The border vidette., 1903-08-22
THE TIBuRON ISLAND.
An Interesting Story From the Pen of
 Il. Gordon GIOre.


 article from the pen of H. Gordon
 Glore, the metallurgist, of this place,
 who headed a big expedition to the Ti-
 buron Island, the home of the man. eat
 ing Seri Indians, for the purpose of
 making a report on the mineral resour
 ces and the Seri Indians of the island
 He went in the interest of syndicate
 having a mineral concession and an option on the island. Mir. Glore and his party oftwenty three men armed to the teeth, left Guaymas on the 18th of
 November, 1902, in gasoline launch | (chartered) for the much-talked- of Tiburon Island. The next day the expedition landed on the southeast end of the island and the search for the hidden wealth supposed to be there, was at once begun.
 The writer says:
 The party was divided and sub divided many times, and seven days were spent in ceaseless prospecting all over the island, which is about 15 miles wide and 2S miles long. Need less to say, there was no mineral found nor any indications of any, as the island is composed mostly of lavas, volcanic conglomerates, tufas and eruptive rocks. At the southwest end the hills rise very precipitously and show plainly their formations and various strata. Inland, near the bot tom of deep canyon, granite was noted; flow of basalt makes direct contact with the granite, which ap- parently is the first of the lava flows on this end of the island. Above this are volcanic conglomerates and tufas. Near the central portion there are great flows of rhyolite, capped by andesite, which forms the higher portions of the mountains
 Obsidian was noted in some hills on the eastern side in large masses. The northeast end is composed of low, rolling hills, consisting mostly of coarse granite, some of which is iron stained, giving a reddish color to the hills.
 An irregular belt of micaceous rock, separating the granite from the volc- anic formation, here was found-the only quartz on the island, but in small pieces no larger than a maR's hand. coming from small stringers and seams in the mica schist, but very white and barren.
 Some lime and a deposit of fine marble were seen.
 The northwestern and western DOT tions axe made up entirely of eruptive rocks and lavas and are devoid of all | mineral indications. The hills and mountains are pitted with small caves | and pockets, caused by the erosion of the soft material which was encased | in harder ones.
 should judge there to be an uplitt of the entire island of 200 fee. on ,h south end to 800 feet on the north end, as shown by ancient beaches, sea shells and fossils embedded in the at that height above '.- present sea level.
 Very iittle water as tooa-, ,-i. fact, there is not sufficient to supply the needs of the Indians who make the island their home.
 A stunted growth of brush and ca cti covers the valleys and slopes from the waters edg to the hills.
 Our experience with the SetI Ia dians was of very friendly nat .re, although the introduction was slow and backward, owing to the precau- tions taken by both parties As the fear gradually wore away, much trad ing and talking were indulged i'll The chief, who has the name of Juan Tomas, Is quite an intelligent man of about 50 years. speaks Spanish and is a good diplomat. There were twenty six men and boys in their party, end I have no doubt that number consti tuted all the able-bodied male Seri on the island. They were all in good health and form, out only partially cloChed. some nave very Hhe physl- que-in fact, the best have ever seen. Their features and hair are de cidedly of the Indian type; but all are very filthy and dirty in their habits.
 The principal food is fish and turtles, which abound in the waters that sur round the island
 For weapons they have bows and arrows. saw three oldstyle Remington rifles among them.