The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-05

cheese now and then-something like swe,tz "
kase, and not 10 be, eaten until you can smell il
can imsain aau !, e eau sI'I goats m .aIR'y m,.e ID
withhis beans ana garlic, What moro could.py
we'll regulated Mexican desirey We meet 1
constant processi0nf of dbukeys on the road,
each with . rider sitting aimoet upon its tail
and carrying. the cargo ON . rude sort OF saddle
in front-where b rider would ssit in any
other country under. the ann Sometimes An
entire family actually covers ; diminutive
donkey from ''stem to stern" q IL were.
Ans7 great heaps off ~nlerchlndise, packs Of
Mexican pottery, or crooked sticks from the
mountains Tor burning bulge out upon either
SIDE aud tower far above tbs head OF the poor
little beast Behind rs the quaint city. whose
low adobe walls sre lost to sight 1t q short
distance, seems to sleep the sleep 81 ages. But
the great yellow tower OF the cAthedral, which
represents the overshadcS:pg power in Mexico
that OF the Roman Catholic charch-are still
. pr 'mineht featuro in the landscape, and tho
hills stand guard Oh every
hand have not seen . four-wheeled
VT on, or omnibus, or iron pillow in Mexico.
This import duty il $40 per wheel. The plows
are three oornered wooden concerns, exactly
II pictures Of the latter ara correct, The carts
are. pOnderous vehicles, each with two enor-
nous wheels of solid wood aud not . particle
OF iron about them, looking OF themselves a
load for any pair OF animals. These
oxen, driven four abreast, three abreast, tan
dem, hap -hazzard. and always WITH
heavy wooden Jokes tied by the horns
upon their forebeads. Their heads ere thus
bowed nearly to the ground by the weight OF
wood upon them, and their eyes wear . look of
suffering pitiable to behold, while the driver
amnses himself by constantly prodding them
with q long poe, in thu end OF which is . sharp
iron spear. OIL fora Bergh in. Mexico is our
daily cry Il the theory Of tranemigration of
souls BIO true, may heaven preserve US from -
future STATE" in the form of oxen or donkeys,
SUGAR N FRUIT.
The sugar factory aforesaid is . rustic mill
standing in the open field, worked by one do
crepit mule, and tended" by q solitary Mexi-
can-the only human being beside ourselves in
sight. Judge Goliudo's methods aud machin-
cry are primitive as compared 10 c%ommoaious
manufact ,ries in the United States; but per
hans he il wiser, as expenses nfe less and his
game cor~respondingiy greater. Tho CATO
stalks serve Q double purpose, for, after. hay-
ing been squeezed dry in the well, they are
thrust into thefurnRce for fuel Tho sap runs by
q rude trough from the mill into . tin vat, under
which is the mud oven diguiieiby the name OF
furnace. When sufficiently boiled, the syrdp
is COPIED and nodded in tiny eatthent pots, iex-
actly like our smallest plant-jars, only q trihe
deeper. Fash little cake Is then separat ~
wrapped in dried leaves Of the cane. and is
ready for shipping; The skimmipgs, 81, ftle
boiling sap ar utilized IN making i popular
beverage resembling cider, called Aqua miel
thoney water, or miel de cana, The pilnncills
syrup 10 by no means as pleasant to the taste
ptYr M - hv.t II n ,Z,.n Ill., (lkAnr c1~
1n this part Of Mexico. - well IS farther
.outhward, the orange tree grove luxhriant1y.
In Iesas. where great Quantities of the fruit
are shipped. Mexican oranges are considers red
superlo. to hose from any other point Figs
mentioned. in 4 country LINES fsof Nav
England, and SO cheap that few consider them
worth picking to sell. An establishment FIR
drying, packing and shipping them could not
fail to realize handsome returns, The princi-
pal exports from Monterey arc silver and lead
from the mines, hides, goat skins and . textile
fiber called in Attic dialect
rliS.F4 AID titsstfi TIE 5G ~ Hit,s ftfE
which is extensively used in the United States
IN the Manufacture Of ropest An endless
quan.ity Of this valuable fiber could be OBJ
tanned II machines were invented to separate,
it from the pulp. From time immemorial this
has been done in a slow and tedious manner
~ separating it last by LEST, with d. knife.
