Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-24
MAzATLAN.
An Interesting Letter From that Interesting
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SPECIAL CoRRESPoNDENcE.l
MAzATLAN, Sinaloa Mexico,
 May 8, 1891.

MAZATLAN, SlnalOa MEXICO,
 May 8, 1891.
 Our party left Huachuca April Sth last for trip to the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Lower California, Jalisco and Colina.
 We came direct to Guaymas but was one day late for the steamer Alejandro, going down the coast so we canvassed the City of Guaymas and took bark for Mazatlan on the 20th via Carmen island where we took on salt for this port. Don Santiago informs me that he ships 1900 tons of salt every month from this island at $3 per ton.
 The island lies about 6 miles from the coast of Lower California and 11O miles from Guaymas and the bed of salt is about one mile square and rises as fast as cleared off. It lies be- low the ocean level.
 We dld mo- arrive here in port till the 3Oth on account of calms and con trary winds the greater part of the trip which was very monotonous. How ever our trip was not without incl dent and our captain showed us every attention he possibly could. We shared all his delicacies-even his good cigars and wine. We passed two whales and the captain shot into one of them, but the ball seemed only to tickle the monster, which came with in % feet of our vessel. We had an abundance of vegetables on board and our crew speared several nice fish and turtles on the route.
 On entering this port we found the American man of war Omaha with 23O men, commanded by B. J. Cromwell anchored in the bay.
 We entered just after dark and the electric light from the Omaha present. ed beautiful view with the vessels moored at the wharf. The light all most obscured the light from the Mex ican light house on an island at the entrance of the bay.
 The Omaha is on her way from Acapulco to San Francisco.
 The "City of Paris" another Ameri- can vessel was discharging her cargo here of 4000 sacks of coffee from Pan- anna.
 There are only three lighthouses on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Guaymas, and they have no more power than park lamps, and as for life preserving station tho y nover have dreamt of any.
 The City of Mazatlan is of consider able commercial importance and has several munfactories. It is lighted with gas, and street cars traversing its principal thoroughfares. The city is built of high one story buildings, with great doors and windows, the princi- pal entrence opening into large piiered open court after the Moorish fashion, and filled with beautiful or namental trees and flowers.
 On entering the bay one is at once struck with a pleasing sight-the is- land one half mile around it and 700 feet high, with its craggy and shrub covered sides, on which the light house stands, and just beyond the dreamy city nestled at the feet of the brown hills, the cocoa and palm trees firing ing the semicircled bay and the houses and flower plots reaching down to the sea.
 The people seem to be living the peaceful and monotonous life they are so wont to live. The vendors of sweet meats, nuts and fruits go lazily about exhibiting these goods. The native Indian and the ever present burrO, the bone and sinew of the country, take the coal and water to the kitchen and lazily return to the tile roofed suburbs of the city where they occupy the same stall.
 Their National Feast, the 5h of May which lasts week is in full blast and gambling aud drinking seems to be the principal feature. All the principal people attend, even the women gamble.
 G, w. MCLANE.