next in Importance on the way. Lcay-
Ing Vernon. the pcasc river ], crossed,
and the next place Of note Is Chilli
Gothic. in llardcmau county, and the
uext place g. QuanaE, the county seat
oi iardemau. On aud on until the
brakeman calls outs "Childress.
twenty minutes Tor supper II is the
county seat Of the county Of the same
name. Leaving there Rel river Is
crossed between EstcllIuc aud Nswlin,
two small places. and the next am
nouuccmcnt is Memphis, tho capital
city Oi Hall county. Clarendon. an
entcrpr-ing and pretty littlo city. the
county town of Donley county rcpos.
iug a. ths foot Of the plains, in as
perfect contcntmcnt as maiden
Ga the arms Of her loyer In the
soft moonlight. Is noXt This is "a CON
ductor's aud engineers division, aud
+ 21s miles from Fort Worth Claude,
the county seat of Armstrong county,
4 only d small place, but Amarillo
Potter county. Is a "hummor. ~ Being
5000 foot above the sea level, aud q
junction town oi tho Fort Worth and
Denver aud the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa 10 railways, AS also tho Peco'
valley ana Northwestern, u new road
from Amarillo 10 Roswell, \. NJ, Il
ha. great opportunities. In the pas
moro live stocS have been shipped
from this point than any place in th'
world Passing on the Canadian
river O. crossed aud in the valley th,
county town ol Oldham county, las
co-n. 4, seen. ami noxt Is Charming
thc county seat of Hartley Charming
i- "a heavy trading point. No othe
place of note Is passed until .rexline @
reached. which i.a division town io
cugucors. From Fort Worth q
Clarendon corn. cotton, wheat. oat-
sorghum and milo maze are grown
and some iruit s grown 10 the 'fan
handle country The soil Is rich
and with plenty Of water vii. produc
almost any crop
leaving Toxlino tho Union Pacific
Denver aud Gull road crosses th
northeast corner OF New Mexico
being about 80 miles from the line d
Texas 10 the line Of Colorado. Clayio
and Folsom arc the only towns Of not,
aud cattle sheep and horses arc 10 b
seeu ou almost every hin aud in ever
valley From the higher points
New Mexico the spanish peaks can b
seen. aud after crossing tho Colorad
lime the Ration range, spur OF N
Rocky mountains Is seen on the lof
IN CoIorado the first place Of IN
Tortancc 70 pretty Trinidad, Gooo fe
above the sna. Below tho city alot