, 1879-07-14
HESING.


Froin the E4iHatf !Staata- zrifanp.
aUAYAMAe, West Coast Of Mexico, June 1G-
When / left Ch1cneo promised, Ut the urgent
request Of many friends, to give from timo to
ttlnct through letters to the newspapers some
account OF my movements atstl experiences. 1
should have done 30 before this, but hayc been
too busy: md niy friends holc, will forgive
mo when assure them TINT only lack OF leisure
kcpt the from fulfilling my promise sooner.
Tn tho seventh dny alter our departure no
arrived In Sn1 Frnncisto Ut that city I suw
but little this tunc. had to attend 10 60 large
nn amount Ut business Tint could lot even
hud time to ca1l oil some of the acquniptances I
made when tlcrc before. After wo 1nd mndo
ailfour purchases mn, Rllfppcd onr machinery,
wo decided to 60 overland. BY wny Of ArIzonn,
TO eon9ra. instead Of by steamer as YRS our
original intention. For VIC had some business
with the Gorernntcnt III fIermosll1o, and be-
sides, lonacd for t!,v chance to traycl through
Sonora from its northern boundary to its SOUTH
crn frontier Of, tic puclAc coast.
Leaving san Francisco on the afternoon Of
MAY 70, We arrived tho following AFTERNOON ut
Lua Angeles. Cal, where we made d stop OF
about All hour. We there enjoyed some excel,
lent ornnges, Of Which there las heeu good
crop this Bcupon. From nil over Southern Cali
.e 49, 1T.,.a .'as 10 su4oosu ~ Fa''ouS
p,tts IT,. ~ Nv or'tso ,'. e'ases os ,n' ln'lon'
We reached Fort futua on tic morning Of tho
9lst Of June. This place hae lost considerably
by the extension Of tic railroad. its forn,rr
fro,an,,n@ hns,,,oss ID no traass,,-os, -. a..
.,.asan. nus - a.. ~" s.""eleu " lne
wise hnrdiy any change, except that the Indians
showed some signs Of approaching civilization.
The males arc now dressed from tic lons up
scivc, "a fro,u M hr ais1 a xss eover sn
the upper part ot their bodies a. formerly.
After a stay lust long enough for breo,xfost
Yyc ronttnnc,, nnr to,,rnev rho ro,,rooS s.,.,"
few miles suuth from tl'e Ga Riyar ou on vhs xh,,,
It depends for the most of its swatet.supp'y.
Along tho track nothing Is to be seen, As
tedious and weartspn,e as found s,nrlu,,
through tlils country It was paratIso eon,- ,n-
pared TO this ruJlroad journey TI,s ' s,owe un",.
siwoys kent within sht If the rivcr nc ",, 1tune s,,,
wtnI f,cnurntiv scr snn,c tr,oat' t.,a, 1.' "i.c
,cHst pupiartrrSs and shm,biery' lit oI',nE ~ ~
tl.. tSa niIcs ot railroad, tl re- was no tre,. NJ,
bush, 10 water, no wheat. or barlsv.. or c,r,,. ~
fejd-rbt cycu blade of rIuss. tlrsrrt III ,,,.
deed! The South RI Far!flc Ral,roaa Ca,nnonv i
(,nly another name ior ,hr Ccntrnl Parii,r nnjI.
sond) deserve, great deal Of cfsatt ior @ build. tI
Goyrrl.tucut aid. and rithout nv rro.p,.1 f
hsinnss' nxrrnrn,r Thu ,n,nn1 ant.-ast y, VI
# shouI fail to nroenr ,4.nnrrtir .,at ~ e1sc a
lirl, millions upon millions Wl yot hav +, 'Sr r
viii Gc pushed iorwarl. ' In Gasa o ~ rnu,o sodo
nr" nIicd m ecn""r' n,,d rai, Sana S'.a.o
llujsll the road to ,urs thc Gmn,ta1 ~ IL ~
zonn; aid nm, assured by lie Sunrr,nt e,,iant a
ad anc,ld farout,.,ma, " thot NJ" rne Heaaoan 1ss1
sne roai viii II" t;nt.b,I /. .''sst ~ t.s tnMss ~
Tcras Iouudary-bcIn. iufwayt to r'rt t Wnrt N IL
Tux. iron, Tut YUMA, Y' "A''"@' ~ r't' "o''l''
Mprleo6a Wo1s, whcTo faMna ~ ~, ua,veu na,,nat ~
H. IIso ni fiioho ,rh, ,,. ,J""a a.'e youngest
Inv. nr tI,e urnna, w. ~ Haa psea uete soll,o
Witch Ind arr,esI r Ss VI snph ;1 1e Gooas
',a1t " aooi' nn ,',a ,' W ooIA were Rlua
,r,at Ein, nsai I. t Must confess iet SUNG
nr III H., ,'o1,, ~ Mis1e tle lllso family
viii mi Il scrms @ nsssa ' u.s., au g3Ssen'as
foin nv cnere1es 70 otlrr quarters. Ne re-
I1 tnsn ,%i suGIsr ar 1h .ne t.a antl wc reached
us" tlus at"so Han n. nmen.y"Te miles 1asfgr IN
t,,rns tn,ror.is F,ororca mau ~ u pal,. nt. ise
n,r,'y tsar rosonee' % Hha continued my
Ie tr,,a srlp was ot au agreeable one. The road
n"v sinW sn H., W .v ne, ,ts ut1vGs was proYok-
ijcs only at oclocl in ihr ..,u cscnIs' sIuveh!yc
shm,Sh a ~ una ~ s,'nIoa ,v .an ngat before. AZ,
~ IT, IT,. h,.tn9 IVY w. 1Unnu tha town tu1l
smnntr thr ,na,v yn,,,- mua nIssu WIN quests;
itr nicaa,,rn If ,;,.stI, sa N 'hceg a'so nae
Ghikn@' M n ,S;s III nacn & Ms ~ GulySr' OF
tII frin,,d i. X Enrr.i1 fnv ,.n,oI Uc!oek my
i'm ant tsnit,e ;,rnuri, Nuy naYe.sE compan'
fa]l cac OF, tnr. - ys,t Mit ht,,, asona ~, !est
I'll riu ,,o,r.atnr ~ fas.t matM INN te lly'
bv nnmn: mn, y ,entv nutnn anH lew. LEVIN
hs r. i",oa' ~" III .i Iia.snWo any pheasant host
hr.s cr" n,,J f.ottrp't ptacs Gnassts OF small
garicn ..n,taintmr ei,on, .%,' aa, anu
ed with .ninmIif tr"ra w,Io, nstss; .ta nanL.
seat iicro we met ti,o a tlrst smdae snd s3 vss,y
njeas,.c nf az I'u tne,s Wives nag tc
city, Mr. Tpojc, wh ,yns thcr T. " tx