Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-12

Special Correspondence,
Hacienda Camlchin. Mexico. Dec. 49,
l'o-In some respects TequHa is one Of
the most Interesting towns we have yet
visited. i Is well located in a beau.
atul valley and lies just under a high
and rocky bench while the traveller
lsscends by a winding road. The town
is not seen until one Is on the very
brink Of the hiIl when an Of a sudden,
@ If Il arose from the ground. Il APP
pears The streets arc at right an.
g.as are well paved, and for q Mexican
Town Is well kept Some OF the houses
dIs lWo-st0ry. ana OF very solid ma
sonIy. some are very ancient. having
uean built by the Spaniards sometime
IN lhe seventeenth and eighteenth cen.
iuIles But that which makes Tequila
known far and wide is its renowned
dlslIllerIes. In fact the liquor known
dli over Mexico as tequila. Is made In
ana derives lbs name from this town.
There are nine large disdlleries in all
edch win daily capacity Of fifty bar
RES OF sixteen gallons. As a rule they
ave 10 operation twelve months of the
year unless closed down temporarily
lug ihelcdl pant or maguey, from
"uIeh the liquor is made. is harvested
aIS time after II is seven years old.
lhr leaves are cut OF within three or
louf inches OF the stem. the large stem
OulO is split into quarters, placed
w large receptacle and cooked with
.rain Tor tWenty-four hours. After n
pms Oeen cooked, II is then run through
HtehlHe which is a combination OF "A
udtsmng machine cylinder and the
rulers OF a m0lasses mill. Here II is
.'.u 70 shrels and crushed. The off
s'N passes into a large vat, where II
.Nen's TOT t~enty-f0ur or thlrty-six
"'1s When Il Is placed In a large
"'"' press and the Juice and fiber sen.
a'd'"d' the fiber Is now Skinned IN a
49, Huil "here u soon becomes fine
,g" paper The juice passes into a
. l,sg lat where for eight DAYS II is
e.. TO further ferment. From This
u1' goes 10 the disuls. and from
rl' 20 the kegs or b0ttling rooms
'"- hluor sells for about one dollar
r ny salon. or nifty cents a gallon OF our
., il.s Whole valley Is devoted IN tho
ovation % the maguey. An est
,l. t would place the acreage alreadv
---,.'aled, at half a million acres Tbs
hi ssl LURES out little attention after
\ ~ .SSOnu OF third year. until then II
tss, vi plowed out once or twice n
tI5r,. rs easily gathered and re.
ba1-c " rom the leaves very strong
C6,5ss.'s derived, from which ropes and
me-, are manufactured AT nresent
T'gi,.sY i thls hemp is shipped N he
lt''l states and brings from civ "a
,I,'I cents per pound Some good on.
nv asserts that the hemp aIwsvs
its eH expenses on the miami Sro,,
.a-,a .''s u Us SCI out until n ls dell,''
~ me distlllery. There nms,
'''e large profit In the liquor.
OLD AZTEC TOWN.
, 1'ay.ng Tequlla Monday morrlrs go
ana ',ong The Comlno real soutSeas,
Aw..i., lNo leagues reached he tos,, -
Irg n.y.. an Old Aztec town. contain
isS,. wv ABOUT two thousand tnhai'i
irInri..e ana Boosting OF five mezcai AZ
TOM 1 equal TO any In Teonila Thjs
utb IN. Se us sister is well isid ons
lls go, 49,! Kept streets, paved with ooh
% bsl,s and a church that hoss,s
ny egos, sn9 oldes, In the valley As n
our iot ,D,l applied with Mr. Hennine
hen for INTO one Of the leading !
Town This ,i t,o.'l'u.aton regarding the |
q police / S s,ine we addressed the CHIEF |
To- name ~ .e,ieye. He readily told us |
VI The town. but when we |