Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18

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at a treaty with the Inqui lniians In
southwestern Sonora. FROM Nogsles
the entire party. numbering twenty
four men, iournsyei by team 10 Her
mO-iilo, the c,pital ~ the State, where
they arrived at ten O'Clock ON the
morning " the 3rd day u December.
In his Journal male ut the time,
Elder Milton s. Ray, interpreter aud
recorder for the party, gives an inter.
esting account OF Their further proceed.
inge, extracts from which are the main
authority for the following narrative.
Apostles Young aud Grant and
President 4. =. Mcdonald called at
the State house 10 visit the Governor,
but he had gone 10 Guaymns and
would not return for n day or two.
sBtigham Young presented letters Of
Introduction 10 the Secretary Of State
who received his visitors with cordl.
Atty aud gave them considerably IN.
/ formation. lie told them the party
could not visit the Iaquis with safety,
~ the Indians had declared their In.
/ dependence from the Mexican govern.
ment aud would kill them n they en-.
tered the country. He said II the OK.
petition did 10, not 10 take any fire.
arms for the Yaqui- to capture. The
MeNicans, he said, were not permitted
10 20 into the laqui country, a. the
entire nation were rebels aud
would kill anyone who went In.
He pointed out on the map the
route 10 the river, bu, advised them
again not 10 70. shortly aiterwari
/ the party met Mfr. Cohen, n jew, In
business In the city, who told them the
same things. After n short consultn.
ton the teams were driven OUT three
miles fast OF town where camp was
pitched.
In the evening ut meeting Of the
entire party It was decided that
Apostles brigham Young aud Heber
j. Giant, President Alexander +. Mo.
Donald, Milton ). Hay and Nalcnznela,
n pApago Indian, WHO had embraced
the Gospel nj the salt River settlement,
should 20 10y rail 10 Guaymaa, aud from
there TO the mouth OF the Iaqul river
/ by water. Under date ~ December
| ilh, the record says, "rhc party left
camp at 10 O'Clock a. m. Tor the depot
IA take train for Guaymaa. Upon ar.
irving IN Hcrmoslllo were met by Mr..
COhn, who told Us the PcrfcctO, Gen.
eral II. Topctc, had been looking tor NJ,
aud had been wanting " 10 call on
him before leaving for Guaymas. Mr..
| Cohen accompanied u 20 the house Of
the Perfocto ami Introduced W 10
| him."
The general said 10 them that when
lac heard Of their going % the Ya1ui
river, he considered II his duty 10 warn
them Of their danger. Aflcr giving
considerable information about the
country east OF Hcrmosillo on the Opo-
suth river, aud the Arispc District, he
| requested them 10 visit the Governor
who was 10 bn ut home In the after.
noon from Guaymar, Offering 10 90 TO
| the Governor with them nj any hour 10
suit their convenience. Returning 10
camp for the night, the party drove in.
10 Hefmosillo the next morning nj 10
O'Clock.
"ln company with General Topctc, {"
the Journal says, "iirighnm Young,
| Hcbur J. Grant, a. i. Mcdonald, II.
y. johnson and NJ. ). Ray called upon
Governor Torres, who received US very
kindly. He gave us 10 understand
that our mission TO the iRquis was not
approved by him, that they were In
open rebellion against the Mexican
government and would not come under
control, nj ALL"
The Yaquls, the Governor said, had
about four thousand soldiers gafrisoncd
aud would not allow the Mexican sol
hcf- OF Mexican people 10 10 Into their
country. As they were n Woodworking
| people, the bone and slnew 81 Sonora,
the government did not wish To make
| war upon them Just yet. Tho Yaqule,
they were Informed, have n government
/ OF their own, aud allow no one Ia their
country; but they 10 out and take con.
/ tracts for labor In all parts Of Sonora.
He advised them over again not 10
visit tho indians, saying that II they
did 80 they must take the respOnsl.
billy themselves, for he considered IL
unsafe even 10 10 10 the mouth OF the
Iaqui river. The governor, however,
offered 10 furnish AN escort 10 any
other part Of Sonora,
"Afier pleasant 'adiOs,'" the Jour.
nnl concludes tho account OF the inter.
view, Eve leit the State house and
drove 10 the depot"
As with the "MormOno In all their
history, these men had been given a
mission 10 perform, aud they wer.
determined TO do their paft nnd
leave the results with the Lord. AT
wv SNlSNN " his NAe party, con-
slsting Of Apostle brigham Young,
President A. y. Mcdonald, BENJAMIN
Y. Johnson, Hiram Brlnkerhooi, W.
q. Clemens, Nalenzuela, and Milton y.
Ray took train for Guaymas, where
they arrived nj 7:lO pm. and engaged
rooms ut the American Hotel. The
next morning Brigham Young, A. y.
Mcdonald, II. II. johnson aud NJ. y.
Hay called on Mr.. Willard, the A meri.
can consul, who received them kindly,
Under his advice, for the consul was
tho only man who gaveany encourage.
mont 10 the expedition, a Yaqul boat,
"Falucha," was employed 10 take the
party 10 the mouth Of tho river and
back TO Guaymas for SIS, provisions 10
he furnished for all hands by the mis-.
siOnarles. The boat was loaded and ali
were ON board NJ 9 O'Clock pm; but. A
calm prevailing, the wharf was moi
cleared until O'Clock. While ia, boat
was waiting for the wind the Yaquis and
Mexicans gathered about and told the
party 10 confess their sins, M they
would not come back alive. A Catho.
lie priest among the number seemed
particularly anxious for the welfare OF
the little band. Nalenzuela, the In.
dian, became NO fearful at hearing such
u warning from the Inquls themselves,
that he LETT the boat and refused 10 20
any further.
From i've O'Clock y. m. on Saturday,
December 9Th, the vessel was driven
by storm nni becalmed, by turns, uu.
I'll the evening Of the 9th, when IL
rpuplpl tln unnltl nI the Xanul .l,s..