New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-10

troted along on small but spirited and rieny sauuioo
horses and the common men and women OF inc 0Ou"s'
on foot filed the streets and sidewalks All tno na
ing except on Sunday when the great market Is heu
done at an early hour before the heat becomes
and at sunrise the the streets OF Cohma' anu M
other Mexican towns Is most interesting In tne uu
of the day tho streets almost deserted ana
evening the visiting and fashionable promenadne oon
mences The principal dry goods and fancy Stores are
situated In the large buildings with tho portals Hons
on the plazas. and the sidewalks are during conSu
able portion of tho day given up to small traders VINO
spread their little stock OF cheap jewery slippers,
watches clgarttos, knives, swords, and tnousanu
minor articles such as are usually found IN houon
store" at Cheap JOhn's the United oIaVes oh mats
and squat beside them the pavement Inc maih
market is held In open square, Where the olo oo
mon articles Of coarse food green corr fruit etc., ana
the light strong red earthen OF tho country are OK
posed for sale IN the morning Coms Las 5000 OF ioOo
Inhabitants and at morning evening they arc all on
the streets As our party passed along the streets people
always cyy made ROOM and tho better class generally
bowed politely. In passing tho prison lno guaru
invariably presented arms to me- and iouno AFTER
time this was all owing to the fact that wore vest or
blue cloth with brass buttons bearing the coatoarms OF
tho State OF California. and for myown convenience
was forced TO change It, and by dOuning'aplan white
vest retire TO private life am done Dragging about
California hospitality for great and free as 1t s IL don't
compare with that OF Mexico. The ottials called az
once and offered tho Inequalities Of tn city and State az
Senior Huarto did those OF his house.
... ONE PRICE.
Tn buying anything OF the stores he streets. we
find but one price," and total indifference to all offers
of less Being in want OF a pair OF light pantaoons
learned to my surprise that there ready-maoo
clothing In COma and tailor was sent for az onco
to wait upon me. My order and measure taken down,
the "artst departed and at night returned with the
garment finished. "How muchi" He atonce rendered
aVg 81, mn nj
to o. I2 and labor Stotas I2 AM he would neither
take 81 % nor S. la California but pust have the exact
change.
The barber bootmakeT shoemaker, and other trades.
walt you In the manner and exact the Same
minute change If 1t IS but "qtsrfiLO" three oents)
either way the change given The servants receive
IS to IS per month &c. and are exceed
ingy respectful and attentive They come at the CLAP
ping Of the hands, instead Of the bel-ca as with u.s.
and always stand barehoaded whom addressed. even
though the rain be pouring or the scOrching hot
At the invitation Of Senior Huarte the party last even
ing rode out 10 tho suburbs aud went through his private
garden one OF many such In the vicinity The grounds
incosed with high stone wall in front and rake pole
fence elsewhere probably comprise all told. about ten
acres Trees and plants fill the whole Enclosure, the
paths only excepted and the variety and richness Of
fruit and foliage are beyond description. Tall cocoa
palms covered with fruit tower high in air in all parts
grounds and the banana Of which there are four
varieties I'll in beneath as underground though
fifteen twenty feet in hight Then there are redber'
red coffee trees with bright green leaves d0iaodtes or
alligator pears sapoes; cocoa the chocolate tree;
oranges, lemons, peaches sweet lemons, lines mangoes,
cheremoyas pneapples. crons. and almost endless
variety OF minor tropical fruits. II would require half
column Of THE TRIBUNE to name them all or flowers
there many largo and brilliant hued but generally
GsSa OF Of % North here 70
beside tho CANDY flowers OF the tropics aud
regarded ma something very and choice. or creep
ing plants there hundreds One Of these has foliage
like the cypress tree delicate "a Lace and beautiful red
