Eagle Pass Guide. (Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1894 Page: 3 of 8
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Irrigation in Sonora.
To the Guide.
Cocorit, Sonora, May 10.—
Since my departure from Topo-
lobampo and arrival in the
Yaqui valley, I have intended to
send you a few lines, but have
deferred doing so till I should be-
come better acquainted with this
section in order to represent it
as it is.
Immediately on my arrival at
Cocorit, December 6, 1893, I be-
came transit-man of the survey
corps which was then engaged
in the relocation of the canal of
the Sonora and Sinaloa Irriga-
tion company, and since the
work of relocation ceased, I have
been upon the survey of the
company’s lands. Hence I think
I have had a fair opportunity to
know something of this valley.
The operations of the Sonora
and Sinaloa Irrigation campanv
are based upon the concessions
given to Don Carlos Conaut,
August 22,1890, and are beyond
all doubt the largest enterprise
of this nature ever undertaken
in western Mexico.
This concession requires the
construccion of three canals:
One on the left bank of the Ya-
qui, one from the right bank of
the Mayo, and one from either
bank of the Fuerte. The con-
cessionaire has a land grant of
550,000 acres lying between the
rivers Yaqui and Mayo, which
will be open to settlement as
soon as the canal shall have been
completed and the land sub-
diuided.
The Yaqui canal commences at
Los Hornos, the point at which
the river emerges from the moun-
tains into the valley, and after
meandering like an immense ser-
pent down the valley in a south-
west direction 25% miles, it
reaches the Conant meridian.
Then it runs due south towards
the Mayo. When completed it
will be 70 feet wide on the bot-
tom, have a fall of 15 inches per
mile, and will carry a stream or
water 6 feet deep. From the
main canal through that por-
tion of the company’s lands lying
south of the base line and west
of the Conant meridian, four
laterals 5 miles apart, running
due west, are to be constructed.
For more than a year a steam
dredge costing $27,000 has been
at work, and the contract for
the last 15 miles has been let to
a contractor from California,
who is expected at any time.
The lumber for the dam re-
cently arrived at Midano, at the
mouth of the river, and is now
being unloaded by a crew Topo-
lobampo exiles, in charge of A.
Butterfied.
That portion of the company’s
land south of the base line, which
divides the Conant grant Irom
the Indian pueblos lying along
the river, and west of the Co-
nant meridian, is being rapidly
sectionized into blocks two
kilometers square, by Engineer
Winters, of Topolobampo, as-
sisted by myself and other exiles
as above stated. Each block
will contain nearly 1000 acres
exclusive of streets.
This company is doing everv
thing in first-class style, and will
leave nothing undone which will
contribute to the rapid develop-
ment of this section of Mexico.
But the lands of the Sonora
and Sinaloa Irrigation company
are not the only ones which this
section offers to those seeking
homes. Lying along the river
are seven pueblos, 9 kilomenters
long bjr 814 kilometers wide,
each containing 18,370 acres
which the Mexican government
set apart and held for the Yaqui
Indians. But the Indians declare
that they will not occupy them
and be subject to the Mexican
government. So Mexico has de-
cided to settle these according to
her colonization laws, and has
proceeded to do so by putting
the Topolobampo exiles upon
the San Jose pueblo April 19th.
The laws of Mexico allow 6 hec-
tares (15 acres) to each adult
who is 18 years old, if married,
and 21 if single, and 4 hectares
(10 acres) to each child. Each
adult gets a lot in town on the
pueblo. The lots are67%xl68%
feet. It requires five years resi-
dence to acquire title. These
lands are rich, alluvial river soil,
mostly covered with heavy mes-
quite timber, and are the finest
in Mexico. But a small portion
of these lands is occupied. Arti-
cle 22 of the Conant concessions
require him to give to the inhab-
itants of the rivers Yaqui and
Mayo one-half of the water his
canals may carry at a cost not
to exceed one-eighth of the crop
for ten years. After that time
the matter is to be regulated by
contract. But I think the set-
tlers will have to construct their
own ditches. The obstacles in
the way of the development of
this region are too great to be
mond, 58, Williams street, New
York.
