El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 114, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1900 Page: 4 of 8
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EL PASO DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY MAY 16 1900.
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Link and Pin.
CHARMING
CL0UDCR0FT
Its Beauties
Set Forth
By! J.
And Wonders
In a Booklet
A. Eddy
EL PASOANS' PARADISE
An Ideal Spot For Recreation. Only
a Few Hours From El Paso All
tbe AdvantaaesOf a Town With
None Of tbe Discomforts.
The Alamogordo Improvement Com
pany has Issued a charming bookie
describing Cloudcroft and tbe cloud
rllmbing railway that leads to it
Besides being remarkably well writteD
and entertaining in its description of
tbe beauties and wonders of this
enchanted region of the Sacramento
mountains the little book gives defi-
nite and practical Information to all
who may hope and plan to yo there
to the gneet who desires to run up for
a day or two to those who propose to
summer there to those who want to
build cottages or buy up acres of the
forest to hunters who desire to fro
camping and to tradesmen who want
to go Into business there.
Of Cloudcroft the bcok says: For
many years hunters prospectors and
occasional intrepid campers had
brought mo&t fascinating accounts of
the grand and delightful Sacramento
abiding plaoeoan be found under the
sun.
The cloud ollmblng route from
Alamogordo is marvelous both for the
wonder of the possibilities of engineer-
ing and for the beauty of the scenery
of the Fresnal canon and its fir trees
of the white sands of far off and near
by mountain tops and of valleys far
below. The observation cars permit
one to have unlimited and unhindered
view of it all. The acoount of a view
rom the oar just after leaving Alamo
eordo and before reaohing La Luz is
alluring.
"Very soon we are looking back upon
a bird's eye view of the town and. to
tbe west far out on the plains appear
tbe world famous white sands that
vast billowy bed. of snow white granu
lated pure gypsum forty to fifty miles
in length by ten to twenty miles In
width while in the baokground fifty
miles across the plain stretches the
western border of the Tularosa Valley
here called the San Andreas Moun
tains.
"This will be the background of the
grand panorama soon to be before you
along the dizzy heights of your moun
lnclimb. Tae ploturesque little hamlet
of La Luz (the light) Ilea Immediately
at the mouth of tbe canon with its
wealth of verdure of cotton woods
orchards and vineyards. An abrupt
turn brings us at onoe Into the canon
a narrow precipitous valley hardly
more than wide enough for the rail
road creek and wagon road-"
From Toboggan on is the steepest
part of theollmb. "Cloudoroft is only
about a mile beyond but is likewise
nearly a mile above. The valley is too
steep to follow further and too narrow
in which to turn with even a 30 degree
curve so we simply "swltoh back" to-
ard Alamogordo but all tbe time
climbing up up on the side of the
mountain until we are looking far down
RECKLESS EN6INEER
A Feat That Falls Little Short Of The
Marvellous
A Walaenburg Colorado letter says:
Wade engineer of liio Grande
passenger train No. 116 from Alamoea
to Pueblo performed a feat yesterday
which falls little short of marvelous
There was a large washout just east of
the La Veta. Tbe track was covered
waist deep with water. Wade had
Instructions to stop at tbe washout
and if dangerous to back his train to
La Veta and wait until the road was
cleared which would have delayed the
train twelve hours.
Tbe brave engineer stopped at the
edge of the rushing water then
opened wide the throttle and like a
skater on thin ice dashel over to the
other side and safety. Tbe tracks sank
under the weight of the heavy train:
the water washed the top of tbe wheels
and through It all tbe passengers
remained unconscious of how near
death they really were. The west
bound train was not so fortunate. The
water had washed out all the ties and
gravel by the time they reaohed tbe
place so the train was backed to
Walsenbure and held for eight hours
while Roadmaster Heohler and a large
gang of section men repaired tbe
track.
No Overall & Sack Coat so good as
"Sweet-Orr." We have them. The
Union Clothing Co.
FRESH
BUTTER
25c LB.
EGGS
mil
It
15c Per Dozen
AT
W. N. CARL'S
Fancy and Staple
GROCERY HOUSE
Telephone 158
Francis Btiildlno Crosby Ave.
to-
Han-after
from
pens
THE FISH ARE HERE
Tbe Consignment Presented By the
Fish Commission To tbe Sierra
Madre Company Has Arrived
And Been Sent Down tbe Line
The consignment of fish secured bv
the Sierra Madre lice from too United
States Fish commission to stock the
Pled r as Verdes river near Casas Gran-
des arrived yesterday. They were
taken down the line this morning by
Gen. Traffic Manager J. T. Logan ac-
companied by an employe of the fish
commission who came from Washing
ton In obarge.
