We were now transferred to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé Railroad Company. Mr. White, representative of it, who took charge of the Duke and his party, was certainly an admirable selection in all respects, as we had every reason to acknowledge every day and night of the many weeks we were so fortunate as to enjoy his society and profit by his quiet thoughtfulness. Mr. White is one of those Americans--the modern types in all his good qualities of Juvenal's Greek--whom no one, after a short experience of the versatility of their talents--quick, sagacious, bold yet cautious, with a keen eye for character and much quiet humour, full of decision and resource--would be surprised to hear of as candidates for the highest office. He brought with him Mayor Anderson, a railway official who had wide experience of campaigning in the Civil War, and who carried about in his person a leaden memento of battle, which had no effect on his animal spirits, or, I am glad to add, his bodily health; Mr. Jerome, an officer of the Chicago Railway; and Mr. Townsend, correspondent of the _Field_, to the readers of which he is known, under the name of "St. Kames," as the author of lively papers. We left Kansas City at 11.30, in a complete little special train consisting of two luggage and two saloon and sleeping cars, simply perfection in finish, elegance, and internal arrangements, with kitchen, cooking apparatus, dining and sitting saloon, harmonium, tables covered with bouquets of choice flowers, thanks to Mr. Pullman. CHAPTER IX. KANSAS--COLORADO--NEW MEXICO. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé Railroad -- Land Grants -- Farming Statistics -- Immigration and Settling -- Colorado -- New Mexico -- Santa Fé -- Colossal Hotels -- Archbishop Lamy -- The Rio Grande. We have now taken a new point of departure. In a few minutes we are in the State of Kansas (in which Kansas City is _not_, it is in Missouri) and the western world lies before us. We have crossed the great river by a bridge 1387 ft. long, which cost 200,000_l._