To those desiring to send let-
ters of inquiry to me regarding
this section, I will say that the
cost of paper and postage in
Mexican silver or Mexican
stamps (about ten cents) must
be sent. The survey work takes
all my time and energy except
Sunday, and will till June 1st,
when we will lay up till the hot
weather is over.
I have written this to attract
the attention of homeseekers to
the pueblo lands of this section,
as we must have strong commu-
nities to remove the natural dif-
ficulties here in the way of devel-
opment. This section can be
made a paradise in time. At
present it is a comparative wil-
derness. R. B. Hunter.
Only the Scars Remain,
FOR SALE OR RENT.
pOAL LAND.—640 acres of superior coal
v_^lands for lease on a small royalty. Appl-v
to B. W.,this office.
Tj'OR SALE.—A two story brick houst
J7 Containing seven large rooms, with firt
place and closet in each room, is offered foi
sale at LESS THAN COST. The property,
which includes two lots, chicken house, car-
riage house, stable, and brick cistern, is most
desirably located on Ceylon street. Apply at
this office. j;
“Among the many testimonials which I
see in regard to certain medicines perform-
ing cures, cleansing the blood, etc.,” writes
Henry Hudson, of the James Smitli
Woolen Machinery Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa., “ none
impress me more than my
own case. Twenty years
ago, at the age of 18 years,
I had swellings come on
my legs, which broke and
became running sores.
Our family physician could
do me no good, and it was
feared that the bones
would be affected. At last,
my good old mother
urged me to try Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla. I took three
bottles, the sores healed,
and I have not been
troubled since. Only the
scars remain, and the
memory of the past, to
remind me of the good
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has done me. I now
weigh two hundred and twenty pounds, and
am in the best of health. I have been on the
road for the past twelve years, have noticed
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla advertised in all parts
of the United States, and always take pleas-
ure in telling what good it did for me.”
For the cure of all diseases originating in
Impure blood, the best l’emedy is *
AYER’S Sarsaparilla
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Cures others, will cure you
Com. General Land Office, W. L. McGaughey
Treasurer..........................W. B. Wortham
Attornery General .................C. A. Culberson
Sup’tublicInstruction.........W. C. Fritchet
Congressman Ninth District—T. M. Paschal
State Senator Twentv-seventh District-
J. M. Dean.
Representative Eighty-first district -S. M.
Simmons
DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
District Judge............................Walter Gillls.
Attorney......................C. C. Thomas
„ . Clerk...........................W. N. Cooke
Co”&S1giK~..................
Sheriff and Collector...........V.V.V.L'shad White
Attorney....................................W. L. Evaaa
Clerk..........................................W. Cooke
Surveyor....................................q. H. Hector
Assessor.......................................Louis Dolch
Treasurer................................Joseph Backus
Hides and Animallnspector..Eusebio Canales
Commissioners:
County Judge...............Ex Officio Chairman
Precmct No 1.........................J. A. Bonnet
,, -..................h. Klappenbach
,, ,, 3......•......................Jos Wipff
^ . . 4................Robert Thomson
Commissioners’Court meets on the second
Mondays m February, May, August and
November.
C ounty Court meets on the second Mondays
in January, April, July and October.
Precinct No l—Third Monday of each month:
E. L. WatkmsJustice; E. Canales, Constable
Precmct No 2—Fourth Monday of each
month B D Lindsey, Justice; Antonio Macias
constable.
Precinct No 3—Second Monday of each
month; F. Ximenes, Justice.
Road Overseers of the Various Precincts.
No. 1—Herman Klemann. No. 2—John Van
No. 3—John Towns and P. W. Thompson
No. 4—Geo. Anderson.
Tj'OR SALE.—Two-story brick cottage with
J? cistern and cellar, stable and carriag*
. house with hay loft, hen house and other out
surmounted by individuals sin- I buildings. Waterworks in front and back
i i ■, i , yards. Grapes, figs, peaches and almonds in
gle-nanded or by weak commu- bearins- Banana, date and various other
... „ shade trees, shrubs and flowering vines in
... „ , I----- — ees, shrubs and flowering vines in
nities. Except the abandoned sturdy growth. Price, $5,000. e. l. wat-
A 1 KINS.
cleared land, the heavy timber
must be removed, the land leveled
and irrigating ditches dug. What
the American settlers here desire
Adolph Fessmann,
is the advent of industrious and I penter
intelligent immigrants to help I and Builder.
