Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-29
Letter from Guaymas.

EDITOR HEEALD: I have often
been asked for information regard
ing this place. Permit me there
fore to write few lines for the
HERALD, and 1t will give informa.
ton to many Of your readers.
Guaymas, situated at the bay Of
the same name, 10 at present q
town of about 5000 inhabitants.
The city is walled in by picturesque
mountains of volcanic origin, and
open only towards the placid
waters of the broad, wide bay,
studded with many islands, max
ing a trapx, aud very attractive
picture when seen from any posi-
ton along Its shores. The bay 10
about five miles long and two
wide, with plenty Of water for deep
going vessels, Is perfectly shelter
ed, and not barred by bar at its
entrance, etc. Nestled at the foot
Of abrupt mountains is situated the
town-a squatty, dry and dirty
looking town of adobe. When
seen from tho bay the place ap.
pears barren and uninvitlng and
does not flaLter reality. The town
itself ia like all other second order
Spanish towns. Those who re-.
member Los Angeles of twenty
five years ago, can easily form q
picture of this place; 1t Is only
more preteptious in the size of the
streets, buildings, the plaza, the
half.finished and only church, and
Infinitely snlivsned by the grand
bay. This town of a'hundred years
existence, with fallen walls In its
best streets, the little energy of old,
and the Internally hot days in the
summer-though very cool and
salubrious in the months from Co.
tobsr to July-is also destined to
wake up by the aid of q railroad.
The active work of construction of
the Sonora Railroad was begun in
last July. Starting from the island
called Ardilla, where room for .
good wharf front is found, thence
crossing over 10 the mainland, 1t
follows a difficult route, mostly
along the shore to crossing over
the upper part Of the bay. when it
soon passes through La Puslta, a
mountain gap, upon q plain almost
In straight line to HsrmosiIlo,
the present Capital of Sonora. It Is
confidently expected that the route
to Herm osillo Will be open for traf-
dc by next March. The direction
of the line between Herm osillo and
the final connection with the main
trunk of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad has not been
laid out definitely; however, 1t is
hoped that that distance will be
worked from both ends, the sooner
to make q connection with the
United States, in which case
eighteen months should he suffi.
cient to accomplish it when once
begun.
Although a heavy piece of work
has already been accomplished by
the railroad company, thirty miles
Of iron are in the hands of the
track.layer, the construction train
landed and all the material repuir-
ed for the ninety miles to Hermo-
siIle, including three locomotives
and sixty cars, for some time afloat.
Thus far, hardly anybody has dared
to come here to invest In real es.
tate or embark in commercial en-.
terprises. The great bugbear-"the
revolution"-keeps the Americans
away from here, where other ma
tionalities so we'll succeed. All the
reports concerning revolutions In
Sonora, which have thus far fol-
lowed up while living here, were
greatly exaggerated, if not alto.
gether q fiction. According to the
latest news we received from
California, Guaymas should be in
a state of uproar, and that the rail-
road company have asked protec.
ton from the government. This is
all we now know about it after
reading the newspaper articles.
Nothing of this sort transpired
here.
The editor of one of our town pa
pers got his back up some time ago,
because the streets of an extension
In the vicinity Of the railroad depot
bear several foreign names, and
that is all, though the EDITORS Ian
guage was broad and full of insig-
nificance. Now this "tsmpest in a
teapot" was by all probabilities in
vigorated by an adventurous mind
of the order of Dalrymple and
N ads all that ado. If this country
was go lawIess, the municipal tax
90 unjust, and the "requisitiOns'' of
| the revolutionary party 90
fuinous as many would
gladly make believe, We
would not have so many rich mer-
chants, who live here with their
families and fortunes in perfect
safety.
This country needs not only cap.
ital hut also American enterprise,
and the now mostly idle silver aud
gold mines and extensive coal
fields will yield their treasures free
ly; besides, the hundreds of square
miles of extremely fertile land
along the Yaqui river will add to
enrich the State. 8.
Guaymas, Oct, Is, 1890.