The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-25

cofti brfiueH tHe fu"tp heFd"fh
pricen of sheep In New Mckee
were In those days about 70 cent
per head. there being no market
FOR meat. except home use. To gcl
wool out Of the territory was gu
81 question, aE the price was Ho low
u would rot pay FOR nhearinE ths
shenp. and sno market for WOO
either The people VI New Mexico
who owned sheep drove then
eithor to Texas or to California, nns
sold them with very great protli
there In fact. the great wealth OF
some Of the prominent families IL
Mexico dates from this time. M lot
OF California cash came into THU
country from this source. after th'
rush Tor gold IN 1874
Passing the summit of that rang,
We came by an immense basin
cal ed "Stonemnn'H lake" and
near there commenced to descend
the mountains towards Cant
verde Going down we met IA lol
OF Indians probably $50 or more
which were escorted by a detaoh.
ment Of Infantry. under comma nd
uf "a young lieutenant by the name
OF wood and I have no doubt thai
" was u well known General
Leonard Wood, now governor oi
the Philippine Islands. have ne
Idea how much population was al
Prescott IN iS7a. but there was onlS
one open place. with "a row 81
houses ON north thereof and ons
on the west side. M regular street
but among large pine wood tree.
a number 81 houses had been n.
rsRu ariy built. with plenty chick,
ens around.
From Prescott 7 returned ~
company with Henry Hunlng. oI
Los Lunas who had Mr. Mrcarty
the founder Of Mccnrty'H ranch
nov n station on the coast line
driving hls ambulance. Henri
iiuning died only a few month";
ago lie aud Coriden y. C,ooln,
were the first settlers To take ~
that Tine country called the Sho
iowh. which l mentioned above
During tho time attended 4,
my business In Arizona, I lett ~
Bernalillo In charge OF my Htor,
my oldest sister. Lima. the widow
~ T. Weiss ~ Martinez. She Il
nov visiting Bernaii.lo aud I thlnl
she II one OF the oldest ladies q
foreign birth In New Mcyico thi
date. Honorable Francisco prraa
one of the t%-rritory'S former deb.
gates To congress. prevailed upol
me 10 build "A store joining his fin
vineyard and home In the middle q
the town almost opposite tn
Catholic church. He gave me a
an induccment i2O yards OF Ian,
at "a very reasonable price, nm,
there ! built my home aud place o
business.
The frs, thing I did was q
straighten out the ais zag sand.
road which tfaVersod the piece o
aud bought. The many sam
hiiis which had formed on the lam
! ievelcd off evening az therewitl
the many hollow places. befor
planting grapes and trult treca.
mention this fact. because IN.
apparently barron flying sand
proved Ia produce later on. tn
finest, sweetest. and earliest grape.
~ m" country. and many "A yci,
on the 10th day OF August.
picked perfectly ripe musrats
graprH In my garden. I took par
N'NAhN lnAhH W hhlAN u nltt ktAlA
eiod walk through the whole lengt'
OF the garden, and lined Il with
large number OF old peach. plum
cherry and a few apple trees whir.
e out with great care. nne
having dug them out with as man
roots as possible from an Oh
orchard OF u friend. Tho rosu
was To me unexpected The sam
year In which these trees and ais
about zoe grape vines has been ~
out, they were 40 overloaded wit
fruit that they had To be support
ed. n the branches were hreAkin
down with the fruit. General " 4
sherman on hts last Inspection trl
! Il this department stepped At M
place an day Opposite 81 white
} I had built the government station
and also a large amour; OF stabl
room Tor the natl contractor an
owner OF the state tine tNuma
kaymord OF las Crucr=l, Gcncrl
sherman passed about the end 4
september OF cary part ~ Octob,
thar year and he delighted 10 wal
up ana down the pathway % ~
orchard, and I remember him W.
today, when the tail, slightly bet
forward. broad s~houldercd nsa
seemed to enjoy the place Ito w.
a~tonished. when | told him tina
, al these trees and grape vines ha
been the result 81 one year's worl
lie told me Of the early da,
when a. a SECOND lieutenant. ha
been stationed at san ~IserAraln,
aud he thought that my choice
establish myself should rather /
southern California than the arl
climate Of New Mexico In the ev,
ning when he prepared 10 start {,
b he neSf camp with his e.sart ,
the urst caNairs. / scnt him a lars