Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-31
DOWN IS SONORA.
What A Newspaper Man Saw in the
 Sister Republic.

What A Newspaper Man Saw in tke
 Sister Republic.
 Last week CITIZEN reporter had the good fortune to visit Sonora, briily viewing the country from the line of the Sonora railroad. On getting in the cars at Fairbanks company of old Con- stock miners, well known ia Tucson, were met, en route to view some mines below Nogales. An injunction ot secrecy was put on the CITIZEN representative. else their names and destination could be mentioned. IL is no violation of the promise to say this much that If things turn out down there as these gentlemen expect there will be bigger rush that way than they caused toward Quijotoa.
 At Fairbanks the railroad turns to the west and follows Up the Babocomari. a small stream, which runs down from the seast side of the Santa ilits mountains. The character of the country at orce begins tO change from desert to that of an oasis. The hills and valleys are covered with grass, and every where sleek looking cattle are feeding at will. To the south the tall Huachuca noun talns rise, clothed tO their summits with verdure and trees. At their base Is Fort Huachuca, now reckoned to he one of the permanent military posts of the Territory.
 The train left Benson at 2:31 p. m and at r. m. supper was taken a' Crittenden, price 1J cents. Twenty-:wC miles south of Crittenden Is La N0rIa where I. B. Elder Is running the cd Holland shelter. Nr. Elders enter prise Is causing a larg. number oi abandoned claims to be relocated, and worked with a profit.
 From Critenden to Querobabi rie journey is made m dark. About l0 D. ID. the boundary line between tce United States and Mexico Is crossed at Nogales. At the last station before reaching Nogales a Mexican spy cone- aboard and passes through the train and Is ready to report to the searchCT- of the Mexican custom house on arriy ing at Nogales. Here the searche-, took out every trunk, ani examined them carefully for cJntrIb1nd goods The hand valises Of the passen gers wer. also looked over. Under the seat of on, passenger a quantity of calicos wer. found and seized After something over an hours delay tine train was per mitted tO go on.
 The old town of Magialena was pas sed by night.
 Dayb-eak occurred at Qger5babi, ana a genuine gringo breakfast for D cent was served at Carbo. Along the road a each station lots of sacked ore awaiting shipment was seen. Ihs mineral weaiti of Sonora Is great. and awaits only th, hand of industry to be develop d. Amer i,ans are slowly coming in, and opening the mines They put up mills an, smelters. and in every instance whsn, they have managed their business prop erly they have succeeded.
 The appearance of the country iron the cars IS much the same as IL is II Arizona. Dry, a-i3 an3 vatarless as ! appears on the sUrflce, Yet the mrsquit, and palo verde are Of thick growth Cattle trails are visible in every direc ton. Indeed the cattle business appear tO be the nam resource pf The natives Sudienly on the grade above a vaquer, IS seen waving his han1k -rchief. Tn, locomotive whistles ani the tram stops Several more vaqueros appear from tn brush with some little calves n front O their saddles. The calves are put on th' train for the Hermosilio markets Tn, yaqueros skirmish around in the brusl for few more calves. which are pu aboard, and the train goes on.
 As the city of He-mosillo is ap preached the green bottoms of the So nora river appear. Harvest las alread. commenced, and in the distance may b seen American headers ani threshers 8 work on the ripened fields of barley an, wheat Broad acres of alfalfa now re lieve the eyes from the desert glare Fields of cane resembling sugar ar, passed. Groves of orange and lemon and vineyards of growing grape are left and the train stops at HermosillO. 5.