Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27

] use delivery wagons Inc mule or the
/ burro constitute both team and wagon.
! The mines VI Jesus Maria are the most
/ productive In Chihuahua. and ! believe
/ In northern MeXica We met "a Mr.
/ Williams q mining expert for an
! English syndicate who states that one
mine now closed down had produced
over thirty millions, and that several
newer prospects promised even better
yields Three large mills are kept In
| constant operation. and half doz or
more mines are being worked. Just
now, too. there Is much prospecting be-
ing done II Is believed by many that
the whole Of these mountains. the
Jesus Maria. are rich IN silver and that
the richest veins have probably not
been found yet
Our advent In town created no little
stir a new face on the streets es-
pecially OF an American is recognized
Ot once and everybody wants 90 know
who be- IL and what hts business is.
The faW English-speakIng people too.
and there are NOT q half dozen. are glad
tu see @ fellow cOun.rymau The first
words that I heard 90 understand were.
Rr b. here are some Americans. How
are you. bOys?' And a white man
came out of the crowd and shook
hands He had lived here nine years
and was "a miner Another one that
had lived here only ten months was as
anxious to see us as the fiyst Present
ly German came and was dolIpht.d
TO find that we had a feli1 lu.r.-
man NJ his In our party. These men
remained with US until Wo p4iiea u.J
and then with q hearty goodbye Sue
cess 10 you" badc US adieu
Tho Un1fubf fu Fl4.ffau q. f.Il.tt U#ffft.
tryman though stranger was recip-
rocated by u.s. Ia fact We were all
pleased 20 get in town. and see ciyillza-
ton again. our animals, too seemed
to share in our delight especially one
large mule called Red which came from
Feayer ana doubtless remembered the
good stables and abundance OF fodder
at home. He was hungry for We had
found but little grass for the last two
days and seeing an open shop door
close 20 the street he misto0k % for "a
stable door and deliberately tried to
walk IN Tho screams OF the people
inside and the large pack on his back
prevented him, but not 20 be disCour-
aged yet, he tried the next door and
was standing with his head inside when
one of The ou-lookcrs caught him for
Us. After doing some necessary trad
Ing we moved out few miles 90
camp
As the crow nics II Is not more than
ten miles from Jesus Maria to Morris
but as the trail goes it Is nearly thirty
Nest o. the way we follow along the
ridge a high mountain. The scenery
g. grand. As far as the eye san see
there are mountain ranges Ina places
these are mere barren rocks. In places
they are green with waving grass. trees
and ferns one Is ast0nishel az times
10 see patches OF lighter green, some
times on the steep hillside. sometimes
IN the bottom Of a deep canyon. They
are corn patches and near them are
the huts Of he Indians The happy
children have a narrow door yard 20
play IN, but when they are stronger
they roam II win over the mountains.
All Of sudden We come out on O. bold
point. What a wonder comes 90 our
view. Far below Us Is a river running
fouthward. and further of another run. |
ming southeast. They meet. on the lat. |
ter Is village and fields OF corn and |
little orchards dot It's valley from one |
end 20 the other. So with the first. We |
can iollowe its course for many miles. |
and all along are these little Indian |
farms. Directly below US. q thousand |
I.eI II canyon Win sides So sttep |
mat we imagine only the sure footed |
goat or mountain sheep could climb |
mem we stu see these little li.ht- /
green patches Of corn, and In the deep
'anyon the Indian casa. on the other
'ide Of the mountain, and the top Is so
narrow and sides so steep that from
Fhere we stand we can see both sides
s little round valley. a meadow. per
laps, With house at one side and
,orn Fields surrounding il. This Is i'm.
Iced a secluded spot.
After q few moments rest we begin
he descent. The TRAN leads down Inc
rest Of a ridge, not a hogs back"
lut a ROSTERS comb So narrow is
/ NJ times that We fear to ride. for
teihlty II very near. and the slip Of a
DOT would take us there. For f, Will
We wend down steep side. Back ana
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