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~. rhirk <56'1 h0f skelizr ,srn 1om he pitt
|1xs q ,kc piIilc.s ztrn. but sncn scenes hey |
IA ofcn ui.nczef beforc. ani heir lfeqnensre ~
1ciiiI1S rs hakii1sled hem o bar s1ch solIer-
ing N'l11ll = un1nnr
o. ihs folltuinr morning Ne marched into
R.ua. ui,k ~ tl.n and stripes floating n ne
t'e<& o1r ~ pl,ying sRrfopsia's n.r'i.i
We i. uov y. GOA quarters. si-r having
ben hzpo>ed . ihe reaiher eish. nep,hs q Bue-
=. Via. m Z. ch,.ye : aFssy Pleasapi one'
% an ~.
A scouting pa.,y r cart Ai,ms Rangers eap- |
iurrd six sucrillop l isu t1Fs since. while they
were ealing their dinner II alavine They are
securely confined. -
Asoidi.r belongings Capt Ror,n's Comps
ny. named Thomas afeCrenfy, who o1ce work
"a Al The Antieiam Works. has been mizsing
since the erst night ofour arrival he was do1bl-
less murdered b. he Mexicans Of the town. and
his body concealed.
In my nexiI win give you description ofthis
lovely spo,--it Is 4 perfect Eden. 70 which node
scription can do justice
PAnaas. Mexico. March II. 1873
In my last Letter gave you sketch Of our
harch 10 his place. ana promised in another 70
send yoi descfiniQa Of Paras and The neigh
borhood around j.
And in the ouiScf 1 mus express my fears that
what shall wriie you viii be regarded as over
wrought, as many communications sent from
this country TO the States are nothing less than
tissue Of falsehoods, penned rather for the pur-
pose Of filing up the columns Of q newspaper,
than Of imparting correct Information in regard
TO the manners and customs Of the Mexican ma
ton, and the appearance and resources Of the
country. Thus, you have read descriptions Of
many portions Of Mexico; California, New Mexi-i
Co &C., which are entirely fabulous. The two
States have named, together with others, have
been representedsio the people Of the United
Safes as being extremely fertile, as much 50 as
the richest portions Of our own country, and,
doubt not, many Of the prosperous farmers OF the
Valley of virgiaia. Of Pennsylvania, &c, have
been led to believe that their own garden spots
were barTeh in comparison with them i
The truth OF the matter Is this: one may travel
for days together, aud nothing but barren waste
Of thick chapparel. here and there inteppefsed
with the Palmetto or Cabbage rce. appears 70
the eye, nothing save the towering mountains
which obstruct the sight on every side, relieve the
vision from the dull monotory Of the scene AT
last after DAYS OF weary travel, beautiful spot
! is reached, more beautiful from the picture you
! have had before your gaze solong Here neat
town is built almsst obscured by the thickness Of
the foliage. Allthe fruits Of the tropical chimes
abound ii rich profusion. the commingled per
fume Of he Orange the Crane the Pomegranate
The Rosa .astilia the Fig. &c. enrich The a,mos-
phere and each passine breeze w.afts lis pleasing
sweets around. The Mace IS vocal with the rich
and wild chorus Of The feathered songsters Of the
forest, who seem 70 express in songs Of Joy that
there is one spot III which to pour forth their sweet
melodies and find snstehance for their unfeather-
ed young. Alouely Senorita makes her appear
ance, the pure blood Of old CASTLE coursing In
herveins, her yolup,uous form un,rammelled by
the art Of the milliner her raven tresses falling
gracefully over her shoulders, whose proportions
| would rival the Venus de Medici, her full and
lustrous dark eye Peering forth beneath her rebo-
sa, each glance speaking more love than mere
language could hnd words 70 utter, her every
mosemen' - sss - -
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State Of Coahuiia and near the lines Of the States
Of Durango and Chihuahua and not yerv far dis
,apt from Zace,ec,s lie immediate neighbor-
hood i verv fertile and produce. fine crops Of
wheat Rariev and Corn In, The ch;ef nrodnct 4
n. vim. ,,.ss.5Js from, ,ha cranes n The many
v;n.v.,d. .h;ch eov.r ,ho,,.snds ~ acres of land
The vines are nisntsd closelv and are NOT train
A :, fr.me. Nm, =. ,,lowed i vrnw a. nature
S;,sc,. ,h.m ne .nl,;v.,or. n,v;ns dne ai,en,;on
40 ,r;nm;no ,he,n 7atter The crop i pa,bered--
On tbe ,op Of the hIll. at the foot of which the
town 4 bn;l, e : larye artificial basin walled mn
and cemen,ed asd COVERING ! .pace-,,f about !
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bottom. where ar smaller trenches il which
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