El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02
A KINDLY MENTION

A KINDLY MENTION.
Through the kindness of ]. A. Spelli'
cy. local passenger and ticket agen,
of the s. p, The Herald has received
an artistic. descriptive and interesting
folder just issued by the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton railway company
The folder contains short sketches
of the cities and scenic and interesting
features of the south and southwest
and many half tone Illustrations Of
places of beauty which may be reached
by the c.. H. e D.. railroad and con-
nections. 1t is entitled Pleasant
Trips to Sunny Lands"
Through the efforts of s. F. Il. Morse
passenger traffic manager, and II. NJ
Mayo. advertising agent. of the At
Iantic system of the S. p, FL Paso Is
included in the cities of the southwest
which have received special mention
in this folder The following is the
kindly mention which the Pass City
receives:
This beautiful city Of 10000 inhab-
itants lies on the east bank of the Rio
Grande On the Mexican side OF the
Rio Grande are the Sierra Madres, a
range of high. picturesque mountains.
skirting the river for a hundred miles
or more. opposite the city lies the only
easy passage through this range. On
the American side of the river tower
the Franklin mountains.
Across the Rio Grande from FL PasO,
with its antique ShackS OF adobe and
bold tracings of semi-barbaric era, with
its ancient cathedralS, and purely
Mexican customs. in juXta-poscition to
the advancement, enlightenment, and
modernized edifices of Ell Paso, is the
city of JuareZ. quaint and old. inviting
;-ta &c raorhod hU a on
minutes drive or street car ride from
the American city, and is a place OF
never-ending interest to the American
tourist.
Side trips from: Ell Paso are plenti-
full The tourist may visit the City of
Mexico with little additional expense.
Many of the towns. mining camps and
ranches of New Mexico, Arizona. and
Mexico. within one or two hundred
miles of Ell Paso, are well worth a
visit of a few days. One of the most
interesting and attractive is Cloud
croft. with an elevation of 5000 feet,
a growing health resort"
Though short. tbs sweet. and the
folder having a national circulation,
will speak these pleasant words about
Ell Paso to people all over the United
States and to some extent in foreign
countries. and will have their weight
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this city one of the objective points of
their itinerary.
STILLwELL ROAD MAY TOUCH OIL
BELT.
A gentleman who is not directly
connected with the Kansas City. Mex
leo and Orient road but who is posted
as to it's intentions and the country
fb xx-I,i oh, will in
sation with a Chihuahua Eenterprise
said:
The reports of great coal fields in
northern Mexico along the proposed
line of the Stillwell road / consider are
without foundation l have been all
along the line with the preliminary
survey and have investigated these re-
ports of large beds of coal and find
that in every instance where they have
for coal along the Rio Gran
de within $50 miles of the proposed
line the result has been disastrous to
those who have undertaken it, At
within 100 miles of the road. |
over 100000 was spent. and the shaft
have all been abandoned and the rails
Of the railroad track which was built /!
have been torn up. On this side of the |
river in the state of Chihuahua 1nuch |
money has been spent in prospecting
Tor coal with equally disastrous re- |
IuIts
Il predict. however, that there will |
,e large oil wells discovered and de-
reIoped in Texas. within 300 miles of
he Rio Grande and firmly believe that
yhen Mr.. Stillwell realizes the extent
nd possibilities of the great immense
racts O foil lands there. he will change
he course of his road to reach it or
yiJI af least build a branch road to it.
his oil is not of the quality of the
Ill found in Ohio and the other eastern
tates. which is used for lighting. but
{ is identical with the fuel oil found
n California.
THE Stillwen road will undoubted-
Y pass through a section rich in min
raj. There are evidences of copper,
cad gold and silver in great abund-
nee Turquoise is found on both sides
# the Rio Grande, in Texas and in
dexico. but in no place in quantities
efficiently large to warrant extensive
TRAVEL WILL BE HEAVIER
R. s. Hair. an excursion agent who
axes people from the central to the
Western states, starting at Chicago,
,ver the Rock Island and landing in
ian Francisco over the Southern Pa ,
life, came in last night on the T. & P.
With nineteen people, four of whom
topped here. To Link and Pin" he
aid:
Commencing next Tuesday all the
Dads running from the central states
westward will put on homeseeker's
ates. of one fare plus 81 for the round
rip. every Tuesday. Then the tour