The price of ixtle IN, Monterey is 1925 per
arroba or twenty-five pounds. In the neigh
e esr'nT sr,s ssste &C o0'hq sl.xa ho4G Quantities titles
and purple. In Parras much wins 10
made, Of . superior quality-a sort OF cross.
b.tween port and claret, aud another variety
which tastes much like sherry. When rail n.
citities are fsirly established, no doubt This also
will form an important item OF export-not to
mention the many strange tropical fruits with.
which lnQuisitive Americans would liketo be-
acquainted. Pomegranates grow TO great
size here, also xhuacates, like those OF Cub.
Which are Is considered such : luxury that they
despisea cacttnsy like adversely, is.snot. without
is uses. ludeei, l don't know what the coun-
tryswould do without it In the long, dry iufn-
mers, when water is scarce, countless ,fDcks Of
sheep and gca,s are kepta iivs by splitting the
"a! leaves Of the prickly,psar variety
and cilowlng the creatures to suck the natural
moisture contained insida The favorte diet
Of American donkeys is said to be tin cans and
thistles bdtthelr M-xf6sn cousins rare Better.
op, tlasted cactus, which their owners prepare
BY holting branches Of It on q stick 1T Is in
possible. 70 handle 0therwisel over . Glow fxel
I'LL the thorns are burned off. Each variety Of
cactus bears its fruit, all isgood7 for man ana
beast, and more or less palatable-whetheri
pale green, blood red or BLACK when ripe. JEFF
or late the mines OF this section have been
attracting almostas much attention ia TIC more
Sb0o&s 0ou1fVA1l6I IUTuOll9
Of Mexico. Several COMPANIES Of AM ,icsn
capitalists have recently been organized, and
IRE now working at Yillsdama, Salinas, Vic
toria and other points in the Immediate viicfn-
Ny of Aonterey: Though the memory ot1msn
yoeth not to a time when these m nes have not
been worked--Mexican fashionEit is *
pected that now, with improved machin-
sry and Yankee enterprise, their Weld
ba greatly lmproved.I When
We recall accounts Of the enormous stores OF
reldi and silver poHsessed by the early Azsscs,
Of Mexican h~istory-in lthe dass 81
IxtlAzihuatl, Nezahualpili, X
and other ancient worthies with
jaw-breaking names-we wondersif Gthers was
no bottom created to these mines, or if nature
is buster hero than elsewhere. afssttfSat3
T,tis 4 CHANCES FOL ENTERPRISE
Near Monterey are three factories, run BY
water power, for tho manufaUtdre OF otahih
CLOTH Two of them make bleached goods.
and have been SO successful that they have
tho number Of looms within the last
The cheapest calico, which inrSk padi
retails for 4 cents ; yard. here sells Tor rs or
ters OF . yard AS the duty on prints amouats
to more than the cost Of the cloth itself, III
would well rapay capitalists to establish print
factories init this section, especially as the duty
on raw cotton is simply nominal, aud the price
the continent or course. the importance OF
factories will increase with the open
ing Of facilities to reach other portions
OF Mexico. Formerly all goods had to BE trans
ported in CARTS or on pack muIeSshut the rail
roads will soon do way with such slow transit.
Machinery Of all kinds goes free OF duty, aid;
right here is an ideA for e%nterprising agents,
VIZ! The most cheaply gotten up sewing ma,
chimes sell readily in Mexico for 1926. and
upward. A paper mill erected near Monterey,
would be q fortune for somsbodx ise RapSri
costs 81 per ream in the United States, but by
duties, has advanced, to $3.50, per ,rsam
The refuse o. the cotton inills, With Il
burned as ,ofsno value could no sdopbtfbe'
utilized in this new industry. a soap factory,
also, ought to yield a,bonanzs Her4.1 WaspSy
80 cents in Mexico for cakes Of Ordinary, toilet