, 1866-07-18
FROM MEXICO,
A Trip Through tho Country.


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10p Fht ns@ sai'cy-A1t'eAaon-o
fCo7cspopdeuca ol the Chicago T1lb une.1
ruKptA, Mexico, June l, 1860.
,ss' s!y up"vu ~. nn,.,p. ~ Moxiso ~,,n.,n,
eoasu oses .ae 81. auoan.a.as VI 4 ~. ,a.,sr
unehancca nut my corpofosity mas onoet'
gone decided tsaasmogriacatlon and Am
willing TO take my "8olcnn 'daYy" that |
nm not the same HW. II, Dr. who started !
rto,n vrr, Cr+,r a f.w wccks nt,o. fat and |
..,... ,.s,,,1,aa. 1an -,.,,.Is svo1Sn,n,, sra
pump "cKn1uR Aoo loanus ato'aapos' enu
who could 'whlp hls weight IN ~Ha caH,
and was only anxious to encounter sosnc
three OK four pepper-chtlag, throAt.cuttIng, |
thlrr,no rucr,fIas. In order that be mipht
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euo" n1s 4:uoT ~ s,'''.. ~ ~
approved 1ehkcc mct1oa OF olsPos1nR o1
sueh scoundrcis. Tho rolls, Jumps, thumps,
bumps, plunges and It scavortngs" generally OF
,ellv. md knotkea some twenty pounds ofr
Je",' ~ $1,000 ~. ,.,s,. ss.ta,. -
my coIpotat'on, out " ,oox c'e,y patts's ..
conce1t OUT ol my eooetHntaon, nese9oyeo ny
tNllgeF:nt d!sposltlou, nnd rendered. mo my
Inost plaesd, lamo.hKe na!v;dna, u tae uni.
10 the country thou!o AK lor NJ pnsse'
Would be sufTendefGu wit1ont ne*itatlon OF
dcmuF, Anul y uo lnletcu ul'on ~ ny nat
nha ooots ~onIa f' 20 uaa@eo & rs9e M'5 n,n a tms
etace auo auao4"ty u ffencn anoctns
matter.
c9n't ~ snat ien oflzata , VIII 3eTfc.- ~
tNo un,s tnslS eu1aeeu ~ .aahsa.. i ~ L.,
business. apu n.es nouts t.,'o " '9t9-
nsss t''1is 9esnn y a,a1,! - .aS ~ aPon
'9as,. notfao 1t,;. 1,gsd' ny, rre,,o ~ tr,,ii
au,c'non ana ,io. i,,,s,}cd ~ ~ sss"c ronci whe
anu tneu ,.ut!' t. .ts IL a.e S Sa n' ,e's,a
WIS nueuoJ III "enps' ceten s.ont stseus
were hasnessea 70 our coneA, ana es soon Is
lhen hsaas were !ecassu Mom tms H.: nnl.sa 9.lls
which hetd thct1t the! spfang gu nke nEat.
Ming aud away we dashed, TUG heavy rolling
| OF our wheels breaking s1i!ehly upon thc ats.
NAL quiet oi tue niSht. We soon arrived Mt
the city eate. "here Inc Eaafdt aateF care
fully cxatnantnE US, SLOWED ns 10 proceed.
:. For twenty or twenty-five miles VIC rushed
road changing horses once whilst making the
distance. Our speed must hare been as the
rate OF ten or twelve miles an hour, for Just
at sunrise We came to our second stand, near
the basc Of the mountains. ucre the aspect
Of affairs changed suddenly, mud byno means
for the better. VIC bad been Travelling
through rich valley, portions oi u hlEhly
cultivated, containing numerous "sanches''
and small villages: Now, t1e lana became
broken. streams oil water were ifsanent M aaa
more rapid, 9n1 almost every k1no q rock M
aud stone, including While, blue anu red lava,
covered the road. rendering n'nc horses ncces'
sary 70 draW The coach. and even thaS num6cl
lounu IL dilncult 10 make more taan aSc nucs
30 hour. 49,,
Soon We foana ourselves climbing tue
fclal pass Or roadway. At first the ascent
was gradual and easy, ouf presently the fre
4iency Of the stoppagcs oi the coach pro
claimed the difficulties to be sufmounted ,whet
dismonhtea, ,pfeicffan@ 10 MAKE the ascent OF
se, ollsWsS
o5 5tAample,anuAJ jolly cIqWa staIte1 tosctnel
10. me Iop oi the pass. "niSn ; "as depression
between the mountains, whose Tops towefet
tnonsanas ~. Q. iest anoSe " " tans y
pains; We sa!eo neart5 aan ,t. ehe aissahce tra
1y e1 hs "mm snen, EusS Gs ap.'
