Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-06-10
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LANDS OF THE LAND-FIN.
vs. lance COMPANY --. ~"s's-'' -


Ny trip over the gayona tract Of
thea. and Finanee Scohapsa1ny was tone'
of die most pleasantSappettiens Of nv.
entire stay inaSola sMexicol@ After Sc
cutting mules at a town called Esqui-
nanag just north Of the north boundary
Of Vie land, IL company With Paulo
Lonsz, ayoang Mezxican: guide whose
home is sonasthesA land4 went SOUTH
crisscrossing back and forth. from near
| theffoot hills toward the marisma or
narrow stntp sof shs=land adjoining:
thesaasea. F -ssSe Sa~s 1j'A.,s r. 49,
III the northern. portion of the tract
there are manyo open1spaces; covered:
with a heavy growth Of grasses in
many cases like the buffalo grass of
theiprairies: Here and there scattered
through the. FORTH section care fat
droxes of cattle. the best looking cat
tie seen on the trip and many places
we visited the homes Of the Mexicans
living on. the land and, renting from,
theSeompany asking questions about
theSerops, cattle industry, climate, fish
ingNights, etc. The land in this por-
tionsis like the entire tract, level and
covered with luxuriant Vegetation. Tue
wells were especially. fine aand often
We drank water as clear and pure as
manscould ask for, takenn from, wells
lessSthan fifteen feet deep. ,Rhe north
ernSportion is not as thiekly settled
by The poems as Is the southern part
where the nearnessa to- SERVER and
running water is q factor in, settling
theseountry.
,Asswe swung along south we passed
several delightful days among the} PEG
p1eMzhere, days filed with perfect
weaMer, We warm at noon and deliclefs.1
ly Cool insthe Evenings. Wei carried;
NO pgpvisions With vs. and stayed with
theMMexicans being treated with the
greatest hospitality on every oecas-'
ion-EsNothing in their houses was aol
goodifor Paulo Lopez and his friend
(bysthis time my guide and ] had be-.
CONF firm fr1enidhss5J and w fairly livls-'
ed IN the fat of the land. 'a'&ss Il
Tha evenings would, BE- spent ct
sotn little village where Paulo was
known and where he would be sure
to ga us.the Theat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to;
be I'D. Sitting under the porch of
one p the Mexican houses in the twi-
lightsafter blounti lnls supper II fisi,
beans tortillas, fruits and smeats. we
would listen to the drumming Of the
guitans az che &Mexfsans; yen thsa sang
and mayed t. the seaaorit aa. sfaSt hesxil-
:1ageM Often times they danced and
q merry time there was as they reeled
or tao steps, waltzessa Others more
typieM Mexican dances on the earth
en- fuoi dit tia s1iga sf sssniaa areessSasan
I the. ground or a kerosene. lamp made.
from can and piece Of cotton.
~ Getting into the more Southern pors
tion OF the land near the boundary of
sinaloa andrT epicsgwe1 came onto the
finest country saw in Mexico. Here
thss Rio de las Canneas winds throu Oh
the8 land and on its banks numerous
Mexican villages can be seen Id the
mfdst OF a rich growth Of trees Great
I fiefds Of corn, tobacco, beans, and in
sofsse places cane stretch OUT before
thseye. Banana trees, Hnae trees, ana
otter fruit bearing trees are on every
haHd. Giving small boy penny we
coAsd obtain an agmful OF lines. and
evsay aftIaanooh edssysd .deliclooaa lelnl