St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-10
GIRLS LONG JOURNEY.
Fourteen Hundred Miles in q
Wagon Through Mountainous
AIaXicn

Wagon Through Mountainous
Mexico.
San Francisco Examiner
There are two young ladies spending
a few weeks in this city who have re-
Gently made remarkable journey.
They are Miss Mary Jaques, of Java
Lodge, Hampshire, England. and Miss
Emma Hartley. of junction City, Tex.
The town of junction City is nearly
200 miles from the Mexican border, the
entire distance to the City of Mexico
from that place being about LOGO miles.
A light wagon and team of Texas
horses were purchased, and all arrange
ments for the trip had been perfected
early in last September. In the wagon
were stored complete camping outfit
and small amount of provisions, it
being the intention of the ladies to pro-
cure the necessary supply Of eatables
from people along the line of their jour
ney. The provisions taken along were
only to be used i'll cases of necessity.
The only firearms carried by the ladies
were brace of pistols.
The country lying between junction
City and PiedraS NegraS, where they
crossed the Rio Rrande river into Mex
ico, is deSolate, mountainous region,
IL,
the habitations being at intervals of
from twenty-five to fifty miles. The
journey to the Rio Grande river occu-
pied four days. 1t was at the Mexican
border that the girls met with their
first obstacle. They found that the
Mexican duties on their horses and wag-
OIL would cost them more than new
outfit. They conferred as to what would
be the best thing for them to do under
the circumstances, and finally they de-
cided to dispatch their own team and
wagon back to junction City. This was
done, and they crossed over the bridge
to PiedraS NegraS on foot and pur-
chased another outfit in that city, and
again set out on their journey of 1.400
miles overland to the Mexican capital.
The journey to Monterey was made
over mountain trails, but they were be-
set with no severe difficulties. They
were treated with universal courtesy
and respect by the natives, and were
given every assistance asked by those
whom they met. They we're prepared
for danger and adventure, but in this
they were disappointed, the most thrill
ing incident of the trip being the riding
OF. a drunken soldier into their tent by
mistake. The astoniShed but courteous
Mexican quickly retired with profuse
apologies for his intrusion.
/ In the higher attitudes they expert
eneed some discomforts. owing to the
chilly nights and the scarcity of wood
and coal for camping. They passed
through sections of the country which
had never before been penetrated or
tfaFersed by any foreigner. and the
establishment of the natives 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, SaltilIo. San Luis Potosi,
and Pachuca. At Pachuea they spent
several days visiting the mines, iron
works, and reducers.
They spent several days in the City
of Mexico, and started TO make their re-
turn journey by overland, but owing to
the severe weather experienced OH the
uplands they were compelled to abandon
their team and wagon at San Luis Putosi
and finish their trip by rail. But de-
termined to enjoy the unsurpassed eli
mate and scenery of Mexico to the ut
most they travelled a good part Of the
way to this city on the locomotive.