Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-15

dicial district is trying his fortune IN
1.-THE golden state, but In his place 9th.
ers have come. SO that Clayton Ii now
wen supplied with lawyers o. learn
ing and ability, q necessary part OF
every well organized community.
Banker Hammond. for many years
prominent In Las Vegas. Ia making
OF the First National a solid financial
institution. while It's genial president
In growing In wealth. Carl Eklund Is
demonstrating what tenacity OF pur-
pose and good business sense NAV
accomplish. Beginning M the lower
round OF the ladder he has gradually
climbed TO the top and today he Is
counted among the reliable and sub
stantial men OF this progressive town.
Charley SchIater and Chris Otto are
a part Of Clayton and a large part too.
Beginning fifteen years or more ago.
poor. In the sheep business, they have
stayed BY II. through sunshine and
storm, during good and bad seasons,
until TODAY they are worth near a half
million each. These citizens are fine
examples to our Young men Of what.
may be accomplished by careful. con
~tinnous devotion to business. Mr..
Schlater Ia arranging to establish HIM
self In Denver, where he will spend
about half OF his time hereafter.
Hotel Eklupd Is assuming a pala.
iial appearance. a third story having
been added to the two story stone
structure built by Mr.. Eklund many
years ago. Clayton Is q gay place
socially. Parties. dances and social
entertainments galore. are given by
the people and the hospitality and
good cheer Of the C%laytonites are ap.
preciafed by the strangers within the
gates.
Court time At CLAYTON is always
looked upon by bench and bar as II
of pleasure, for the genial hospitality
extended. relieves from the burden
Of business and drives dull care away.
Union county is enjoying n new
Injury in the form Of z tax collector,
who sApllects taxes. 49,
DAY WooHord." everybody Calls
him dad" eveS since his election
has been having a grand roundup Of
all the delinquent lax PAYERS whose
names appear on the tax lists and
he has added many thousands to the
cxcheGner OF his county.
On the street I met Paz Valverde,
an old.timer and one Of natures
noble men. His many friends win be
pleased 10 know that "Paz' IL making
a great success out Of the Union Com
mercial company, q Of the leading
supply. establishments Of the county.
A region Of surprising interest Ia
found between Folsom and Clayton.
II Is not only a great grazing region
but one Of geological interest.
There are here several extinct vol.
canoes, with well defined craters and
lava on every hand. Evidentally at
some remote period Of the past huge
volumes OF fire. lava and smoke we're
being belched forth from the red hot
mouths Of these monster volcanoes.
Great piles Of volcanic rock have
been thrown out and lie scattered In
mounds here and there.
When these volcanoes were In full
blast the scene must have been very
impressive.
How long ago was this? Was the
country then inhabited? VIII these
dead volcanoes ever assume new ac-
are inquiries that i~nstinctively
arise In the mind.
Here and there are high mounds
with level tops like the table lands be-
yond them. What gives them this
FORM Was the entire surface Of the
earth at one time up to the level Of the
top Of these mounds and his II eroded
as the ages have passed, leaving these
mounds TO tell les Of the long past,
In a former communication, ! men
toned that years ago DIR. Slack had