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Archbishop's garden is beautifully laid out with walks, fountains, arbors, ponds^ 
stocked with fish and trees bearing nearly every variety of delicious fruit. Old 
Ft. Marcy, on a hill in the northeastern part of the city, erected in 1846 by Gen. 
Kearney, was the site of the encampment of De Vargas in 1693. Many other 
places of as much interest might be mentioned. Right over the old San Francisco 
chapel, as it stands, are being reared the massive stone walls of a cathedral, to 
cost $150,000. It is modern in style. Santa Fe is showing signs of contact with 
the outside world, not only in the enterprise of her business men but the architect- 
ure of churches, hotels, etc. The climate of Santa Fe is delightful, its elevation 
of 7044 feet counter-balancing its southern latitude. The soil in the vallies is 
good and produces enormously under irrigation. The Cerillos gold, silver and 
coal mines are adjacent. These mines produce largely of an excellent quality of 
anthracite. 
Passing along, we strike the Rio Grand River at Wallace, an eating station 
of the A., T. & S. F. R. R. and a mining centre. Here the Indians, clad in 
blankets and vermillion, silently offer turquoises, opals, and other mineral speci- 
mens to the travelers at " two bits " each. Morning found us at El Paso, Texas, 
a busy, thriving American town of 3,500 inhabitants, with a visible admixture of 
Spanish and Indian citizens. It is in the midst of a vast sandy plain, but being, 
the terminus of five railroads it has fine promise of future commercial greatness. 
Immediately across the Rio Grande is the old city of El Paso Del Norte, in 
the State of Chihuahua, Old Mexico. This "Gateway of Mexico," though, 
brought into prominence by its railway connections, is still the typical Mexican 
village. The quiet streets present rows of low adobe houses, the windows guarded 
by lattice or iron bars; on the plaza stands a church said to be 270 years old- 
The general offices of the northern division of the Mexican Central R. R. are located 
here, also a custom house and small military garrison ; a weekly paper is pub^ 
lished in the Spanish language, and short terms of the State court are held at 
stated intervals. The town runs down the river several miles, and the adjacent 
valley is thickly settled. There are a number of vineyards in a high state of cul- 
tivation, and under proper management wine-making might become a very profit- 
able branch of industry, for the soil is especially adapted to the cultivation of the 
grape. 
There are no towns worthy of mention between Paso del Norte and Chi- 
huahua. For thirty miles south of Paso del Norte the road runs over a vast sandy 
plain with a scanty growth of mesquite, thorn bushes and cactus. From Sama- 
layuca some characteristic views can be obtained. On both sides of the road 
bold, isolated peaks rise from the plain to altitudes varying from 2,000 to 3,000^ 
feet. These detached mountains form a peculiar feature of the landscape. At 
Candelaria, forty-seven miles from Paso del Norte, the Candelaria range comes 
into full view. At San Jose, seventy miles from the Rio Grande, the appearance 
of the country changes and vast grazing ranges stretch away from the- track on 
both sides ; the Rio del Carmen furnishes water for irrigation, and farming is 
made very profitable. Here a new feature of the landscape makes its appear- 
