which was a nice little town

{Side note} El. Paso. Texas Pop. 77560 Elevation 3719 feet. 1195 miles from New Orleans

We are 35 minutes late, but we arrived in El. Paso. Texas at ten oclock on time. we here put our watches back 1 hour. this seems to be a good large city. with large railway shops, got a couple of cards. priced Oranges at the station 3 for 25¢. Fred still wears his spats, for style now he says, it must be a style all his own I guess.

Dec 9th. Crossed a corner of N. Mexico in the night and in Arizona this morning. the first place we noticed was Called. Red Rock. the desert looks different this morning. some parts have some of the large cactus standing 10 and 15 feet high, with hills & mountain peaks were ever you look - other parts level desert covered with nothing but grease wood bushes (the only thing they say that keeps green in the warm weather) with grass coming up called Fillerice which looks some thing like a Dandelion and makes good pasture. saw one place irrigated and they had a few acres of Lettuce ready for shipping.

{Side note} Tucson Arizona Pop 20292 Elevation alt 2386. has mild winter climate very healthful

Had breakfast in the diner cost $2.75 but was very good. Went through Mauposa at 820 one of our passengers in our car got off here he lives near Phoenix he says 100000 acres irrigated at Phoenix. by the Roosfelt Dam

{Side note} Balance of Dec 9th on next 2 pages

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