Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
N. ". FRY SAYS ROY FERRIS
WANTS TO 60 70 MEXICO
But If He Returns 10 the U. $ He
Must Take a Gasoline Bath From
Head 10 Feet
ARE NOW N DEL RIO. TEXAS
Former Mexico People in Texas are
Certainty Rrosperinr In the
Sheep Saziaesss

1lSoAtV - 1tDU ? NJ tLt ItAt SNta-
ing, travelling over zoe miles. Al
ls.50 p. M, We left San Antonio and
arrived at Del Rio at ? p. m. les
miles west Of San Antonio.
Del Rio IS on the Rio Grand River,
a city Of 10000 Inhabitants. about
1900 Mexicoans and 5000 Amer
leans, and only a hundred or two neg
rOes. 1t is a typical border town.
Opposite Del Rio is Los vacas, a
Mexican town Of aboat 5000. The
hrst sighting Of the revolution start
ed in this little city. Five battles have
occurred at Los vacas. The main
highway from this part Of Texas to
the City Of Mexico is here at Del
Rio. through Los vacas, and the ferry
cross over the Rio Grand here, has
been a busy one for years. Because
Of the Mexican revolution. the United
States troops are kept at intervals
along the Mexican border. Here at
Del Rio several hundred United
States soldiers are stationed, inclad-
ing a company Of cavalry. lieutenant
Bradley, of Audrain County. No. is
in command Of one company; there
fore we feel well protected.
Hal HtmiltOn took us an auto
drive over the city and down to the
ferry crossing over to Los vaeas.
Mr.. Ferris insisted on crossing to the
Mexican side to visit the town, and
mail q postal On being informed
that all persons returning from Old
Mexico were required to submit to
gasoline bath and vaccination before
entering the states, he waived the
pleasure Of a trip to Old Mexico. On
the American side where the firing
lands are stationed American soldiers
over which a large beautiful Amer
lean flag a from sun up to sun
down every day. After viewing the
sordid crowd Of Mexican to and from
ferry way, ] with more pride
removed my hat and saluted our beau
tiful flag as we passed under her folds
on our return from the skore Of the
Rio Grand.
The town has good public schools
which are well attended BY the Mex
lean children who are eager for 40
English education. Mexico with a
stable government will make Il a
grand country.
James H. Hamilton and his
three boys with their fifteen years Of
experience have become leading sheep
men Of this part Of Texas. The Mex
lean revolution has retarded the inn
portation Of sheep from that country,
but the European war has Increased
the prices so the business for the last
two years has been exceedingly profit
able. The Hamiltons are in the sheep
business in a big way. James Ham
ilton and his son, Hal, are partners,
and own 100000 acres Of land, and
have 10000 acres leased. making a
total Of 10000 acres of land.
They own $4,000 sheep not count
ing the lambs, and 5000 goats. They
sold last year 10000 lambs at s3.62
per head,-total s47O6O. Their sheep
are now lambing and they expect to
have 10000 lambs this year.
His son, Russell Hamilton, owns a
small ranch Of $4,000 acres with 3d.
900 sheep, $50 cattle, 100 mares, from
which he has this year so mule colts.
Ernest Hamilton Gyms a ranch Of
$4,000 acres with $4,000 sheep. Lit
tie Floy Cauthorn, II years Of age,
daughter Of the late Blake Cauthorn,
owns 4,4O0 acres Of land.
1t is interesting to know how this
vast business is successfully man
aged, but space forbids. 1t takes
men with mental capacity for a gov
eminent cabinet office to manage a
ranch like this. The Hamiltons are
experts in this line.
All have elegant homes in Del Rio,
where their families reside and the
children attend school. These men
visit their ranch and inspect their
vast herds every week or two, and
during the lambing season are a great
part Of the time on the ranch.
A manager, an American, resides
on each ranch, and Mexican herders
with the sheep. The manager visits,
inspects, and counts each herd Of
sheep every day or two. He has a
hustler under him. who has a team
and wagon, whose time is devoted to
hauling drinking water and eatables
to the herders. The herdcrs are Mex
leans, who remain with the sheep all
the time, night and day,
One Mexican has 1900 to 1900 sheep
under his control except in lambing
season, when they have three or four
Meyicans with each drove to care for
the young lambs and ewes. The lock
grazes from vale to vale, and hill
side to hillside and are taken to pas
turing places every two or three days.
They often 60 five days without water.
The herders are supplied with bacon
and beans, gcalled freeholies), coffee,
sugar, four,and sometimes molasses,
and nothing more. They do their v
cooking at night. They have the sim
plest clothes to wear-a blanket, a
slicker a aling, and a staff, and a few
cooking vessels, and nothing more
no tent or fire arms. At night they
roll up n their blankets and sleep 0 b
the ground with the sheep. II it
rains, they just put on their sliekers
ard wide Mexican hat, II has not
rained since last July. The herders
are absolutely alone with their sheep
and DO not zee a human being exeeyt
when the manager Or the hustler
comes Ground, only for a few min.