Arizona republican., 1911-01-19

he did not have enough to make the
Jump across the Pacific when he first
sighted it, accounts for his being in
Phoenix He touched salt water in
Frisco but conditions were not right
and he backed off again and will
take another view of the situation
from Mazatlan or some seaport on
the west coast of Mexico. He hopes
there to find passage on some vessel,
shipping as "a seaman or in some ca
paeity as ships employe. In the
meantime he will work from here
down to the City OF Mexico then to
the west coast, improving every
chance he has To accumulate a few
piastres to buy passage in the
event he cannot work his way
Starting from Amsterdam nearly
two years ago MOntenos Travelled on
foot through Belgium. France, Switz-
erland and Italy, accommodating enough
by that time to take passage for
New York City. Thence he went to
Washington, secured the picture and
autograph of President Taft and hit
the grit for Chicago. From there he
went through Springfield, st. Louis.
st Joseph, Kansas City. Omaha and
west to Denver. From Denver he
worked Colorado pretty thoroughly
side stepping to Pueblo. Colorado
Springs Glenwood Springs, the Royal
Gorge, Sahda and on to Salt Lake
City Then he went through Idaho.
west again to Portland, oregon and
south to San Francisco.
The terms of the wager if it may
be so called were merely that he
cross the continent through the Unit
ed States from shore to shore and he
had intended to take a ship from
Frisco to Japan but was little short
in his bank account and could find
no chance TO work his way from that
port and little chance to make money
as a laborer in the metropolis. so he
struck south having devised the Mex
leo tour. He passed through Los An
geles and the southern California
towns and is now here i'm pursuit of
his plans. He feels confident of sue
cess having yet about three years in
which to finish his journey.
Japan he expects to find easy as
well as small and hopes if he does
not get full purse in Mexico to
pick up some money by working for
foreign houses in Japan. for ii will
he slim picking across Siberia, the
terms of his agreement being to fol-
low the Siberian railway from Vlad-
ivostok to St. Petersburg. Once there
the rest viii be easy. In the mean
time. as opportunity offers. he sends
his paper the Amsterdam Telegraph.
recitals of his experiences, to earn
the salary that is accommodating dur
ing his absence
Mr. Montenos saws that he has
found out one thing and that is that
il is a great deal cheaper for a world
tourist to ride on a train than il is
To walk. The cost of meals on a
long walk is far more than the cost
of railroad ticket. He has had
many hardships but has not yet had
any particularly narrow escapes that
he knows Of He has postponed a
great many meals and slept in all
kinds Of places and gone without
sleep. but all those things go with
big walking trip and were expected.
His real hard work will probably
come in Siberia where settlements are
infrequent, chances for work still less
frequent, and the climate bad large
part of the year. Nevertheless, he
thinks he has plenty of time and will
make good,
Asked if he found America about
as he had pictured it he replied i'm
the negative. He said the European
people have an idea that people can
find money in the streets of New