Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05

We HisHt ie"Sh s"iietHlHh inc sollN
land. This consumed two days, and
when II was over We all had a togcn
of the fever and rest was necessary.
Then, on top OF all these troubles.
heavens opened and It rained inces-
sanity for five days. There Is o de-
cert Inn AZ Acaponeta and We took
advantage Of this until the downpour
ceased.
Rested, We felt equal to anything
and started out toward our next
objective, Rosa Morado, over muddy
roads. with stout hearts, and @; this
latter town We inspected the oil
Spanish city. now a dismal ruin IN
that vicinity. II was said that il
used to he a great mining camp IN
the days of the conquistadorcs, Il is
now a crumbling ,half-buried ruin
Evidence OF its former importance
still remains in the weather-eaten
pillars, the foundation of what MIST,
have been great storehouses, and the
faint traces OF broad roadways Now
II is but an echo OF what II must
have been when II was alive with life
and action, and the Spaniel drove his
way into the earth IN earch OF its
! treasures.
After a short rest here We started
for Tepic. Here is where the west
coast fever attacked us. almost
tainted at the wheel AID Cheste-
Lawrence, my companion. supported
me into the city Another stop
was necessary 50 that ! misHt regain
sufficient strength to drive the car.
And here the greatest of all dlsap-
pontments awaited me 4 telegram
from Los Angeles recalled Lawrence
to Los Angeles, and was calcullt.
inc on a lonesome journey to the cap
ital when | fortunately fell IN with
Z. l.. Holmdahl, a good scout, a
soldier and above all a mechanism
Of ability. Homdahl has been q stat.
In the desert. a steel rod on which 20
lean. companion without whom /
possibly would have given Up IT,
despair and returned to California
Wen, however, Holmdahl Joined hi1
fortunes with mine.
Sierra's Terrific I;oals.
With my rev companion left
Topic fer San Marcos. There are no
adequate adiectives in the English
language 10 describe the terrific
roads over the Sierra from the cit
of Tepec to San Marcos. There mey
be worse ROADS somewhere in tn,
world but | must see them TO believe
IL. II was unbroken country. Hall
of the time we we're out of car assist
ing the car over grades unthought OF
through gIllics half-filled with wa
ter from the constant rain. or skid
ding around precipices and plunginl
had ever attempted. II was simply
awful. But still the motor car wen'
on. The tires were ripped to pieces
When we dragged ourselves into All.
ululco II is a question whether the
man at the wheel or the engine was
most in need of rest. know my
engine was and know that | was
also. looked upon the engine with
a sympathetic commiseration and felt
extremely sorry for myself.
From this pretty pueblo We sailed
forth in search of new adventure:
in the direction of Guadalajara We
reached that thrice Heaven-blesseC
city at IL o'clock in the morning
where a most enthusiastic bunch oil
motorists met and entertained us
Never shall forget Guadalajara. II
was a great green oasis In a desert
OF rock and sand. We stayed a
Guadalajara all day and left in the
morning.
Under the circumstances orr RAJ
TO the next town, Yurecuaro, wa'
pleasant, and we stopped all nigh
al this village. The next day ",
were on the road again with Ira
puato as our objective point. Here
Is where We met with the first dis
courtesy shown rs since We entered
Mexican territory. In passinl
Through the hamlet OF Chlntepec, We
happened up on some sort of fiesti
where there we're many who had In
dulged not wisely but too well, an
they stoned us, or at least a numbci
Of them threw rocks in our direction
and while no one was injured. W,
rather thought II was or move, so
with every ounce OF power the ma
chine was capable Of. We left tina
town speedily behind US.
Held Up n Suspects.
Irapuato was the resting place thu
next nirht. From here we wer'
destined to encounter more hard luck
The road disappeared and We had q
stop and construct n bridge OF a rud'
kind over a railway fill before W,
! rolled into Danu.
After Danu the road was easy q
Atzcapotzalco. ard had II not beei
for a laundering official there. Wit
mlstook us for suspicious characters
, all would have gone we'll within
sight OF the towers OF the CAPITA
We we're for short time detaine'
as suspects. but were released p
/ soon as We could wire 70 or friend