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

view the plateau OF Colorado, with an
elevation of some 1000 feet above
Abe sea level. every mile carrying US
into higher and higher altitude, with
e1ander and grander views OF noun
tain ranges and passes, the twin
Spanish peaks being beautiful tor
miles and miles to our right, and IN
the distance could be traced patches
Of snow in far-away peaks OF the
Rockies.
Passing the alfalfa fields, melon
matches and sugar beet farms the lat
ter growing to be quite an industry
the Ration range looms up before us
with Trinidad the fourth city OF COL
orado. at it's base. This city is the
center of a large coal. coke and WOOL
;ndnstrv immense herds OF sheep
grazing upon the thousand hills. ana
going westward the adobe hats and
Mex;can settlements are first seen.
wretched looking homes tor shit
less looking people. These adoDeS
are low mud daubed houses with tIat
roofs OF the same, and curtalned OF
pncurtained windows as the case may
be In fact We were told that the
Indians are a more thrifty people
-L,-, ,J,ace NeXica1c
The stations and hotels at Trinidad
and other cities are all built in the old
Spanish mission style OF architect
ure. some stone. and some more like
pebble-dash. with a long procession
OF arches. all rooted with the pic
turesoue red thing. the cool depths
of their large rooms and corridors
being exceedingly refreshing, when
we have some moments to wait.
To mount the Ration range required
three powerful engines for our train
of twelve coaches. and the engine
lust behind our car was said to be
the second largest in THE world,
though all Of them in this country
are uniformly large and powerful. 1t
is quite marked, too, how careful is
this Santa Fe road of the smallest
detail that will add security to the
travel, every bar and bolt in each
coach being thoroughly examined
before starting up this steep grade,
and every trestle having guard rails.
besides the best ballasted road eny-
where.
The scenery is indescribale and
many OF the party took kodak PIC
lures OF the moun!ain Businesses. as
our long train of cars wound about
and ever upward, at one time making
right angle in its own length. Then.
down came all the windows. for a
half mile tunnel down grade brought
us out into the territory Of New Mex
ico. Here the landscape is brilliant
Fued. the verdqre clad slopes. the
stretches prairie, the distant ranges
the fleccy clouds against the bluest
of skies. all bringing forth eNcla'na-
tions OF admiration from all / i'd
eTS.
During the afternoon we passed
many small towns with most pic
turesque names. Navajo" being quite
familiar to everyone in the popular
song. but it is little more than any
OF us will attempt to pronounce them
all. Soon after passing between the
steep cliffs the Apache canyon (Which
four years ago. we are told. was forty
feet deep in water) the ruins OF an
old Spanish mission was pointed out
to us. the crumbling walls having re-
sisted entire decay for over a century.
The story goes that the Indians at
tackled this mission in 1900 and mas
sacred tine Catholic sisters and their
children, only one Sister with two Of
the little pupils escaping to nearby
cave. unknown to the savagcS. and
so were later rescued by friends.
This cave is right by the track and
is half hidden now by rhe limbs Of
tree though the mouth appeared to
upon cliff is still another cave con-