, 1879-07-29
IN NORTHERN MEXICO,


IN NORTHERN MEXICO.
7r11nsIutkd from the Illinois Sladtt- ZetsLnp.
sororA, Mex, June q, 1871 think I
closed my last letter on the 18th Of this month,
expressing the hopa Of being abba to
start on the next day. But tho Custons-ofl1ccrs
willcd It otherwise We could not begin 10
ship our goods until tho 18th, md then had
10 ioaal on ox.carts, rs 1t was impossible to Oh.
ta,u horses or mules to carry fFrlght to soyopa.
The loading went on fatriy until We got to the
heavier pieces, sttnnQo as 1t may appear,
there are In the seaporktdty Of Guayamas
neither crimes, nor dericlss nor rolls, nor
crowbars, nor tackIc, nor, In fact, anylh,ng 10
nssa. In tho handling OF hcnvy articles. Every
thug 10 lifted by hnnd, and transported on
the bucks Of human beings. The YaqM 1u-
dian. do oil tho loading and unloading, and
llave to carry the heaviest articles On thcsr
backs- After the nrrivs! Of vessel bringing
wine, coffee, lumber, etc., ono may see
twonty or thirty 1nltans march!ng
iii s!ne!c iilc, eaeh Of them
carrying planks' or loGs o. ca easks, .,. On ITS
handled by one man. they tie 1t with ropes 10 a
couple OF sticks, and the bsrrcl is carried ens-
pended between two Indians: as far as the
Gunystnns G ,nigh. be considered tie Paradise of
tho Socialists. However, hnsc not been abia
to learn fhnt the absence Of machinery has
caused higher wages; on the contrary, wages
a day. i demonstrated with eome of tic
businessmen about this state of affairs. and
asked why they did not make so,c arrange
inents to facilitate tic loading md unloading
COSTLY for such things, nnd they were Eettli.E
| on nicely With their present ways, In llc
whole City Of Quaynmas no scales nre 70 b9
found, except = few stnnll movable !" "fa!rbanks,n
nirt, trE1
| pounds. No sca1e WIS 70 be found on which tue
weight of our boiler cou!d bc ascertainod.
! On the 18th Of Jung | suecoeaed ~ getting
bil, tic CnstoM-lIouse officials told nc It voui,
not be ready tor week or more. Unwilling TO
wait for them, arranged With the Consul t.
pay nv I'LL at the Custom-ilouse, and started
II stteasoo,'. s sSa had I hssd wagon drawn BY tws
mules. A Chinese couk, whom We had ongnEcl
in San Francisco, and myself, werc the only oc-
eupants ot tho carriage, which vas ST., loaded dosn y,
Mr. Wcberl!ng, I bad also bought two
snddlc-llorscs, which followed tile carriagc,
iu charge u a Mexican scrvan: who could talk =
little English. Aftcr hayuE taken a leave o.
bark OH tho future grcat city that Huayanas y
confidently expected to become after TIC road
to Arizona Is huilt, aud started on The road 70
ali ny hopes centrc. and to which expect to
deyntc all my enerGies Tor como time to come.
/ believe mentioned fn nv first letter that
trees or shrubs ase not to be met With 10 Quay
belong 10 few little flowers kept IN somc court.
gard l was. therefore, Tory agrecably surprised
when passed The Aurorh Gardens. which were
started many yea1s aeo oy ~ A. 'nGnnnon nnr,n,n
N, Graft bv name. In these gardens is the
spring which furnishes the baEt drinking. ater
to bu Ind In Guayn1naa, whcrc 1t Is sold by the
pail. Here saw several rows w. q cocoa, pam Il,
blossoms. grapevincs, ilgs, and uumberlcss ~
rieties Of Tropical frntts; but ! missed tht
green turf, The picturesque palm tree, tl1e
a e co on TIC naFea sss
soil. Only during the rainy season can The oyt
featt on Ercua lawns and meadows; but, q.
soo, as TINT Is passed, tho soil dries up aud u1s
A ier miles from this city VIC passed tie
Rancho Guayamas, ,-one OF the largest iarms Ii
liz Stats, ain told. Its buildings preaantet
no different aspect from other ranches ! hat
and stpTohouscs. form hollow square, 0r0unt
which nsc scattered Tie novels Of tic farm
hands.
Rancho San Antonio, wheru We halted for tn
| night, John Chinalian aud iatllco, my Alc1t
can servant, got supper, while took lock
the surroundings. The Fnntho Is almost ex
eluslycy devoted sotton.sasi,',G al'a, 10 1nug
quality Ia being obtained The press had hurnesl'
short time 1otore and a,l Aucrlcan machiotst wn
busy putting up new one io msnh NH. dpen sonl
! and towards morning needed all the eosoTn
could get hold Of. .....
: morning. and reached our next s!at,on. "
y ta1,cho Juablito after about SIX hours travel
Sie. Roman Mnytoucro, the Of THIS rancho
waa also tlc owner Of the team bad hired. an
/ wsa to change lIorscs herr. Don lloinnn VA
a home when Ts srvea s9 70 hsa naa no.sn t
= everywhere, since casno oyas tic alexiea
bcraer mot NY eyes In this piase, Tho built
tngs arc sod!y out Of ropari shsy could an not loo
Q derstand 10 ts very wealthy; but he, ike nearl
everybody here, seenls to have lost all Anbltlo
and all sepsc for improvements >.
Don ltonan nut ~ a., appsasa,SG' sqGn atts
: man, with a gray beard. lilo WAS dressed In
:. linen shirt a,t linen trousers. aud wore mns
: pihcent soulbscro On lsis head. His waist w
sneilsled BY syernote ,s,a 1o1,i Mn'sn 1es, ~,
ily-spurred boots completed tho costume ~
> servant. atatteo, hRd to get - an tnscrpFste,
J. ind iu this way met III Don ltoman one OIL y
n itnmcdlatoly ordered refreshments, and ofIere
inc for Beginning glass OF Sp1endld Acssa
10 Wine and son,e watermelon.-tha n'eesL ev' e
II tasted ttAe juice was sweet ai.a talsk X aha 1a
II AZ s lt,tls la,sr we had -
J. EXCELLENT dinner; ntsr which Don R9na9 Rl,, %
bsa p1sps,ed d1t.ntnp t2r S anugt aiterdinper n.p
ID was o'clock boloss l could got away sfo
this smiAblo host. -.
Dt Sons tllno lster, 1t about sunsot, We e1
tto counteted lot OF LRres by tho wayside.'
" giving me . chaneu to uss my gun. tha part!r
T. gitt 81 my Chicago f1ienua- ! brought down
~ splendid piece Of gamc,-a Eenuins uefM
hare, e1cuus that hts cars we're somewhat lorx
10 than those OF bis Gernau relations. ! look
er | utH,n nIy BuccEss Qs q hunter AZ 4 h&rhlnEer