1840 «»* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
From Connecticut to California 
Part II. 
Tiie Rocky Mountains. —Several 
miles outside Denver one gets the first 
view of the Rockies that seem to be but 
clouds, but gradually the outlines can be 
traced, and they grow clearer and more 
distinct when the city is reached. Den¬ 
ver provides a free camping ground with 
all conveniences at Overland Park. At 
one time last Summer there were 7.000 
people camping there. A register is kept 
of all cars entering the park. Many in¬ 
teresting drives can be taken from Den¬ 
ver. We went one day on the Lookout 
Mountain drive, which is very fine. 
Buffalo Bill’s grave is located on the 
summit by his request. In returning 
from Lookout we came over the Genesee 
Mountains, which are owned by the city 
for public parks and camp grounds. They 
keep a big herd of elk and buffalo, and 
we were fortunate in getting jf picture of 
the latter. After leaving the mountains 
we came through Bear Creek Canyon, 
along which are many Summer resi¬ 
dences of Denver people. The road runs 
alongside a swift-flowing (mountain 
stream that is famous for trout fishing. 
The Santa Fe Trail. —From Colo¬ 
rado Springs a trip was taken to Mani- 
tou. the Garden of the Gods, and Glen 
Ay re. where the Modern Woodmen of 
America have their wonderful sanatorium 
for the benefit and cure of their afflicted 
members. The elevation is over 6.000 
feet, and the location is such that it is 
protected from the extremes of.weather. 
The scenery is fine all through this part 
of the country but we preferred to. go by 
way of the Santa Fe Trail, as it was 
not quite so mountainous. This road is 
marked in places by boulders, by members 
of the D. A. R. The pass over the 
Rockies, elevation, 9.600 feet from Trini¬ 
dad to Raton, is marvellous. This dou¬ 
ble drive road was completed August 2, 
and is quite thrilling in places without 
even a fence to prevent one going “ ‘over 
the top’ to depths below!” There is no 
danger if one uses caution; there, are 
many of these roads to be gone over be¬ 
fore the end of the journey. Raton, 
meaning Rat-town, is so named on ac¬ 
count of the great numbers of trade rats 
that used to infest the town. They would 
come to the houses taking out food and 
always bringing a stick, stone or some¬ 
thing to replace the article taken. 
A Mexican Town. —The ride through 
the Glorietta Mountains is very beautiful. 
Mountains are not high, but one peak 
after another, covered with a growth of 
pine and cedar. Many Mexican villages, 
with their houses of adobe mud, are passed 
through. There are never any streets in 
the Mexican or Indian village; the road 
winds in and out and around among the 
houses. The. travelling was rough, and 
before reaching Santa Fe we had six 
broken leaves in a spring that had been 
repaired in Raton, which again neces¬ 
sitated the aid of a block of wood to get 
into Santa Fe. Sept. LS was spent here 
to get it repaired. A visit was made to 
San Miguel, the oldest church in America. 
It was built 300 years ago. We also vis¬ 
ited the new museum, which is very repre¬ 
sentative of this part of the country, be¬ 
ing built of adobe, the inside ceilings are 
all of quaking aspen wood. Many won¬ 
derful paintings are on the walls. The 
city is very Mexican in character of 
dwellings as well as inhabitants. The 
line of the railroad is left at Magdalena 
and gas becomes very high before Hol¬ 
brook is reached. We paid 60 cents at 
Springerville. „ . 
New Sights. —Between Socorro and 
Magdalena is the Blue Canyon, so- 
called on account of the very blue-look- 
iug rocks due to the presence of copper 
ore. Mining is the main industry through 
the mountains. The rainfall is very 
light, and not much of anything can be 
raised unless water is available for irri¬ 
gation. Whereas, in the Middle States, 
nearly all tillable land was drained by 
tile, ‘all through the Southwest water 
must be brought to the land to make it 
produce. Wonderful crops are raised 
wherever this is possible. We camped in 
the Petrified Forest, driving around 
through it. It is well worth visiting. At 
Holbrook we spent three days visiting 
friends, and this visit i« one of the pleas¬ 
antest remembrances of the trip, with the 
real Western hospitality that made leav¬ 
ing a difficulty. Before reaching Wins¬ 
low we had our first tire trouble, a new 
tire that was put on at Buffalo blowing 
out beyond repair. This was. the only 
tire trouble during the entire trip. 
The Grand Canyon. —A turn was 
made six miles east of Flagstaff for the 
Grand Canyon, the wonder sight of the 
United States. No one should miss this 
if it could possibly be included in the 
journey. One cannot describe the mag¬ 
nitude of this chasm in the. earth’s sur¬ 
face; no picture can do it justice. The 
ride on mulebaclt down to the Colorado 
River, which takes all day, is well worth 
while, as only in this way can the depths 
of the canyon be realized. After leavng 
the canyon the ride was hard and un¬ 
interesting. mostly over the mesa, which 
means rolling prairie land. The prairie 
dogs are always amusing and certainly 
are numerous. While not half the size 
of a woodchuck they dig a hole much 
larger. None of them exists on the 
desert. 
