Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or man that eats It. To the people
among Whom we are travelling II is
more than bread Is 10 us. for often IL
constitutes their entire meal. They
make IRON 1t a pancake called torilla, Il
biscuit called gOnda, a kind OF cruel,
which Is very nourshing. and several
Kinds Of tomales. The tortllla Is never
too old to be eaten, for when warmed
over on the Goals 1t becomes as palata-
bic as when fresh. II heated until Il Is
crisp one has bread and parched corn
all In one, The tortilla Is not only
food itself, but it serves as q spoon for
the eating Of other foods, such as beans
gravy etc. Go into any Mexican
eatlrg house and call for beans. A
plate Of them Is brought steamng hot
from the ola with Just enough gravy
or soup TO make them more palatable.
and with the plate are half
dozen tortillas. That is all, and If YOU
are new hand, or rather green
horn You will very likely call the
waiter back and make Intellectual at
spoon for the beans. But IL YOU know
how you will double a tortla In a
peculiar way run 1t into the beans, I'M
I'll II contains a spoonful or so, then
putting the bean end into your mouth
bite off what you can of both tortilla
and beans, By the repetition OF this
operation both beans and tortlllas are
soon consumed.
LAST NIGHT OF CENTURY.
On Monday night. the last night Of
the old year ana the Old century, we
made our camp In the yard Of the ad
ninistrador of the hacienda de la Luz
it the foot of Mt. Culiacan on the east
side. II was a nice. clean place to
camp, and was well shaded by two
arge musquit trees. The owner was
very accommodating and did all he
could for our comfort. We were all
tired. Unable to find feed at the prop
er time, we had made a drive Of nearly
eleven hours instead Of seven, our av-
erage, and therefore, though 1t was the
New Years eve no one felt like sit
ting up or making any unusual demon
stration. A few songs, some OF them
love songs, but most of them such songs
Home without a Mother" "The mot
toes on the Wall" etc, were INDUCED
in, but most Of US sought our cots glad
to get in horizontal position the bet
ter to rest.
NEW YEARS MORNING.
On New Years morning We all felt
refreshed, and in honor Of the day de-
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noon, or at least not until We had en-
joyed our New Years breakfast. The
little village, too was celebrating. No
work was going on, all were having a
good time some In the city six miles
away, others at their own home in
the village. Sky-rockets and raezcal
were the principal means Of celebrating
About noon a funeral passed by. A lit
tie child not more than two years old
had died the day before, The corps
was neatly dressed and put in a we'll
trimmed coffin. The father carried 1t
on his head to the grave. Behind him
came a near relative with the lid, for
the liza was not to be put on until the
grave was reached. Behind him came a
third man, also q relative shoot
ing off sky-rockets the reports of which
sounded like cannons In the air. This
was for the purpose Of keeping off evil
spirits. AS the little coffin was borne
down the street with the bang, bang
bang, Of the sky rockets, boys stopped
their play, took off their hats and stood
in respectful attitude while II passed,
and even half-drunk men supporting
themselves against the wall or fence,
uncovered their heads in respect to the
dead; the first new grave In the new
century.
We rolled out ct p. m. In a few
hours we passed large hacienda sit
uated in the very center Of the small
but fruitful valley Of Salvatierra
Around the building is wall about 20
feet high and having In each
corner high towers with port holes,evi-
IDENTIFY for defense in case OF an attack
by Indians. We learned afterwards
that the hacienda Is more than two
hundred years old. and was planned
and partly built in Spanish times. Four
miles further brought us to Salvatierra.
the largest city IN this neighborhood.
and a railroad station IN the Mexican
National railway. The road was lined
with people, some on horseback other
on burros but the greater number on
foot. all returning from their celebra-
ton in the city. and many gloriously
drunk.
II was nine o'clock that night before
we secured suitable pasturage for our
animals.
AN INDIAN VILLAGE
AT this hour. Brother Henry and
riding ahead. we came TO little vii
lage composed exclusively OF Indian
huts. Some were surrounded with a
stone wall. others were open 90 the
street. All were matched with straw
and typically Mexican. We were very
close before We distinguished the hous-
es. but soon they began to shape upon
the moon light and finally the whole
| village could be seen. II was sound
| asleep. There was not a sound. The
moon light fairly streamed down soft
and mellow, and beautiful We paused
q moment al the large gates, for never
before had We seen such a sight. A.
! the first squeek of the gates as We
swung thcEi on their wooden hinges
a dog barked. then another, and before
We were fairly In the street heads