The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-30
Letter from California.
Santa Monica. III;


Dear Mrs. Lewis:
1t was just 30 minutes of being the
first of May when [ got out of Kinsley
that night. | awoke at Syracue the
next morning and it was the first time
l had seen the extreme western part of
the state and it seemed to be one
alfalfa field.
Your remark about the nice people
true in my case. Our car was "a
beauty and we had lovely lot OF
people, every one not only good ma
tured but good looking. That is say
ing a good deal, but We had no cross
babies and no one wanted to eat all
the time. The pet of the car was the
dearest little golden-haired girl of
FIVE years named Thelpla Thompson,
who with her father, mother, and two
sisters was going to Los Angeles.
! would not feel that was doing
right if L did not say that we had the
incest old porter on the Santa Fe. |
don't think he shut his eyes day or
night but was on the go for some one
all the time. He said he would rest
when he got to this end of the line
He furnished me camp stool and let
me- ride ia the vestibule nearly all the
way. When~we got 10 the tunnel he
said, every body keep their hands
on their pocketbooks and watches. ~
F WeIgot to Ration for dinner, nearly
| two and half hours late. Here ]
had a reception. the band was out and
| the mayor was out TO welcome the re-
turn of the wanderer. appreciated
this very much. because it is nice to
know that you have friends and to
know that you are missed. Part of
this reception went as far as Las
Vegas with mo and we made arrange
ments to have you come to New Mex
leo and visit me. as you said one
time you wished l had staid down
there. as you always wanted to go to
New Mexico.
We reached Las Vegas just before
snndown and stopped at the La Cas-
tareda for supper. This hotel is GER
tainly a thing of beauty, and I hope
10 the good people of Las Vegas i.
will be JOY forever. Here 1 had to
bid goodbye TO M friend from Ratoi
!: and at once was called "Lhe wide
: by the jolly crowd on the train. a<
they turned everything into n joke.
From LIS Vegas we began the long
uphill climb to Lamy jnncti on, and il
was hard pull for a heavy train and
only ore engine. There is not muci
to see in the way Of scenery in New
! Mexico. After you get over the pass
and leave tie mountains behind YOU
, the country is bare and very dry.
I've had starvation Peak" pointed
, out to- us. II Is 4 peak OF the Giorie, g
mountains where 4 party of white
people were surrounded by Ind IA n
and starved to death. 1tdid not seen
that even a goat could ind enough
Whereabouts to live on. Every one
was in bed long before we reached
Albuquerque and the electric light
were ali that WAS seen o: that town
The next morning we pulled inc
Galiup. n. VI. one minute ahead al
s me. having made up over two hour
| in the night. ] was walking out OF
the platform when the 6 o'clocs
viii tie blew, and saw the sun rise
Ii Was chilly and my golf cape fell
very comfortable indeed. We changed
engines here and then pulled out fol
WINSTON and bre .iktast- This part .
Arizona is not much to look at -;snS
less to speak of. All We saw wer
sand and few Nosi indians wht
looked as if they had not had y hatl
< since Lincoln was 3ssAssinsted. "
made only few stops in this part {.
the country; stoppeG . few minutes &
Holbrook which il town of san
aad Indians. or seraRes more san
and more Indians aud fe~ viii.
people, bat not enough to have .s
s prhlicsa caucus in kiusisy. though
ouly takes one.
Winslow is princ;pslly q raiIroa
town and there were dozens of It'll
IIrdians selling petrifsd wood an
ruSie, the latter theysclain are fona