Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-04

n III sCFnuunts OF Montezuma rooc
party OF American civil and
mining engineers one day In
december
From mo Texas border the party
went b. rail to Mexico City where a
week was spent In seeing the sights Of
tho Ncyican capital
When the OUTFIT CT the party had
been rrmblod. and servants hired.
preparations were made TO leave the
capital over % narrow gauge railebad
20 ruebla IN the state Of the same
name
Like many Of tho prosperous Mex
can mining towns tucked Away in the
mountains the general public has
heard very little OF luebla except
through the dispatches Of the war
correspondents % isa city of $4,000
inhabi'anfa The shops cater to the
low. OF fncry which has descended to
the natives from the Spanish don Ev-
cry whore can be- seen Americans,
most of whom are interested IN some
mining venture IA the nearby noun
tans
On fhc way 10 Puebla the famous
TchuacaH Springs are passed and the
drinking water furnished tourists for
hundred miles along the railroad is
from the springs 80 one seems TO
know ius, why the water is hcalthful
but popular opinion says Il is
After leaving Puebla the party con.
tinued along the railroad TO Ella.
Once fhc CHutcr OF onyx mining. this
little village has lost much OF the snap
ard niorprige that foreign ad,on-
turc,s gave D. ia the past II is a
SIC ur town nov
oaNaca home Of tho Diaz family
ami confer OF nnumcrable revolutions.
Was reached early one morning. When
within 10 miles or 40 OF the city. run.
nc-H from AN OF the hotels in Oaxaca
came on board and tried 10 book the
PARTY for their respective houses.
At the train muscular poems took
charge OF luggage which was heavy
and numerous These short sturdy
natives had no difficulty In singing
a trunk weighing l55 pounds onto a
strap which they supported be- a hand
around their ioreheads They carried
th' trunks up the rough mountain trail
to the hotel which was perched on a
small peak overlooking the lowland
They didn't stop when they had reach.
ed the crest. but continued 10 the sec.
ord Noor q, the hotel before taking the
trunks from their straps
O5xaea and Vicinity.
uaxlca Is the chief town Of the state
Of oaNaca 10 is now "A city Of % 900
persons luaroz. rcyolutionist or saw.
ior-it depends upon your politics IN
Mexico lived there u Is about =
GOO feet above sra level Americans
are numerous, as there are many silver
ana sold mines In the vicinity lust
south pi OaNaca are many plantations
that raise cotton. sugar cane and cof.
fee
50 O7Xaca the travellers LETT the rail.
road and climbed the mountain trail
10 Mammalian This town. situated
about 20 miles from Oaxaoa. has an
electric lighting system.
The road kept getting rougher Fl.
nally II vas necessary 70 forsake the
horses aut hire OK carts This plan
worke. fine until thoughtlessly. the
drivers were given some advance
wfees. Too much pulque left the
party without drivers. so an engineer
vas drafted NJ OK driver The mex,
DAY all Of the drivers returned for
their Jobs. and were hired 20 course
The engineer crawled 40 miles IN
the mountains 20 the crest where a
iinc piece OF timber land, n. 900 acres.
was situated Part OF this timber
which was all white pine had been
operated for turpentne The forsak
IN SIN % The operators was found
and later o. vas learned that tho ven.
turc had been failure There was
no way % get the turpentine 70 mar
ket
Several days were spent IN this
place ~ timber and during the time
yiliascrs made life unpleasant for the
men who were surveying the tract
They insisted begged and threatened
The engineers % give them the better
Of The deaf Disputes became frequent
tll finally a magistrate was found &c
settle hem Ambroslo cortez. over