The Intention of the Sierra Madre
line is to have near El Paso as fine a
fishing resort as any one can desire.
Tbe Piedras Verdes river ia one of the
prettiest in the picturesque Sierra
Madres. It rolls through deep rocky
mountain eorgea and canyons for a dis
tance or izo miles and win make an
ideal resort when well stocked for the
disciples of Isaak Walton.
Mail orders for 'Sweet-Orr" goods
receive our prompt attention. The
Union Clothing Go.
ECKMAN WINS
' His Suit For Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars Against the Mexican Cen
tral
j. w. boitmsD the fruit dealer on
San Antonio street Is receiving the
congratulations of his friends. While
employed as a freight conductor on the
Tamplco branch of tbe Mexican Cen
tral he was knocked off the caboose of
his train by his head coming In contact
rltb a projecting rock as the train
was moving through a partly darkened
tunrel. He fell between the cars and
hi left arm and leg were mangled.
liCkman engaged tbe servicea of Pat
terson & Buckler to institute a damage
suit against the railroad company and
he was awarded a claim of fifteen thou
sand dollars. Tbe railroad people ap
pealed the case but he has been in
formed by bis attorneys that the claim
has been affirmed at New Orleans and
ne la a happy man today.
THE BRIDGE FIRE.
depots will leave for New Orleans
night for a month's visit.
Frank Foes pumper at Fort
cock has returned to his duties
several days' lay over in this city
Seventeen cars of vouocr steers
Mexico are in tbe Santa Fe stock
and will leave today for Kansas where
they will be fattened for market.
J. De Sausaurers. an expert tele
grapher from Memphis Tenn. is In tbe
city being a guest of Mr Lyle.manatr
er of the telegraph department G. H.
H. W. Wood genial Harry as he is
more favorably known is back again in
tbe li. H. offlCfl dolnir tho "Owl" a."t.
and driving obnoxious students off the
wire.
About fifteen head of steers in the
Santa Fe stock pens have died and tbe
Mexicans in that vicinity have skinned
and dressed them and now have a good
supply oi meat.
Three pumps were placed In the
Santa Fe well yesterday to remove the
water so tbe workmen could tro six feet
lower but the flow was so great that it
ran In faster than they could pump it
out.
S. A. Thompson a telegraphic star.
left for Molone Texas last night to oo-
cupy the aeency there made vacant bv
Mr. McKellar formerly manaeer of the
ui faso office of the G. H.Mr. McKel
lar being transferred to Fabens.
General Manager Nichols of the
Northeastern spent a couple of days
last week with the surveyors on
the proposed route of the extension to
H.1 Paso. The party is about half wav
to El Paso working- the heaviest grade
of tbe road where it passes between
the Guadalupe and Sacramento moun
tains south of Weed. Albuquerque
journal Democrat
QPECIAL QFFERI
Cloudcroft
Cottages
In order to make Cloudcroft within the means of all and
the great Summer home of tbe southwest all Interests have
combined in offering tbe following extremely low prices on
railroad fare board and building material viz.:
Round Trip Tickets no limit $ 5 00
Board per Week.i 7 00
Common Lumber. .. 14 00
Flooring 18 0O
Shingles 4.00
Prices on building material hold only untllJuly 1st 1900.
The pavilion is now open Mrs. A. Holm Proprietor. Map of
Cloudcroft plat on exhibition at "White Oaks" offices or at the
grounds. Low prices and easy terms for lots. Receipt of one
railway fare of tbe purchaser will apply on his payment of lot9
Note the unique feature in the deeds that gives tbe control and
ownership of Cloudoroft to the property owners. It will become
YOUR CLOUDCROFT
This feature and its natural attraction will make of it the most
popular and greatest Summer resort on this continent. Ask
for the beautifully illustrated Cloudoroft pamphlet.
Alamogordo Improvement Co.
Alamogordo N. M. - or - El Paso Texas
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Manager Mudge's Car.
Private car number 216 has just been
turned out or the Santa r e shops atTo-
peka and is said to be one of the finest
and most convenient cars on wheels.
The dining room is placed in the cen-
ter of the oar instead of at the end.
Tbe car contains two state rooms each
with four berths and eaoh state
room has its marble ba'ln coonec
ed with both hot and cold water tanks
The car Is tatted up perfectly and has
an or me latest maccicery for regis
tering speed caucino- air etc The
Santa Fe baa a reputation for its fine
private cars and this is the best one
now on tbe Santa Fe. It is for the use
of General Manaeer H. U. Mudire.