brick house with wide brick paved verandah This -
the Ouuging place Adjoining this Is brick walled TANK
IS feet long ana 10 broad nea Win wafer ,geSh "
IL shaded by the palm trees aud banana plants ana tue
coOness makes 10 delightful resort at morning aud eve
ming IN this feIyid climate There Is no irnt seaso
here 1t Is fruit all the year around Inc cOeOahut u
lust two-thirls grown and while tho fluid inside Ia
clear and mpid the finest spring water This Is called
paatabo beverage. The Indian servants who attend TO
the garden had many Of the oocoanuls already prepared
water to he turned out as from jug, hhd B we TOOK
seats IN the yerandah they served t around In large
white mucaginOus substance like thin cnstnrd which Is
scraped out aud eaten with slip Of The green nutk Tor
Initiated. From these gnrdens, fruit s sold To all who
desire H. CocoaIuts are SOFA iOr - cents per uO"h AZ
retail bananas l2t ais cents bunch OF 100 or more, and
other fruit In proportion. one hundred bGuHro yatd5
OF ground In bananas VIII AFFORD snstenahce TOT an en-,
tire family the year round why then should people Kill
tr the Garden and expended 81 900 more i'm binding the
house aud bath or 5000 Ia all lie thinks that tho
income from this garden be two per cent per month
on the money invested but IVA he has no guard upon the
Indian servants he cannot tell how much they receive,
and Is probably cheated out Of tOuI is OF tho actual
proceeds of the sales Senior Ca6edo. who Travelled
In tho United States, aud has excellent practical
ideas coupled with degree OF patriotism which led him
fight violently against the French, coming out OF the
war with numerous honorable wounds accompanied Us,
aud gave much valuable information Ia regard 10 the
country aud It's products He tells that the coffee
see is Of finest variety grown In COlma This coeo
readily finds sale at home ana except as curiosity, Is
seldom abroad The choicest berries picked out by
hand sell at the fancy price OF u % IN com, and the
ordinary berries really quite AZ good for family use 70
cents IL ho could DO sure OF geig even 20 cents per
pound IN san Francisco, he would undertake TO fur
nish any amount Ia few The berry IA round and
white, aud tho flavor equal II not actually superior TO
that OF Mocha Only about 5000 or 5000 pounds
produced In Colima annually. but the amount could
DO Increased Indefinitely. Cocoanut oil produced
from the small rouDd cocoanut called " Cochnd."
about tho size OF hickorynut not the ordinary cocoa
ManzaniiO II is worth about ST. CON- per barrel OF
tropical fruit Colma-the State At targets able to raise
unlimited amounts aud. with good roads " Aanzanillo
and foreign market an iiuinense trade might soon DO
built up. Cacao-pronOuneed Krakow. lot eOcoa-0r the
chocolate beam produced oil over the TERRA Caente
OF Mexico aud Ito prOductcOuld DO Increased indefinitely.
The chocolate made from this Ia Mexican style Is the
most delicious warm dflnk nave ever tasted IL no
moro like the coarse compound made and sold under that
IN the United States and Europe than champagne
like lagerbeer IL people knew now To prepare It in
the In which IL comes from the table In Mexico
think hatt would conee ana tea toa very great
extent. There 10 u bright yellow wood called limo
loo growing all over these mountains which for cabinet
work, the nnnR OF would DC inYal-
liable IL is similar In color the California laurel but
somewhat softer and exceedingly fragrant, the OdOg
being like that OF the nutmeg and combined,
and is desired To keep furs or other articles free
from moths IL has equal THIS article ought to be-
valuable woods In abundance here. A delight
fully fragrant oil for toilet purposes, supe-
rior 20 sandal wood oil ia obtained from
the berry which tho tree produces. Samples OF this
at the extensive drug store OF Mr. Angus
tas Morrill, the American Consul In this city Nature has
done for COma. and less, than for any other
country earth, think.
sCHooIS-THI sTATE PRISON or CoLINA
At the Invitation OF Gov Cuevs who Is acting Cover
nor in place OF Gov Ramon de la Vega, absent