The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
As the Mexicans Fight Along
the Rio Grande
River.

| River.
Paul NJ. Kyle. Troop H. Third
Cavalry, U. S. A., stationed at san
Antonio, Tex, has written an inter-
estins letter to Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Kyle, his parents. residing here.
The letter was from Preside, Tex,
sevnty-two miles from any railroad.
He says there has been so much
trouble lately along the border with
smugglers and yiolators of the
neutrality laws that it has become
necessary to station troops all along
the border on the Rio Grande, pref
eraIble cavalry although some i'm
fantry is there too.
Continuing Mr.. Kyle writes, we
received orders saturday night, Jan
uary rs, to proceed to the border
and amidst much excitement we
worked all night packing up. Sun
day morning We loaded just the,
same as il we were going to the
front in time OF war. The most in
teresting part OF this was loading
the horses, tied head and tail in
the car. Wagons were handled BY
rhe men as IL they were so many
toys instead OF the heavy things
they are.
''The troop trains left Sunday af-
ternoon. and after passing through
some beautiful scenery, we arrived
vt iittle station called Maria sit,
uated at the top of the mountains.
rhen we marched overland, the
,ountry being all very mountainous
and beautifully picturesque, to Pre-
sidio on the Rio Grande, opposite
the Mexican town of Ojiuaga, where
200 or 800 Mexican federal troops
ire stationed along with troop or
wo of the famous Mexican rurals,
very interesting looking horsemen.
Here viii say that before al
nan can be recruited as a rural, he
nus. be able TO go among herd
9f wild horses and rope the worst
in the bunuch, which has been
pointed out to him, and saddle and
ride him.. Consequently they are all
,rave fellows and the best horsemen
n the country.
I'VE pitched camp in Preside and
rom that point started our patrols
mp and down the river, each on"
numbering from fifteen to twenty
men. So far we have Sent out only
wo patrols. the first staying ont
lul two days. was not with the
irst, but with the second which
stayed out and camped long the
border at different places for four
lays.
1--WE passed through a historical
Did lace known on the military
maps as Burgess ranch. The Mex
cars call 1t Fortier, meaning fort.
N this large house made of double
adcoe the famous bad man, who
lilled almost every one he came
across, whose name was Burgess,
lived. lie defended those who took
"efuge with him from the Indians.
Below this is a little cluster OF
houses called Iona Palona Cbare
hinsl. We passed this and camped
all night a; Arroyo Tirresa. Early
the next morning a Mexican came
gal!oping down the mountain iato
lamp with a note from a river guard
! 10 Captain Williams bidding the
line of march to make all haste 10
puloo and San Rafail, for the fed
era! were advancing on Mula.o in
Mexico where the insurrecsos had
heir headquarters, III we wanted to
see the battle. We made the dis
lance in a very short time and sta
toned ourselves on high hill,
where we could see everything that
ook place. We saw the advance
and opening up OF the artillery on
Hulato. The federal infantry and
,avalry fired on us from across the
river and it is my honest opinion
they did it purposely. | had severI!
cry close calls, one time in partic-
ular when bullet struck the ground
| bout five feet directly in front OF