Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-02-16

tam above Trinidad. and he told me it
was just 100 miles away. Here is where
/ man gets grand idea OF the immen-
sity of nature, and of how small thing
man is when among these stupeudous
cliffs and cragS
Shortly after this we saw the Glorietta
mountains IN New Mexico, and 1t hours
after crossed them. We had tram of
. l3 coaches, and 1t was pulled up the
mountain hv of the largest passenger
engines l hay" ever srru-up grad" OF
400 t""t To tn" mile. he lld" thrupGh
/ the N'lorl"tthS was simply awful The
most barren, weird country you can
. m'Elur. The tram would stop at some
4 station with hlEh-S"uudIng name As
. "thhp"lIc. Rivera, etc. and, looking
tor the town, ON" Won q tlud or 10
adobe. houses. but always one with a
I large white cross upon tn" gable, al
ways reminding Us that the mountains
are His. ~
The run from the town Of 'flouctta to
/ Ratoun \. NJ. was the most exciting
/ of any. One drops 2,Nuo tret IN , mixes,
and IT there wcr" reason for the train to
I stop 1t could not to- So Two extra men
are kept on every car tu mHu the brakes
through the courtesy of conductor, |
/ was allowed to stand un the steps OF the
/ Pullman. ana noticed mat on rounding
/ the curves all the wheels were smoking.
! That Is rall-roadlng he eastern people
know nothing about aud which would
break their hearts II they had 1t to con
| tend with.
/ We arrived at Albuquerque, \. NJ ON
/ evening of January 3lst. My first nm
| prcsslons | can scarcely describe. On
stepping OIL the tram heard the sound
of church bells Ginning beautifully,
which cam" from the station, bullt,
rs all are in tins country, after the old
mission style, even to the hrll-towcr,
and from winch issued tn" sound 1t the
'rN"nlug bells. calling the passengers
TO supper, instead of the fIlthtul to
prayer.
Albuquerque is very nice town more
modern than | eNpec ed to find II, but
still retaining many of the western Gus
toms. Gambling Is carried ON openly IL
as in the old days 1t l. nearly tho
last plac" where 1t lSdomc, aud Will soon
be cut ont there so | have been IN
formed.
! he run from Albuquerque to f Paso
was tn" limit. l. Is the most q dior
saken country | have ever seen all of
volcanic origin. Mountains of lava ant
sand. On. II must have been "a hot old
TIM" IN the old town tonight here at
one TIM" But Their" Is also near FL Pa>o
some very fine ranches. | saw more
cattle III one hour than would Till 100
railroad trains.
The city of I'll Pa~o is wonder. 1t is
modern IN every particular. The streets
are straight and from SO t" 100 feet wide
from curb to curb, and here Is ON" OF thu
best sewerage systems IN IN" United
States. The whole clty slopes to tn" RU
Grand" river; the people d" not allow
outside Water-cIoseta and h"l p""s arc
utterly unknown! Every drain and
every nous" Is connected with the sewer
system.
OF course. am speaking of the Am"n-
can city. Ih" old Mexican city Is IA
corker all adobe houses of one story,
with here and there house of tho
weather. MeNlcanS, who make some
pr"tenNlons at grandeur and cleanliness,
but the average Mexican Is "a beaut
tie Is very picturesque III his bright
blanket and wide sombrcro, but do not
90 close to HIM.
Like all Americans who come here, |
tear bent the Sabbath some. do not
know whether did or not. That de
ponds on the point OF view. On Sunday
some trends, Cecil and | went over to