them to build up homes and sur- I Estimatesfurnished on all kinds of buildings.
round themselves with all that
adorns and embellishes civilized
life. These lands will in time be
as productive and valuable as
the best lands around Los An-
geles, Redlands, and Riverside,
California. All we lack is force
enough to develop them. We
have mail three times a week
from the north and south, and
communication by telegraph
with Guaymas, the end of the
Santa Fe railroad. The soldiers
from the forts of Bacum and
Chumeampacho usually bring
our mail to us. The Mexican of-
ficials are very kind and obliging
to us, and are willing to do all
EAGLE PASS, TEXAS.
SOUTHERN HOTEL,
TOO OFTEN THE CASE.
INTERESTING PROOFS.
Fronting on
Main and Military Plazas,
SAN ANTONIO,------TEXAS.
RATES.—$2 PER DAY.
Thoroughly renovated. Cuisine
excellent. Stockmen’s head-
quarters. The home for
Texas people.
Dr. L. A. TREXLER, Propietor.
G. TAGGI.
C. HIELSCHER.
JAGGI « HIELSCHER
MANUFACTURERS OF--
they can to aid in settling this I Saddles aud ILameSS
valley. carry a full line of
The prejudice existing in the Bridles, Collars, Whips,
minds of many Americans Tents, Wagon Covers, Etc.
against Mexico is very unreason- —AGENTS FOR TE
able. After having lived here FAMOUS STUDEBAKER
four years, I know of no more \ A / A /^\ R I I
desirable place to liye in provided VV A Wl (J IN O.
a man behaves himself and con-
ducts himself in an honorable 1 ord Street, Eagle Pass, Texas
Some of the Mexican
S. J. BREEN Y GA.
manner
laws and customs are peculiar,
but in many respects they are
even more liberal than those of
the United States.
The stories of the raids and
murders committed by the Yaqui
Indians in this valley are largely I Motores-TnrbiLs de
untrue and without any founda-1 urDmas de
tion of fact. I have been here
IMPORTADORES Y
AGENTES GENERALES.
Ferreteria, Arakos, Bombas,
Viento,
Cajas de Hierro, Alambre, Carre-
since December 6, 1893, and can tillas de Fierro, Carros para
say there have been no raids or minas, Rieles, Caneria, Codos,
murders committed since that etc. Malacates de Sangre y Va-
date and there is no danger por> Bombas de Vapor, Calde-
whatever of molestation. To ™ A !
those desiring homes and unable PS’ M°t0reS y t0d° clase de
to get them in the United States -^errarrdentasy Maquinariapara
because of the exploitation Qf Haciendas, Minas y Fabricas.
land, I will say, “Here is your Especialidad en la Colo 2a-
chance.” All you have to do is cion de Maquinarias para
to come and take the land ac- Industrias.
cording to law and ^ co-operate apartado no. 2. telefono 331.
with your neighbor in develop-1 Monterey, n. l. - - - inexioc
ing it. Come well provided with
A young society lady, after a round of
gayety, becomes suddenly conscious of an un-
usual sensation. She has frequent attacks of
dizziness, her bach aches, and she feels blue and
generally run down.
Mothers, look well to your daughters!
Daughters, look well to yourselv«s!
Let the first symptom denoting the ap-
proach of disease receive your instant atten-
tion. Healthy women are the hope of the
race, and it is well-nigh criminal to neglect
anything which promises relief.
There is hope for all sufferers from Nervous
Diseases. Read what follows:
Mrs. Jennie C. Davis, a fine artist and an
accomplished authoress, of Westfield, Wis.,
had been subject to headache ever since she
could remember. So severe were her at-
tacks as to cause at times temporary delirium.
All treatment had failed to relieve her, but
after using Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine
she writes: “My record is to me, at least,
satisfactory. No headache, constantly in-
creasing appetite, and a consequent gain in
weight of two and a half pounds in just one
week.”
Six weeks later she writes: “ Have read
and sewed immoderately of late, but my
headaches do not return.”
