The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-13

Hae opening Of the Tshusutepee route With.
.ns last few days, has attracted the attention Of
1ne country, particularly the South-it beiu q
POI e1ceiSence the Southern route to the Pacific
so.ss-eo tns tract Of country which II crosses.
90 nnafitlan. the seaport, which, IL the hone,
'esaroing The new route are realized, 4, to be =.
s'e.' commercial city. Agentiemau, now residi,. .
10 tue U nited States, and formerly United STATE.
oousst 20 Minatttlan, sends a. the following da.
scription Of the location of that city, which vtu
be read with interest:
"MINAr1rLAs.
Tne above name is that Of q town nov .or,,.
MTG great notorety, Ii 1t has not sIreadv dons NJ
IL mas indeed been 20 recently founded. a. NOT ~
na,e oIawn towards II the attention Of the world
AZ large, to degree that many other nlace. h.
done aud which are destined to be Ieft far hah;nS
tion. POSI-
The Mexican Republic, although having m.,y
lsrge and beautiful towns and capitols. and ar.
rounded rs they are by fertile couutry and rich
mining districts possesses but few that merit ~
distinction OF good and safe seaports.
vera Crnz' It's present principal commercial city
and seaport, 10 situated on the Mexican C;uif ana
though we'll studded with strong forts ana .nc,o.d
oy ttick walls, and containing within its bn.,n
very beautiful structures for business and nrivsts
residences, and likewise splendid edifces devoted
to political, military aud commercial n.es 49,.
es, decidedly, bad and dangerous harbor' sYnos,
Ipg the snippinR TO great danger and loss and nor
unrsqusntiy is visited by storms 90 violent ~ ~
enoanger and actually occasion fearful de.,ruc.
tion OF both life and property Witness the tsrr;.
Bile storm which visited it within the last tIrsa
years. marked by its great destruction, both 70
property aad life. ~ "
In contrast to this and its rivs,, is that Of.
little town founded about the yasr 1900 "a
named after Gen. Nina, a Mexican natr,ot and 81,
dier The name is formed Of two words. Min,
and Titan, the latter meaning atown, in the Axtec
and commonly pronounced a. though spelled Me.
uatit-lan.
Itis situated in the southern mart os N. R.,,h-
lie Of Mexico, In the region kuown as the Is,nn,
Of Tehuantepec and at the Gulf terminus of the
contemplated railroad or transit route of the T,
huantepec and New Orleans company, now in pro-
cess of construction.
1t is about $50 miles to the southwark Of Vera
Cruz and situated tweDtysone miles from the Gulf
of Mexico, or from the mouth Of the river "0uat.
zscualcos" or the river of Alligator on its right
bank, ascending on the first availsble highlands,
and at the head OF ship navigation.
The site OF Minatitlsp was cut from large body
of land or hacienda. belonging to Don Francisco
Lara y Vargas Mexican gentleman who gener-
ously gave to the Mexican government for q very
insgnifcant sum ESQ that portion Of Minati.l n
which, until very recently formed Old MinatitIan,
and measured only 900 varas (yArds) front or fac.
ing the river by 1900 Deep He was induced TO thj.
generous act from the benevolent purpose Of af.
fordiug to the settlers in that then wild REGION
D
nisnt point for the commerce in mahogany. II be.
ing situated in the very centre and heart Of rich
mahogany district.
The space of ground given by Signof Vargas hs,
no:,nor will 1t suffice for the demands Of commerce
and political purposes for which Its position esll
and will inevitably command. for already, tbs
population and trade demand additional territory
to be laid out In lots, and when the route 10 opep
and the bar at the mouth Of its noble river 10 im-
provedso that instead Of vessels now drawing only
sixteen feet Of water being allowed to pass over,
vessels drawing any depth and of any amount OF
tonnage, will be fully enabled to do so when the
Improvements contemplated for improving the
bar are completed an undertaking of easy accom-.
plishment aad light cost-the bar being narrow
ofsoft stone-aDd never has been known to shift
or alter as weil secertained from ancient and re-
cent surveys.
This town being situated In the midst of a very
fertile region Of country, capable Of producing all
the great staples which enter as objects of
commerce, and possessing a safe, deep harbor for
vessels OF any size as well as affordipg q good
point as naval station, a military point for that
portion Of its troops employed in that part Of the
Mexican Republic, and by the additional advan.
tages Of causing roads to branch of TO the large
cities Of the Republic and trayersing its vast aud
fertile lands to transport tho valuable products,
must combine to make it of the finest cities in
the world, or at lealt one Of the finest in Mexico
1t was early felt and seen by American citi.
zen, that this place must inevitably in time be-
come point OF importance, and such steps were
taken oy MIN IN 1904 as TO secure space OF terri
tory Of ample scope in order to meet its coming
wants and demands. The property or Hacienda Of
Signor Lara Vargas was purchased 1t textends
six miles above Ninatitlsn, twelve miles below,
and from three to four miles in breadth.
niuasitian is situated Immediately on the river,
and runs back ON prairie, 1t is in full view Of
the mountains, having the sea eight miles In its
rear, surrounded ty beautiful and most fertile
connsry, supplied with plenty CT pure water, and
capable Of producing the most delicious fruits of
the tropics, enjoying 1t all times the delicious
breezss from the mountains and sea, commanding
the lu1uries and comforts of both sea and land,
all combining must make II in time agreeable
place. Minatitlan 10 $50 miles from the Pacific,
bout 800 from the city Of Mexico and 800 from
New Orleans, or about three days run.