Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-04
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Special Correspondence.
I'm my last 1 Informed your readers
that the academy expedition had enc
tered Mexico by Nogalas. bat was uu-
able 20 proceed until "a sufficient bond
had been given. As This bond must be-
in lash we win have 90 wait at least
two weeks. but FOO the meantime we
need not boz idIo. the boys are pursuing
their studies under 90. direction of Prof.
Wolfe and Air. Haumug, while Joseph
Adams and ] are now on our way TO
the colonies for supplies which we win
have brought To- OaNaca, our next place
of rendezvous.
Nugaes is built partly 0u the Ameri-
can and partly on the Mexican side.
among the hills. or rather BOO "a rayIue.
and Un the line OF the railroad that runs
20 Guaymas. 10 shows the Cross. 80 is
"a typical half breed The Mexican
houses are mixed ln with the modern
American houses In the stores are seen
the chilli and frijolas. along with tie
highest grade patent flour ON the
streets are seen the laucIuI costumes
of the MeNielns along with the palmer
dress of the Americans, and "bueuas
dios' m.ng.e with good morning" We
We're much amused at the Mexican
teams Some UI them are horses. al-
ways poor others are mules Iu little
better condition. while most OF them are
the old reliab.. buuD. ln fact the
burro, IL is said is about the only anl-
MAJ that can stand "a Mexican master.
yesterday We -aW several families NOV
lng al, ther household effect as we'll
as DE members uf The feamy. except
The father and some utJle boys that
Seemed 90 Dee walking for The exercise,
Were PACKED 0n buTUs one carried
uuuk twice Dos sIle Another carried
PED clothes, feather beds ANA ON top of
lhrst TWO children ON another was
packed table legs downward.
with what appeared o. bu % cupboard .
on top of iJ The animal Was ust hIeh |
enough 90 litt the table legs "a foot
from thg ground. ON one Boo "a very
easy posture sat the mother nursing /
Ler babe a pet CROW was riding be- /
hind her. The father. with luug
stick was occupied Boa keeping The I.
animals moving
The American custom house stands /
opposite the Mexican We had mostly /
TO do however with the latter. The .
cnlel was very sertItmaulg man with I
spanish features. neatly dressed aud /
very polite. After shaking hands boz /
Informed as that orders had come 90 |
bond the expedition through and he |
would Doe pleased 90 do AN he could to |
assist U.S. We had mo- trouble .u ret- .
ting our things through
During the day Wr called on General /
Ienochio. Commaudautp De ga Third /
iona FISCAL from whom ] obtained
letter of Introduction to the chiefs off /
the guards between N0galcs and OAK
1Ca. He Is perhaps $50 years OF age. taU
ana somewhat slender long slim face
ana high forehead. and in AN an intel
.lgent and kindly looking man he
speaks English tuentIy. though with a
distinct foreign accent with consider
able pride Doe told u.s. after the general
questions and answers concerning our
trip, It's object. etc, had been made.
that De was the founder of
The Mormon colony of OaN8la "I
vent tO President Diaz.' said Doe. "aud |
oll him, with his permission, would
stab.ish O. colony and it would not
0st the government one cent while
elsewhere the government has spent |
hundreds Of thousands of dollars boz
ol0nzing with little results The pres
dent consented and ] had The honor
" locating the 'Morm0us' at OaElg8.