The oasis., 1901-01-26

the comb was quite 1eavy IT each mouthfal swallowed there was quite q goOdly chunk of beeswax to be re- jected Another sample was almost white, exquis!tely favored, and the comb was lighter. He said the bees made that from flowers Of various kinds, among which he mentioned several Mexican names l took them down, but can decipher only one Vino Reina. The third sample was of q lovely golden color, with the wax cells thin as paper, and the honey was nothing short of the fabled honey Of Hymmettus, that ambrosial nectar which was the diet of the gods upon Mount Olympus. MT Rupert told me that was confectioD, gathered from a dozen rare plants and flowers all of great medicinal value He said that two teaspoonfuls night and morning, taken for week, would surely kill tapeworm. l immediately ate suffi- cient quantity to kill the imaginary tapeworm the old lady at Cumpas fed with six eggs the morning 1 breakfast ed there. The gentleman said that in the season of orange blossoms the bees made a fourth kind of honey from those fragrant flowers, which is very delicious, and, very white. He stated further that the mountains hereabOut abound in flowers and plants of rare medicin inal virtue. The rains now coming will start them and they will bloom until May. He knows only one other spot producing such flow. ers-it is in Durango.
 At La Trinidad l heard of a young man who had just come from San Francisco to take possession of cat tie ranche near where l had camped the night before. which was wiled 70 him by recently deceased uncle. En route he stopped at Torres a day or two while TheO. Oldendorf looked up mount and guide to show him to La Trinidad In relating his exper- fences at Torres the young man said: "Why, those fellows can't play poker little bit; and that fellow Jakey don't know how to deal. l could see every card he dealt. and knew just who had the hands"
 We got away from Trinidad at about eleven o'clock, and reached Santa Rosa just at noon, and right in time for dinner. We received a hearty welcome from MT. Ed. George, in charge of the property, and sat down to dinner with him. Davis and Will Richardson had gone to Prietas before Christmas, and had not yet returned, but were expected to return daily.
 At Santa Rosa 1 found MT. Arthur A. Lane from Minas Prietas, who came out here to run the mill, and is now doing so on the night shift.
 MT. James Lord is in charge of the mechanical department.
 MT. Ernest Ramsberg. a young gen. tleman from Clarks, Nebraska, who arrived at Santa Rosa couple of months ago, is in the store.
 The mill at Santa Rosa has been recently erected by Messrs. Davis and Will Richardson and K. J. Carleton of Santa Rosa, and commenced working ores on December lst, last. Since MT. Carleton has sold to the Richardsons. It reduces ores from the Prieto mine about half league away-owned by the three proprietor of the mill, and they buy ore from other mine owners in the vicinity. The mill has bat tery of i've stamps, set of Cornish rolls, a set of sizers and jigs, two w ODuUEITl ouc'SSf roasting furnace and liXiviation vats. A part of their product is concen- trates, and the rest is sulphides. The mine and mill are paying handsomely
 Monday I remained at Santa Rosa, awaiting the return of the Richard son Brothers, who were expected from Prietas daily. passed the day in visiting the Preto mine and went up to Trinidad again for some more of the old Dutchman's tapeworm medi- cine.
 Monday evening MT. Davis Richard son arrived, and stated that he had left his three brothers, Will, Frank and Lou, at La Bufa. Frank has just returned from visit in Los Angeles. Lou who lives in Nebraska, accom- panying him.
 Tuesday morning left Santa Rosa for La Bufa, the trail continuing through rough and rocky region.
 Upon the road I met MT. T. E Cook. who.is operating the conception mine, about three leagues south from La Bufa. He has small mine with narrow ledge, from which he ex- tracts very rich lead-silver ores. His first class rock he ships to La Con oontron;on where if is worked in the