The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-18
From the Mexican Mountains Where
These Indians Live. But There's
Gold There aud These Sien Want
to Get Their Share Of It.

come from Laredo 4 man down there
owes Fischer SZU and has promised 90
send it by August 20 without fail. n ne
fOrgcts 10 IN the excitement of watching
the single water cart drive up and down
the main street. the party Will invade
anyhow. Fischer says he can borrow -
The Adolph Fischer Gold Mining and
Metallurgical Company b. the name OK
the concern, aud there is no stock Tor
sale, possibly because noo0dy wants 10
buy any. The Adoiph Fischer Cold MIN
ing and Metaliurglcal Company nal
canned salmon and green peas FOR supper
llsf night. There was also pan or sdi-
GRATIS bread. cdreLuiy cchstructe1 ln
Cnei Rans)ne nut IL was saNeu l0i
emergencies. Each Of these men has
abundant faith in the success of the en-
terprise and laughs at the idea that ne
rs much more likely % be killed tna1
10 get rich. Like other men who nave
gone 20 the Slerras Nalre5 and LETT their
4 hey are armed with rifles .sld skies moot
ers and Wi. carry plenty Oh ammunition.
For meat they will depend entirely upon
the rifles. They take but little flour. eX-
pectins 10 get maize from the farming
indians IN the valleys. The burros Will
be lightly laden with the mining tools,
"a few medicines, cartridges, bacon, ana
books. The books belong 20 Fischer. He
reach their destination it is the intention
10 build a llttle cabin and make u mead
quarters. From this place they Will pros
pect. They 10 not expect 20 returns CIV
illzatiOn before the fall OF 1893.
THEIR TERRITORY.
The Yaquis infest the mountainous part
~ northern Mexico. Trey are an untame-
a1le tribe They have been whipping Mex
lean soldiers for a hundred yeats. Dozens
OF expeditions have been sent against
them Not one has been wholly success
ful Diaz has succeeded in pacifying them
so far that they are living upon COM
paratively peaceful terms with their more
civilized neighhOrs 90 the South. Active
war doe not exist. but it IS likely 10 come
at any time. They Will allow no whlte
man 70 settle on their land. Many miners.
Mexican and American have been sam
by them. They are tho ole danger 70 me
FISCHER party but serious one The men
with Flcher have no sort Of certainty thar
they will not be slain ~ soon as tnef
camp is discovered. As the faquls are
great rOamcrs. winter ana summer, tle
cabin will remain hidden Tor only niue
The mildest thing that can happen 10
them. lu the opinion of old fr0uiier.men.
T. the loss Of an their goods and being
obliged to walk back 10 El Paso. Miners
have sometimes been treated in this way
hv the YaQuis. but more often they nave
no+ hron heard from or of after they
have climbed the eastern slope ana piuh--
ol into any one OF the thousand Nallet7'
These Indians are not particularly letoc-
.'ua "-- 80. 49,, b.,.o. deorfv rooted
,.ii.,iita. ,s.insf outsiders and are re-
solved 10 keep their lands for themselves;
Like the man who believes tnat me- WIZ
49, ~, .tr e~e. trink The Yqouis be-
iic,,e ti,+ tho,, viii continue in possession
of their hunting grounds if they hill ah
~ 81. o,iff1n1ere las FAST as they come.
GOLD THERE
coli in LARGO ,.f,enfffies in their part Of
t'i' ~ ,r,tf- b.. t.., IA natter of
.''. 't,ot,i-1oe for tvo centuries.
common hho"l.N-c 49,. &c
lne lals ..r'il ...,.,, ,,.l...r toa,,y
~ oIl"Il. ID -L,l' .''. ,.-l ~, ,,,,i .t. ana
a1ili"s Thev have hon known even t0
,,,,,fd b,li.fe ~ o. They live nriuciDa'iy
-','. ', corn Taies of thc Yaqui gold are
.H. roln 1870 ami now and tbon
.le ailonS ~ @,l,,l f,t,,iors ana drifts
the report or s9ing g-... is,..t ras no- booo
s.Dloub',s. ir.,,o+o~ ~ i-- inhahi-
-t"'ss- W. u" t.i, ,.,,ra,. erotf-h fo or
lt.lz. ~" ~. ",,,-.,. and nerve enough
rHhL@t 40 .r,earaf Three huu-
I'd ,i-h Has 5...,r,inad mon
ul1N VIZ '..'. 49,. COLO tbough nossi-
Eo"-l De ,,.i.h ~ NTexiean GOV
e,,, ,er,t nigbt arise. hut any less num-
a., +bc home OF the Yaquis
,,.t,itt r,,l s,1s,e risk
49, ~ heart Of the mountains
49, HH 81 o. ID
l,I-r ,.,,,.,, ~. Ne f,rlrs ~ tho
river. ne ne{ az ~ middle and The east
aq-l hrl. ~" 10y, -. - .t,t-
ern Iorhs ao"., .'oi5 ,.biOh Fischer Uiil
functions li-' lI' H. 49, - erds o'oid
endeaN0r 20 retch. IN yaae ~ Nus --t
there VIII oe no VIZ on 5g..'ile ny - ~
20 CIVILIZATION eNctpl vl .Ir uI a. W ~. e.
tCrros across lne edstel u ialirTc 's 49,,
not any TOO good I9I = 49, t,,.atii ~ TN
be necessary 70 u-H, ~ 49,, 49,
scalps Of these Eo.d hunters, once tHgy
are across the RIO ,rtanue, YIN .r 3o 'o ~
Nsntiy attached 20 l'e't - ~ g-d the
determined. however. eIu a ia. tt ~ H.,
gold ana can hetp l4u ,rlttt ff.tili,r- sra he
1911. oe mlh'ht iIr7. rue 49, 80
only thing against them. IN the VdleFs OF
the sierra Nadre there IS no frozen
ground 70 be melted NO Wiz 3lea' .,li,
Zee fields appal the eye SitFNdllyl W.
not be rlsked. TIE climate Is every 'l'iHs
Indeed. the pure mountain air and
steady middle temperature are as muc.
temptations 20 Fischer as ne pIos l i'l.. OF
We-lfh. The lisL .NFeil l3If OK ll-a atli-..
credited MN WllH dp.el4t 1t 49,. -, Ia
the right iuns, pdIt,.tlLy n.y., .gesr-io,,s
liver. an enlarged spleen ana aei 'V.'
sorargeuent OF the left valve Of the
heart These flaws In his cosmos nave
come 10 him from a steady Qlef or Mons
and beer. and he has treated them with
beer For many years he has been a the
oretical miner \ theoretical miner IKE
n theoretical prohibllonist oeueYes thdt
n rs a good thing for everybody except
himself Now. however. flscner mas oe-
seemed into the practical class. ana is
prepared % risk his lie ~ GrmonsF1,
lion of his theories End beliefs lie Would
ing 'Dick with the best of them long aEo.
but something has always interiered. ne
was sick or broke or his eranIinolhess
had died. or he was elnplol.o or ~. IN, ~