Mrs. John R. Miller, of Valparaiso, Ind.,
was attacked three years ago with turn of life
in its worst form. It finally went to her
head, and all indications were that it would
result either in insanity or softening of the
brain. Her husband thus writes: “ It would
be impossible for me to attempt a description
of her sufferings during all this time. She
was treated by our very best local physicians,
with but temporary benefit. She has taken
four bottles of Dr. Miles’ Restorative
Nervine, and is cured. She has gained
twenty pounds in weight. I tell you, she
often blesses you for what you have done for
Recollect that for the cure of all Ner-
ELECTION OFFICERS AND THEIR VOTING
PLACES.
Precinct No.l.Ed. Schmidt, at the court house
2. H. Klappenbach ” school house.
.. A Bjeber’ at Upson.
4. Ed. McCabe, at R. R. Section 3
” 5. Gus. Black, at Black’s Ranch’
-n 1’ 6;5ra- Negley at Mrs. Stones’
PjTrustees ot the City Schools.
Ed Schmidt, Dr. Evans.
Chas. Fessmann, L. F. Dolch
T. San Miguel.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mexican Consulate
P AeieUriyiUaSana...............................Consul
F. Alegna.........................................Canciller
je« Piedras Ne^as-
CtaMf.'Sli""*-8' M-
U. S. MILITARY POST, FT. DUNCAN.
Troop F, Fifth Cavalry
L. W .....Vi::£ap,taP” Couimanding
vous Diseases there is no remedy which ap-
proaches Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine. It is
free from dangerous drugs and opiates. Sold
by all druggists, on a positive guarantee, oi
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
E. H. COOPER,
Wholesale and Retail
PHARMACIST,
EAGLE PASS, TEXAS,
Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
AGENT FOR COOPER’S
FAMOUS SHEEP DIP.
DIRECTORY.
FORTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Court meets as follows
Jeff Davis County.—On second Monday
MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL R R
^at-lal ASent.......................William Hollis*
Civil Engineer."hCPattoson
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Eagle Pass Brass Band.
J. A. Bonnet, president; P. DeBona, music-
al director; R. c. DeBona, leader; Jos, De
etarv and +rejiciit-rr-t-. tt,_.
Bona,
band
wj 1.11 me ist oi May cue
court-house'"'every UJesday eTcepTthUfirst
tfbratTsxek7fflmonth' c°ncert
MAVERICK COUNTY CEMETERY
E. F. Dolch, Sexton.
STATE HEALTH OFFICER.
Dr. M. K. Lott.
Health Officer.
Cd. Porfirio Diaz.
Dr. L. Cantu.
Custom House.
Mounved Wa.lace
Inspectors.....................Jesse Sumpter
T3 a u ^ ‘ Prlce- Ernest Roundtree
Bonded warehouse keeper...............i. Marks
Mexican Custom-house (Aduana) in Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz.
Juan Correa Zapata............
Francisco Enriques...........’.....................vioU
Fernando F. Mireles............. Comandnrtt
Benito Robles...........................
Higinio de la Fuente..............V.V.V:.......Alctfde
Eagle Pass Board of Trade.
W. A. Fitch.............. .
zz-sssr*...........
jos. Metcalfe..'.'.'.';.';;;;;.'.';:;;;;;;; •;..........lecrlS
DiRECTORS-F.H.Hartz P. w'.'h'oibroek, E
H. Cooper, W A. Fitch, H. Klappenbach
M. L. Oppenheimer, T. G. George R L
Bowman, and C. R. Prouty. S ' L"
EAGLE PASS RIFLES.
Capt. Backus...Lieuts. Simpson and Bonnet.
SOCIETIES.
usical and Literary Society—L. Y. Han-
VirPee+ld+n^' J' U Go^iu, Secretary,
lie entertainments at the court hrmL
SOCIETIES.
Musical and Litera
cock
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^fcHAS0£SS.”*^!^jSSg-Br^-
Carrin«oTHW”JSp™fe':,p"i[tT!K:
governing
ho,,£
H. I. Thomas
before first Monday in March and Septem-
:ks.
ber; sits two weeks.
Brewster County. — First Monday in
March and September; sits two weeks.
Pecos County—Second Monday after first
Monday in March and September; sits one
week.
Val Verde County. — Third Monday
after first Monday in March and September;
sits two weeks.
Kinney County.—Fifth Monday after first
in March and September; sits two weeks.
Edwards County.—Seventh Monday after
first Monday in March and September; sits
two weeks.