9l!ottnu;5 " e4os ,' .ne ssensst " tnese Iia
1sstae ne1s1ts lhe a, Sun Was now 1atiy r1sen
SilolnS me brown slucs o! the mountains VIII
~ eoinsn oeans, ana snlontoE s.leatns g
ltSnt aomn sa. .ae .i utsG :g9tEss, anpnE ~
xtoon5 pnes, ~ Oily taad had 81 taeS.o &C. 1onnt
~ ane .op VI .ne NY. asee5I 9at AeIc on!!
hall my VOTE was accomplished, lor way u
amons .ne elouas We!e amIl seen Inc tops
Mn!ch atni te!na!neo u ~ o4ercoMe. a r.
o. cao. hme.y hna ~ cup o. GnecIau H.,
vans fhet1m, adufessed 1nyseH ane" to n.
: Journey. Thc air hecom!ng highly rartict
somewhat Affected my respiration, aud rcn
dercd walking laborious, but being dcsfrou
~ ou.a,n ~" oeseu LEU ta nuae9 poatt upo1
IT, ht motans, Ga A p'esasa as ha .on%o. a. senss
sur sonSMt Ut eins mas IT,. Ieaeusu, a1e aates
NV minutes stNnt uLo. tue ssonoa - 1eeoy
ef my strength "Mca ~as neafIy exhausted
elambeled upon hi.a ROCK anu turned m
gaze g.' sasi"erdiy, Mhen s5,a, view opened besol
me Which, ios s.aneo s stanaeaf f. aad a. maE
: world or the new. Away, in every dlrcctio
ea7o towards Tic south. mouutains piled .
molntalns rose oeaors you, oa!y the,r 1asee
OUTINGS DUH aisl1su1nap'c, Summing oat e. a
4 view, saFc y the dark. narrow ralleys that ~ II
= net"cen. 1lnes ~ away 10 INC easI, haif "a m
r solIea 1oeetnef' lnIou.n Wnch NOT "a
= couId penetrate. Inc Nhole iookeu nkc
!, sea OF loam, INC potion 9lacK as niSh
l. cfaoaaliy loslhE lts sioohy ntc, until III
! sWe.ea Mkc on.oNa Q! eola, s9 pia1n'
O malKea "as tne veiEa o. the c!onds, tha5
= seemed out step IRON Tue !oek upon "nlc II,
!. tas ~ tnc Eotucl sea "cneaLa, Anu tuc ~
i. , sn "As eeusu e;.e .. nuic s9nipeaG T.
# ~ tue ,nvuAaats saI 49,, ~ nottu, VIZ
.Ineu xEans1 w. ta Hum: ,s ts mag sp'es ID
i sn,.t-n -. '.oi.' 1o1,3 sa ss.1 - .tteS n ~
.riti iss 10 f!a fi I'LL I'LL ILL a9'u. sa.us
); Snrt.,,. ,t,ss.f, .in,s, ,n-s al .1,',., ~
- 1cnI eof tte.1nya ti,nn"h ,nrtx ,r.tias u,sn
. tsc,nc r. nsnr n ha,,t' ~, ,1,c sn,i,cnst RI
q ~ ... .I''' ~'t,,e';us. ] P4'A'ts
It sJdea. iic 1oSsr rtn. iikr hrn,
a tor. rolled over an1 tnto ench nthcr' i'll
d wnrcs Of the occan. 4 snacc ui iirht fnts
g vcne1, through which the Jagged side nf II
IT 1nouniutn ap,yarcd whiIs a5oyc tLIs da;
= = brown line ot earth, iloatcd llr!. tum1lo
u clouds. sWaye1 Win every breath, aud q
:. rt,nc frn1n tIc valley below. 'ifirh nhoye
i. towcrcd tIo feak. Wt.ere tllr snn,s "a
% 4.IucA ~ ut,Gets, ononc ''hc tae pulG
e .tun aaa ] w. se"IG.st ~ tlI enaH =.
= ,',i,E" tt,,, Jaan.f.,i,r s.i,., ~ ~ 80
ID m"a NJ 81 ~ r.;.,t.ar1' .,3t.1 ~ -