La Junta tribune., 1912-12-07

nbulf 20 III ~ tNF ilAlNs hAA h4hAf ~
see their friends off These practical
iy all travel second class The see
ond class fare is but onc-half or a
trifle more than tn. first class
Joined the crowd OF Indians at the
ticket window and was standing bach
a, some distance when IN. agent dis
covered me and called for me and
sold me a ticket ahead of my turn
The sccond.claSs coaches have a
long seat on each side and a double
bench running through the center
from end to end. the passengers
on the center bench sitting with
their backs towards each other The
nrst-class coaches are seated as
ordinarily, but are none too good or
comfortable"
Although Oroya Is but ,hirty miles
from the continental divide. the eli.
mate and mountains are entirely diff.
f"reut from those just over the
mountain tops 10 the westward. Here
II rains and the mountains and val.
ioys are covered with fine pasture.
and instead Of the brown. gray.
barren mountains nature Is green
with vegetation. althourh not a
tree or shrub ls 10 bs seen Upon
my rrfuu 20 Lima from Oroya. !
rode during daylight from oroya to
The continental divide. distance Of
thirty miles. and saw that part
of nay Journey which Z had passed
over before IH rao ulsht time.
The aHana. was astonishing The
slopes W.rr gentle. rHu valleys broad
and smooth and Hr road not stryp
There H.r. a1 need 0f sar.hbarks.
bu ba .aanu puft.d and drew ua
ulana afH ease anI ar 1 good spaeI
until a. H-af u. s.rv top OF he
Er.ar CaaIE.aus. HH.-. hr grade,
ErnH a and. In a ra places.
rocky u.. E.af . vm have 10 take
b. b1.Er THare s un. short switch.
back within five miles ~ tho uu.
mo- The valleys and mountain sides
furnish tay finest us tura f1r cat
a. horses burms. lllmus and sheep
J saw tllasaniz OF uamas in these
valleys aHd hIth upoI tba mountains.
rrHzIHs IH small burglos. slth1u D.
nmrtimes scattered nr apart on.
url" rarE as nlas a on ra noun
tain s.Ir h'Hhrr Hln fFr tunnel
They I1sr trr b.absr attitudes and
do u.T .lH.n tHr lower s-Ir. .r. arF
H"a1H.r Th,s 1HImHia hare mr..
hafT H..r .1HrrI brEHs. Hfa.
about fHr lr hIrr m.. Irr-
ru .H.ul un.Ee aHd small ntuierf
ho1da nI D.amm mU nmd sg
% nmi1 animal They ar. of uprv
'n'"r black brown. white rau1vsh
and duI 'n solid r7iHrs ana many
a-n srru.d and mHu.H with
combination 0f two or moro ~ tie
ah'F" rHlHrs rbrF lr. gentle. quIak.
s'r1H= and of greet endurance. craze
along fIn a8y %. tIly carry fb.ir
heavy burdens day auar inv. thus
lNlHF upon tho sgl1t froI that Is
found hy iha aa,sIi". although rlsE.
cd over and over again as sarh car
a,a1 plsse..
on" hundred pounds is q fuu load
aud BE- HHs h.en told mo. time and
aH.n char ulma win not cars
ono pound moro. hut uiu Wo down
and rfrs fu move until Ifs load h.
lsh'rH1 fp fHr standard 8uIuiil. inu
p'lH1H This H hut fairy tale.
'r au" 'nml is struuscr than anoth.
'r and one llama ,au and will carry
more than another Thoy have mo-
hnfaH neht by kicking aud splitting
ih" green comforts az their upp.r
H''maehs into the Ia. ~ their enc
my. b' Dec man er beast They
49," not 900 tempered but docir and
Kind, aud many are domostleai,d a.
III" dog They are sharn and mrn.
Hl a coars" long wool They hay.
but on" Md or lamb AT time and
their flesh is used for f,od-a mos,
useful animal In the hiyh mountains
tn" valley Of the Mon,aro has a
considerable fall. bu, looks very gen.
u" when compared with IN. stream.
"f III" opposi'" mountain side Tn.
upper part Of this valley Is narrow
ana tn" mountains quit. .,esp
ooo"sh grass, In the bottom OF
this narrow valley as well M hivh
"p'h IT'S steep mountain sides are
ht''" patches of ground which 4. eul.
"NA'"d by III. Indians Thr..
patches mr." small enough. seldom
more than u half dozen -,nare rod.
In the largest. hut they mr.. no, M
a 1a..