El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
SONORA IN AREA
LIKE NEBRASKA
Second Largest State of
Mexico; Borders on Ari-
IONA Nearly 400 Miles.

Washington. u. c, July 15.-Nearly
I 400 miles of the Mexican border lcom-
prise the northern boundary of the
state OF Sonora, the subject of a war
7 geography bulletin issued in Washing
Z ton By the National Geographic So
ciety.
/ --All our national guard troops sta
toned in southern Arizona viii b.
called upon to patrol the border OF the
state OF Sonora" says the bulletin.
This. with the exception of the ad
joining state Of chihuahua, IS the
largest political division OF Mexico.
Nebraska, but having less than one
fourth the population
Has Variety OF Climates
sonora has great variety of eli
. mates and remarkable diversity Of re- I
sources. The lowlands of the coast |
region. stretching along the gulf of
California for more than 500 miles, and !
the valleys Of the interior are hot and |
dry; the mountains are cool, and the |
slopes temperate The northern sec |
ton Of the state, along the border, is I
largely desert land, with d minimum .
of moisture and a maximum OF heat, |
where horned toads. poisonous reptiles, 1
jack rabbits and prairie dogs alone /
thrive the year around. in the BRIEF |
rainy season, from June to September,
there Is a sudden awakening of nature, /
Viding excellent pastUrage for cattle.
and a wealth Of flowers lending = 4
most picturesque aspect to the land
scape-
ships Oranges to L. =.
while the state is chiefly noted for
its vast mineral wealth. IL also has
great agricultural possibilities Ce-
reals. fruits, and sugar cane yield the |
planter generous return for his Ia 1
Dor Many carloads of oranges are
shipped every year into the United
States
The mountains. from whose depths
fortunes in gold, silver and copper have
been taken since the days of the
Spanish conquest. and even for cen
turtles before that by the Aztecs. are
clad with forests which yield many
varieties of valuable woods These !
wilds are the home Of black and grizzly
bears, mountain lions. and other ami
mails. making the region a hunters
paradise.
Infested By Fierce Indians
The development of sonora has been |
greatly retarded by the fact that 1t !
has been infested by two fierce, re- (
sourceful. and pitiless tribes of In
dams. the Naquis and the Apaches.
whose raids constitute one Of the !
blOodiest chapters in the conquest Of
the southwest Many of the NaQuis |
still inhabit the valley of the YSqui |
river one Of the longest waterways OF
the republic, flowing through the state
from the northeast and entering the
gulf Of California in the southwest
Thrilling are the tales Of Yaqui brav-
cry and 4aqui cruelty told in this sec
IOn Of Mexico.
Lone Xaqui Kills PurSuers and self.
a typical account is that of a Yaqui
chief who was driven 10 bay by I
squad Of Mexican soldiers The In
dian took refuge behind a rock where |
1ne by one, he shot his pursuers IN
III his supply OF ammunition was eX-
The last Of the Mexican band
vas the Officer who. realizing that his
quarry was almost helpless. dashed /
-oward him with appraised sabre The
indian stood mis- ground and as the
lorseman rode beneath him, he evaded
ne sweep Of the saber, sprang upon
ne horses back. piniOning his en-
my's arms to his side, and a the same
line digging his heels into the horses
'lde, urging the animal toward a precf-
nee The horse baked, but the Indian
iroFe MS dagger into his mounts side.
md the riders were plunged to their
ieath IN the raVine below.
HermOsiIlO Has 5000 People
sonora Is traVersed from north to
outh by the Southern Pacific of Next
% railway On this line, 1S4 miles
below the Arizona border. is Hermo-
milo (Llttle Beauty the capital of the
'tate, an attractive town of $1,000 peo-
lie, Il is 1900 miles from Hermosillo
o Mexico City by rail. as far as from
New York City 10 Fort Worth, Texas,
II san Juan, Porto Rico
Guayma's Chief Seaport
The chief seaport of the state is
iua ymas, with an excellent land-locked
larbor. which is much in need OF
TiDuron. an island. IS miles
ong and J. miles wide. separated from
ne mainland by a narrow channel
s the home Of the blOOdthirsty Seris.
I the uman family of Indians Many
raveiers accuse the Seris of cannibalis-;
&c practices. and several Americans !
Eho in recent years have ATTEMPTED to
xplore the region in search of ru-
1ored buried treasure have never re-
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