The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-04-13
TH0USAND-MILE RIDE
LONG rRlP. WITH HEALTH AND
PLEASURE THE oBJEcTs.
Correspondent Writes o. Journey In
Texas n Mexico With a Party az
Guests Of the Southern Pacific Rail-.
road.

ellison wtiiett. special correspond.
ent OF beslie's Weekly, writes enter
tainingly OF a thousand-miie horseback
hunt In Texas and Mexico with a party
as guests OF the Southern Pacific rail.
road. The members OF the party rep
resented twelve different states. AZ
saainas, Mexico. he says:
"over half Of the thousand-miIe jour
ney has been completed-and the fell
lows who are here for their health are
now hard as nails: those who came
along with an appetite for pleasure
are well-nigh satiated; and the sports
men have brought in. day after day.
incredibly huge bags Of ducks. geese.
rabbits, squirrels. and no end Of small
game. not to mention big hauls OF
deer. bear. wild turkeys and FISH. All
Of which is due TO about the most
healthful region in the Union: to a
section Of country where pleasurable
diversion is e~ternally It hand, and to
a territory that is literally a sports
mans paradise hitherto untrod and I'M
shot and unfshed."
Mr.. wilett bestows a deserved
eulogy on the splendid hospitality OF
the Southern Pacific and the hearty
welcome accorded the party in south
ern cities from New Orleans onward.
Visitors to southwest Texas will not
need to be told of the really marvellous
work lone by the Southern Pacific in
building up that section OF the coun-
try. Mi. wnlett says;
Then we again boarded our train
and railroRded on for the most OF a
day. through a country In which the
Southern Pacific has caused a blade OF
grass-not to speak OF stalk Of corn.
cane or sugar. and blossom OF cotton
to flourish where none grew before
Thirty miles farther inland-on the
San Diego river-we made our first
camp in Mexico. After that our
camps we're from twenty to fifty miles
apart. And thus We have progressed
on our thousand-mile horseback hunt.
passing through strange villages and
seeing queer peon customs, visiting the
headquarters OF mighty ranches OF q
million acres, where the owners escort
ed IT'S to the front door with six hun
bred white horses. or six hundred
black horses, or six hundred bays. as
the case might be, and having all
sorts Of diversions of big hunts. and
witnessing many kinds Of unique
sights in primitive and quaint old Mex.
leo.
'Our first three or four camps were
made on one OF the largest ranches In
the world-the Trevino ranch Of i,000.-
900 acres. OF this great ranch-as
big as a New England state-as IN all
the other great ranches we have tray-
ersed. the Southern Pacific manage
ment obtained all hunting and fishing
privileges.
1t was on the great Trevino ranch
that the healthseekers OF the party
first discovered that they we're get
ting in Mexico exactly what they had
come fora new constitution. The
sportsmen OF the party. too. we're out
late and up early on 'the chase that
pleaseth.' The motto always was 10
kill only such game, however plentiful
il might be, as was actually needed for
consumption al our table. for the
Southern Pacific stands for the kill
ing OF game for food only"
Many interesting stories Of the dis
trict traversed are related by Mr.. VII
lett. He concludes:
Thus on this trip every promise
made by the Southern Pacific railroad
has been kept to the letter-just as
similar promises Will be kept on the
second annual thousand.mile horse
back hunting party already talked Of
for next year"