El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-30
THE YAQUIS
ARE QUIET
And the Mexican Government
Hopes To End the War
This Fall.
CONSIDERABLE CAPITAL
Invested In Sonora BY Americans
Who Are Not BEING Molested.


According to Edward V. B. Hoes, q
Coast Coal company, with large hold
| ings in the San Marcial valley, Sonora,
Mexico, who arrived in this city yes
| terday afternoon, there is not
much excitement in the Yaqui country
at the present time and hostilities
were suspended during September
owing to the excessive heat.
Mr.. Hoes has been operating in the
state of Sonora for great many years
and his company owns about 10000
acres of valuable coal deposits in the
| San Msrcial valley.
Mr.. Hoes has lately secured valu-
| able franchise from the Mexican gov
eminent to construct q railroad sixty
five miles from San Msrcial to the
port of Guaymas. and they will then
begin to ship coal in large quantities.
In speaking iof the Yaqui outbreak
Mr.. Hoes said: ABOUT the beginning
of hostilities 1 came to Nogales and
stopped off there on my way to my
property in the lower part of the
state of Sonora A great many
well-meaning people advised me
not to go down in the interior, as
would likely meet with some trouble,
but / went to Hermosillo and proceed
ed from there to my property, requir-
Ing b uhy GO m6he tn6 journey. vi
course went heavily armed and had q
journey in large freight wagon drawn
oy four mules and driven by a Yaqui.
I did not fear moleststion
from the Indians so much as from the
bandits that swarm that part of the
country and are taking advantage of
the present condition, and hold ups are
not infrequent.
'There has been great hue and
cry raised against the safety of foreign
it is perfectly safe for man to enter
the remotest parts if he minds his own
business.
THE exaggerated statements that
the Yaquis are plundering are in the
main false. When the war was first
declared it was said that the people
living on the ranches we're advised to
come in the towns and village, as the
Ysquis were burning the homes and
stealing the cattle. but it was after
wards learned that this was not true.
1.-The Mexican government is mas
sing troops at Hermosillo and hope to
bring the war to end this fall.
sThe Yaquis are in shape for q hard
fight and mum Der about 1000 strong.
Two battles were fought during this
month, but they were only small en-
gagemente.
GA great many soldiers have been
killed more than they will tell,-snd
many indiana peaceable Indians, too.
who were In no way connected with the
uprising.
SIN all my dealings with the Yaquis
have found them excellent laborers
and industrious and hard working peo-
Pile. When . Yaqui says he will work
for you for fifty cents q day, he means
1t, and will work like q good fellow,
and not soldier on you, as the Mexi-
can laborer, born with that everlasting
tired feeling.
ga great many Americans have
large interests in Sonora and there ia
great activity in all in
dustries. They are shipping
from one to three carloads
of machinery a day into Sonora. and
at Ortiz station 100 tons of machinery
is waiting to De shipped to points over
the railroad.
'T saw the governor Tuesday night
and he is of the opinion that q success
full termination o: the war will be
brought about shortly. He has no
fears as to the result. Although he
believes is the government will have
to put great many men in the field.