The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

"N"r ~ "Ae~A" @o~ne Nrmp St~rtnS-
Looking over the routs os a railway
thar you are going TO build N a different
90. ~ Job from what &c used to he. even
few wears ago, according TO V. l.. Mason,
ur0 arrived ycstsrtlsy from a trip into
IN western Mexion. Mr. Mason h
,.e-prsSiGsnt Of the Development Com
ANY Of America, and is also vice-presi-
isur II the Arizona. Mexico and Gulf Of
nfornia Railroad which the former
.,rrnany u about to build
II has tesn several months since Punk
NJ Murphy. the president OF the Develop
went Company of America. annomosd
m IHE SUS that the railroad would b
uulf. MIR. Mason went out a few weeks
ago - make an inspection OF the route,
10 start the survey and 20 Incorporate the
road. The last was done on March rs,
+ Cheney Of Boston being made praAi-
uent. r A Molhtor. y consulting on
Suesr. and two contractors werO in the
rarty that started with AIR. Mason from
Tucson for the terminus OF the proposed
road on the Gulf of California
The distance said Mr. Mason ycster-
day. IA approximately 30 miles. running
little west Of due south from Tucson.
The road viii terminate at a little hay
which IL between Point Lobos and Cape
Tepoca. and the terminus will be called
Fort Lobos. Out that way they do not
oee any time nowadays. There was not
a settler there when ! went there. hut
before left Arizona heard Of man
Who had started for Port Lobos with
5000 IN his pocket 10 open = stOre.
The nearest port 10 GuaymAs, which is |
about twenty eight hours down the
coast by steamer. The bay at Port
Lobos Is shaped like a horseshoe. with !
81 20 twelve fathoms OF water at the
entrance and i've fathoms within I .2OS
Or so feet Of the shore. For eight
months OF the year the prevailing winds !
are northwest and tie bay il completely |
sheltered from them. The southeasterly
winds are strong. but there are mountain
ranges ON that side of the hay. and a.
FOR such thing a. a sOuthwestsrly wind
never blows there.
We left Tucson in four automobiles.
and fifth came later with he surveyors
lrstruments. We used the autos for $50
miles. all the veg 20 Caborca. the road that
far being fairly good. In fact. we might
have driven the automobiles all the way.
only we found at Csborca there was no
sasolene to be had. and that town Is
EanetN miles from n TalTohl, 80 ~ uie
machines had just enough fuel to take
hem back to the next town where some
Easolene was We sent them hack aid
went on in four horse wagons Of the old
Trarie schooner tyre.
we spent the first night at Sa@ahe, on
me border. camping out Ia tents The
rext night We stopped at the De~aeo
ranch. where some Of the party slept in
me hayrick with their blankets wrapped
around them. and some pat up IN "a shed.
Ma ra1akmA GaknrRa the third dnW "a
horca IL q town Of about 500 Inhabltai:t Il
typlcally Mexican H. appearance. the
Goupes being Of one story and built Of
adobe and the streets dusty. Unlike
many other towns, however. its streets
are wide and the town regularly laid out
TO our surprise we found nre Hour mill
IN q brick building. turning out seventy
tive barrels . day and making prepare
tons TO Increase its output. great
zeal Of the country thereabout 10 a fine
wheat growing region, and there were
many prosperous looking farms along the
wSy. On the way between Sasabe and +
Caborca IL a goo6 sued mlnerAl region .
Hotel Porvenir in Caborca was not bad.
considering the distance from every
where. One Of the autos broke its gear
when we reached CaOOrca, and another
Lad broken down the first day OF the
Journey 80 there were only three 10 he
sent back
When We learned there was no Raso-
lens 20 Re had IN Cabcrca we telegraphed
20 Altar and were info Tmed that there
vas iust thirty gallons ia that town. We
lad hfteen gallons IN reserve on the run
ing boarCs Of the cars. Ire men who
'pok the cars hack 10 Altar reported later
nat somebody had sold them KEROSENE
ar a dollar a gallon aud they had 20 empty
.l, their tanks. They finally got the
ct-olene.
We made the journey from Caborca
the gulf IN about twenty -four hours,
-. la0sI. -. .l..sa nlssA
= raauitA. There was no real road 10
nd CaborcA b,Ii somebody hal driven
.s"r the country. The rainy season rad
'.f vet come and tho only flowers We
law were the wild GuaytIle. which -
-rr e small -blackeyed Susan, and
90. blossom 81 the poatilla which grows
.r lunches ~ stalks from ten 20 twenty
i""' high with nothing "a the stalk hut
OBJ red rear shaped blossom a. the
'.r A. AltaE and CahoTCa We had seen
.lnge trees in full fruit. Here and
''.r" we saw wonderful natural gardens
HactI
In that wheat country which extends
''r 20 the south cultivation ~ carried
Nv what ~ known a. the temporal
..-t.m They take the food waters
O ne Akar rivers and DIVERT them. stOr-
them up for eDergenCy The land
,..rvWhere Seems rich and fertile. In
o after part 81 the tourney We passed
ugh a region that was evidently
r. ~ game While We were gong
UrYuRh a mountain pass we saw several
'"'lpe and one ~ the party got out
,.r killed one. Big horn seem to he
"rutIs
$40" had ordered a steamer 20 come
from Guaymas Ia meet ~. She was
"a the General Min4s. and she was
NpndeT However. she WAS useful
rasuz -o,IndirRs IN the harbor and to 4.
r.'.r NINE the best places for our WhArves
Hs -tayed at Port Lsbos four nights.
-'.- ug IN tentes. u was cool all the
add at night had TO sleep IN my
rr-..4r clothes. a sweater and three
i'--r- That coast has a mountain
~ ~ INNING along IL almost at the
va edge for hundreds Of miles. bat
- Lo6os there IL a large Hat area.
- waters Of tbs hArbor TEEN with
- One day three men 81 the crew OF
go --eamer caught DO SEA beaS within
tree hours. and their average weight
vas s.x pounds I hshed one day Tor
A. .14r but lost two lines, one a brand
1"y ne trying 70 catch a bug bass. The
- lay was there ! caught fish that
~ g.-d fifty pounds. but none q our party
CIV Ehat Il was. Our Chinese cook