The Dillon tribune., 1881-02-19

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A FIELD FOR ENTERPRlSING
YANKEES.
Our Own Correspondent invades an
Ancient, Antique Mexican city.
GuAyMAs, Mexico, January, 1851.
M Editor:
This quaint old town in Sonora, Mexico,
Is located on the east shore Of the Gulf Of
California and has harbor, land.locked
and sheltered from the Sea with approach
Is through channels between the Islands
Of Pajoras, San Vicente, Pitayas and Co.
chori. The odd and distinctive features Of
this strange old town, are 80 peculiar that
| have been tempted 10 give your readers
some idea Of its location, its future posi-.
bilities, and something Of the ante.deluvian
habits Of this city Of 6ujo souls.
came down from Frisco on a very
comfortable coastwise steamer which
touches here about once month, carrying
few passengers and light cargo Of goods.
We anchored one bright morning in the
harbor, and while we were preparing to 60
ashore took in the wild and romantic
surroundings Of this port, SO soon to be.
come great commercial entrepol in the
American australian trade.
Lazy Yaqui Indians were plying their
vocation on every hand catching fish Of
many varieties or taking shrimps, crabs,
Holsters and oysters that are found in great
abundance.
THE TOWN or GuAYMAs
nestles ut the end of its quiet and secure
harbor, surrounded on three sides by high
blufy mountains. The opening into the
ocean between two high, rugged cliffs, is
about five miles from the city, and within
this strait the bay widens so as to furnish
what has been we'll termed the most secure
harbor on the Pacific. About half mile
from the town an island divides the inner
from the outer harbor, and it Is on this Is.
land that the Southwestern terminus of the
great Atchison, Topeka ane Santa Fe Is
located. Here are the immense wharves
and unlimited dockaye, where the heaviest
tnen.of:war can anchor in safety. Beyond
the island, landward, the water is much
shallower the average depth bring but
about nine feet, while OH the seaward side
there Is depth averaging thirty feet. The
railroad reaches its terminus by a long
bridge from the Eastern shore, and will he
able to
TRANSPORT FREIGHT To THE STEAMER
DIRECT.
After some little delay at the custom.
house, We walked over to the "American
hotel" and I am free to say that It is the
oldest looking building in the world enjoy.
ing that universal name; a low. square,
adobe building, surrounding, a court or
placita. Its mud floors and small windows
and low ceilings. are striking novelties.
after lunch my friend and sauntcred |
through the town, which carries the Mex.
lean stamp upon its face. The buildings
are all Of adobe, built one story high, and
better as class than those in New Mexico
In fact, some Of them were highly orna.
mental. As We neared the public square,
Or plaza, we found II gay scene awaiting Us.
The native hand from the garrison were
playing medley Of Spanish airs, and the
plaza was filled with ladies', young ana Md
In gay costumes, who promenadcd without
escorts, their natural protectors standing
outside the circle and bowing here and
here rs they recognized acquaintances. It
was very pretty sight to an american
unused tn such scenes. found, upon be-
coming better acquainted, that
THE INHABITANTS
arc divided into three classes, the "Upper
Ten" being the Spanish merchants whom
found refined and educated and with an
elegant gentility about them, too often lack.
ing among our own aristocracy.
The middle class are the native Mexican
and the lower, the Yaqui Indians, who
have BEEN largely. employed in grading
he road between Ilermosilla and Quay.
mas. was astonished to find what We term
slavery there called peonage) Is in full
vogue. II 4 man becomes in debt to an
athcr for $40 he is placed in absolute scrvi.
Jude until It Is paid, and AZ wages vary
from 10 to IS cents day, man who once
gets behind $lo is hopelessly involved.
Perhaps the most noticeable characteris-
lie OF Guaymas is the evident aversion and
hostility to anything which savors Of pro-
gression. In transporting cargocs from
the wharf to the custom house and thence
To the business houses, no drays Or wagons
are allowed to b. used. because it takes
away the labor OF the men who ''pack"
every thing OH their backs, and in carrying
water from the large well which supplies
Inc town the same law is in vogue, and a
movement tn hrin,, III. water into tn,yn n,