El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-29

Some Named for Men; Oilers
for Some Local Character
istic.
THREE Ell PASOS
IN UNITED STATES

A LMosT everyone in FL Paso
~ knows that there is another city
\ Of that name in Colorado. so
called from Its location in Ute pass Not
SO many. perhaps, are acquainted with
the fact that there is a third FL Paso in
Illinois, thus named because it Is at the
crossing OF two railroads.
Among other cities and towns in
Texas Abilene is named from a
province IN ancient Syria. meaning
grassy plain Lampasas is q Spanish
word. siSnifying water lily Can
delaria is the Mexican term for a kind
Of branching cactus; and Garlic
Springs gets its title from the Spanish
word carrizo. which means common
reed grass" The name Cisco is not
derived from the indian word for oily
trout" as II is in other states; II was
given in honor Of John J. Cisco, an
early settler. Waxahachie IS an indian
| name. given by them on account OF
the great herds Of cattle about the
town meaning "cowtown-'
Towns Named for Men
George NJ Dallas would be forgotten.
probably, as having been vice presi-
dent under Polk. if it were not for the
great city which bears his name CAL
weston likewise keeps green the mem
| orv Of Don Jose GaITez. viceroy OF
/ Mexico ard proclaimed king by the
people In 1877 Brownsville commen-
crates the death Of Maj Brown. who
was killed at that place at the be-
| ginning Of the Mexican war, and FeTr
Worth honors Gen Worth, prominent
| in the same conflict War heroes have
| also been remembered IN the titles
! of many counties Thus Zapata coun-
ty bears the name Of a Mexican colonel
who assisted the Texans in the fight
| for Independence; Zavalla county hon.
ors Cen Lorenzo De Zavalla, a Mexi-
/ can who fought for independ ence and
who afterward was vice president Of
| the Lone Star State: and Deaf Smith
/ county has for It's designation the
4 playful nickname Of a noted indian
| fighter Bexar county compliments
! the duke Of Bexar, Spanish nobleman
of eaSly days
/ New Mexico Towns.
In New Mexico names OF Spanish
| origin predominate Taking cities.J
A1amogordo means large poplar" or
large cottonwood" Santa Fe IS a
| phrase transIating holy faith" Rim
| con signifies corner" and Ration IS
| the CastiIlfan for mouse" a mountain
nearby representing a rat or mouse.
! Among applications OF plural form
may be mentioned Mas Vegas. "tns
plains" or 'the meadows" Las Pa1o-
! mas. '.the doves" and Las Galiinas.
/ the hens and by suggestion the cow
ards" BernalilI0 was called for a
resident Spanish family; but Albu-
! querque, curicus1y enough, Is not
Spanish. but Latin. having been named
for the duke OF Albuquerque a
Spanish nobIeman who visited It from
1903 to ITO. and whose title was de-
rived from two Latin words. albus
Among towns named by Americans
are Roswell which takes the first
name of an early postmaster, Roswell
Smith: Belen. named for a battle in
the Mexican war. and Artesia, word
I coined from '-artesian." an apt COM
pliment to the source OF it's prosperity.
Turning to mountain ranges. Sacra-
mento is Spanish for sacrament
MegolIon from the same tongue.
means parasitic or hanger on" but
Organ is English and has references
to the supposed resemblance OF the
mountains to the pipes OF an organ
The Pecos river gets its name from
The PecOs indians. who had been
taught by the Spaniards to herd sheep.
the designation OF the. tribe coming
from the Latin word pecus. which
means flock The Hondo. q tributary.
| is well named. as 1t signifies watering
place"
Titles Of Arizona Towns.
In Arizona place titles are not so
markedly Spanish. many indian de-
| rivations being found Thus Tucson is
from the indian and means black
creek" Yuma. meaning sons OF the
river IS taken from the name OF an
indian tribe. as is also Maricopa- ella,
a very common name in the territory.
is Spanish, but the meaning has been
1 - L. F-r~
word nogal. common walnut tree"
Among English names. Flagstaff ee1e-
/ brates the raising OF a flagpoie on the
fourth of July at that place by a body
of immigrants: Prescott is In honor
OF the illustrious historian OF the Mex
lean conquest. and Phoenix is pleas
| ing reminder that the capital city Is
Of new birth amid ruins that are
| prehistoric
Calsfornfa's Spanish Names.
California has a wealth Of Spanish
| titles The old missions have con-
tributed a number, as San Bernardin0
and San D'egae Pasadena signifies
crown OF the valley" Alameda means
| promenade" Temesca1 is a name OF
| doubtful value meaning sweat house"
I The death from starvation and thirst
that overwhelmed party OF immi-
grants cnristened the famous Death
/ valley. while Mohave. the name of an
other equally noted desert. comes from
/ an indian word meaning three hills
! Cen Jesse L. Reno. the noted indian
fighter. and Kit Carson, the scout. are
! honored by cities in Nevada. In Utah
are found many biblical illusions. such
as Moab. Joseph, Goshen. Paradise.
Nebo Hebron. Jerico. Ophir and Mt
Carmel. Several towns bear the names
or Christian names of leaders Of the
Mormons as Brigham. Woodruff. Can
nonville and Heber Characters from
the holy book Of Mormon are called
forth TO do duty as place names. one
town being called Nephi and another
after Lehi. the father OF Nephi-
In Wyoming the famous Powder
river is so called on account OF the
dark colored sand along its banks.
the Bighorn river takes the common
name for the Rocky mountain sheep
Laramie the home Of that genial hu-
norist, Bill Nye. was named from a
French trader. Jacques Laramie. and
Rawlins for James a RawlinS, secre-