Kooky Lloimtain Trip 
land so different are the people and the arts and occupations, 
habit's md habitations, their small stature and dark color be¬ 
ing scarcely fairer than Indians. Their rough dress and homely 
women, their small illy f monished, flat -roofed adobe houses, their 
herds of .goats and white backed sheep, and above all their* har¬ 
vesting with sickles and threshing on the bare ground by driving 
sheep an cl goats over the grain, greatly impressed us. One of 
the most picturesque sights I have ever seen was a view from a 
promontory overlooking the valley of the Purgatory. In the dis¬ 
tance was Fishers Peak quite blue ancl indistinct, while nearer 
between the green hills lay the beautiful valley, yellow with 
the rich harvest. ha the foi’eground mm a moot hot-ore sting 
grot# of r do zm or more Mexicans - mm, mt&m and children - 
busily engaged eloaning wheat. The ciroular space had been 
cleared, she grain laid down and tramped out ly goats and the 
straw ruled to one Bide, and nor they were separating the grain 
from the chaff * Two men held a large sieve between them, while 
the nomen and girls carried %e xmcleaned grain in pans or bas¬ 
kets to feed, this primitive mill. a fair Dross* was blowing 
and a go si tie movement of the sieve by the aid of the wind sep¬ 
arated the chaff from the grain, which fell to the ground In a 
great heap that looked like so much gold. The landscape, the 
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houses, the varied costumes of the people and Hie oddity of 
their occupation, fairly enchanted us. Camped by the river, 
which is quite muddy* aai had visits from a number of the to- 
habitants, a greater portion of whom are dogs. Men, women and 
children look like starvelings and are totally without educa¬ 
tion. We were much amused by the herds of goats that came down 
