Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-26


River district have many mines aud
prospects. the value of these districts
does not lie wholly In ,heir placer de.
posits. but In the lodges aud veins from
whenc, these placcrs came.
"A short distance southwest of Eliza.
hcthtown stands mountain OF iron.
solid mass of hcmatitC Of superior
quality and carrying scyeral dollars in
gold To the ton
Across the range, about ten miles
west of Ellzabethtown, Is the AmiZctt
mining district. which shows many
mines of high grade ores. rich in cop.
per. gold silver and lead.
From the gateway Of the Moreno
valley our projected line of railway
reached south ana west. crossing the
main range at an elevation at exactly
5000 feet al a point known as the
Taos pass
Before proceeding further il would
be of interest. perhaps. TO relate briefly
a bit of gruesomc history. Our camp
FOR many days. when surveying To- get
across the range. was on the east side
of the pass nj the foot Of the mountain.
"HJre were standing an old cabin
and an outhuilding which afforded par.
tial projection II was learned that
this building was kept by a an named
Kennedy. who pretended To keep a
lodging house. After about two years
in the lodging house business It was
noticed that no person was ever after
ward seen or heard of after taking q
nights lodging with the landlord. II
was also noticed that Kennedy was
very attentive To gardening aud dig
ging about in his little truck patch.
t.t IA.
acquainted with the surroundings. and
a vigilantc committee waited on Mr.
Kennedy early one morning lie was
found afterwards by others hanging
from the IImb of pine. The garuon
was his charnel yard the writer pull.
ed out a femur bone, where il had been
exposed by a wash in the garden soil
There is scarcely a doubt that this
gruesome relic of the SURVEY. was
bone was one OF the unfortunate vie
TINS. DR. j. j. Shuier of Ration has
this bone.
The grade Ia going down the noun
tain on the Taos side is gradual and
easy.
The Taos valley is the most beauti
ful part Of New Mexico The soil Is
fertile. producing wheat. rye. corn, al
falfa, vegetables and fruits of all kinds
This vancy was formerly the Egypt Of
New Mexico, it was the Mecca To which
the whole southwest iourneyod. as
Benjamin Of old to buy corn in years
of drouth and famine
IT is not at all surprising that the
Pueblo Indians located in this beautiful
valley. Every stream on this siue OF
the range is sparkling with abundance
of water
The old town of Taos Is practically
today as IL was centuries ago: to see
the inhabitants toiling in the gardens
and fields. carries MS back To the time
OF Moses. az did the children toll upon
the plains OF Shinar.
Some very old ruins presumably
Pucblos. are To- be seen TO the right
when nearing the main town. There
are no legends as by whom these ruins
were inhabited
AN interesting feature is one of the
old churches OF the Pueblo Indians at
Taos II appears that these Indians
rebelled against the United States gov.
ernment once and but on once in tho
earlier part of the Sos. and took re
fuge in the old church Whereupon
Gen. Sterling Price Eombarded them
with cannon from "A distant point until
the Indians hoisted flag OF truce from
the top of the old church The effect
of that bombardment was in evidence
al the time of u , survey In 1898 the
holes made by the shells were never
repaired
The writer shall never regret the
time when the corps OF surveyors en-
tered the suburbs Of the town. They
were met by all the prominent people
of Tung with ultaaifs "a "a Al
welcome We were foasted and toast
ed. given receptions or entertainments
every night while there This act of
appreciation in welcoming us into
their homes and places Of amusements
was entirely due To the native people
of Taos. for there was but one Ameri-
can family living there AT that time
IL is in one OF the cemeteries Of Taos
whore lies all that Is mortal of Ameri-
cas- greatest hunter trapper. scout and
guide, Xii Carson,
From Taos the line Of survey ran
in a southwesterly course down the
boxed canyon of the Taos river to the
Rio Grande
"A line of railway built over this
route will open up the garden spots
and store houses of New Mexico's
choicest possessions
The entire line could be- constructed
at comparatively smah cost. and on a
grade not TO exceed two and one.half
per cent.
Penltentiary Birds.
sheriff Thomas :. Hubhcil aud Dep
uty Z. y. Newcomer have returned 10
the city from Santa Re. where they
landed the follpWfug nrispugre In tho