El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-24
COLONISTS HAVE
TO TAKE LONG WALK
Wait For Train That Does
Not Come, and Then
Walk 90 Miles

Colonia Dub1an, Mex. Aug. 24.-Mr.
Larsen and Mr.. Jacobson, Lee and Fan
ME Chandler left the railroad camps to
come to Dublan. The wagon was to
take them to a swing train and they
were to come the balance of the way
by rail- The team was returned TO
camp, and after it was well on its re-
turn, the party learned that the train
would not come up that far, but was
to stop nine ki1ometers this side.
AS there was no alternative. the four
decided to walk. When they reached
the end Of the nine ki1ometers they
were informed that no swing train
would leave Pearson Immediately, and
as 1t was impossible to hire horses,
! they had to walk to Pearson. dis
lance of nearly 13 miles. including the
nine already walked.
1t was a long walk for a woman, but
| she made it with the help Of the men.
From there they came home In livery
outfit. All Of them wore blisters on
| their feet and nmped, otherwise they
were none the worse for their long,
| long walk
The two men loaded up a car of pro-
visions and are going back. Lee leaves
| this evening or tomorrow with q
| bunch of horses and Fannie has come
| down to attend school at the academy.
| Marion Ray, some of his sisters ana
several others from Morelos. came IN
| Sunday evening. Some of them VIII
| attend the remaining days Of the sum-
| rner institute and others will remain
| and go to school this winter. They
report Morelos as prospecting and their
| crops in average condition They Will
have quite a representation In the
/ academy
| Edward Young, Newell Young, Mr..
| Steiner and Mr. Jarvis, who left More
| los for Utah to make their homes last
| fall. write that they are very anxious
| to return to Mexico. They are not sat
isfied where they are. Newell Young
| has been employed as a teacher IN
| New Mexico. Mr.. Farr and Mr.. Young
| of Colonfa Dublan. are also anxious to
get back to Mexico. They left just
before the revolution, broke out
Mrs M j. Jones. who sprained her
| ankle a couple Of weeks ago while try
| ing to stop buggy team, Is still una
bic to bear her weight upon her foot
On Monday a little SON Of Mrs. Spills
! berry was buried IN the Dublan GEM
etery. The little fellow had been
| great sufferer They had made ar
| raugements to hold the funeral SER
| vices in Dublan, but there was some
hitch in procuring the license from
| Casas Grandes, so a number or her
i Dublan friends went to Nueva, Casas
and the services were held there and
later they came this way to bury the
| child They did not return from the
! cemetery until after dark.
The case is an exceptionally sad one.
because the father is at this time In
hospital in Ell Paso, and has just ur-
| dersone an operation for appendicitis
Mrs. Joseph Done and her mother
| got in last evening from Texas. MI
Done is working as bookkeeper on the
! railroad and his wife has been with
| him. but their little infant suffered so
| intensely with the heat that they
| sought a cooler place.
Byron Hinckley. of Utah, was here
Sunday and lectured to the Mutuals
in the evening on Fidelity.
President Junius Romney and stake
secretary Alonzo Taylor passed through
here on their way TO Colonia Diaz
They are on official business.
| John Whiting, the Colonia Diaz boy
who was so badly hurt in the saw
mills at St Johns. died.
Packers are bringing in ore from
the Dos Cabezas mines.
! Jesse n. Smith, jr., although better
/ is not able to be out.
1 Tho little child of Edmund Richard
son, of Co1onia Juarez, who has ths
typhoid fever, Is some better. Mrs
Hannah Taylor and grandpa Skouser
are better also, but Miss Vida Taylor
does not seem to improve as fast as !:
| desirable
Mr.. Riggs is starting the Booker
sawmiIls at top of the mountains.
A company OF about $500 engancha
dos, or contracted laborers, are said IL
have arrived from the Interior and the
greater number of them have foune
employment UP the line. Some OF them
are going to Ciudad Juarez
Rutland F. Wells and his brother
Richard, are expected in from Salt Lake
next Friday. They and the stake pres
ident and great many lay. member;
| are going to make tour around the
stake They will first visit the noun
tain colonies. then go to Sonora ant
return and go to Colonia Diaz 1t vii
| take them a month to get around ane
| they will use the railroad whenever
it is possible