Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03

religious congregations OF the vicariai
village OF Saraquisili Is vigorously auto
matte; everything moves at the com.
mand Of the vicar priest. As conse-
| Quence. the false rumor Of the intende,
determination Of the priest went out like
wild fire, and all that congregation of
women, devotees and fanatics, who had
confessed and partaken OF the sacra-
ment that morning, came ont looking
pale, but with wicked beam in their
eyes Soon they surrounded the cleo.
toral polls like quarantine belt; they
swore that they would not permit any
one to vote for any other candidate but
Ponce; they pulled, pushed and forcibly
elected from the crowd Of voters all sus-
picious looking men and those who did
not have . ticket given by DIR. Pinto.
local chief of the Church party.
Each one Of these furies took hold Of
their respective husbands and relatives
TO treat them to the same kind of en-
dearment. Wives pulled their hus-
bands. mothers their sons and sisters
their brothers. This revolution without
arms was veritable Bedlam: volley
after volley OK screams and insults rent
the air, each woman seeking q friendly
coat or collar to tug ut.
In the midst Of this tumult there ar
rived q man ON horseback, who is one OF
the most popular and adventurous in
The province. and who belongs 10 the
Liberal ranks. Not without much dan
ger to his person he managed TO reach
the polls. and stated TO the committee
that as there was no liberty Of voting
there could be no elections, and caused
the polls ~ be- closed.
The women now returned to their
homes, and behind shelter awaited with
sticks and stones in their hands the re.
turn Of their heroic husbands; but these
had the good sense to remain out all
night, In furtherance Of the interest Of
tho National candidate. DIR. Luis Cor.
dero.--Lacatunga Cor. Panama Star
and Herald.
Women Geld se.rehsrs In Colombia
River bar washing Is generally per.
formed by women alone. February Is
the driest month Of the year, and dur.
ing It tho rivers are very low, and
beaches and bars are then exposed
which during the rest Of the year are
covered by two to four feet Of water.
with current Of Ave feet per second.
When good paying bar Is found the
news travels quickly, and women come
from miles around TO work it. The only
tools used are the batea for washing.
cachos for gathering and almocafre for
loosening the gravel The scene pre-
scented IL oftentimes very animated. Ba-
bies are placed In baskets under the
shade of some gigantic pichinde. The
older children play about the beach, and
even assist In the washing. The women
too old to work tend the fire and roas.
plantains for the MONDAY meal. The
dress of all 10 extremely simple, being
nothing more than two yards Of coarse |
wooden cloth tied around the waist. II |
10 yard wide, and consequently while |
touching the ground when worn by a |
short woman it comes bat little below |
the knees when worn by q tall one.
Some of the women tie q gaudy hand |
kerchief about the neck, leaving IL fall |
over the bosom; others are naked above
the waist.
The work Is begun by removing the
large stones ON top; OF rather the women |
facing up stream throw the stones in |
front and on each side, forming three
sides of rectangle (burrol. Then the
liner gravel and sand is Ioosened with
the almocafre, and, dipping in their
bateas, they fill them from liz front by
the aid Of the caches. When full the
batea Is washed over the burro, the re-
sulting metal being put In q gourd. kept
Tor the purpose, called mate.
The women frequently work when the
water is 30 deep that it Il necessary TO
live, and then u fiat stone weighing
rom four to eight pounds Is tied to the
mail Of the back by crecpers called be-
lucos, OF guasca. The work Is carried
On in q very desuitory manner, the
women frequently stopping to smoke
and gossip or to nurse their babies, so
hat although the day h spent Mt the
place Il Is seldom that more than three
aours' work Is done, during which time
.hirty-five to forty-five bateas Of gravel
ne washed.-Engineering and Mining