Graham guardian., 1900-11-23

trouble and dove into the culinary
department. Ifnot o shed this
part of the household is always
low room with sod stained walls
filled with biting blue smoke. The
one in point was no exception.
Little you would have liked it;
but when man turns soeiologist
on his own impulse let him face
the consequences. Nothing of a
worse nature, however, followed;
on the contrary, | was extended
most cordial welcome. On a table
some earthern ware, plates and
cups were piled up. A younger
woman was grinding corn on the
metate; another preparing some
dishes; an old man sat by the fire
warming himself; some children
fried potatoes on the Goals. They
formed a rather happy group that
| did not hesitate to join. A con-
versation then ensued that seemed
to interest on both sides. They
listened to me with wonder when
/ explained why my companions
and myself had come to their
country; in turn they disclosed the
same simplicity of mind and mod
esty of circumstance as evidenced
by their practices and implements.
There goes, however, 'with every
thing they do or say a certain
amount of thoughtfulness that
many lack Their respect for the
foreigner is unquestionable and
genuine. Their hospitality, prov
en- again in this case, is truly no
bic, their family life very affection
ate.
When | left the next morning,
dry, rested and well entertained |
felt grateful to these simple, kind
people, dressed in factory and cal
leo, and / was glad to acknowledge
that, in reality, life is not as harsh
a one as we might fear it to be
with people. situated like these,
that. Providence, fortunately, is
liberal everywhere with her sooth-
ing influences to make life's cor
ners and edges less galling--clse
my study might have been vexa-
tious instead of agreeable.
Tho Guerrero river that we cross
on the other side of Santa Tomas
is one of the largest tributaries of
the Yaqui. AS we travel to Jesus
Maria we enter the sphere of drain
age of that big outlet to the sea.
The country becomes rougher, the
vegetation richer, (bcfore reaching
Carrizisiachie we passed some
beautiful cypress groves,) the cam
yons deeper and the trails veri-
table roads to fame for steepness.
The air grows imperceptably
sweeter and as of a vertue hereto
fore unknown.
Everything about you seems to
glow as with Il more intense life
and unconsciously you imbibe the
spirit of your surroundings. The
show and pomp of nature grows
daily more astonishing, reaching a
perfection in some places that ad.
miration was hardly able to do
Justice to. These were times like
we never had before and we tried
to appreciate them while they
lasted. .. ~
On the trail we meet many pack
trains bound for Guerrero. In
fact the road between here and
Jesus Maria is the great highway
of the country. 1t passes through
canyons, up and down steep hill
sides, by ranches and towns OF
more or less importance. In places
it is worn into the solid rock hall
"a foot, in others the tread ofcount-
less animals has cut steps into the
limestone of which our mules
avail themselves as though they
had been used to them all their
lives.
Two days travel from Santo To.
mas is Tomochic, little town, sit
uated on the banks of the Tomo.
chic river. Three things were
here, about which we wished to
learn. First, the cliff dwellings
in this vicinity; second, the Tara
human Indians who are living here
and third, Santa Teresa de Cabora,
the young Mexican girl that eight
years ago is said to have caused a
local rebellion.
The cliff dwellings were quickly
disposed of. They belong to the
same type as the Cave valley
dwellings. Many of them are
used as store rooms by the Tara
humares. None of those that we
saw were intact, consequently we
did not think it wise to spend
any time on them.
We had the satisfaction to be-
come acquainted with the Tarahu-
mares, a tribe that is very numer-
Gus about here. Their attain
.ments and mode of life is most
primitive; corn patch, COW, a
few burros, goats and sheep being
sufficient to have him considered
rich. of feature they are coarse,
of intelligence inferior. Their an
cestors evidently constructed and