CONTENTS. 
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PAGB 
crease of party — San Lazaro — Cocospera — Its beautiful valley — The 
canon where Inez Gonzales was taken — First sight of the Cereus Gigan- 
teus — Babasaqui — Wild cattle — Imuris — ^Terrenati — ^San Ignacio and its 
church — Abundance of pomegranates — Passports demanded — Proceed 
to Magdalena — Summoned before the Alcalde — Legend of the origin of 
the town — Festival of San Francisco — Religious devotees — Offerings 
to the Saint — Consecration of ribbons — Booths — Gambling — Perpetual 
fandango — Vegetable productions near the town — Fine scenery — Grand 
torchlight procession — Close of the festivities — Description of La Magda- 
lena • 406 
CHAPTER XIX. 
ILLNESS AND DETENTION AT URES. 
Leave La Magdalena — ^Taken ill — Diary breaks off — ^Sufferings on the road 
— Reach Ures — Poor quarters — Dr. Webb and rest of party visit Guay- 
mas — Kindness of Dr. Campbell — ^Description of Ures, the capital of 
Sonora — Theatricals — The Yaqui Indians — ^The Opate Indians — ^Visit 
from Tanori, an Opate chief — Other Indian tribes of Sonora — ^Exports 
— Narrative of an expedition against the Apaches — My party leave me 
and go to the Gila — ^Taken to Dr. Campbell’s — Irruption of the Apaches 
— Imbecility of the Mexicans — Tanori and the Opate Indians go in pur- 
suit — Visit from the Coco-Maricopa Indians of the Gila — Good news 
from Tanori — He defeats the Apaches and recovers the stock — ^En- 
trance of the victors with the recovered booty into Ures — Death of 
General Garcia Conde — His character — An American held in bondage 
— Arrival of General Flores — ^Departure for the coast. ...... 4SS 
CHAPTER XX. 
URES TO GUAYMAS. 
Leave Ures — Rich valley — ^Tapahui — Don Manuel Gandera — His large es- 
tates — Successful farming — Statistics of his haciendas — Silver mine — 
Reach Hermosillo — Governor Aguilar — The Ceris Indians — Obtain 
their language — Account of the tribe — Mode of poisoning their wea- 
pons — Description of Hermosillo — ^The Sonora River — Productions of 
the valley — Business relations — Sketch of the town — Departure — Meet 
French emigrants — Description of the country — Its barrenness — Busi- 
ness-like mode of milking cows — La Cieneguita — Buena Noche — Reach 
Guaymas — Mr. Robinson, the U. S. Consul — ^Description of Guaymas 
and its Campo Santo — Its harbor — Commerce — Intense heat — Depart- 
ure. 458 
