Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-08
TWO KENAhB\rLE GIRLS.
Their Journey from Texas to tho CITY OF
AsAieo by Wagon, Tontlug al Night

There were Two young ladies spending \
a few weeks In th,s clty, saNsa San Fran
cisco paper, who have recently made re-
mLrksble Journey. Tney are Miss Mary
Jacques, aud Miss Emma Hartley, of June.
lion City, Texas.
lie town OF junction City Is nearly 200
miles from the Mexican border the entire
distance to the CT OF Mexico from that
pia being 6UO mll 3. lIgut wagon
ana 4 Team OF leNis horses hau been ptr-
CHASED anu all arrangements fJr the trip
nad be.perteCted early in last September
In the wagon We're sorted complete
Camping outfit and a small amount of pro.
Visions, II being the intention oI the lad
les to procure the necessary suppl, of ed
lb!eS nom ieuplc along tue line OF their
J'urney. Inc Provisions taken along
Were only to be used lii case OF necessity
lne Ony hre arms carried were "A brace of
pistols.
The country lying between Junction
Cl'y ana P.edrIs Negras, ,swbere they cross
ed the Rlo Grande river IntO Mexico, IN
desoiate, mountainous region, the Oniy IN
habltants OeIng ranChmen, The Inha0llsnts
beng at intervals OF from twenty i've to
nifty mi eS. the journey to the RIO Grande
river occupied four days. Ii was at the
hrst Obstac,e. They found the Mexican
duties on their hors and wagon would
cost theLN noIe than new outfit. They
conferred rs to what would be the best
thing for them TO do under the clrcumstau-
| ces, and finally they decided to dispatch
their own team back to Junction City.
lhls was done and they crossed over the
bridge to Pldsas Negras on foot and pur-
chased another outfit in that city, and
again set out on their Journey OF | 400
mules overland TO the cap tai.
The lournty TO Monterey was made
over mountain trails, but they were baset
with no severe difficulties They were
treated with universal courtesy and re-
| spect by the natives, and were giv.,n every
| assistance asked by those whom they met.
They were prepared for danger and ad-
| venture, but IN this they were disappoint-
| ed the most thrilling adventure of the
| trip being the riding of drunken soldier
| INTO their tent by mistake. The astonish-
ed but courteous Mexican quickly retired
| with protuse apologies for his intrusion.
? In the higher attitudes they experienced
| some discomtorts, owing to the chilly
nights and the scarcity of wood and coal
| tor camping. They passed through sec
tlons OF the country which had never be-
fore been penetrated or travesed by any
foreigner, and the astonishment of the ma
tlves was very amusing. Every night of
the journey, which occupied nearly three
months, was spent in their camp tent
alone and unprotected They travelled by
the way of Monterey, Satiio, San Luis
Potoal and Pachuca. ,At Pachuca they
spent several days visiting the mines,
IRON works and reduces
They spent several days in the city of
Mexico, and started to make their return
journey by overland, but owing to the
severe weather experienced on the uplands
they were compelled 10 abandon their
team and wagon at San Luis Potosi and
finish their trip by rail. But determined
10 enjoy the unsurpassed cIim te and seen
cry OF Mexico to the utmost, they travelled
good part of the way to this city on the
locomotive,