Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25


away, and was sailing about twice AZ
fast aa he could swim. Il called fog
some hard back pedalng on my mart
and that was really all that ] could
do. With the heavy sea, the strong
wind and the peculiar typo OF craft.
20 have attempted 20 turn about would
have been suicidal. SO / held the tub
as nearly stationary as / could until
the Scutchmhn grabbed She stern He
could not climb aboard, and I could
not help him, 20 we Just drlfted into a
sheltered place, where be climbed out
on the rocks and then we started Oh
again.
n wasn't half an hour before he had
a chill. followed by a high fecor. The
dreaded calcniura had him for sure.
We had a dozen remedies fer Il. but
We could not get 81 one Of them Just
then. We hnally esplod narrow
channel winding ahoreward through
giant lilies and aquatic plants and de-
tcrmined 10 follow 30 as 10 get out Of
the reach OF the waveg The inlet led
us 20 a saFsapafilia hunters bat. aud
We made a landing az quickly 80 pos
sible.
The native and his wife helped ua
20 the house and assisted In disroblnE
the sick man. lie was dOped with
whisky and guiuino and wrapped in
blankets close 10 a fire. Ia a little
while the Precipitation sireamed on
him and then be fell asleep. The ac-
cOmmQdations here were miserable
The house was open on an four sides
and there was absolutely nothing TO
eat In the place; so I hired the native
TO put as IN bis canoe ana take as
over 10 ri Cac0a as soon rs the wind
went down. We reached there about
4 in the afternoon, my c0mpaniqn
having hraced up considerably under
my doping
A motley crew OF a dozen fJilir
grown natives and numberlesa chile
dreD, most Of the latter naked, met IA
90 the landing. Wa dismissed our
boaiman and moved cur belongings
up 60 the house. I've heard something
about the kind OF welcome mothers.
ln-law usually set when they 50 Walt
ing the new family, pLi | was struck
With the idea that u was about what
we we're getting here. The same COM
mon impulse apparently inspired their
actions, and that was not 20 ne a
hand 90 help us unload. ! got out the
riloc, hammocks, blankets and other
things, and We lugged them up io the
house, Calling for the sonora, ] In
uuired for Senior Xelaya, telling her
had a letter 10 him from the gov-
ernor. She took the letter and read d
slowly
Then you should have seen the
transformation which took place In
alantly Il was Juan this. Pedro that
Jesus take the blankets, Francisco
attend the SENIORS. until every ono Oi
the awarthy lOntofs was on a keen
jump and failing over himself 90 oboy
commands Iolaya was up country Ou
Il cattle deal ana was not expected
back for several weeks. We regretted
this, as he had been educated IN the
states, aud we counted upon securing
much valuable Information from him
Later on we gOt over our dlsapp0int.
mont az not meeting him when We re-.
allied how little no had prohied hy hil
eoi0urn In civilized lands. The 10
laya hacienda Is located on a small
Quohrada, or brook. which flows from
Ia Aat-toppod mountain into the lake
In front the land o. fiat. extending il
q narrow strip out into the water
while bach oi the house L rises grad.
ually 10 whore the mountain inter
vones. Here % one Of the largoa
Cocpo plantations IN the republic
Mr. Nolaya was not much taken viii
the American style Of architecture. o.
I perhaps no q too patriotic 90 intro
duco u. for ho has adopted the mul
hue which % SO common ovorywher
down here, with earth lOor ani
matched roof he evidently did no
become attached 10 the spring mat
tregaus, for an the beds ia this houa
are rawhile. We found. also. NOR
than the usual assortment OF doai
hies and mosquitoes, none Of which
during our stay, observed che eight