The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-09
Two Girls Journey.

There are two young ladies spend
ing few weeks in this city who have
recently made a remarkable journey
They are Miss Mary Jacques, of Jaws
Lodge, Hampshire, England, and Mis-
Emma Hartley, of Junction City
Texas. hl
The town of Junction City is nearly
200 miles from the Mexican horde
the entire distance 10 the city o.
Mexico from that place being about
1000 miles. A light wagon and g
team of Texas horses were purchased
and all plans for the trip had been
perfected early last September. In
the wagon were stored complete
camping outfit and a small
amount of provisions, it being the in
tention of the ladies to procure the
necessary supply of eatables from
people along the line of their journey
The provisions takon along were only
to be used in cases of necessity. The
only firearms carried were brace OF
pistols.
The country lying between Junction
City and Piedras Negras, where they
crossed the Rio Grande River into
Mexico, is desolate, mountainous re.
region, the only inhabitants being
ranchmen, the inhabitations being al
intervals of from twenty-five to fifty
miles. The journey to the Rio Grande
River occupied four dtys. 1t was al
the Mexican border that the girls mel
with their first obstacle.
They found that the Mexican
duties on their horses and wagons
would cost them more than a new
outfit. They conferred as to what
would be the best thing for them tC
do under the circumstances, and
finally they decided to dispatch theil
teams and wagons back to Junction
City. This was done, and they crossed
over the bridge to Piedras Negras OF
foot, and purchased another outfit il
that city, and again set out on theil
jnurney of ], 400 miles overland to the
Capital. A-f
The journey to Monterey was made
over mountain trails, but they were
beset with no severe difficulties
They were treated. With universe
courtesy and respect by the natives
and were given every assistance asked
by those whom they met. They werC
prepared for danger ~ adventure
but in this they were disappointed
the most thrilling incident of thei
trip being the riding of a drunken
soldier into their tent by mistake, thu
astonished but courteous Mexican
quickly retired with profuse apollo
gies for the intrusion.
In the higher attitudes, they expe
rienced some discomforts, owing t
chilly nights and the scarcity of WOO
and coal for camping. They passed
through sections of the country which
had never before been penetrated o
traversed by any foreigner, and tn
establishment of the natives was yer!
amusing.
Every night of the journey, which
occupied nearly three months, wa
spent in their camp tent alone ant
unprotected. They travelled by tn
way of Monterey, Saltillo, San Lui
Potosi and Pachuca. At Pachuc'
they spent several days visiting tn
mines, iron works and reducers.
They spent several days in the cit.
of Mexico, and started to make thei
return journey overland, but owing t
the severe weather experienced on tn
uplands they were compelled to aban
don their team and wagon at Sal
Louis Potosi and finish their trip b
rail. But determined to enjoy tn
unsurpassed climate and scenery G
Mexico to the utmost, they travelled
good part of the way to this city o
the locomotive.-[San Francisco ES