FISHING AND HUNTING. 107 
interesting features of the country. For 
years savage members of the Yaqui tribe 
have waged bloody and successful wars 
against the Mexican Government, and 
have been the principal cause of the slow 
development of the Gulf coast; but since 
the death of their famous leader Cajeme 
they have been peaceable and quiet. As 
a race they are remarkably stalwart, hand¬ 
some, and aggressive, and are said to be 
.able to endure any extremes of heat or 
cold. They are enlisted in the service of 
the government whenever it is possible, 
and make the best soldiers obtainable for 
this particular country. 
While in Guaymas I heard from reli¬ 
able sources that the jabali, peccary, or 
Mexican wild hog, was quite plentiful 
along the line of the Sonora Railway, 
and determined to get up a small party 
