Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-24
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MAEATLAN, Sinaloa Mexico,
 May s, 1891.

May s, 1891.
 Our party left HuachucG April Sth last for trip to the states of Sonora, sinaloa, Lower California. Jalisco and Colina.
 We came direct Co Guaymas but was one day late for the steamer Alejandro, going down the coast so we esnvassed the City of Guaymas and took a bark Tor Mazltlsn on the 20th via Carmen island where we took OF salt for this port Don Santiago informs me that he ships 1900 tons Of salt every month from ll'is island at 8 per ton.
 The island lies about miles from the coast of Lower California and llO miles from Guaymas and the bed of salt is about one mile square and rises as fast ss cleared of It lies be- low the ocean level.
 We dId no arrive here in port till the 50th on account of eslms and con trary winds the greater part of the trip which was very monOtonous. How ever our trip was not without incl deht and ea- captain showed ds every attention he possibly could. We shared all his delicaeies-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 9 feet of our vessel We had an abundance of vegetables on board and our crew speared several nice fish and turtles on the route.
 Or. >.1svrirs this port we found the American man of var Gi,..;>-ha with 230 men, commanded by B. J. Cromwell anchored in the hay.
 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 jean light house on an island st 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 diseharging her cargo here of 1000 sacks of coffee from Pan anna.
 There are only three lighthouses on the Pacific coast between Acapulco aud Gusymas, and they have no more power than park lamps, and as for a life preserving station thay never have dreamt Of any.
 The City Of MazatIan is ol consider able commercial importance and has several munfaetories. Tt is lighted with gas. and street cars trayersing it's principal thoroughfares. The city is built of high one story buildings, with great doors and windows, the princi- pal entrenee opening into a large piiered open court after the Moorish fashion, and filled with beautiful or uameRtal tres and iiowers.
 On entering the bay one is at once struck with a pleasing sight--the is- land one half mile around it and TOO 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 won't to live. The vendors of sweet 1 meats, nuts and fruits golaziIy about | exhihiiing these goods. The native Indian and the seer present burro, tfss bone and sinew of tine country, take the coal and water to the kitchen | and lszily return to the tile roofed suburbs of the city where they occupy the same stall.
 Their National Feast, the 5h ot 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