Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-30
cAVE9NS OF PRSQUERIA.
DARING EQUESTRIAN ADVENT
URES OF TWO LADIES
In tho Land of the MontczumaS-
Wife Murder and Prowl-
ing Sp0oks.
Ecor-ssnondepce of the REcoRD-UyIox. ]

Monterey. and some fifty miles from either
lies the little village OF Pesqueria. Aston
ishing tales are told of marvellous cavern,
in the mountains that oyerahadcw The
hamlet but as the caves are exceedingly
difficult Of access, few people-at least o
this easy going generation-hayc ever seer
them. Your correspondent, and the com
paniou who insists on calling herself my
frequent pardner," Ia Betsy Prigg, con
Ceiyed the idea that it was our journalistic
duty TO explore the nights and depths
aforesaid
But you can never reach the caves,
said one "it is a terrific climb straight
up the mountain side, and then down into
unknown abysSeS."
How can you two ladies make such a
haTe-br4.nod expeditions" said another.
50 What will you do with your dignity and
your petticoats. scrambling up those slip
perry sleeps through cactus and chapar-
rai?"
"Oh. bother dignity ~ Betsy irreverently
remarked. When travelling. one must
adapt ones self to circumstances. 1t is our
duty 10 visit those cayerns, and we are
going TO 90 it.
Tha. settled it. for when gentle woman"
makes Up her mind there is generally no
use arguing So, without delay, we organ
lied 4 small party of trusted friends, and,
burning with journalistic enterprise. set oil
on our laudable pursuit of information
The Mexican National Railway, which
has penetrated from the Rio Grande a. far
south rs Saltillo, runs through IL narrow
defle between spurs Of the Sierra Madres
III the midst Of most picturesque scenery.
Sometimes the gorge is very marrow the
mother mountains rising peak upon
peak, in serTied ranks, close in on every
hand. Anon the nights trend Oft in pal
lsades and bare gray cliffs like those Of
the hudson, OF the SOmber, tar-awav Co
Iumbla; while here and there little valleys
open on either side. made green bv the
ranchman' 5 cultivation. This thirsty soil
which grows nothing naturally but dust,
stones, palms and cacti, is made TO blossom
IS the rose wherever water is turned on
Irrigation is nearly everywhere possible,
for where rivers are not there IS generally
plenty a. water below the surface, which
10 readily made available by means of arte-
sian wells
In this sunny country seed-timc and har-
vest come whenever il is most convenient
be planting: in December rs MAY expecting
to realize q! least three crops of corn q wear,
and othor products in proportion. Almost
any day one may find the farmers blowing
with great f0rked sticks, precisely like
those used n Egypt centuries ago. Occa-
sionallY SIC catch glimpses Of the thrash
ing floor. the process being still conducted
here exactly in the manner of King Da-
vId' day. according 10 the Bible descrip-
ton
Passengers bound for Pcsqueri leave the
ears at station called Garcia and take
coach for the remainder OF the Journey.
The hamlet 4 our destination lies three
miles from the railroad. and the advent Of
= stranger there lisa bgWildering event 60 the
simple natives. WeMriyed abOut4N.M,a and
soon discovered that there was not an inn
within forty mllCs-an unpleasant cream
stance - lew Of the fact that we were
brcaklaS IS, having left orr respective
ubodcs beiaro daylight, Bat these gentle
hearted people are proycrbiaily h0sp.able
and = Juul0us combination OF silver and
suasioH induced q !eXicdn samaritan cad
mt us -o his casa, whore we were speedily
done FEY n the WAY Of cold trrtii!s cake
made o. crushed corn and water, without
salt, soda butter or 0.her cuhelishuyuD.
and irllules red beans boiled in pork fat
Thus refreshed ana guide secured, we
mounted cur waltIn" stotds. and gallrued
gl1esUllv away. But W 5idH't gdllop long.
/ SPEAK from sad experience in asserting
that pioH horses, topped with Mexican sad
dies tm,0- saddles. made wide IS barn
doors slippery is glass, and with st;rrura
ike instruments Of torture arc not suit
able accessories 10 feminine enjoyment of
that cEere.e @. Ei@hl weary miles over the
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