Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06

/ iness. especially such business as would
aid his fellow countryman. He is a man
Of perhaps sixty years, with sharp, grey
eyes, white hai~ and iron grey mus
tache and goatee, He served in the Re-
bellion, reached the rank OF colonel,
and fought in the battle OF Gettysburg.
For several years he lived In Utah
and was then engineer for one Of the
principal shelters in Salt Lake county.
He has traded extensively IN the CEN
tral American and South American
republics, speaks the Spanish language
well, and from what | can hear has
enough grit and determination to get
along well with the people among whom
he lives
No sooner were we introduced than
we felt at home, and after the details
or our trip were disposed OF. details
that seemed 10 interest the consul very
much, the conversation turned TO Utah
and Utah affairs. Here Mr. Jenkins
showed a broad mindedness that we
felished very much. His religious ideas
are not orthodox perhaps, he follows no
particular creed, but he Is perfectly
willing to let people worship what they
please and as they please something
mat many so-called orthodox people
are not willing 10 do.
The next day according 10 appoint
ment he presented us 10 the minister
OF Hacienda, with the request that we
be furnished with a letter Of introduce
ton TO the military and civil authori-
ties Of the republic, that would enable
us to obtain their aid in case OF necessl-
". They minister is a young man Of
forty years, below the medium in stat
ure, but rather robust. He Is intelli-
gent, and In his own language. well
educated but cannot talk English To
Mr.. jenkins request he replied that II
would give him pleasure to do all he
could for US, that the government
looked with favor on such expeditions,
and desired that We should not only be
protected but well received By the
people. He was much surprised when
Informed that we had come all the way
overland. and had already been over a
year on the road The next day we
received a letter even beyond our ex-
pectations In expression, which has
since been the means OF obtaining &C.
commodations for us many times.
THE AMERICAN COLONY.
Besides the consul we met three other
Americans; one, Mr. Malcolm Calye
representing the Sims Dudley Defense
company Of New York city, and appar-
ently very much interested In anything
that tends to promote a revolution. He
teils OF ms experience with the reyolu-
uonary army Of Colombia, OF his assist
ing IN the recruiting OF soldiers, etc.
ana OF marching with the army TO the
nattle OF Panama. His belief is that
me reNolutlonists win still win. Mr..
Albert r. Brown and Frank Mayfair.
the others we met. are both Of San
Francisco and are here In the employ
OF the government, TO adjust telegraph |
and telephone lines.
On Sunday with Mr. Calve as guide |
and Interpreter We all took in the mar |
kets, OF which the city has three. We |
chose Sunday not only because we were |
gong TO leave the next day. but be- |
cause IL Is the best day of the week |
People from the country for miles |
around come In, bringing fruit, yege-
tables etc, 10 sell, and purchasers ex-
pecting better assortment on this
than on any other day. are on hand 10 |
bhy' There are three principal mar.
kets' an eating place, a fruit and vege.
table, and a general market We visit.
ed them in the order named. The arst
was crowded TO its utmost capacity.
There must have been at least two
thousand persons present. Many were
vendors. They were seated everywhere
lrfegularly over the floor, some with
little charcoal stoves before them ON
which they had some dish cooking On
keeping warm others with articles al.
ready cooked such as tortilas, tamales
etc. Hundreds were taking their meal
A plateful costs &C. aud for l2c one
gets a good breakfast. The Mace wss
iiriy, and Of bad odor
The fruit and vegetable mar.
get was moro lntsieiilng II
Is, but just as crowded. Thor
we're melons ORANGES, papeae
'ocoanuts. lemons green com. strine
BEANS, new peas. new 10 atocs ana
score or two OF fruits ana VEGETABLES
unknown in the North. Before each lit
le stan stood a slleswoman. In fact
n all the markets an1 I'm most an IN,
iores the business Is done by the wD-
men. They can count the money. anil
hey Know the good and bad coin bet.
or than the men. In the markets both
'uyers and sellers are mostly women
While there are some fruits ana yerc.
ables IN the general market. Ii l.
locked principally with dry goods and
rocerles. The building covers a block.
nth little stores on the outside fac
~ the street. and stalls feeling inward ,
q the ins'de A very good showing ,