The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
DAWN OF
PEACE IN
SONORA
>YaQuiS and MexiCanS
Gather for the Ortiz
LoVe-Feast.
OLD-TIME FOES MEET AS
FRIENDS.
Thousands of Indian Braves
and Soldiers Camped in
the Mexican Town.
.:
REFUGE BECAUSE THEIR FEUD
IS AT AN END.
The Close of an EleVen-Years' War
to Be Celebrated on
Monday.
OLD-TIME FOES MEET AS
FRIENDS.
Thousands of Indian Braves
and Soldiers Camped in
the Mexican Town.
REFUGE BECAUSE THEIR FEUD
IS AT AN END.
The Close of an Eleven-Years' War
to Be Celebrated on
Monday.

NOGALES. ARIz, May 15.-The ratih-
cation of the treaty between the Eaqui
Indians and the Mexican Government has
been postponed until Monday to enable
several high digntaries of the Govern
ment TO be present. Indians and soldiers
who have gathered at Ortiz in thousands
are eager for the festivities which Will
celebrate the termination of war that
has dragged along for over a decade and
cost Mexico thousands of men and mil
lions of dollars.
Colonel Francisco Peinado of the staff
of General Luis Torres, commander of
the first military zone of Mexico, went to
Hermosillo on Tuesday to make final ar
rangements for the ratification of the
treaty, and was met there by Juan NAL
donado, chief OF the Yaquis. who signed
the treaty for his tribe. The papers of
agreement have all been arranged, and on
Monday at Ortiz station, on the Sonora
Railroad and about twenty miles from
Guaymas, the final ceremony of ratifica-
ton will take place. The Yaquis will be
present almost to a man, headed by their
redoubtable J Juan Maldonado, or Tetabiate,
as be is called By his followers.
Over 1000 Indians arrived at Ortiz yes
terday, and it was reported shat as many
more were expected to-day. One thou
sand of these are well-armed fighting
men, who have made a gallant record for
valor. The Mexican Government will be
represented by General Luis Torres,
com mander of the first military zone of
Mex CO. and staff; General Lorenzo Torres
and about 1000 soldiers of the Eleventh,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Battalions COM
manded respectively by CoIonels Fran
cisco, Peinado and Hernandez and Gov
ernor Ramon Corral of the State of So
nora, Vice-Governor Figueroa, Secretary
of State Caledonia Ortiz and many others
prominent in official and civil circles of
the republic.
After the treaty of peace is signed the
event will be celebrated with grand
fiesta, which will probably be of a weeks
duration.
The war which will be ended by the
signing of the treaty on Monday has been
going on for eleven years. The Mexican
Government has tried for years to get the
YaQuis to take their lands on the YaQui
River in severalty, but the Indians stub
bornly refused to do so, and in 1856 large
mum Der OF Mexican troops were sent down
there to protect the settlers to whom the
Government had granted lands.
The Yaquis Immediately raised an
armed force and commenced to kill the
soldiers. They burned all the canoes,
launches ana boats-about 100 in ALTO
prevent the Mexicans from congregating
Hotillas with which to battle on the water
The Government had over 800 trained SOL
diers in the field in the Yaqui country at
that time and the majority of them were
killed by the fierce Indians. Since then
there has been a continuous guerrilla
rfaro IN
out second best
The Mexicans have been put to great
disadvantages, as labor is scarce in the
State OF Sonora and the YaQuis are de-
pended upon to DO duty in the fields As
soon as they can earn enough to buy a few
rifles and ammunition the Indians would
return to the Yaqui River to fight against
their late employers. Thousands of In
dians who have been working on ra ilroads
and farms in Arizona and New Mexico
furnished their brethren in Mexico with
arms, ammunition and provisions.
Last August the Indians hatched an
audacious plot whereby they intended to
capture the whole State of Sonora; but
thev tailed at the outset when sixty
Indians attacked the Mexican Custom
house at Nogales. Sonora, on August u
One of The Yaquis who was captured dur
ing the attack confessed that they had
intended to get $4,000 in gold that was in
the Custom house at that time, and, with
the money. they could induce hundreds.
OF Papago Indians and Mexican de-
serters 10 Join their ranks. They then in
tended to march TO Maedalena, getting
relntorcements along the way. They
were to be met at Magdalena by force
that was waiting near that place, and the
com blned forces were to march upon and
capture He1mosilIo, the capital of the
State.
4. toroo of Tn5;o,r -. I.s. Al
Yaqui River at the same time, but when
the band that attacked the Nogales Gus
tom house was repulsed by the citizens OF
Nogales the scheme fell through.
By the treaty of peace the Yaquis are to
take their land in severaity and promise
10 cease robbing and plundering. The
land that has been in controversy IS we'll
worth fighting over as it is tie richest in
the republic. The climate is semi-tropl-
cal. The same land In The United States
would readily bring 500 an acre. Coffee,
hemp, indigo and tobacco can be raised in
great abundance.
The settlement of the controversy will
be worth millions of dollars to the State
of Sonora, and now the country will be
rapidly developed. The Yaqui region is
known to abound in rich gold deposits. as
the Indians have often traded large mug
gets for arms and am m uniton.
The YaquIs are an athletic and we'll
formed race. The Yaqui bas but few
wants-a cotton shirt and breechcloth for
the men and shawl and petticoat for the
women suffice. while the children run
naked. Unlike the Northern indians,
their tenn perament is happy and they are
fond of music ard drawing. They are
brave and have been known 10 fight for
hours against great odds. They alone, of
all Indians, are sKillful pearl-divers. They
shun the society of whites and live near
them only to get employment. Their
population in the State of Sonora is about
10000.