Sweet-Orr" Trousers are tbe 20th
century leaders. For sale by the Union
Clothing Co.
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Delightful
Refuge
From
Hot
Weather.
The Montezuma.
Las Vegas Hot Springs New Mexico. Altitude 6767 feet; cool moun-
tain climate attractiva forest scenery floe hotel medicinal baths
medical attendance.
The most perfectly equipped health resort In the Southwest.
A positive oure for rheumatism internal disorders neuralgic affections
and incipient tuberculosis.
For particulars address
W. O. GRccNLcAF Manager Las Vegas Hot Springs N. M.
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N. M.
THE RIO GRANDE WET
A QUESTION.
Miss Passe "Would you love me just as much without my money T"
Reginald "Just a.3 much darling."
Mountains lyln? a distance of about
fcuadred miles beyond tbe dry burning
desert sands northeast of El Paso
Texas. For years the land had been
withheld from settlement by the
government -pending its being made
a forest reservation and altogether
it was one of the most isolated and
least known localities In the United
States. But by the spring of 1899 that
monstrous nineteenth century
eivillzer the railroad had crossed
those desert sands scaled tbe .summit
of tbe mountains burst the veil of
obscurity christened Cloudoroft and
kef ore the deer squirrels and birds
aad learned to fear man their forest
silence was broken by tbe olick of tbe
telegraph instrument the merry
laughter of children and youth and the
joyous revelry of the dance of a gay
tommer resort. Ail this within a
twelve month. Such briefly records
tae nativity and debut of Cloudoroft.
It ia decidedly new fresh audsparkling;
Nature's realm with forests primeval
eid deal logs and undergrowth still
obstruct the deer trails and the
earpet of the glades ferns mosses
aad wild flowers Is still unsullied and
aoorushed.
There is an entertaining acoount of
Alamogordo the town whose birth
was something like Minerva's who
sprang full grown from Jove's brain
This town sprang into full growth from
the capital and brain of lta promoters.
The town itself is of Interest as ex
emplifying the possibilities of our
modern civilizing institutions or what
enterprise and capital can accomplish.
ine town tract was opened to t-e pub
lie June 7 189S. At that time there
was not a resident in the entire town
ship nor had the government evm
surveyed the land. In September 1899
oennus showed 1500 inhabitants; as
otwplete a system of waterworks as
uy city; electric lights; a first -class
hotel with every modern improvement;
two nstSem saw mills each of 100000
feet daily capacity an ioe factory;
large brick blocks and elegant residen-
ces; graded streets; eight thousand
growing shade trees and park a mils
losg;and what is of particular inter-
est to the traveler the finest -depot in
tbe southwest. It is the county seat of
the new county of Oteroand about to
ereoc a 930000 court house and a $15-
900 school building. Everybody ad-
mires and falls in love with Alamo-
gordo and with a few years of age
when her trees and new orohards and
vine yards bordering the town beoome
grown no more beautiful or delightful
on tbe track in the deep narrow valley
below Toboggan. Another "switch
back" and we are again climbing the
side of the mountain headed toward
the east and the grand divide ot the
Saoramentos. At Bailey's tbe grade
"runs into the ground" again and we
cross the valley with another mule shoe
curve as at Pinto and climb along tbe
other side of the valley going in the
opposite direction. From here to Cloud
croft the view is not oonfined to any
one point but always grand sublime
and absolutely indescribable. Im
mediately before us mountains covered
with dense forests; immediately below
the beautiful valley of the Upper Fres
nal with tbe bird's eye map of the
road and our wanderings while In the
distance and far beneath us tbe great
white ocean of white sands bordered
by the San Andreas range of moun
tains seventy-five miles away and still
beyond occasional peaks west of tbe
Rio Grande two hundred miles or
more distant."
With all of its heavy grades and
doubling curves the road is absolutely
safe. The engines are the most power
f ul built and tbe air pumps are the
largest made. The air water steam
and band brakes and the double air
line make accidents lees usual on a
mountain road equipped like this with
eternal vigilance against accident
than on one where less care Is neces
sary and vigilance Is relaxed some
what.
The forests and flowers and views of
Cloudcroft the continual May day at-
mosphere the cool nights when the
wood fires blaza on the hearth; the
life in tbe heart of the forest'and yet
ith as comfortable beds and as good
meals as in the city all are very entic-
ing. El Paso is fortunate in having
such a pleasant resort so near. Trips
and parties and excursions to Cloud
oroft will be the order of the coming
summerand health happiness and the
wisdom of tbe forests will be the pro-
It of the journeylnga.
