Mohave County miner., 1889-11-30
A Pr.spee..r. Noaes ~ the wsy

After leaving Tubac passed number
Of Mexican ranches and arrived at Gala
basses, which is u striking example Of
what is too often seen In this part Of Ari-
xona--an abortive bc,om. The bottom
land Of the creek opens out into quite a
little valley. The railroad from Gnymas
to Benson passes through il, and close to
the railroad there is splendid hotel,
said to have cost $50, 400, while scattered
around are number M adobe buildings
inhabited by Mexican families Of the
poorer class. Wondering what snch a
building was doing in such place, en-.
quired Of an American, who had little
tienda, what was the rreaning Of it, and
he informed me that they had quite q
boom there when the railroad was hnild-
ing; that there was town laid off and at
one time there was over 1000 people; |;
that 1t WAS intended b, make it sum-
mer resort. The hotel is there but the
people are gone" asked II / could get
any milk; he pointed to a house two or
three hundred yards off; /; ! went and found
an old Mexican seated by the door,
Asking II he had any milk for sale, he
said yes, and asked il / wanted it now.
Being told tht I did, he went and
brought up COW that he had staked out
and MIXED the quantity l required.
Starting back to camp met queer
looking old Mexican, with three burros
packed. stopped and had chat with
him. He told me he was packing -
he mentioned the name, but ! had never
heard it before. went to look at what
II was, when the old fellow appeared
very uneasy and would not offer to open
the pack. I then asked him what it was,
when he laughed, and said it was med;-
cine, and that he had brought it from a
town In Sonora to sell to the Mexicans in
Arizona. The fact was he was SNUG
Cling. On enquiry found that there was a
great deal Of smuggling going on; it could
hardly be otherwise, considering the vast
extent Of frontier to be guarded. In this
We have greatly the advantage as there
are only two articles that will pay to
smuggle from Sonora---liquors and cigars,
while there are hundred that will pay
to take there. Mexico levies duty both
on exports and imports.
Arriving at No2ales I went next morn
ing to look at the town. In most re-
spects it does not differ from other towns
in southern Arizona. Here is the same
mixed population, but the Mexican
greatly predominates. The dividing line
of Arizona and Sonora passing through
the town, the American portion being
much the largest; but in otner respects
they are identically the same. I passed
through, but eonld not see anything to in
dictate where the line was. I met Mex
lean and asked; he told me I was over
| the line considerable distance. "Then.
/ am in the Republic OF Mexico?" eyes,
yon are; but you have lived in Mexico p"
"No," I told him, 81 have never been in
Mexico before" Where did you learn
to speak Spanish" told him in the
Argentine Republic and Chill, and he
seemed to think those places a long way
off With the patience characteristic OF
his race he came and showed me the line,
narrow street, or rather lane that could
be stepped over, crossing the town at
right angles with the railroad and main
street. Close TO the railroad is the Mex
lean customs house, which seemed TO
have plenty Of officials connected with II,
but was told it was tedious affair TO
get any business done, as there was SO
many formalities to be gone through. In
Nogales az in southern Arizona the great
er part Of the laboring work is performed
by Mexicans and Yaqui Indians, their
wages being very low, about Mexican
dollar day. without board, and yet this
is much higher than wages In Sonora,
consequently you will see great many
poor people coming from there to look for
work. At one time Nogales was a tough
place, but at the present time there is not
J a more quiet and orderly town in the
Territory. There arc three newspapers
Published in the town, Two Of them Eng.
lish and one Spanish. The Record, pub
lished by Mr.. Crawford is printed on a
press Of his own invention. 1t is one oi
the simplest and cheapest presses have
ever seen. 1t is impossible to give de-
scription Of it to one who is not in the
profession, and as but few have the good
fortune to be printers, ! will not attempt
it. Mr.. Crawford informed me that he
had not taken out patent as he wsf
going to make some improvements on it.
The railroad, Judging from the tsams
cannot be doing much business; but
learned that quite business has started
in oranges to the east, which are said to
be Of very superior quality. They come
from Hcrmosillo.
| A. c. LoSGMoRE.
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/ Cerbat Sounds.
| CERBAr, Nov. 2sth, 1889.
EDITOR MINER