Maverick County.—Ninth Monday after
first Mi—J - ~ -
I Refer to
Any One that Knows
ME.
Established in
axes for cutting- hard wood I Bagle Pass> Tex,,
ii ^ * 1877,
shovels, mattocks, scrapers of . T '
all kinds, wagons, harness, farm- Ali. A. S W1TZERj
ing tools, especially listing plows
for verano crops. Get a copy of
the Conant concessions which
contains the colonization laws
of Mexico. These can be had by
Brewster.]
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
Eastbound, leave Eagle Pass
arrive “ “
Southbound, leave
arrive
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
4:30 p-m.
4:25 p.m.
heimerSi™r™a0sureriCHPrTSTbeilt; M’’ L' dpPenI
Wp. Aoffirs
heimer, T G. George. F. W.
heimer, T G George, F. W. Holbrook, E H
H° ifThom°as, d‘irectOTs°aty’ W' A‘ B°nnet^
. - . UllCClUrS.
uawe BassBod?e No. 626 A. F. and A. M.
F. uEttW SJSfoT'AS'i
Frontier Lodge No. 2883. K. 'of H. M ets
every second and fourth Tuesday t
Boyd Anderson,Diet.; Jacob Ehrhardt "i
aeLUZei^eLA1SSt.-Henry Whittle
uesday.
b Ehrha
Offici rs;
, V. I
-i, ^ucipiain; cieo. LSreg, c.
Krausse, Financier; W. L. Lyman, Re—’ - —
^r u.mooc, pjuauucr vv . j_,. lxvman Uerpiwr-
Wm. McIntosh, G.; J. E. Zeigler T w • Ceo’
W, Rohleder, O. W. Meets 1st and 3rd
— DEALER IN-
Hides, Pelts, Furs, Goat Skins,
and Tallow.
writing to Logan, Clark & De-lj SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC R. R OFFICE.
T. G. George Agent. J. H. Haile, Chief Clerk.
EAGLE PASS POST OFFICE
Mails arrive............from Mexico 10:00a.m
from other points..4:00 p.m
.for Mexico......... 9:00 a m
T -for other points.. 7:10a.m
Lette r delivery on weekdays from 8:00 a.
m. to 6:00 p. m ; on Sundays from 5:00 p m
to 6:00 p. m.
Money order office open from 8:00 a. m.
Saturday evenings of each month. All mem-
bers of the order in good standing cordiallv
Mails depart.
to 6:00 p. m. daily except Sunday
'ridgen, P. M.
Governor.
B. Pridgen, P. M.
STATE OFFICERS.
. J. S. Hogg
M. M Crane........................Lieut. Go'vernoV
Comptroller................................j. McCall
invited to attend. --------cordiallY
Maverick Lodge No. 85 K. of P —R
Kleinsmith, M. W.; Thomas Watson, c' C •’
Wm. Zwick, V. C.; H. A. Carpenter, Prelate;’
G- Lvaa1JTon, K. of R. and S.; L. F. Dolch
M. of F.; L. DeBona, M. of E.; Wm. Irving
M. at A. Meeting 2nd and 4th Wednesdavs
evenings of each month. Visiting Kni<»ht<s
respectfully invited.
I. O. O. F. Eagle Pass Lodge No. 295_
W. A. Bonnet, N. G.; Luke Dowe, V. G.; Ed
Hoyer, Secretary; L. F. Dolch treasurer- p'
L Rodgers, W.; John White. C.; E. W. Owens
R. S. to N. G.; A. J. Bibolet, L. S. to N. G.;
V. Palma, I. G.; F. A. Bonnet, O. G. Meets
every Friday night. Visiting brothers al-
ways welcomed.
I. C
-S. M °Waikfr? PFIG.? ICT^ylUr^.^.f l'. t.
Woodhonse, V. G.; J. Mavnard, Secretary
W. Northv-"— x-----------
D
Maynard,
juuuwubc, v. or.; j. lviavnara, Secretary-
Northway, treasurer;T. Watson, Warden-’
Donohue, I. G.; James Griffin, O. G.; w’
tynard, R. S. to N. G.; D. N. Williams, l’
S. to N. G. Meets every Saturday at 8 p
Visiting brothers cordiallyi nvited.
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