The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
SHE SAW YAQUIS IN PLENTY.
THE EXPERIENCE or A You've
WOMAN WITH MEXICAN SATlGES.
An Exciting Honeymoon for Mrs. Persival
Sleeping Alone in Hut WITH q Pistol
Loaded for tho Murderous Red Men.

An Exciting Honeymoon for Mrs. Persival
Sleeping Alone in Hut WITH Pistol
Loaded for the Murderous Red Men.
from IA, san Frdneisco Chronicle.
To sleep with her pistol by her side. with no
companion but faithful dog. In an old adobe
in the heart Of q hostile Indian country: to lie
In her clothes. night after night. while her
husband watched beside her. rifle In hand.
ready for attack: to know that within rifle shot
were 5000 Indians armed with Mausers who
might make an assault at any minute: to be
stuck all night In a small river steamer. hung
up on sand bar, between banks on which the
redmen were committing hourly depredations
such has been the experience OF Mrs. W. W.
Percival Of this city.
She accompanied her husband to the little
town OF Potam. on the Yaaui River. In the
State OF Sonora. Mexico. some ten months
ago. 1t was their honeymoon trip Mr.. Perci-
val had accented a contract to manage -four
mill owned by wealthy Mexicans at Potam.
and as there was no thought OF danger from
the Indians at that time he took his wife with
him. Potam 10 short distance below Quay
mas. The latter place they left In a small
steamer. which makes the short stretch down
the Gulf Of California to the mouth Of the
YaQui River. on which Potam Is situated.
about ten hours inland.
"aoh t"e oioi'o'b ohi''ou suo Aoaois 81"
the Mexicans had been at peace over year.
They had signed treaty OF peace. the Indians
had been given Mauser rides and stores Of
ammunition and 5000 man. and there were
NO indications OF the war now raging in and
about Sonora. But the Indians were discon-
tented: they had tho same old story to toll
about the seizure OF their lands and the break
ing Of the articles OF tho treaty. They took
council among themselves: their riies and
ammunition were counted up, war dances were
held. stronRhods In tho adjoining mountains
VIZ auu ''na,,. on ou, q las. ''"'
'ne outoreak Which preeipHateo the war.
Mrs. Porcival was in Potam at tho time. Her
experiences ware auob a fail 70 Int fev m eri-
can vomsn in the.s davs Hsr tala r",ds IN.
eau .on. u. .n .ne.o "a'e. Jaw r"aus nv
and shouts OF the savage Yaqus disturbed her
waxing WI, hours ana pursued ner IN her dreams
When the dangers Increased her husband in
sisted on her return to civlllz alton. She won't
three leagues overland from Potam to a place
called the Medano. where she boarded the
small steamer that took her to Guaymas.
Only short time before the Indians had cap.
tured launch at the Medano and murdered
its occupant; they also overlook and killed
parties on the fotam ROAD.
1t was with no little trepidation, therefore,
that Mrs. Perciyal undertook her trim hons.
her anxiety was increased shortly after leaving
the Medano, when tn: IS: steamer grounded on a
,snad ,.,.hn,, n,i.h,n .s ...shnS G,, .nv o.
nspea WITHOUT out mlsnap. ana reached auaymas
DAYS ago. and Is now with her mother. Mrs. A.
Buckeiew. Mrs. Peroival shows the effects OF
her brief residence in the Yaaui country. She
has lost much flesh and looks weak. and I'll.
prt th,t an. +. , hr,xo IittI. r-on,n bar n,,d.
oBtly-told story test1fleS:
Il accompanied my husband to Potam ten
months ago" she said. 1T was our Wedding
down there in the fionr mil business and 40
we Went. Potam has about 900 inha bitants,
orns shnrt ma snncs 'P below ehs p
A,0ss ths b sss Ms 1oSk
thers we're fully 5000. " WV
THE Indians own all the bsst In nd along the
river 1t is Very rich Tor the stream oyerfows
its banks and gives the land ample irrisatIon
wheat mostly Bsfor, I left Sea I'd some fniH
Of a cotton raising project. in. which English
a wear. tho Mexicans further away from nc
river have to depend upon irrigatine wells. for
trouble between the Yanuis and the Mexicans
arose from the seizure nf the rich indian lands
by Mssssas y WIZ ss on it, and from the
"On Juiy ri a Young man namsd J.aurencito
Torres the ne phsw OF & an Torrea OF the Ne ri :
can army. was across the river in the Yanui
settlement on business. when he was attacked
and murdered His BODY was terribly mutt
lated When his frienda went to look for him
the Yaouis shouted that tbey had Ejlled him
and ADDED: Come over e and eat him 1'' '''H
from our side OF the stream, We heard THAR
tom tom. beating and thar nerce shouting
IA soon ns news Of tho murder becam o
known. the town was Al once mt under Tnard
and 40 it remained IN to the time I left on
Aug 10 Fontps who was Mayor. Chief OF Po-
TO wso or
j." ris, IMMERSED lot Of man and nostai
them around tho town and along the river river
"FThe patrol was maii.tained day and night.
All The people living on the outnk rita Of tbe
town mack ed their hsda and bedSino and movad
inside 10 get within protection 'rhsrs ware
200 soldiers in the cuartsl under Col Martha
bnt not one WIS turned ont 70 guard the town.
That will STRIFE Won a. curious Of courae hut
they do strange and curious things in Mexico
Tbe soldsrs IN The cunrtei Wers ali convicts
Thsy ' are called lie IL Phone. to distnguish them
These convict troops are never let out.aIone.
WHY avery day before the trouble they Wsrc
taken ont individually and given A drink Of
"DuTinu the eIcifemsnt WAS taten sick T
sufiered Greatly from the heat which Ia aim nj
terrific I tried to get some OF The MexIcan
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