Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-14

= Town rhst Il 5 etr~.xs msxture :
Msricaa And Amevfean
~ Pasc Dc EARuila. 70 give Esxie
Pass it, old Spanish nsns, II stss.
mixture Of Mexican and American that
enc can hardly credit that Il was set
tied - recently - ls40- Yet 4 was II
that year that General W. 8. Harvey
established Fort Duncan - this point
and kept his twelve hundred men in
health snd happtness On the high bluffs
which overlook the kio 0rande. The
Mexican Governments allowed ferry
70 be established across th9 river, sud
hers It II stilt~-the dat-bottomed boets,
each with two Mexican ferry-mca, the
propeling power being pole, and IT.
guide : rope stretched fror- bank =
bank, on which run two shorter ropes
With puileyA On our side stands The
American custom-honss ohicisL -
lounges lazfly IN hsiittie shanty srect~
e. there Tor his use; on the Mexfcau
bank march up and down the Mexican
military. not imposing, mot soldisr-iikes
and very odd p American eyes
10 Harney,s men came over tho MOI
leans from the other aide Of the rives
tfiedras NeRras then, - Ciudad Fornr10
D1a1 now % trade and barter ana seA
sner many Commodities Tor good United
rsapss goid- They came % - s6rvitoras
= neWsfs o. wood and literally. arsw-
ers q water. Tor y this day mxy ne
men ne seem toiltng up the banks q the
MO ursnde Durdened With yoke-itxs
wooden bar Across their shoulders from
which on either fide depends niied
Ducxet n tnis manner 40 al tne pooe
Lamiiiss receive tn0ir wafer supply.
Anere are ~ VEINS, ana only sne Amor
leans pssronize the recently -esssniis
nydrants; 70 AL osners tne mexican car
riers come oxuy, being paid certain
price per bucket
Around Fort Duncan. then spfang up
the town--a town o. 1acss aad adoos
houses OF art noors ana glass roof1
GRADUALLY American traders came there
from san Antonio and 0oiiad. ana
many who were struck ~ the gold
lever Of that year ana started 1or Caii-
lornia, choosing the routs through Mex
leo, were harsssed ~ Indians ana Mex
lean Danditti, ana 20 turned Dack ana
settled hore under the projecting folds
q the united states nag. mus y grew,
and now u presents wonderiui MKT
ure OF poverty, ignorance ana arr with
wealth. culture ana rennement III
tumble OF AL Glasses, put spanish u
hny thing Every store - s's"66 00T6-
"a lcneap storel. and All nave names. =
isendd az ua"o sstore OF me cock),
1seadd az 90 Ae1'ednos ana 50
FORTH Ihey are one-ssoriea ana nat
rooted, the mos. mooern ones puils OF
brlck, the others Of adooe, wnicn LAST
forever; they nave carmen noors' OF
cemenSed ones, pernaps mere ana
there can now De iound = WOODEN nuilo-
ing. out tnouRn more pretennous-
looking, they 40 NOT nave me soha
comfort AND imn unity from nre WHICH
the more prlminve structures ENJOY.
| Inc Town looks Is snougn the skies
fained buildings ana sney Ieii where
soever they pleased. everywhere are
the ]acaIss ana the houses Oh the amer
leans are but little more regularly
placed Inc lacais OF Eagle Fass arc
vastly superior 20 snose OF any osner
part OF Iexas mere the straw rooia
are in regular overlapping nera Inn
pervious to the elements, ana lasting
N good repair Tor thirty years. MOI
Is there danger Oh nres lot THIS peculiar
grass Is hard to ignite, and even when
once caught does not blaze. put smoui'
aers sulleniy, ana may De exunguisneo
with the bare hand IL IS well that II
Is 50, for many OF these dwellings, nave no
cnimheys, tno nre =. mesquAso 10 oali'
On Tue ealsne n sno S"oA
goes out OF h'eie hoie iels In tne roo'
ABOVE, OK an opening JUS. IN 'ne COT
ner Wnere VANS anu rooi mse@ Ane
facal i.seii mauo ny living Aoul
mesquite posts IN .ne srouuu' eheh pores
are nalieo across .hsioe anu ouesiae %
these uprign's' anu slenusr pfAnches ale
Waited oe'~een .nese poles q Certain
Instances. Al 'hs Spaces sne
nlled with the limestone ana rocs
indigenous to the place. and clay
cement is made with which 1t II
plastered in and out Ii chimney Il
added, 1t is constructed In the same way
1t is all hre-proof. IL lasts . lifetime
takes but few days to build. cost
nothing for material, ana Keeps Out
both heat and cold. All Of these 1acaii
have dirt floors, and only one or tWt
openings for windows Here live the
Mexican and his wife ana toelr innu
.o,,,a .rarra,or uara ais, a.. sorri
49, a. "a ali ,hs cb;ckars a. vail =,
:.h,,4 n,,nhar wh;.h 80 ~,