The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-28
interest, especially the Military Quar-
ters, and the famous

BULL FIGHTING RING
and old converts and churches. Great
interest was manifested here in our
first Mexican town, by our party, in
the peculiar kind of DWELLING, adobe
houses, and | might say very Pc
cuIiar people. One of our party met
an old acquaintance in the railroad
service here, from whom we gathered
considerable information and decided
our movements for the day. Just
after breakfast our party was presented
with several braces of Mallard duck
aud the same were soon pre-
pared and immensely enjoyed
for dinner. Ducks are in
very plentiful here, wh're they feed
in the rice fields.
Signor Edward DeGarza, the dis
trict attorney for this district, visited
our party, took dinner with US, and in
fact, spent the entire day with us, and
everybody enjoyed his company very
much, he gave us considerable infer
nation about the country, people.
habits, etc. We were all very much
amused at his attempts to talk Eng
lish. Senator Mcdonald was IS
pecially int. rested in Sgner DeGarza's
explanation of The law, jury system,
courts, etc., of Mexico. After dinner
our ladies were serenaded in grand
style by first-class
MEXICAN STRING BAND,
and after nightfsll the same band
again made It's appearance and gave
us the sweetest kind of music, until
all of us were so completely carried
away with the Mexicsn airs, that
the atmosphere soon was fl led with a
dozen of our party's voices, all sing
ing and S. on catching the sweet
strains, so that after having thorough
ly enjoyed ourselves at Piedras Ne
gras. and fully satisfied with our visit
there, at IL p M, We were perfectly
ready and willing TO couple our car ON
to the train of the "Terro Carril In.
ternacional Mexicano" and start off
again, fof TorreOn, a Junction with
the "Terro Carril Central Mexicano,"
SO that by breakfast next morning We
we're well into the interior of Mexico
amidst peculiar towns of mud houses,
fiat roofs, plenty of Cactus, Mexican
Indians, etc. Arriving at T"rreOn,
some two hours before the arrival
of our next train on the "TerrJ
Carril Central Mexicano," the
whole party occupied the time
visiting the strangely built adobe stores
and the Oldest kind of markets. Great
fun and amusemnnt was had here
from our endeavOrs trying to find cut
what the natives were talking about,
as little or no American language is
spoken here, but the difficulty We
ex; erienced in making the natives
understand US was more than com
pensated by the real enjoyment
DERIVED FROM EVERY MINUTE
we were among them. Our ladies' |
were greatly interested in the exhibits
of fine needle work done by the Next
can lnulan women.
The strong drinks used here by the |
natives is called Taquila. the prOnun-
citation sounds like Ta-kill-a. our ladies
remarked that it sounded like some
thing about killing you. When this
liquid is poured into glass it is clear
as water and has the smell and appear
aDce Eve were afraid to taste it) of
genuine alcohol, and l have an idea
that very small glassfull would kill
any ordinary white man. Another
very peculiar feature of this country
is the using of burros in transporting
market truck, wood, fuel, chickens in
coups, and eggs. Everything is tied
or strapped on burroback and
everything is sold by weight (Kilo-
pound). Even fire wood is weighed.
Leaving TorreoD at about p. m. the
first important town We sighted before
breakfast next morning was Zacatecas,
with a
POPULATION OF NEARLY 100000.
This is an important mining point,
in the valley aud on the hill
sides and supports first class horse or
mule car line, running up and down
the hills distance of seven or eight
miles to the vicinity of the next south
erly stition called Guadalupe, pro-
nounced Wa-da-lupe. Our party 6
would have enjoyed q trip throug ID Is
this country on the tram car road,
but time being precious and all our .
thoughts being centered on the City
IF Mexico, we decided not to make !
any stop. and hearing the conductor !
all out, Gale vamous, (all aboard)
We boarded our car and was soon under