Opportunities for trade and business
are not lacking there. A part of the
rreat tract has been set apart especial
ly for business purposes. Livery stables
stores butcher shops and tbe like are
already established and North Cloud-
croft affords all the advantages of the
ordinary country town. To those who
would make camping excursions for
fishing hunting or visits to plaoes of
interest the field is almost unlimited.
Cloudoroft will be the breathing
spot of the southwest the summer
home of the people of its cities.
Holding Up Freight And Delaying
tbe Trains.
No less than 300 cars of freight of
ail kinds are tied up in the G. H. and
T. & P. yards on account oftbeob
structlon brought about by the burned
bridge near Flcdlay. Amon? tbe
delayed loads are many cars of perish
I able stuffs that will be a dead loss to
the shipper
Incoming: trains from the east are
still coming late irto El Paso and
transferring at tbe destroyed bridge
is yet in operation. The officials.
I however contend tbe difficulty will be
straightened out some time today and
trains will be moving on time again.
Supt. Martin is superintending the
construction of a temporary structure
to De erected out is expected In El
Paso this afternoon.
Believing there is nothing too gocd
for our customers caused us to pur
chase a full line of "Sweet Orr's"
Union made Trousers Overalls and
Sack Coats. The Union Clothing
uo.
Out On a Trip.
Gen. Manager John P. Ramsey of
the Sierra Madre line has gone down
the road and is out on an extensive
trip in the mountains. The object of
Mr. Ramsey 'e trip has not been di
vulged and at the general offioes of the
Sierra Madre line nothing could be
learned but it is understood that he is
headed towards Sonora and is troincr
over the line of the intended extension.
No Corduroys equal to ' Sweet-
Orr'e" and they are Union made
and fully warranted. The Union Cloth-
ing Co.
Sparks From tbe Engine
The G. H. was five hours late today.
O. O. Holman oiler on the Santa Fe
Is laying off.
The Santa Fe pay car has not ar
rived yet. It was due hera Monday
last.
Fruit is passing through daily on the
S. P. from California to points In the
east.
Mrs J. A. Merrill and party of four
are among the initial summer tourists
to proceed to Cloudcroft.
G. W. Conley. first trick disDatcher.
G. H. depot has resumed his duties af
ter a well spent vaoation.
E. J. Hartman superintendent of
the Chihuahua division of the Mexi
can Central is in this city.
Mrs. Rayner wife of the popular
epeolal offloer at the S. P. and G. H.
A Good Flow At Albuaueraue. And
El Paso Will Get Some Tomor
row Or Next Day.
Special Dispatch to the Herald.
Earlham N. M. May 16. A three
foot rise in the Rio Grande occurred
here about two o'clock this morniner.
That Is the river that has been dusty
is now quite damp. ou may expeot
the water to reaoh El Paso about
Thursday evening.
News from Albuquerque says the
river there has been augmented by
later rainfalls so taat tbe present
stage of the river here is likely to be
raised within a few days.
Even the present flow will provide
considerable surplus while It lasts.
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Texas.
B. MOKSE Pass. Traf. M
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T. E. HUNT Commercial Agent Cor. San Antonio and Oregon Sts.
Bell Brooks Captures A Fair Daugh
ter Of Las Vegas
When Bell Brooks returns from Las
Vegas Friday morning he will be ac
companied by a charming bride. Bell
is the son of Manager Brooks who
looks after the destinies of the West-
ern Union Telegraph company's in
terests in this city and is a popular of
ficial with his numerous patrons. The
young woman is Miss Margaret Wertz
of Las Vegas New Mexico.
Mr and Mrs Brooks will make their
home In this olty at the residence of
Manager Brooks. Bell is occupied In
the Western Union office here in the
capaoity of operator and is well
known.
Work Begun
The new building for the chamber of
commerce next to the herald orace
is actually underway and it is expect
ed that in six weeks or less the cham-
ber's new home will be ready for use.
The Woodman circle will give a so-
cial and interesting program at Con
ductor ball Tuesday evening. May 22.
Admission 5 oents;oake and Ice cream.
The public invited.
You will literally "miss a picnic"
if you fall to hear the Sylvan Serenad
es tonight.
Steam dyeing and cleaning works
Brosey.llO Mesa Ave. Phon. 382.
See the beautiful line of aluminum
goods at W. A. Irvln & Co.'a.
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