The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
nv r.. JENKINS HAMS.

few hundred miles east OF ram
plco. then suddenly shoals as IL
rears the huge peninsula OF fucatan.
Along the head of The giant peninsula a
tremendous bank appears rising out of
a p.u, sea hundred and fifty miles
of land. and thls is known as the Great
Campcche Bank
lpon the edge of the great bank
srp,ir shoals Of coral formation lying
fan on the land. and due east Of Tam
pi.o about Two hundre and fifty miles
les the greatest fishing hank that can
bee reached by vessels dschargin In
,h. Northern or United States markets.
4 Massachusetts Yankee, hove to In
a fierce norther drove away to the
.os.4ward. far from Galveston, his
nom, port Of discharge. But Yankee
glsb.,u he kept his lead going with
h.rhYuhs and bait at the top Of the
heavy enker. In twenty fathoms he
suddenly hit the bottom about one
hundred and nifty miles north OF Yu-
ea,an At the same hauling he lifted
a snapper with the deep sea lead.
lie Instantly let go his anchor and
Law some hours filling his fishing smack
with the finest snappers that had ever
been seen in the United states markets,
and two days later came tearing into
Ga,y,eton, making enough money to
retire FOR q year. Many Northern
fishermen followed his example and for
q tine the fishing upon the Great Cam
pethe Bank became very popular among
ia, .macksmen of The Goldfish State.
with Galveston and New Orleans for
ports OF discharge.
There we're many besides Americans
fishing upon the waters Of the Mexican
cuff and the discovery Ut fish by the
cape Cod man was very much like the
discovery Of America by Columbus
here being several million human
creatures already living upon II, Dis
.oyering Il at each and every birth. But
he historian deals only with his own.
Probably some one may discover New
. York and so write about it--later on.
To Jose Gateno. the Mexican fisher
man. the discovery Of tish by the gIinyo
was a matter Of no importance what
yer until he saw the fleet Of smacks
which followed in his wake. Gateno.
fishing from a small sloop of twenty
.uns and sharing "A few tortillas and
baked bcans-frijoies-- his four
a,n. viewed the new corners with some
Ling like interest as he saw the outfits
4c money behind 1t all.
The wolf had stood close beside the
door OF the Mexican for many years. and
Ike many Mexicans who have seen the
wolf Of poverty, the bite was most
dreaded. Mexlcans are either wealthy
or poor, and those who are poor are very
poor. Poverty has peculiar stimulus
Tor those OF the Mexican breed who
nave seen luxury and also have felt the
volts teeth. Gateno began to ponder
% think. to study the matter from tn,
human point OF view, for Gateno had
seen the wealth of Mexico city and alsC
the gay streets of Galveston, where
there was real American life. and h,
lad always been forced 10 stink slowly
back 10 the low and sickly coast when
he dire necessity of the thing became
more than apparent
Ills howell to the northward of Tam
r.co upon the torrid, vapor laden shore
vas a foul shack OF interviewed stick,
aight feet in height with thatch ROOT
which harbored millions OF insects dur.
ting the daytime and countless vermin Of
/. all descriptions at night Back of The
ow swamp lands lay the rising hills. anc
sin further in the blue d stance the
scarp or rising OF the tableland showed
by bank of clouds. Upon the torriC
coast lay a vegetation so dense that
nschete cutting through It leaving {
path wide enough for mule trail would
show no sign whatever after "A month II
he rainy season. so vigorous was tn,
:ertIliy Of the soil.
Gateno was 30, grizzled. tough anC
heavy Of frame. lie stood five feet II
he shoes he sometimes wore. and hi
face was a dark chocolate color. II,
was "A "greaser," real greaser. will
Asiatc eyes and the dun, heavy features
which gave him the usual sullen ex
preston borne by the natives of tn,
south. Gateno came from the south
ern country and his men also, all beini
true MeNCans In the Tucatan Their
are many more Creoes. or breeds.
either French or Spanish, than Their
are American names along lowe
Broadway.
Upon the outskirts Of Tampico Their
vas a well where the women went eacl
morning for water. II was well tina
had not been contaminated by the ooz
Ing greasy looking exudations which
we're so greatly sought by the gringo. o
American The gringo had driven dee
and the spOutcrs in the vicinity told q
v ther energy and success. for natural oI
\ Aad gushed forth and was now maxim
millions for them. millions of dollar
which In all sense Gateno saw belonge
70 his own country the wealth comm
as II certainly did from his ground.
Al the water hole one morning h
net A,tila who was l6 a strong, beau
~ y formed Mexican woman with
complexion not unlike Gateno's, bu
!, with bright and cheerful face Attili
carried her water jar upon her prett
mead and any one who has carried fit
pounds Of water a few hundred yard
IN d su''ry morning, the same bein
poised upon his Uranium, will under
"lana that the person who does so mus
sand very straight. Attllla was a
sVdlght as an arrow, albeit she was no
very TALL Glteno watched her and fol
owed Within a week she had becom
his wife
'aIenu, after two weeks honey
moon found that he must get to sea q
e,drNo there must be Ash brought int
idilp'co or there would be no NOR
.o'Ih'as. Gathering his four friend,
n's crew, ne took a last Jealous look a
me wealth Of the growing Mexica
own ara h1is,ed his mainsail and stoo