Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04


a half blizzard, and We had only to
wait its finish. ! told this man ABOUT
the Rogue river valley, and later ne
came to ask me more, then suddenly
told me he had decided to go there.
| advised him TO act with caution, to
investigate, but he said he would not
bring his family to Arizona, but
would 60 where he could live with
them. He said he was a good COOK
so was sure of making a living. May
he not be disappointed in his choice
Globe and Miami, Arizona, we're
my next stopping places, separated
by about six miles of good auto road
and both are typical, rushing mining
towns, prospecting through the great
output of copper and partaking OF all
physical and moral characteristics oil
the old time mining camp. | stayed
in Globe from Thursday until Mon
day. preached three times in Span
ish. once in English, tramped miles
over the hills in the meantime and
took some good pictures of the two
towns, mines and scenery.
Tucson was the next point visited
but as / arrived at Z p. m. and left
at $3.50 a. m. saw but little of the
place and its surroundings. The
next morning found us at Naeo'
where the state forces had OJeda'
the Huerta general, surrounded, and
we're preparing for the final battle
We could not stop there, so ! went
on to Douglas, across the line from
Aqua Prieta, the scene of recent
desperate battle between the federal
and state forces.
After transacting the business that
brought me TO Douglas | determined
to visit the Mexican town. The day
before orders had come from Wash
ington to arrest and hold all Mexl-
cans crossing the line, whether armed
or not, and there was talk of retail
iation, so l was not quite sure
would get back right away, but de-
termined to risk it, A Mexican from
Douglas went with me, and he
showed me the great mounds where
the dead in the recent battle had
been tumbled, the government hay-
ing Just built stone walls about the
/ two in the village to prevent pes
thence, then | took a picture OF
battle Scared wall and of another
mound covering those who had beer
shot by orders of the Huerta officials
before the state troops captured the
place. After this we went into the
second story of a house and visite.
several wounded men who had beer
brought there from the front. The,
were keen to hear the latest news
and we're grimly determined, wound
ed as they were, to fight until tn
government of "the assassin Huerta
should be overthrown. Rough mel
these are, but when they found
could speak to them in their Owl
language and sympathized with ther
they opened their hearts and talke
freely. Whatever the others may be
these wounded men were in earnest
AS looked upon them | thought tha
the God who made this world coul
not be a Just God If he did not some
time and somewhere make the Amer
lean spectators who are the rea
power behind these wars, pay tn
penalty of their crimes against thi
long suffering people.
: Reaching Ell Paso the next morI
I ing l found the cattlemen's conyeI
s tion for the southwest in session, an
: If there are as many cattle left 0
h the range as there we're men and VI
Y men in Ell Paso there will not be
: beef famine right away. 1t was in
( possible to get room in any hot
v in the city, so l made my plans
4 leave on the night train. Befol
r leaving | crossed to Juarez, now
q the hands of the federals. Becomir
tangled up in the narrow streets
Q asked two Mexicans to direct me
, the statue of Benito Juarez, Mexico
4 liberator from Maximilion. One sa
Il he would show me, and immediate
entered a narrow alley, affording
+ short cut. On the way | asked hi
e which side he favored. and he MAJ
e a balancing motion with his han
/ When he found that was again
" Huerta and his kind he stopped al
n manifested the keenest interest
II the news from Aqua Prieta and Nae
N and | found that underneath the Sc
y timent in Juarez was strongly again
Ia the assassin OF Madero