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or never visited by tourists. I could find 
nothing about it in my numerous guide¬ 
books and volumes devoted to Mexico, 
but nevertheless discovered a great deal 
of interest in this typical old town that 
was both novel and attractive. When 
the Sonora railway first reached here 
a number of years ago everything was 
ready to be “boomed.” A hotel to cost 
a quarter of a million was started on a 
beautiful knoll overlooking the pictur¬ 
esque harbor, but after about one-tenth 
that amount had been put into the foun¬ 
dation and carriage way leading up the 
hill it was given up. 
It may not be inappropriate to say 
that all of Guaymas is very much like 
the hotel—it has a fine foundation, but 
not much of anything else, although its 
sanitary conditions for a winter resort 