The Desert. —Camp was made three 
times while crossing the desert. We 
drove through during the day, thermo¬ 
meter averaging 94 degrees in the shade 
of the car while riding, but nights were 
cool. Many cross at night, as they can 
make it so much quicker. When nearly 
out of the desert one comes upon a most 
delightful spring. It is owned by the 
railroad and furnishes 330,000 gallons 
daily to towjis on the line, besides filling 
every engine that goes through. Campers 
are allowed there, and it is a fine,, green 
place to stop after nearly 200 miles of 
desert-mesa. • Lava buttes are in sight, on 
both sides of the desert, and in one place 
these have to be crossed; the rock is very 
sharp and hard on tires. 
San Bernardino. —From the summit 
of Cajon Pass, the view is different from 
any seen before, and here begins the 
macadam roads of California. Every 
tourist is-filled with gratitude to the State 
of California for the fine roads. After 
15 miles one has crossed the Sierras and 
come out. onto the beautiful sight of 
San Bernardino Valley. The weary 
miles of travel, the “bumpy” roads, the 
burning sun, are all forgotten, for each 
mile brings somethii g new to the trav¬ 
eller. From San Bernardino to Pasa¬ 
dena that ride is one continual joy. 
Acres of oranges, lemon, grape fruits, 
walnut and grape, vines greet the. eye 
on every side. And then the flowers of 
all kinds! Wonderful, beautiful Cali¬ 
fornia, that gives us all these things and 
a climate to enjoy them in! One day of 
sunshine follows another. November 
and December are the Winter months 
here in Southern California, for then the 
raiue come, and after that everything 
becomes green; hillsides and valleys are 
a flower garden and it does not need the 
hand of man to make them bloom. 
A Western Home. —We had expected 
to go to Oregon to live, and have located 
in Long Beach only through chance. 
Coming here to look up friends we had 
made on the way out, we found what we 
were looking for, the perfect climate, and 
will make this our home. Long Beach 
has a southern exposure to the ocean in¬ 
stead of a western, which makes it so 
delightful. The trade winds usually 
come up in the afternoon, which keeps the 
air cool in Summer. There is no cold 
weather, possibly a few white frosts dur¬ 
ing the rainy season, but fruits and vege¬ 
tables grow the year round. Potatoes, 
cabbage, peas and many of the hardier 
vegetables are being planted now. Let¬ 
tuce is fine all the time and one need 
never be without a fresh vegetable every 
day in the year. The city of Long Beach 
is making a remarkable growth, having 
more than doubled in size the past year. 
There is no doubt that it will equal in 
size any coast city of California in a few 
years’ time, for it will become an indus¬ 
trial city as well as a city of tourists. 
Real estate is the main industry, there 
being 1.200 real estate dealers, but I have 
yet to see a lawyer’s office. After a real 
estate deal is concluded, the business of 
procuring clear title and deeds are done 
through the banks, which arc heavily 
bonded. Therefore, a buyer, even though 
December 4, 1920 
a stranger, is protected. We made a 
trip to Hollywood. Wiltshire and Ingle¬ 
wood, all of which are suburbs of Los 
Angeles. In Inglewood there are still 
evidences of the recent earthquakes, 
many panes of glass being cracked and 
broken. All places show the building 
activity, but being inland, are warmer in 
Summer but delightful places to live as 
the beautiful homes testify. 
Living Conditions. —Except for 
dairy and poultry products, which are 
about the same price as in the East, liv¬ 
ing is cheaper. Meats, fruits and vege¬ 
tables are very reasonable in price, 15 
large, sweet oranges for a quarter. Fish 
is very cheap and good, being fresh 
caught every day, the finest fishing 
grounds in the world being at Catalina 
Islands, not very far west. Rented 
houses are scarce and high, builders pre¬ 
ferring to sell rather than rent. We 
travelled 4.015 miles; many a tiresome 
day’s ride but it has been worth every 
bump in the road to have arrived in this 
land of fruits, flowers and sunshine! 
MRS. W. E. H. 
Warts 
Can you give me a cure for warts 
around the hoofs of a horse’s hind feet? 
New York. w. b. 
You state a most unusual location for 
warts, but if you are correct in your 
diagnosis the growths should be cut out 
by a veterinarian, if one can be employed 
for that purpose. If not, then apply 
lard freely around the warts and then 
wet them twice a week with dilute nitric 
acid applied by means of a flat stick. 
Remove the scab when that proves pos¬ 
sible. If the growths are red and associ¬ 
ated with bad smelling discharges the 
disease is grease and the supposed warts 
are the “grapes” of that ailment. 
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