The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-17

ing woman-apparentIy his wife. 1t
was "A case of obstetrics. and. the doctor
took 10 the woods lie remained in hid
ing until We came along with the horses
and picked him uD.
called 'Lagun1llas. today Never hHSN
what ticks were before Have been pick
ing them off and feeding them to the
chickens. Grant says they nave every
kind Of ticks IN this country but bed
ticks" The headquarters OF the com
pany's property is at San Fernando,
whittier we go tomorrow.
March l3-Reached San Fernando to-
DAY after ride of five miles through
Tho old tiIe-covered plantation house,
with "A pillared front porch and an L as
big as tho house itself IS one OF the IN
est country homes in southern Mexico.
Sun rounding the house is a great pasture
covered with cattle West is a village or
twenty palm-thatched houses for labor
crS-theTc were twenty-eight in the vii
lage at Lagunilias. Altogether on the
place are over a hundred built new since
we acquired the property.
Inspection of Plantation.
March I4-Rode over the place and Wis
tied a number Of wild rubber trees. \
number Of cultivated trees five or six
years Old were inspected They were
hardy and we'll grown. from Is 10 % lncnes
around and about 90 feet in height,
but il was the leaf-sheddinE season. ana
therefore not the proper one for tapping.
We cut several trees and the milk turned
to rubber at once-it was estimated that
80 per cent was pure rubber.
March 1j-ROde 10 some of the clearinSs
being made II is certainly treinehI
dous work. this clearing away a natural
forest Of tropical growth and planting il
10 trees.
March l6-Rodc all day through clear
ingS and plantations extending for three
miles down the river and mile vide
amusing incident occurred \ small mule
ridden by FaTr put his fore legs INTO
hole and tipped, oyer forward; ms IIGg6'
letting loose all holds. began TO swirl
He really thought 1t deep until his StOm-
ach grated on the river bed All were
enjoying the situation and laughing,
when Warrum'S horse got his hind legs
in a similar hole and went over pdck-
wards. taking Warrum 10 the DoJIoI on.
with his big kodak For an instant there
was a struggle. as the colonel rolled the
animal off his leg and both arose anu
has spoiled all the pictures taken IN the
rubber at san Fernando. ,.,,
March 17-Rode all day through planted
rubber from LaEunillas back to "Cllllno
Tiro''-thrcc miles away. Back and torJh
along the rows we went, arriving Inaily
at the conclusion that less than per
cent of the plants set out had died ~
March 1S-Ieft early for HuiInangulio.
1t was warm ride. but a SWIM III Tic
McScala river frcShened us up.
March 19.-BcinE Sunday. We rested IN
the morning we shall start for the plan
tation of Mr.. Weiss uo the river TO CD
serve trees of various ages
March 20.-HOspitably received and roy
ally entertained by Mr. Weiss and ms
brothcr-in-Iaw. Mr.. Jacob Mansar' from
March 21-Tooz measurements OF trees
from i months to ) years old. Ihey are
March 22-'Today We visited the planta-
ton of Buenas Ayers, also the property
Of Mr.. Weiss. He has trees from 10 10 Is
months Old which measure from llIIeeH
to eighteen inches in circumference
growing on soil which, after a painstak-
ing investigation, Mr.. NJ ok pronounced
inferior to that of our own place. one
by one - said he, 'au my SkepuclSnS
about rubber culture have fallen away
March 23-Wcnt by canoe from Weiss
place 10 CaTdcuas.
March 24-RCstcd il CardCuas all day
Visited rubber trees near town saw
where a fire had swept garden. killing
all hut the rubber trees, which We're be
ginning to Sprout-
Have More Adventures.
March 25-Weut down the Mescalapa
river BY canoe to san Juan BautlSta. the
state capital Arrived late. No cars run
ming and three miles from the landing
to town. Finally Grant and Warrum
walk i'm and get a special car, which they
had to buy and drive in order to take the
rest of the party in out of the mosquitoes
and night air. Found ali the hotels fun
but one, and il is now since We char
Here one Of the crowd. believe it was
Grant wanted a bath. He was sent into
a shed and tOld tp diSrObe and the water
would be forthcoming Sure enough an
Indian woman came patterinE in with two
oil cans fun OF water, which. I'm spite OF
an his 9rOtestatiOns, she insisted upon
dashiUE over him with a gourd- Finally
she was induced 10 desist and retire. He
accused some of his friends of having
put uo a job on him, but he was only
learning some of the customs of the
March 26-This being Sunday. We took
il easy and visited the parks in the even
ing our horseback riding Is over. but
n was continuous Wnll" we We're at IL
John Henry was always the first TO
mount and most cheerful on the trip He
never complained. never missed a meal
Mack proved himself tough as the pro-
verbal pine knot He suffered from a
lame fOOt-the boys say ne contracted
govt from eatiU- tUrUllas and frijOies-
but ne was ready To hop. skip and dance
Farr is used to such business and 50 is
Warrum But McAlister suffered worst
because ne couldn't eat the food OF the
March To-day We called on the gov
ernOr at the palace of the state We
were cordially received both by his ex-
cellCncy and the jefe politico. Warrum
took a photograph of the group on the
. balcony.
March 2S-Big fire last night Nothing
much saved and little insurance
March Cleft san Juan at noon.
reached FTOnJeTd Al night. Can get no
Information about steamers for Vera
Cruz
March 3o-AJvised to take the Tehaun-
JeDcc direct for Vera Cruz.
March 51-StiU I'm Frontera.
April LEFT for Vera Cruz on the Te-
April Reached Vera cruz. after a
smooth voyage. i'm which Farr. Grant and
McAister sat still for twenty-foUr hours
afraid 20 move.
The remainder Of the journal is made
up Of observations along the way
home. 1t seems they were held day
or so by the quarantine officer at FL
Faso. However. it is noted that they
are all home again. none the worse for
the experience
COURT MARTIAL FOR