Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-31
ARRANGEMENTS IN DETAIL
How the Elks Hope to Go and
Return.
EVERYTHING e

The following letter which has been
received here is self explanatory:
Ell Paso, Texas, July 29, 1902.
To the Quien Sabes of the Southwest:
| take pleasure in informing you h a
the resting, watering and feeding
places have all been selected. The Eel
Paso herd will leave Ell Paso at 9:15
d. m. on August Z. After being fed on
alfalfa they will be escorted to the
train by a magnificent herd of Elks
that range on the Rio Grande known
as brand 1S7. We will unload at the
Duke City on the vast plains OF New
Mexico, due caution being taken that
no wild and unbranded Elks stray
away. The Elks band of Albuquerque
will meet us at the train. AS music
hath charms for the antlered herd, we
will be herded to the Alvarado hotel,
where we will be fed on fodder espec-
tally prepared for us. Here we will be
Joined by a herd of Elks consisting OF
forty of the brand of 461, the pride of
the southwest. Then with flying col
org we proceed to Las Vegas where
we pick up ten fine Elks of the brand
ofs40S, where we fodder" and on to
Ration, where we alfalfa" and as an
aid to digestion we dispense our fav-
orite brand of "Elks milk" between
stations. At Colorado Springs we will
unload on account of h foot sore n
weary animals, and rest six hours, and
mfngle with the great herd of the
Rocky mountains. Here, brothers, we
must use great caution that We don't
stray off with the mountain herd. At
Denver we unload again, as the whole
herd will be foot sore and mighty dry
-twenty-three hours rest, fodder, al
faifa and corr in liquid form. .Musica
gran marcia, Charro suits, hello Bill,
and SHOW we the way to get home"
Out of Denver-'Elks Special" the
plains of Wyoming in four hours, tea,
Elks milk, hello Bill. To Ogden four
hours, and at Salt Lake City we meet
the grand herd of the United States,
and rest -four days or eight weeks. The
herd must remember that they are
fleet of foot and keen of perception, Sc
that they will always be ready with
Mexican Elks milk and fodder fol
weary Elks. Brothers, after remaining
in Salt Lake for three days and having
the grandest time that a herd ever
had, blind staggers may appear in the
herd. 10 Sheridan will be down and
out. Harry Chairman will be looking
for his bull pup. Ogden will be sing
ing "Show me the way to get home
but, Tom Hubbell, ever on the alert
will be there to take care of us and al
he says: Que tome-Como estamos.
Una mas no hace daho. Charles Saw
yer, the heavyweight of No. S16, will
be there with advice. Our secretary
j. H. Adams, e. r., of No. 1877, will see
that we are in good form. Loomis will
relieve that hot and dry feeling hat Il
SO typical of our Rio Grande.
But, brothers, we need not be alarm
ed, as our sickness and dizziness will
be caused by making the circle owe
the Union Pacific railroad.
Brothers, If we are ever able to taxi
the trail back home, we will return
through Glenwood, Canon City ant
Leadvill6 and back to Denver, or II W,
wish we may return by the way Of Cal
ifornia with stop overs, hack to the DIR!
river, the home of the "Quien Sabe."
Later | will tell you of our wonderful
Mexican Elks milk. and its effect on
person, and our rare fodder that onl!
We of the southern climes have tasted
Su querido Hermano,
l.. II. BRYANT.