The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

Laredo. Texas.
"HIS b. the fret Of "a series OF
letters which | shall write about
l. our sister country or Mexico
have come 10 the boundary
by the way OF 81. Louis and San An
tonic. and am now here at Laredo. on
the southern edge OF Uncle Sans land.
had this afternoon the peculiar e1-
perience of standing astride the Two
greatest Of the North American repub-
lies was in the centre OF the OLD wag-
on bridge which here crosses the NO
Graude. aud ] mad ray left foot anc
hand ia the United states, whlle my
right foot was ~ Mexico. l know TINS
US the fact. for behind me was one OF
no boundary posts which marx the
outline between the two countries.
This was a steel pyramid about a foot
eauare at The bottom and siN feet IN
height II was plated with SILVER ana
each side Of b. bore an inscription snow
iry nat u marked the boundary hne.
The carving on the side facing our coun-
Try vas IN English and that on the op-
Dneito side IA Spanish. but ooth mean
me same The English inscription
reads c-
Treaty Of las Re-established BY treat
ios Of lss+isse
monument - ml=deneanor. PUNISH
shlc tx the United States or by Mex
The United states side Of tho pyramid
il marked with he American cage an"
Of, the Mexican side - the coat OF arms
Of Mexico A. stood facihe tne 49,.
Nth NV right leg in the United states
and my left leg IN Mexico. | observed
the left nerceptibiy trenlbied- Perhaps
q, MS for fear OF the revolution. which
ba. been 80 long going on on the south
orn side OF the bridge
Our boundary with Mexico.
turned around and looked 20 the
,,.,t my eve following the course OF
nc Rio Grsnde as far 80 sight could
zach II * a ragged muddy. dreafy
..resm. with banks which arc ragged
and low. and bordered By vegetation a.
.oarsc and thirsty as that or the J"i dan
Tn. stream j. not navigable, ana Us
h,,e hu-iuess seems 20 be 20 mark the
i,ourdaries between the two countries
and to give d dreary and dangerous
-.-i- 20 some thousands OF the nitSc
states soldiers
The Rio Grande - Winding Fr"'h
E,e-e - tho cuff Of Mexico It's course
an he man looks like the teeth of a saw
I'D running northwest 20 RI Paso IL
,.,trvas IN and out and makes great
bends covering almost double the Hneal
distance between those Two points;
A. ~ pa-O ne river leaves IeAl'O anu
rams north into the United states. ana
our boundary from there 70 the facinr
- otherwise marked. The whole length
Of he boundary. With lts many curves
-oughIv speaking. - Guite az iohe 10
from New York to salt Lake cry
and thi- whole line running through me
most desert regions Of the Snited
Sta,es. l. nov patroIled by our troops
Guarding the Rio Grande-
On nav way here l stopped al San = n
tonic and had "A talk with the officers IN
charge OF the post there They tel me
-bat the river l. especially difficult 70
.,ara IL flows through a desert ana
when its waters are low a. can DC casilS
fordcd. All along u the Mexican Ieoeis
lave been trying 20 =ruugglc IN arms shh
ammunition Boxes and crates, labeled
agricultural machinery. filed with guns
arc dumped OF - some way station
along the railway. and the Mexican rad
s.rs steal over and Try TO brlng them
across. The railways in most cases are
quite a distance north of the boundary
and the troops have TO watch the trans
and water holes 20 catch the origanos
In addition 20 this tnere are many
ranches not far from the river. 70 when