Show r B O EXPEDiTION I rl 1 Not Yet Advised of the Results of the I b c j 1 It I Sino Mexico olIm her 35 3 time the tiny wo we our a heavy one for tor We expected and had heard nothing from home heme for tor two Imagine our disappointment when reaching the We were ware informed There Is none That night as Is we ate Ite our bean soup an and tortillas for tor supper timer there was not much joking or laughing amon among the boys The morning No Nov Nth w we rolled out a lit littie littIe tie late SI as our animals were vere tired and passing through the city I called clied at the th to poet mu a letter and beIng rae rec by the clerk was advised that our mail hud had arrived All 11 hail hAd come but the papers apers an and as I private corm cartes supposed we wa obtained election news from the papers we ft are Yet et In Ig norance as to the d details lIs or of election I Is the of the State ot of It has ten thousand Inhabitants and Is second In the state In Commercial importance Time The streets Are well hil laid out and paved the build lags are lue and substantial but like all Mexican buildings building are low OW and hat roofed To an American all the houses are Ani from the absence or of windows or having windows for tor the Iron Krat grat gratings ings 8 before like the windows In a jail On feature of a Mexican city or town is III worthy worth ot of imitation Ita lion It Is III th the beautiful plazas hn baa two well vell kept and tastily Around the outside lire are oran orange e trees now noli bending under their delight ot of YI yel yellow low fruit Inside are trees trel or of man many kinds time the denH denas umbrella tree to time almost are conveniently both In the and out anti In the center Is a band stand On every clear nine the band ban plays arid both the rich and asid the poor the bond and the tree free mingle together to enjoy time the music Commercially is II a shipping center for tor the round about anti Is time terminus or of time the narrow railroad running up from the coast cout It has hll also alAC alACI I a soap tac factory I 01 several shoe factories and amid saw aw an and mill The great center of oC attraction for visitors how however ever is III Ih the church h a tAr I I I I I I I I building tr with two tow tower r i In the he very err center ot of town and jut just one of oC the be plazas Th The expedItion created no little stir In ton and as we down tile the principal lal street time gazed At mis 1111 as 1111 we would at II a circus parade southeast from the capital our road came cem through a country more mor ani more until we reached ii hat might be called mountains mountaIn hut but butI I r 1 I tim th ta I still further east 1 tin Everywhere was wal wasIs walI I Is III t t r brush anti and antiI andl I l nJ thi th brush hut but time the t tI trees I hr i 1 t one called II by I i t th J I I r tree flom I I r I t i it t I tin thorns At Atc c 1 t r fY fv I I I lInn miring the road we weI I I 1 III II t t I h i some with one I nit Itt Ig 11 the dignity ot of oft otI I t p 1 a dozen dolen The 1 nl am II I I Hr lIh dirt II II I h 11 I r PI Pigs roam roamI t I tl ni r I I I to 10 time 1 Li a lilt litti I 11 t with II a peculiarly I Itch 1 trial naf ot of brick and andr andI r I II Thir ar are three holes I n r f No place I II Is 11 r f time to escape hence tl t 9 5 If 51 full at Urn times It I be c un unbearable b By the stove I is thus the r 1 tit stone on on the ther r utter bt being boiled In lime and w 1 t I ii Is Ie ground to n a This I Is made Into small pancakes or ort orI t mi uM by the patting ot of the hand I n 1 hc In turn are cooked on the Hie fire I b II u of these ranches ranche manufacture lIt t t the natives call ceso celIO or ch cheese I bears but slight lIght resemblance t I tie genuine article It I is pressed In r r W way A rw few am Mr II Ing antI I I Rl d at t aJ a c t ob 01 tell ll t In It a dingy room mom six alx or orI I I ht r r ons a low table p I tenCh each havill his hands handa on m thing anti m pressing WC Vc someone Will wu sick or had hadr r I rod and was wa bel being resuscitated tt when hn the owner cam out to walt wait i in L n a u 11 w were informed that lilt the Wera vere Ir cheese I I pigs anc anti poor dogs Around h re are always a great unar hildren These are ditty un unk k I hut Iut not ragged at least man of tt tl I tt nut flut for flOr their wearing apparel I reis IIII principally ot of a straw hat And amid AndS V S 11 I time the hat II is wanting But the they I Ii 4 ther roll In the dust dustI r I II t time mud or anti and wade In tho lb ater Th ranCh anI arid village pee pie more thin those In