Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-08
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Las VEGAS. y. NJ. oct Tie.
nance and las Vegas are twin terms to
the person who has lived even but a
short time In that historic little city.
a few visits TO the many interesting
spots in ana near Las Vegas. a fow
sessions with a grizzled old timer. and
" you have a modcum II mag nation.
there VIII quickly pass before your
minds eye a phantom panorama ~ the
forms and faces ~ men and women
who lived IN those golden DAYS of YES.
teryoar when las Vegas was. indeed.
one OF the real. widcopcn. Wild AMI
vuolly towns Of the old West. ON 10;
now modern. clean. swept streets viii
specially fit before your vision the
becloaked figures ~ the Spanish Dons
Of old OF long haired scouts Of plain
and trail; jaunty iostly soldiers OF the
Custer period. and riding their good
natured way through the motlv ihrong
talwart. carsfre". hrunzcfao"d COW
boys faultlessly CARRIED gamblers.
Eaudily dressed womcn.--all the abau-
don, all the color. all tn r,-i.bloodcd
life ~ the wild and woody" as she"
us,sl 10 be-.
And~sssd timers. mr.. perhaps point
out 10 YOU "a gnarled. weather beaten
cottonwood tree with It's ropc-soarrd
limb mutcly yolc.ng is own eloquent
story Of "n"cktle parties once held uu.
der It's now sombrc shadow. They NAV
tale YOU to the spot where the captui>
Il 1ft -. all
but snatched from IN" hands Of small
army of deputy .Sheriffs by au angry
mUb. They will walk with YOU across
the bridge now separating "old town
and new town over which a thous.
aud mounted whitc.caps. avrngiug fac.
ton Of bitter cattle fucd, once thun.
dcred at the midnight hour and left
dangling from the bridge rail the lie.
less forms OF tIaitorous members
Teddy nj Reunions.
And OH with what bursting pride
will those same oldtimcrs "hark h1ck"
10 that day when personally they shook
the hand ~ tho immortal Roosevelt ~
the time TEDDY" held the first reunion
uf his famous Rough Riders I'm las
Vegas
Rui the story which Immediately
whets IN" curiosity and command, tho
keen attention OF the newcomers 10
las Vegas. is the fascinating tale %
the Italian Hermit
Northwest q Las Vegas there rises
with sudden stark ahruptncss what az.
pears Ia he y gigantic knoll 81 rod.
brown rock Some win hkcn this noun
tain 10 IN" bury head and hump ~ q
giant buffalo others will ask YOU 20
iili your head to one side and catch the
outline 81 a mans face against the blue
rky. The cac". they viii then tOll YOU.
b. Of the old Hermit himself
~ any rate twas On the top ur that
rurk crowned Icak where dwclt fer
many years ~" strange ,hlu.tor
known Ear and Wil, a. the "olc' Her.
init
Back in the days whom America %
west vas very Young there came 90 tho
priests ~ Nth city in sunny italy
Young Roman noblem,n %" was soul
SICK. h. said. of life 90 SIN and plo,d.
~ 10 be- directed 10 some SOLITARY spot
where h. might spend the remainder
OF his ne in pcnnancc. The p tests sent
tho Young man o. America IN tho
states he Joined an uNen-dIawn caravan
traversiug the Indian infested Snnrt
Tc Trait finally after q ne 90 adven-
turc and hardship. arriving IN the httlo
village - las Vegas Agnin b. recount
I'd his story and thr New Mexico par,lcs
cent him on his penitont way Co "yon-
der rock .Crown~l peas fhero The
Young nDbleman mad. his sl,dc. For
wears NO man ever saw his facc lie
lived In e cave on the side 81 the pcsk
Eubs.sting ga herbs and the moat 81
Wild animals slain by his own hands
Begins Preaching.
Came IN. DAY when b. BROKE from
his s.clusion and began preaching Co.
the natlv. SInnish.Amcricsn people
They accepted him ~ ono, and 10 b.
said that a. accomplished much good
among that simpic homsly folk Ger.
tdnly they rev,gel and respected him.
almost 20 tho point ~ worship. This
fact one becomes surer q when one
listens "a rray.haircd Dons with sll
solemnity. rccitc ths Hanv mirscles
performed bv the odd He1nit They VIII
Offer To gui,lo you o. the very top of
tn peak. two miles sh"v" the Jewel of
m, sea. where with his magic wand
tho Hermit struck "a huge rork from
which immediately gushcd forth "a
stream Of living crystal clear. cold
water This IL the same spring incidsz
tally. thcy aver which now bubbles ont
of ID. earth On ~, vc:y TOT - th' "ii
peak And then the natives with great
tside rIi tell you Of how the Uorrit
.Samsonei samson hy killing w..h
his bare hands Inansat.ng mountain
lion They viii direct your gaze up ADD
up 10 the sides q the skyreach.Es can.