The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23

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thing in the hack and display tho
same go the sctutinizlng cyes OF the
guards Harp, "a lion hound. pro-
icEtiuE with many Rrowls, We had
no passports q grave mistake which
nearly caused us 20 be turned bHcl,
acrors tho river but by paying all
customs and being Nouchcd Tor hy
I the accompanying Mexican, who
knew the guards. We got by and
were soon on our way.
Leaving tho river we encountered
an arid and acmi-arld desert region
for about ffty miles-and bad
roads Up. up and always up we
| Itrudged along. Sotol. cactus, cat
claw and other desert plant life
grew along the way. We soon be-
gan To SEQ numbers OF California
| blue quail, a beautiful game bird
much larger than our bob white, his
| head decorated with u gorgeous top
knot, and he can outhecl any small
| bird | know. His flesh h succulent
and fine. and his vitality is amazing
| He can live IN this desert region;
| thrive and grow fat miles from any
water. and carry off more number
skies than any bird | have ever shot
Away to the southwark towers tn,
/ Las POlomas mountains and we ar,
now getting into the game fields
tracks of coyotes. lobos, foxes and
deer are now seen In the dusty
trails. The cver-varying scenery
claims our intorest-a country oi
vast distances, few solitary anC
squalld ranches: deep canyons and
lofty mountains, whore live many
Nfl huu - ,.F .tHl. A.
silent and the grim.
Everyone In Poverty.
For 10 years revolutionary bands
have dospoiled the lonely ranches OF
this reglon--the followers OF Car
rama. Madero. Huerta and tho
bloody villa have In turn ravageC
these people 49, carried Off theil
daughters; driven away their herds
until they are in tho most abjcc
poverty-they are the poorest peo
pie | have ever seen. Lard, sugar
coffee, flour, table knives and fork
are never seen unless you take then
with you. A stove is seldom seen
Their guns have been buried ~
often In the ground to hide then
from marauding bandits that tn
barrels are pitted and worthless
never saw one shotgun In Mexico
The 30-30. 30-I0 United States army
and the 80 model 1905 Wincheste
are the rifles seen in that country
About eighty miles from the rive
| had my first adventure. The ole
hack broke down, Looking to tn,
west we saw a small clump OF will
low trees--a sure sign OF ranch
The Mexican volunteered to go ther,
for help and get our luggage ava!
from the road. / decided to go will
him. II was about o'clock; tn,
altitude about 5000 feet and afte
walking about four miles 1 saw
could never make the trip and re
turn that evening. / was blowing
like u race lizard, and came back
AS the Cherokee says about mid
dle-nlght' the Mexican returned 4
camp. bringing another Mexican
with a wagon. and eight burros 4
haul our camp equipment to hi
ranch.
We rose early, loaded our outfi
and started for the ranch. Since
could speak no Spanish. and the wa
around was about ten miles to tn
ranch, ! decided that / would wal
there by the time they would arrive
. SO armed with my 35 Remingto
automatic, l started out. Righ
. there was where | pulled bone
head" did not take into consid
Grafton what or whom l would NEE
en- route; that could not talk tn
lingo of that region, About 1880
; walked up to tho little ranch hous
! ana as | did so out OF a neighborin
arroyo rode three Mexicans, we
, mounted. blankets and tin cups o
: their saddles. armed with repeatin
4, rifles and an American automatic o
|, each hip, | never heheld men wit
! more sinister countenanCes tina
, these.
y ''Tres liomhrcs Grandes."
. Riding up they saluted, spoke I
- me in Spanish and dismounteC
q They made no move to enter IN
= house, but stood and looked mo owe
:, all the while speaking rapidly
Spanish. At n glance believed the
n were bandits. Solomon in all of HI
a glory was not arrayed like unto III
;, leader. Wearing u hat the size of
Y miniature tub. emblazoned with gol
= lace and spanglos. chaps decorate
u with silver trappings and a saddI
;. adorned with silver conchos, hor
$ and cantel stlrrups OF pure silve
he presented "A striking figure q
n mcD The others, similarly nrme,
Il were not so gaudily attirod. We wei
l. standing about ten yards apart;
o held my rifle ready for instant az
l. tlon, and right there we stood sta
y Ing at each other for about thr'
g hours. Finally my outfit hove
u sight; was never so glad to 81
Q anything In my life. Those thrt
! hours seemed like days 20 me.
u When the approaching wagoi
u got In about fifty yards OF the hous
and believing they would not opI
I, hostilities | went forward to me
my companions. The wagon ht
a now stopped. and walking mp to Il
a white man | spoke to him; he Il
a nored me and spoke not. Iiut
: and the Mexican. who was with m
o slowly approached the visitors, Il
a Mexican beginning TO talk. l WI
angered at the white man., who WI
O In my employ. for his seeming @
@ frontry towards me. But glancir
: at him l saw that he was as whi
IS ms sheet and not speaking n wor
;! For several minutes the Mexican
n all talked; finally the white ms
= joining. After about 20 minutes
l. this, and pretending 10 want son
s, article In the wagon | called Il
rs white man to come there. lie In
mediately explained that we were