time the larger Ire are su and m are firm believers In th saints to whom tile the pray iroy One OM story by br All Is to the effect that a of oC years lar ago go how mall marty is II no not stated two towns town vere In n need ot of an Image of Saint Francisco mind n a town be beyond 1 called Trejo Timi were accordingly made In anti shipped to port or of en 4 d 4 U Id U 14 U I U 1 U U U U U U U U U U U II Li U U U LI U Ir try the they were of oC wood were about three feet teet high an and weighed 2 25 or 30 10 pounds Two oxcarts were sent for tor them one to tiring bring the Image the other the O on for tor Trejo Now ow it IL happened that when Ih the carts time ODe cue containing the Trejo Imag could not be drawn Thir Thirty t ty yoke yak ot of cattle were put on and yet yel It could not bl be drawn WhEn hen moore murf lit it littie ittie tie Were put on the wheels Were by the weight ot of time the Ima image on then thenOn On the other hand time one th Image Could not h i lIven when al eli the fr taken orr It stIll lUll roiled rollel on The Immediately decIded that the lIll image In intended tended for tor Trejo was the right nC a for And nd Ice elS After this all went on omm well iveli Further It happened that a fes lf arter th timer was a drouth In Cumuripa Th This It grass wu was d dead and aull dr dry an tI lb corn was wa drying fast Tue blest an that If tile people would firm firma Im Ima a procession and carry the Image if t tSan San Francisco In the lea lead preying I Ithe the saint At time the same tIme ruin rain 1 lit comae people ari 1111 I In n as they on time the other stI t th ravine mavine time tile rain began to In a few ew minutes the hoods d dIt It continued to rain for tor bce l It 11 uti ut tit iii there was danger danler of e every r I hi Ins hag choked out by the wall Tb again aln came Canle to the r II W 1111 the announcement that th the I n a i inot not cease un untIl tit the image hack bRck In the chulch wo string ung men inca Were therefore chosen to 10 lb Ih aim take the II saint hack bak With great the they anti II sooner was 88 time the saint again III th church titan than tile the storm ceal ceased d t m Ii h went ent and nil was well a At t Trejo jut just before the celebration ot of the da day In honor ot of SAint Francise Francisea a man mall wa sent ent shout 60 00 mil mike away for rol candle as the celebration could not b be carried on without them Although a wicket man lie he nevertheless accepted the mission and soon had the d number but on returning home It bt be Ian gamm to rain Wrapping his hiM blanket blanke around the candies cantlie to keep keell dr dry hp he Was wet wel himself So h Ime praed to 10 time the saint Mint to have rain stop It continued In spite ot of his Ira lie Be coining out ot of patience lie he pulled the blanket oft off the candles wrapped him himself self elt up and told the lime saint h Its could either atop tl 11 rain or have his hili can canIel candies dies Iel Wet wel just JUI a as he pleased d Timis Thill mir ache was wal While It louri nun fill him not a drop him or the ho he arched hOIl home In safety On Sunday the tutu lith we cam ramI to time Ihl town or of Quelite limping un on tim banks and obtaining good pasturage for tor our animals In 1 a field close by One or of our behind missed l lour our camp and went on about two miles further where to the surprise p nn an ii p light of at all lie be found Pro Prof Wolfe and party We parted At San Luis Luus on th Ih Mayo Iao river Proto Prof Wolfe Van Yan and Adams come comae the he shorter road nimi hy by traveling made mAdl while the rest reat ot of Uti us would go around hy by to 10 visit the Mayo rAYO The professors part had had a time so n tar far as collecting fl for they had d till fifty choice pl I mens of birds and may reptiles besIdes plants and flowers but otherwise th had had arm an experience this do not care to repeat Some of at their animals on n account ot of poor teed feed amid scarcity t f water were wre worn Worn out an and were re harl harlaI aI able to go 10 while hill the hn M anti and the professor or liven even had been forced forfI t i walk for 0 over two hundred mil But such I is the life od experience it U i traveler As we had extra hor horses lM w wc could lit fit them out and since then have traveled together We mourn the loss lOll however of R a little burro whIt It Ii we were went forced to leave leve b by the roa road roadside l side Id lie He had come with lIh us UI tram coin borne his hll burden over Oer the Jnue Maria arla mountain the worst trails In Inthe inthe the world swam the Mayo river and now when all