Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-22
AMID The RUINS OF MEXICO
President Benjamin cuH of Utah Writes OF Them.
- rnrrnsnnndence.

spsc.al Correspondence
v.,r Garcia, Sierra Madre Noun
l.s Mexico Sept, 1S.-The Brigham
vonng Academy Expedition passed the
rg.tom house at Nogales Aug. a. by
r.lnclng the company to nine members
ling the horses in Arizona, and re-
rnrchaslng In Mexico, and paying duty
oo our mules the bond was reduced to
i.ss chan three hundred dollars. The
Tvs who returned home were honor
obly released; the following were chosen
,o,tinus. prof. W. NJ. Wolfe John
IL Fairbanks. OF salt Lake Ciy' waiter
l.. Tolton Of Beaver Paul Hennlns OF
Oayaca. Asa Klenke OF Nephi Joseph
li",Ts NJ parowan, Heber Magleby OF
1f.rr1e and Chester Van Buren,, OF
r,stis Dale with a sigh OF relief with
liTbf hearts and high hopes we bade
'',. csnp al Nogales adleu and started
tbs same day Tor OaXaca, where oui
s"prl,s from Dublan had been deposit
III Ne reached OaXoca In good condi-
,.n Aug 2S. and pulled out Sept. !.
H.r. NE spend a few days purchasing
horses and preparing for our journey
~ disposed Of our Studebaker wagons,
u1Irb had served US so faithfully In
dry ms IN wet weather on rough as on
smooth roads. and all luggage was
transferred 60 packs, or rather such az
va positiyely needed for the journey
tha resi- was disposed Of our stay In
OaXaca marked a very bright period In
our Journey because OF the hospitality
and kindness OF the people. In every
way possible we were assisted.
A, he Altos ranch, which We reached
Tuesday. we turned to the right and
took a dim road up the san Pedro to-
wards the mountains. The next day we
crossed a divide and came on the Janos
pronounced Hanos) river, which we
followed for several days. Some excel
lent stock ranches were passed, and
during the second day We passed places
where good ranches might be made.
The grass az this season of the year
and apparently at all seasons Is I'M
limited and there IS plenty Of water
An the creek or river We were now
ia the mountains, and the scenery was
beautiful The trials at Nogales, the
deserts with their bad water In Arizo-
na We're all forgotten and sublime, -
beautiful" "grand" were words fire.
quently on our lips as we would turn
bend or come over n ridge and obtain
O fun view OF some little valley sur
rounded by tall pines and covered with
green grass sprlnkled here and there
with flowers VI various colors. These
mountains at this time OF the year are
the botansts' paradise, and IN conse-
quence our botanical department has
been very busy They are the hunters
paradise as well. and our culinary de-
partment has likewise been busy TAX
Ing care Of the game that has been
captured.
on the 9TH we left the river and turn
ing 10 the left struck over the noun
tains towards the Casas Grandes, We
crossed several SUBMITS the attitudes
Of which We're as follows. in order.
i125 feet 1860 1890 feet barometric
measure, and about 1--WE miles from the
last one reached the river. Ap over
these mountains the feed is excellent,
Much Of the land. so we learned. is
owned by the Standard oil company
and is not stocked
For several days We had some rain,
Just enough 10 wet the grass well, but
on the Sth d6wn-pour came. II was
a typical tropical shower lasting per-
maps an uDuIs rs result kNlilt
slept In wet blankets. and all realized
more fully the care necessary 20 pro-
teCt ourselves.
We reached the river at Pratts ranch,
but turned TO the right up little ra-
vine and came 70 Williams ranch,
where Brother Martin Harris kindly
invited us 10 camp over Sunday and
enjoy with him his green corn which
was Just now In roasting ears
Pratt's ranch II will be remembered.
was a few years ago the scene OF ter.
rible tragedy IN which Sister Thomp-
sun and son eighteen years old were
Killed, and another son fourteen years
was wounded by Apache Indians. The
Indians II seems, had been lurking
around for several days awaiting an
opportunity and when Brother Thomp-
son w@away eypounced down on the
deienseless mother and children with
above results. Mrs Thompson was in
the house. but ran out when wounded.
she was recaptured and her head beat
en- TO a Jelly with a large stone. The