The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-15

home, and the herds OF cattle and
sheep seem to grow larger. although
the way is strewed with bleaching
bones. One is more and more I'M
pressed with the advantages OF clvl-
lization and what a railroad 'has done
ior this country only recently freed
! from strife between the whites and
Indians, there now remaining in New
Mexico $500 Pueblo Indians, 1000
! Navajos. and 1880 Apaches.
Thus, passing on southwestward,
the pretty town Of Las Vegas IS
glimpsed, then Santa Fe some miles
to the north, and by evening the CITY
of .Alberquerque is reached after
crossing THE Rio Grande. rather small
so many miles from its mouth. This
nroves one OF the most interesting
srops in this unknown country, Tor
the elegant railway MOTEL in lis at
tractive Spanish architecture con-
tains the targets collection OF Indian
relics and products yet seen. Beautl-
ful they are. too. Navojo and Mokl
weavers at their looms. potters at
their clay. silvers1niths and basket
makers at their work, within delicate
snecimens Of bead work. drawn work.
cane carving. burnt leather. and
thousand interesting things. even
model of an Indian pueblo Is ar
ranged with its short ladder leading
% the upper apartment The Indians
themselves are curios!tics to us with
their CAV head dress and short
skirts, and their feet and legs TO the
knee wound about with strips OF
cloth. Some OF these women and
girls were string on the pavemen;
selling the delicious albuquerque
(apricot) for which, fruit the city is
named. and delicious they were. 100.
/ Here some OF the party became ac-
ouainted with Mr.. Perlstein. Of
! Orangeburg county. S. c.. who is N
the newspaper business. and says the
new town of 10000 inhabitants is
most cosmopolitan, though the old
Mexican quarters remain as they have
! for decades. the present generation
keeping up the traditions Of their
fathers.
Travelling all night through rug
ged country, we pass into Arizona,
at Winslow crossing the Little Colo
RADIO river, and leaving to our left
the forest OF petrified wood, the coun-
trv we traverse being still rough,
with scarcely vegetation enough to
support a few cattle, it looks like.
The so oil here is Of volcanic origin.
and not far away is seen he mouths
Of former craters in the mountains.
There are many ranches however,
and brown stone quarrying IS also an
industry, while later in the morning
we reach vast forests or the white
and yellow pine. see the immense
lumber plants and long trains OF
nothing but lumber.
Today for !he first time jack rao-
bits were seen. with ears almost as
long as their bodies. and for days be-
fore on the plains hundreds and hun
dreds OF prairie dogs perched upon
their little mounds or scampc-lng
either and thitner. The COW boys
in their sonlbreros took evident de-
light in ''showing Off for the passing
trains. as well.
Canvoc Diablo. a steep gorge
across which we passed on trestle,
is very impressive, although nature
is inarred by large lettered advertise
.nents upon the face O. the hage
rocks below us. At an elevation OF
7.255 feet the Arizona divide is mark
ed and our course is slowly down
grade until we reach Williams. THE
junction for the Grand Canyon. about
motor power in our engine, and after
spending a short while among the
curios displayed, and looking at
pen of native animals.-coyotes fer