Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23
4 NOW IN THE "LAND OF DESOLATION" 0

many. especially women. with The
backs OF their heads flattened and on
inquiry learned that this was consid-
cred mark OF beauty, and was caused
by the mothers during the infancy Of
the child.
This same tribe inhablts Tc-
huantepec, and here predominates
the same dress and Jacket, but
different covering for the head
Instead OF the ordinary shawl the wo-
men have something that looks like
friled and tucked skirt. ironed and
runled with much care and apparently
with much work This Is attached TO
the head by a large pin In such a way
that the whole falls from the top Of
the head down the back with the waist
opening behind Al first sight one
thinks that the woman has huuledy
gone out and has pinned her little
daughters skirt 10 her head as being
the only thing at hand when she left,
but q second reflection suggests that
not all could have gone out In such a
hurry. SO the idea gradually forces IT,
self that this Is really head dress.
Tho little red Jacket, and the tightly
drawn skirt OF some bright colored
calico are both becoming, but this head
dress requires highly unciyllized
taste to discover its beauty
ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE.
Passing through San Bartolo We come
about three miles. and finding good
grass determined to camp, though there
was no place 20 pitch our tents as We
| were on the side OF a mountain. and
! our cots had to be placed on the dug
/ eu fhAr.
enough stll for the passing Of cargo
! trains aud we were unmolcsied. though
| several trains passed during the night
! From the valley OF San Bartoo we
crossed prominent chain Of high hills
J and gradually came down into another
| valley called the valley " the Las Va
| cas- Ranch In this the grass was even
better than In the upper valleys, but
! II is still dry The ranch has once been
| very important. but experience showed
! that many OF the cattle became Wild Gs
| II was impossible to corral them be-
| cause Of the thick brush, and the bust
ness proved Improbable. At present
but two families are staying here, and
! they seem 10 be very poor. W. man
! aged, however. TO get some tortillas-
some corn for our animals and chick
en- that might have been Matched when
| the ranch was first located providing
that was Gar enough back. But We
| managed very well. as we kent the not
| boiling all night. During the day we
met man on foot ana on enquiry
! learned that he was a German lie
could speak but little English. and was
now on his way TO Oayaca from San
salvador Central America. he had
been three months thus far and would
| probably be q month or more longer
as he was lame having had an attack
OF the fever which finally settled In his
leg The poor man was IN sad
| plight sick, lame, without money. mp
parenty without friends. and travelling
on root, a stranger IN n strange land.
Aiter assisting him We hade him good
toye tie looked his gratitude rather
| man expressed It, and with a hearty
success to YOU limped along ON his
weary journey.
with the lame German stiD IN o,,r
minds, we arrived at the ranch and
there met a Mr.. John LYMAN on bis
way from Salina Cruz. the seaport M
Iehuantepec, TO 1.-The mountains near
Puebla, incidentally TO look after some
inning property. but really. as he ey-
plaihed II, TO get out Of the fever dis
tflct The death Of an American had
occurred recently at Salna Cruz which
had rather frightened him out. A young
man had come from Texas seeking
work having heard that times were
very fiourishing in this port as the gov
ernment is putting I'm a large dock.
But before he'coud secure employment
ne took down. After day of great
suffering he sent for the doctor who
pronounced the sickness yellow fever /
The young man was taken 10 the pest I
mouse. and the next day died, and was |
buried in the ocean.
NOT ENCOURAGING.
III you ever get to the shack on the |
beach, said he, you need not hope 10 |
i've, for no one ever gets back" But
mr.. Lyman proved 10 have other horri-
Ole stories TO brighten us with. He told
us about little insect called ulve.
when attacks the feet, and laws lts
eggs so quietly that one scarcely feels
u az al. But when the eggs hatch the
larvae bore right into the foot and up
the leg causing great pain and some
times necessltating amputatlon These
stories did not frighten us. but when
we arrived at Tehuantlpec. TO our sur.
prise we learned that Mr.. Lyman had
tod us the truth with bur little exag.
geration. This. however. must not wor.
ny our friends for we are ALREADY nj this
Writing out Of the fever district to a
great extent, and none OF us have felt
the least touch We must remember
100, that there Is about the same dan.
ger or dlphtheria In Utah as there is Of
yellow fever IN Mexico. We have no
rear Tor our welfare on this score at
least.
MINIS OF MONEY
We learned further from Mr. LYMAN
mat mnts Of money can be made in
he next five years insSalia Cruz that
he mining In Mexico H. nonrishing
and Is making many men wealthy. that
ne coffee haclendas are making but lit.
lie al the present low price % coffee
yen
Inc valley OF Tequsistlan. which we ,
'hteTeQ next day Is more level than .
ne others and Is more thckly tim. !
'ered with a corresponding dlmnution
n grass. II IL we'll watered bv lVge .
tream OF water which flows into the
'ehuantipec river
We c9mped for the night about /
nile from Tequisistlan with senior /
taguel Rutalio Toledo. the proprietor 4
p httle cane and fruit plantation /
'ho was pleased 10 furnish us pagur- !
ge for our horses free q h
harge. He had cocoanuts. oranges H
nd bananas for sale. but every;hin'
'as 50 cheap that a few cents worth 81
uppllcd the camp Our hardest joh ii
'as 10 buy tortillas and corn. as there
eemed 10 be great scarcity 90 both %
We hnaly succeeded by going 'r0m d.
ouse TO house in the village. and tat-
" all we could buy In getting enough / n
'r our nights feed. but for morning . e
here was nothing. D.
A NEW DISH 81
We had a woman make what 10 rs ID
as a new dish. and this served for Il
reakfast II was a kind Of Cruel made
'Om the ground corn, and seasoned n
ith eggs and peppers. An was ready Sd
hon reached q "a