hard work waw Ani and w WArS n nt M n u n u W v Q In grass gru and corn anti And 1 ey a burro and amid n a mule naturally Ilk likes the little tello could go 10 no tr tar timer thrOn On time late In the even evening In 1 e reached one ot of the pal I sea Mil ports purll of at Mexico en th the coast And the chief sea Ha lOrt ort of oC th the State Slate ot of Sinaloa and iii as We saw th ocean heard time the beat oC o Ih the theon a on the coast saw MW a 11 couple uPle of sailing lIln ships standing out at sea saw MW time large grove rove ot of cocoanut nut t trees with two and three crops ot of fruit still lUll on the th trees paw laW time the banana orchards time Mango tr trees and the groves most Inot of Ih the boa realized mere Inere than ever that WI we weare are truly In tL a land landOf Ot Of course lOuNie a 1 bath In th surf was Wail on the program also a visit to a ship an In the bay The boy both this waves In alt lit of the and the salt fait water jy an I sand In anti and ears and the ship In ot of time the smell that Always a ship and that on one who hat 1111 been seasick ot of that most mOlt el experience The chip pro proved to IJ b It a nrman barque JIW ji from aroun around the Horn Sh Sue hn had had a rough experience hall had III lost I n ii mILn In the sea Il and en one on since sin her arrival looking th liv ship over we all sli enjoyed II a iun ii ot of hard hardtack tack taek In time cabin cabill The harbor l is I a pretty ba bay almost en enclosed n cloud closed by solid rocks running out OUI Into the ocean oon but It I is entirety Inadequate even for far time the cot coast II tea All vessels anchor out from the shore the larger ones olla farther tarther out And row rowboats boats boits fir or barges the cargoes to and from So 50 much hall had lIMn us UI ot or port that we had ex cx I i peeled to rl lie see wharves and mans man manIs vessel Is lying alongside but bitt timer are areno no wharfs to l speak eak of and at present prent I th there are only two IWo vessels or of any allY else at anchor But the town Itself is II Interesting with its tour t six feet wide low houses an and lrA strange 1 Jumble ot of people speaking a tongue bitt yet et by us III There are two points of oC peculiar Inter et eat one time the old church Lb h time the market WI We visited the market arket r itu In the evening It was Plied with people some Om others selling Little stalls antI counters nil fill Uli tile hod of oC the room which Is well lighted with There were for tor sale MAle principally beans corn meat fish fth II tew fei s mostly squash quash and anet fruits ora oranges bananas Suga cane lIn Wa wu as much III demand a anti not In time the market but in III every little shaft in III town It la i exhibited for tor sale aale Down own one aide Ide ot of the market hot lunch 5 art are We were wre anti and patti partly to tat eat to see loe whet there W was to oat we 1 pat t down Time Timetable table W was denim anti covered n a clean white cloth A lady with I a big wooden served leMeI us UI from II earthen pots l kept ept hot over liver II a lire hire of coals In Inon on is II another mend and corn n a called anti r b by time the Mexicans Beans were In tin other n a mutton stew III another meat macat with chili COli earue carlle In nil an another other to one and saying elite este we were served The dish proved to be Menuda Another dl h was WIS mute ton Peppers while another was beans Ilfan and tortillas tortillA Our toll toil woe I 12 cent American money Time The meals In the world are served In leo I sin am not aln th the best hest hut It ono will be content to sit oot time the food COOIl ot of time the country imo ho con enn II live us 11 cheaply here nit In nn an other country and live as well It if he lb Is fond ot of fruit lucre here are the lie he must pay 8 In Inome some ome Oranges six a doz dozen en elm bananas from tuo 1 a to cents Per Iler cocoa nuts two and anda a halt half to five cents 1 a piece dried fil figs eIght cents pr per anti other trul fruit In Its season uI III American money Apples 1 are In bur bt they nr are of oC Inferior Ie amid are lot tint n yet IJ s Limes anti lemon are plentiful Ire and au very er chen I a cown down the thC 1111 side or o th the mar ket we cre came to time the ol old woman lar u 01 Counter here d u dut oil or so 80 old women In ot o us UJ Imy tortillas 0 are th Iii tot one Mine fro are hit rf tim th lY save says another Oh Sons ti 11 y mine cried one or of the oldest mimi I mm ci t rui mitt erly Ve 0 were ere ar r i a few tew cents worth orth 1 r tle tile kind ladies benedIction wih with her hair tortillas |