Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19
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. ,nc d ANS AND VALLEYS OF MEXICO
.,, Writes OF the Progress oil his
prol B'0Ial e.a.5ition to South America
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

colled IN the establishment Of a whole
soIe dealer and pleased the proprietor
very much with the interest we showed
In his stock. I'VE do not make the
superlor article that you do IN the
United States" said he, but we ap,
proach Il very closely" lie was pleased
To give us n sample Of all leatheis ne
had IN stock. =
In some respects Leon Is ahead OF
Guadalaiara. especially In private resi-
denre one OF which we had the pleas
me of visiting. In location also, as the
latter IS in the low place OF the val
lev The water supply is also superior
But I'm public building. Guadalajara be-
Ing the capital Of a state goes tar
ahead Of her sister city The climate,
mo pure bracing air, and the beautiful
clear weather of Guadalajara are sub
iects that her citizens do not falI TO
mention 10 the stranger. In our opinion
Leon I'm these respects is superior. The
climate. the fresh -invigorating
air are simply perfect az this time
~ the year. our animals as
we'll as ourselves felt the change
when we reached this valley and We all
speak of this as a perfect climate
Leaving Leon we passed 90 the south
east and came at the very edge OF
town 10 a magnificent arch covering
Inc entrance 20 paved walk. on both
sides of which is heavy masonry and
some stauuary Of no inferior work
manship Both the arch and walk
would do honor TO any city. our road
now led through extensive corn fields
and uast little villages or rancho with
beautiful gardens Lettuce radishes,
onions. ana an early garden trlen gave
one the idea of spring The he3dlng
harley 4nl half-rr0Wn wheel ~ sum-
mer, while the dried corn fields the
loads of tomatoes being taken to mar
kat and the piles Of potatoes for sale,
reminds one Of fan In fact all sea
sons excluding winter are here mixed
In one. and the blowing and the plant
Ing. and the gathering and the cultiya-
ting are 30 done tooe' hDr St'l they
occasionally have light frosts. and I no
tlce in some gardens coverings at hand
fl shield tlo Ion.ar tomato pants now
sur0uiinr IN the hot bed but the frJsts
are so light that but little damage IS
eyer-done.
AFTER NIGHT FALL
It was long after dark on Thursday,
December eth. before We secured feed
! for our animals One hacienda did not
| have feed another had no one f.
charge with right 10 sell as the
! majordomo was still celebrating In the
city. but finally by paying double the
regular price. and In addition a cent
a head for the use of a corral. We were
accommodated. II is not often that
The advantage Is taken OF a traveller,
but though we here found the people
honest and hospitable, IL sometimes
! happens as in other countries and
among other people that advantage Is
! taken where possible. In this
instance 1t was night and the
next ranch several miles distant.
Further but this fact was not known
10 our accommodations, part of the
company was I'm Leon sightseeing and
we were already ten miles distant But
our animals Jared quite We'll and we
had a comfortable supper OF tortillas
and beans at a hut In the settlement
40 midnight the boys reached camp
and by 1880 In the morning we
were again on the road. This night
We camped early. having applied at a
hacienda for pasturage where a very
accommodating Mexican was In charge.
lie informed US that we might have his
'pasturage,' pointing 10 a field near
his house for three cents a head but
" we would care 10 20 three miles fur
'hp" we cou'd raur on t.11rqhlv good
feed for nothing, and he added, 81 have
sour shuyN ui corn tuu1lr down there
mat | shall not use and YOU are well
come 20 IL also" As there was good
water al the other place. we rode on,
ana found everything to our conven-
ience. man was sent TO show US the
place and to get the fodder for US II
we wished IT,
STILL IN THE VALLEY.
In this part Of the valley and we are
S'ill In The leon valley. the irrigation
OF wheat when needed Is effected by
ihe use Of large bucket pumps worked
NV oven "tiachod 10 a long sweep SINH
lar TO that on our molasses mills.
mis- method Is handed down from
Ola spanish times and one
Of the old Spanish pumps is still seen by
the roadside and still worked for the
watering Of stock. IL is built around
by a heavy stone wall perhaps thirty
feet high and In diameter sufficiently
large inside 10 admit the sheep and the
oXen a paved walk Is made. and an
other paved walk leads up to a door
Just large enough to admit one OK at
time. When the door Is closed they are
imprisoned In roofless cell where they
are forced 20 work until relieved
ALSO BEAUTIFUL AND RICH.
On the 29th we crossed a low range
Of mountains or hills and came in an
other valley as beautiful and as rich
as the last though not eo LARGO II ie