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S alt ill o, S und ay, Se p. 23-1906
Set up at 5.30 to catch the 6.30 train for
Laredo. Had rained much during the
night and all the day it threatened and the
clouds hung low. Consequently saw little of
the lots and secured but 2 pictures and
these with have no great value.
Five miles south of Saltillor is the
Buena Vista battle filed. While I did not see
it last night, it is evident this morning that
the "Bad lands" scenery is due to dissecting
of one of the modern adobe mesas. It is also
made from are farther south than Buena
Vista to Saltillor.
The dam grade continues from Saltillor
through a rolling country - a small valley -
surrounded by low hills in which the Cutaneous
rocks all lie at low depth. As we approach
Ramos Arizpe (9 miles n.w. of Saltillor) the hills
become more and more prominent and the
railway descends through narrow gulles.
Soon the valley material begins to disintegrate
and the road runs through a constantly
narrowing gorge. In other words the material