The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-07-29

| cabbage 5000 hampers OF Ittuce,
A. cars OF snap beans, besides other
things, 10 much to mention, but he
| Is the same old G. G. Wood. We rested
for a day and Mr.. Wood then began
TO show us the country. He took me
to Sanbenito. drove me through palm
gardens. driving to the pumping
plant and there saw pump at work
throwing 10000 gallons of water per
! minute, but that is u small one they
have one that throughs 100000 gal
Ions per minute. This looks unreason-
able. but come and see what a river
II makes. The next day we went to
! Brownsville and took the boat across
the river into Old Mexico, there We
were in Mattamoras. got out there
and had TO come back across, have
our passport fixed up. Left wife and
the children over with the MeXicans
on the other side, you know about
how she felt, but we got everything
fixed up crossed back and all took
the street car for the city and 1t was
some street car too, pulled by two
little mules. will send you a picture
of il. We got up town and there We
saw what had been great city but
n back number now. We first got off
the car al the plaza and there was
number OF things too many to men
ton. but they had a statute OF Benito
Juarez, dated from 1906 to 1905,
standing on 2 marble stand, some 10
or Is feet high. II was very hot over
there among them old brick buildings
and We decided that il would be well
to take a glass of beer to see II II was
mada right. We decided 1t was all
right. then went To the old Catholic
Cathedral and went through II, which
was quite show TO us, from there
We went over the town down to mar
ket street, Wher' We saw everything
imaginable. We went from there TO
old grave yard, which is sight and
| thought that you will believe me,
there was an old Mexican took US
through. Most all the graves are
walled over by brick. the Oldest tomb
that We got & date on was 1851 but
there were lots OF them that could
Rave been 900 years old. we saw
a tomb there that cost $50, 100000,
then we wandered around TO the
BARNARD, where there is a pen built
ont of brick. and If YOU don't Keep
your rent paid on your grave should
Won be- hurled there, they would dig
your bones up and throw them IN
that pcn. got up on the pen ana
looked at the bones that they had
pilcj over and il was half full. Cask-
cts laying around. having been emp
| I'd. Il was sight To us, believe me.
] We wandered around through II TIL
we came ont Of the same gate. II j.
the only entrance in and out, all I'M
d.r. wall. We came back down
through town wandering through the
narrow streets and down the SIDE
walk. which was about 40 inches
wide. stepped thu inside walks TOT
my own satisfaction and they We're
about 40 inches wide. We came back
TO our stand at old plaza and there
SAW the Mexican soldier marching
throucb town. There we caught our
street car back TO the boat, ana
crawled back IN To America. We ala
not have time to take in beverages
mrcb 80 We started from there anu
drove 20 miles 10 where we struck
Magura Aladra bay. drove right down
II miles. 10 Point Isable. where We
canned for the night, in about 81
feet of the water. There we had the
finest nights rest you ever saw. Al
ter supper wife and | went out TO the
fisb houss where they had some
fish. they had caught hooo po"nuS
that day. wife said she saw so much
fish she didn't think she evr would
want any more. The next morning
we took the boat and went across Inc
bay TO Pedra Island. ! thought ] sa"
all OF the water there was In tha'
bay. but / found out different we
landed safe on the island and hearo
the most awful storm that we ever
heard. looked cross the nils anu
saw great mountains of water, so We
, got our bath suits and pulled for th'
, bath house. went something Ike
mile and jumped into the CUR o
. Mexico. there We saw sights we never
dreamed Of. The sea was awful rousl
/ they said and believe them, for !
, loolad ike the water was all going u