El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-06
TO THE CLOUDS.
A Trip BY A jolly Party To Judge
Blacker's Home In The SdCrd-
n
mento Mountains.

BIacker's Home In The SaCra-
mento Mountains.
The day before' Christmas a jolly
and Mamie Blacker, Matte Barlow,
"Grandpa' Smith left the white
Oaks depot for trip to the clouds.
The trip was MT "ithOut incident
to Alsmogordo. over the forty mile
tangent, and on arriving there
the superintendent ordered an en-
which had been provided for the party
| by Commercial Agent Alexander. The
| special car WAS box car fitted up with
| stove and benches making it very
| comfOr BILE.
On the trip up the "Cloud Climbing
Route" the ''special' proved to be too
| long or the curves TOO short and
short cut across the latter but it
seemed that the train crew we. e
equal TO the occasion as they lost 20
time i q putting the "special' back on
| the rails.
| At Wooton's the "specisl" was side
tracked and the party camped for the
night as the conveyance to take them
to Pierce's ranch the home of Judge
Blacker had been ordered to be at
WoOton's Sunday, the party expecting
| to have to stay at AlamogOrdO
Saturday night. The party expected
the wagon in the morning but noon
came and still the "special' was the
was Sunday and they could not
dance or play cards (sll being church
members,) and the lunches taken along
were looking "thin'; after four
meals for SIX hungry persons had been
provided from them. The men did
not know the way to the ranch and of
course the ladies could not wade
team One, two and three O'Clock and
with the latter hour four mule
team hove in sight around point OF
rocks and great was the Joy of the
''cloud climbers" Loud shouts of
welcome resounded through the hills
and little time WIS lost in bidding the
dear old Especial" farewell and tran
ferring the entire effects OF the party
to the spacious wagon.
| The trip to the ranch was pleas
ant and interesting one nOtwithstand-
ing that the WAGON went in the ditch
several times and owing to the icy
road and smooth shod mules the party
had to walk mile or SO of the way.
Arriving at the ranch the party
the first since .leaving Ell Paso. A
warm welcome was extended by Judge
1 Blacker, wife and daughter, Aileen.
| Sunday evening was spent visiting and
Monday brightand early the party start
ed out to enjoy themselves in different
ways. Some helped prepare the Xmas
dinner, some went hunting, others pre-
pared wood for cooking the dinner.
! fine dinner WAS served which was
greatly enjoyed by all the participants.
| Monday evening there was plea
SAINT entertainment in the way OF
Christmas tree. Grandpa Smith was
called upon to play the part OF Santa
Claus and the little settlement all par
ticipated in the festivities incident
| The remaining days at
the ranch were spent pleas
start-home began. The railroad peo-
pie had not been properly notified and
the "special'' was missed at WooteD:
and pleasant trip was made in open
air to point opposite of La Luz where
the party disem barked and walked
over to the town to spend the night.
On Friday the party went over to
Alamogordo where the big sawmill
was Inspected and pronounced per-
lection itself by the entire party. At
this point Auditor Connors and his esti-
mable wife were encountered and the
latter took charge of the party in it's
exploration of the mill.
AS the party embarked for Ell Paso
each and all voted that they had spent
a pleasant week and were loud in their
praises of the railroad officials, train
crews aud Judge Blacker and wife.
Commercial Ageot Alexander came in
for a good share of the praise for the
"special' placed at the disposal of the
party - AlamogCrdo.
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