The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-07
The Route from our Frontier, by way OF
Tampico TO tho City Of MEXICO. =

The Route from our Frontier, by way OF
Tampico, to the CITY Of MEXICO.
The above sketch 10 plsnof the city Of Tampco Ia
Of tho @ % % Nav As hsss Be- an
on Tampco by our forces and our army will doubt
less psnstrae from that city to the ceEsl Of Ms.oe
ing We give first the route from Monterey to Tampco
Monterey, said to contain 900 inhabants Linarss'
which counts about 5000 and salllo now called Leona
vcario containing 1000 souls, towns pleasantly
situated in the Sierra Msdre, and not far from each
other Hero the valiss fruitful. and provi<icns
tween Monterey and Zacaiccas abounds in nocks and
herds The latter is mining district its population IL
tile md well cultivated district Of Aguas Caiionos
which is said to produce one fourth Of the Indian corn
and third OF the bean: and pepper consumed in the
capital of the State Of that name 1t 10 surrounded BY
we'll cultivated country Igsrdens and villages Which
population to betw cen 80 and 900. The town itself
sketch Of the route from this part of the table land
to the coast will give our readers some idea OF the
difficulties that attend all communication between this
country between San Luis and Tula, which is reached
the fourth day. is for the most part arid tract at
of limestone It is very deficient in wood and water. but
alarge proportion of it is used for grazing.
during tse rest of he there
want of pasture water Near the mountain OF Nor
la the face Of the country assumes different aspect
and the road passes through deep woods which extend
to the summit Of this spirs Of the Sierra For con-
siderable distance the road only practicable for mules in
single file, Is knee deep in fine dust From Norla de-
acends by circuitous route to the plain, at the
tremity Of which is Tua. small and uncomfortable
town. remarkable chiefly fer being situated the verge
of that arid tract of country which extends with little
San Luis On lea, ing Tula the face of
nature changed The road from being dry and dusty,
and running among cactus and Yucca plants winds
through fruitful valley cultivated in corn, beans and
pepper and dotted with neat farm houses few hours
ride over this fine country brings the traveller to the
mountain of Galos the first broad step in the ladder OF
from the table land the level OF the coast The
path cIaggy and steep and the descent occupies about
hour and half few leagues farther on is the con
tadera which longer and much more precptous This
descent terminates in the region terra templa
dar
The vallies here fertile, and cultivated In corn,
pumpkins and pepper and the Indian villages
embossed in orange groves The third descent IS
called the chaa and the last the cuchards the shortest
but most preciIious, brings the travellers on level
with the coast the terra caienfe Near the cuchdrds
fords the river Lemon rapid stream morally reach
ing the saddle grths Fromiths river Is three days
easy tide the wretched town OF Attamira, tn rough
rather arid country; divided into cattle farms few
hours down small stream and across deep basin
where the shipping lie, lands him at Tsmpico. The III
YER Panuco which heads not far from San Luis s nav
gable for short distance above Tampico, for boats OF
light draught and there is another route passing near
to it called the raie de air. But the aspect OF the
country similar to that described and the same preci
ptous mountains have to be overcome on both routes
The following description will give an idea Of the de-
fences of Tampico =
On the streets running from the Lagoon to the river