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CA VE AND CLIFF D WELLERS. 
in the United States and Mexico he 
ought to take a peccary chase in Central 
Sonora. 
The country around Guaymas is ex¬ 
tremely fertile, and in no part of the 
American continent is there a richer 
country than lies along the eastern and 
northern portion of the Gulf of Cali¬ 
fornia. Sonora and Sinaloa are con¬ 
ceded to be the richest States in Mex¬ 
ico, and just as Mexico has been the 
most backward country of North Amer¬ 
ica, so these two States are the least ad¬ 
vanced portion of Mexico. This condi¬ 
tion of affairs is due almost wholly to the 
same cause that has retarded the growth 
of Arizona and New Mexico, namely, the 
raids of hostile Indian tribes. These two 
States have not only been a favorite 
hunting and scalping ground for the 
