, 1879-07-22
h1R|p IN NORTHERN MEXICO.

A TRIP IN NORTHERN MEXICO.
Jranatuft1 fftsn thf iRfnnts s!adt1. zstfHHG.
On the oyennE uf The second day we reached |
thu Sonora River, where n1f pf a sudden every !
thing assumed different LUCK. Magnificent
fields from which tho wheat had just been llar-
vested, luxur!ant hedges surrounding Earleus
tl1cd with paln,-tscc8 a,h otl,er Tropical plants,
met our ndmtr!nE glance everywhere. VIZ
found ourselves near thu residence of the owner
of large ronrle, surrounded by some 1tty
small cabins, In wlich his lnborers dwcf. We
wcru told hu Owned sutno thirty sq.iarc miles Of
ground thousands Of cattle, horses, m,tlcs, otc.,
md tho post-route bctwcon Altar and IIcEmu-
stllo, We complained TO him about our mfser-
abls lloFscs nt,d our miserable coach. lie offered
as nh excuse tlsat lie had let the arBt part of
tue road to mother contractor. 11e had tho
wheels taken OF our carriage, md ordered his
blacksmith, tn SEQ to the tires; When VIC started
the next mornlng everything lad been fixed;
anil six horses brought us By 8 o'clock 10 Her.
tnostllo.
The last thirty miles of our journey no
passed through numerous small settlements,
showing that we were approaching city Of
sUtnu Importance. The roal lad great deal
of travel. We passed farmers travelling With
tllCir cntirn family on the backs Of donkeys:
others scated On curts drawn by oxen. Others
nRafn mounted on email but fast.Eolng and CD
durmE mustangs. We also passed q autnber OF
cus,oms-oslcers on horseback. arsned with car
blucs, PISTOLS swords, mud kntYes. Tile people
locked. srry much 1tlso tho country. pcoulo III
1tuly. only noticed that their scnnrltas wcro
not nearly as numerous here Us had found the
zignorlllas III Italy.
A treakfust wo tuok on tho road between
t1nr sl13 1Er
stoppea at small cahtn which had only three
walls, the fourth having crumbted to pieces.
We carried our own dishca, coffee, tea, sugar,
bread, etc. Our Mr.. Kranso acted as cook,
mud soon announced breakfast 10 be ready.
We entered the room, which was pcrhaps ten by
tttcun feet, About four feet trom onc Ut the
walls was n rude llrcpacc alongside OF which
al old woman was k,eeling down. grinding coru
fur the "torti1l0,H-the Mexican brca1. Tho
old lady stoppcd from ttmo to time to talie
little meal from brtwecn the stones she was
grinding with, placed II Ia the paltn Of the Left
hand, added little Wuter, md bent the mix
turo with tue otler hana until It was rolled out
wolnan who stood !eadv. to fry the do,,c., In
pan. TlIp ''tortllfo" tnstes somowhnt like jew.
i'll Eaatcr.brcaJ, conta!nIng neither shortening
nor salt. The old lady WINS confcaI sight. She
made llcr kneo'il'g down oycr thy grinding, T.
somewhat p1unnt ptcturc. Seated around tue
tn0lo, We tclpcd ourselves to tho breakfast
With aur. fingers. Knives and forka we had
auy , nriru IL Altar. WIliis stretching nv legs
disturbed a piE, lanb, and doK, who pence
ably rested undcr The table. However. We un.
1oyal our meal ntiti finished It just Ia tlMo to
sec new arrival In front OF the cabin4
It was t,r.vate earriage The owner looked
deelIot.ly European, amt ha confessed to be MI
Engls!,snan by birth; but to had almost for.
gottou all his English IN tle carraae was d
weoks old. 'rhe appointments of the carrlaso
aud the .uanncrs ot the Indy showed her 10 be-
luug to thu nrlstoeracr. The carriage was ca-
curtcd by thrce men, literally brtstihE all over
with silver. Eael! man carried . W!nsile.tor
carblne MID two Colts reyolvcrs. ln their bolts
they had soulu t.tty cartridges each. al,d ugly
d!rk-knlycs wero hanging from thelr belts.
thcit heads, and their dress VIVA loaded
/ NTH rich embroidery. II all looked
very Mexican, except the carriage, which had
leoi, built by tbs Newton Wagon COMPANY. OF
e%.sa WI: bond M iss er ost.y IT, ssass 'Go
Dusty, tired, aud hungry, va arrived lit 1!or-
mosi!io a. o'clock IN tho morning. Our hotel
was KEPT by FFcnchman, but lss sty!e vas
strictly Mcxcan. For the first tlnlc tn my tie
found ,myselt tu wel!.apnointe.! Mexican
l"use: 1t stood cloao 70 tbs street. An
ascllcd entrance led through ths mIlds Of the
front Into large yard. In the, m!dst OF the
troes. ami in tho centre paln'..tcc. pcrhaps
si1tv feet hEh porcl. son'o twenty fsus
IT, s,,,se scTcra! room, Of tis bud,ns ln
tcua through the entlle depth of thu
building ThcEr entrance IL from tho yard Of
tniisr court, mud they aaso usually one window
looking on sho street, which IL GUARDED ity
houses l1ayc blinds Oh tho winduws, IN which
| spMCttnlcA Gasa panca arc inserted; Init The