The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-07

lngton, w. Va. They entertained US
very nicely and asked to be remem-
bered TO our honorable townsmen,
Stuart +. Reed and Harvey w. Har-
mer. | think from the hint he gave
that he is Indebted for his position to
one of our former Clarksburg boys,
Hon. Elliott Northcott, now of Hunt
ington, w. Va, and the son of our
most worthy citizen. Gen. Northcott.
After our visit to the consul Mr..
Maxwell and Smith took in the bull
fight at Lerado, Mexico. If any
body asks you If the entertainment is
good tell them yes. Wegot mixed up
alittle concerning the price of seats,
but everything went of nicely and the
four bulls were killed. When we ar
rived at this city the Carksburg boys
Just had time enough to get to the
bull fight by hard walking. The boys
saw four more bulls killed here in the
fight. Mr.. Maxwell sayshe would not
have our honora lie banker, Mr.. Hugh
Jarvis, to know that lie saw bull
fight for anything, for they are lit
tic related, you know.
We boys went out to the springs,
four miles from the city, yesterday.
The electric cars here are all drawn by
4OOtb mules. They are nervy little
beasts. We boys took turn about
driving for the Mexican boy and came
very near running intoa street car
waiting for us on the switch and
finally wound the fast driving up by
running the street car over a mule.
We went horseback riding this
morning and this beautiful city Of
$4,000 people was viewed in gallop
until the police blew their whistles,
which meant to go SLOW or pay the
fiddler.
This is enough concerning the
Clarksburg boys. Now for brief de-
Gription of Mexico aid It's people.
We passed through adesert section
Of the country, nothing growing but
cactus about four feet high. Paint
fifty dinner plates green and hang
them on bush four feet high. then
you have the cactus, providing you
stick large large pins on the plates half
inch apart. This is what the stock
have to live on, and they have a pro-
cess of burning the stickerS off them.
The cattle thrive and do well on the
cactus. If that section Of the country
was only irrigated it would be good
for farming purposes, The land is
rolling for say .l5O miles travel.
This city is located In valley and
is surrounded with rugged mountains.
All the houses are builto of stone. The
walls are three feet thick and plaster
ed on the outside with mortar or
cement to the ground. The windows
are all barred IN with inch round iron,
six inches apart, full height of win
dow. They have no fire department;
don't need any, for the floors are of
cement, and when the fire breaks out
they close the door and leave the fire
burn in that particular building. Most
Of the buildings are one story high,
but few are three story buildings.
The Catholic church has been under
construction for over one hundred and
fifty years and looks to be half COM
pleted. The best Meyicans would
vyc you favorable impression, while
the worse ones would give you fast
walk to get out Of their sight. /
asked for my mail at the post Office
here and was. told mo mail for me.
for / could not tell the date of its
arrival. Finally j caught on to the
list and found 10 letteBfor me. I'm
aeine me making the same signs of
Dago irving to secure his mail at our
Office. While going through the mo-
tIons to get cream for my coffee the
dining room girl brought me two
tickets for the bull fight. We have
not as yet decided on ourtrip. west or
south, we would call 1t. We want to
see the coffee, tobacco, sugar cane,
corn, vanilla, banana, pine apple, rub.
Der, chocolate. oranges and all the
fruits grow. am afraid you
will think my few lines are whole
page, but will tell you how invested
d dime. l threw it into the creek
where the natives were bathing,
woman jumped in and dived down and
up the money, happy as
lark. Yours truly,
EDMUND HuGILL.