Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-01

Hermosiilo, the capital of Sonora Mexico, with the most aristocratic and exclusive society in all northern Mex leo, has about 12.000 inhabitants, and less hungry, lame dogs than any place we have seen in Mexico. The streets are narrow and so irregular that they put one in mind of Boston's COW paths where you arrive at the corner from which you started SnOps all seem barred in with their Ton gratings, cur. tains made of thick ticking, coming more than half way down the open door, to exclude the dust and heat You push aside the curtain to find yourself sometimes in a shop occupying nearly half a block-Shoes, dry goods, per fume, furniture, hardIare-almost a general department store. You do not see much in sight-their goods, partic, uIarly dry goods-are done up in stout paper on shelves in, back rooms Tne American assessor would be bad ly fooled as to the value of their stocl; but no doubt the Mexican city tax eel lector is better posted.
 At Manuel CarrIhos, store, the head quarters for mining men, and who have
 
 going through to Magdalena, has i'm mense stock from toothpicks to en' zines and pumps in several large rooms back of the furniture display rooms Chinamen have many of the stores French Jews, Germans. The Ameri cans are the least number of all.
 Two principal hotels, Conen Bros. and the AIcade. l rank the Coher Bros! Grand Avenue hotel first, be cause of their hospitality; their man ager, the amiable MT. Marks, meets you at the train and from that moment you are member of his family. He takes you out riding to the ranches gives you every information, sees you tairly launched and-never forgsts you Hls motel is nor as sweei as the Alcade, but be more tnzn offsets 1t The Aleade is elegantly furnished, but cold and the manager considers by giving you a room at six dollars day his obligations cease.
 Governor Torres, who has been frequently a visitor at Douglas, has 2 beautiful home only a few doors from the Cohen hotel. It has been described before in the Dispatch. but the elegant patios with it's marble fountain and choice plants, makes a picture one must see to appreciate We found : long wide macadamized walk entirely shaded by tall trees, wide rustic benches here and there, where the governor often holds his banquets.
 Imagine a moonlight night, strings oi electric lights here and there, a band playing. orange trees in blossom fal over a block of land and he wit and beauty of Hermosillo at a table vel laden with wines and sweet meats and you will have an idea of the gov ernor's bznquets-
 Under Mir. Marks guidance, as a courtesy to him-of course-we visit cd Governor Torres rancho. about four miles from town: fifty acres of land in lemons, citron, grape. fruit, oranges of all kinds, taTals, valencias sweets blood oranges, roses, vines, tuberoses. One ordinary orange weighed twenty two ounces, while the immense citron and grape fruit are much larger than any ever displayed In southern Calffor mia markets Caiifornians, particularly around Redlands and Riverside. thinl their oranges the choicest and best; but the Hermosillo oranges are sweet CT, better flavor and jeicer. while fheil grape fruit Is different variety sweeter and more like an orange. We pass acres Of alfalfa, expersively bull stone irrigation ditches. tail date palms bearing fruit. banana stalks. Every where one sees green grass, foliage and trees
 A visit to Ferraris' rursery, where the young lady of the house. with hel sweet gracious manner, bids us vel come, and we feast our eyes on lfl5 beds. tuberoses. jasmine anc vines The birds are Singing, hundreds oi butterflies are feasting on a sweet for eign vine and all Is dreamy and