Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-05-21
PROM TUCSON TO PORT LOBCs.
Awaiting Consular Documents Finding the Boundary Smuggling -ozptivated by sanorfta

and lald ID new supply or pTONisioEs
 so that we will enter the Republic O Mexlco well equipped for H long
 journey.
 A rumor reached cur camp Sunday tC
 the effect that the Apaches had dashed into Calabasas, fifty miles east of us
 and killed 40 or 5O persons, but as papers received to-day have nothing to say about it our party look upon the report as a canard and manifest no uneasiness On our arrival here 1t was feared that we would have some difficulty in finding the exact line between Arizona and Mex. ico. but one day's search resulted ID find. ing a well preserved monument, not more than q mile and half from our camp, and 1t was an easy matter to To- cate the boundary line to the exactness of less than an inch. This think will prove of much convenience not only to travellers, but to citizens on both sides of the line, as the location of the boundary line seems to have been something of a mystery, heretofore, and I believe that some persons connected with Spanish authority have been claiming that the line was three miles farther north than 1t really is, and exercising authority &C., cOrding with their views Wefound one enterprising( Mexican who did not know whether the line was three miles north of him or three miles south-in fact didn't know whether he lived in the United States or in Mexico. When We was inside the free precincts of America, little over a mile, but he neither rejoiced DOT seemingly regretted it, and seemed to prefer that stoic in- | difference so characteristic of the average ! Mexican. l have seen enough to con- vince me that Mexicans as a class are not an inquisitive people which IS per haps a cOmmendsble trait, but I do not think 1t commendable m a being to live life time in one place and die without knowing what government he lived under However, it will not be difficult hereafter for parties traveling the Altar road to know when they cross the line as our party has planted a large hewn post on the line near the road on one side of which are the initials "U s." and on the other Mexico" cut into the post. This post will stand the weather for many years and will be q great con- venience as it is handy to the Mexican custom house at Sasabe and the United States custom house at Arivaca. The distance from Tucson to where our line crosses into Mexico is just 6Sl{ mics, and two miles north of Sasabe
 l learn that there is good deal of smuggling going on here from both sides of the line and shat despite the vigilonce of the custom house officials a good many men are doing well in the business. At present I believe our government has no patrols on the line, but the Mexican authorities have a vigilant corps of mounted officials who are always on the alert.
 With our party camp-life is now good deal more practical than pOetical and the boys begin to look upon it as a life more prolific of stern realities and inconvepiences than most of them anticipated. They are now begin ing to yearn for the sight of wo- men and children and many other inter- esting and consoling features ofcon- yentiOnal life. Still our choir improves each evening and the valleys in the VI cinity of our camp nightly ring with the melody that arises from the little circle around the camp fire and flosts away on the soft breezes. Until We reached this camp most of our party had not seen the ! cheerful cJuntenance of a woman for nearly three weeks, and the reader can imagine what joy there was in our little band when 1t was asceTtained that among the inhabitants of a ranch near the camp was bonita senorita just budding into womanhood. The first evening found a major portion of our party at the ranch each striving for the most favorable at- | tentiOn from the "beautiful prairie | flower" as she is called by her new ad- | mirers. She Is indeed a handsome young lady and what is better is gifted l with more intelligence than the average Mexican young lady who is compelled ! to wear away her life on these dreary l plains many miles from society and com | paniOns. At first it looked as though l Cave Coutts would win the prize as he ] was the only one who could speak Span- ish fuentlY, but Jim Coleman wound up | that rich mellow voice of his in song and | it looked as though the far prairie l queen would smile most graciously upon | him; but in the meantime Rall Pal mer 1 had been addressing himself to the old l folks in practical manner and Jim was waited to the wall. Jack French blasted . his own hopes by fring off few words | of knock-kneed Spanish and lacking sui fcient familiarity with the language to | understand the reply, fell back as last /. resort on his dignifed grace and easy movement. The CITIZEN ambassador | gave her a few lessons on the guitar and was just beginning to think those . raven locks silken in texture, those lustrous eyes liquid in tenderness and | that soft, sweet voice more charming than a chime of silver bells on the mar gin of a distant meadow brook, when . Black Range Charley stepped in with graphic accounts of his deeds of daring and valor during the Black Range h. dian outbreak. This was too much. Those deeds of valor yanked the pastry and the Indian slayer stood before his discomfted companions the proudest victor in Southern Arizona
 We have had several windy and dis agreeable days of late, and I was just be- ginning to think It mistake about thls being a very warm climate, but the weather is fae to-day and just cool enough to be pleasant. We had several | fine showers yesterday. JIM.
 
 A marriage has been arranged between the Princess Beatrice. Oueen Virforis's !