New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-26
Zapotlan, through the rceneds, sugsrcane ana corn
fields which covered the whole country *


fields which covered the whole country. F Is
rHr,-- THE GREAT BARRANoA .-| .t "
Seon after leaving San Marcos came 70 the main
branch Of great Bsrranoa de Betraa, which 10 ABOUT
2e0O feet wide aud 800 Deep with almost perpondicuAr
sides, down which the road has been cut With infinite
labor and paved at immense expense The assoeht
into this barranca on horseback Ia thlng feat ana
the beauty OF the views at every turn really wonder
full places the whole road IL oyerarohed with trees
and climbing vines and every hillside the wealth OF
flowers is beyond imagination Parrots In great hooks
yelled at from the trees and little parroqnets anu
other brianthned birds swarmed In the thickets all
around Mules loaded with the produce Of the country
met ma at every angle Of the road II high noon
whom We reached the nesh the eastern side ana
crossed over the barranca Atonquequ beyond wnich
We expected meet tho stages from Zapotau LOOKING
back noticed two projections points between divided
into branches OF tho barraDca these might serve ZOE
points on which to piers for suspension
bridge that might be constructed so that each span
would not exceed 800 feet In length. On the highest
point Gen. Arteaga ut the OF the French
Invasion erected earthwors defended by artillery, but
finding his troops who were poorly armed, anu
thoroughly demorazed. oould not hold the position ne
pitched his down the barranca, and rercated 10
tho interior He was subsequently taken by surprise,
and murdered in cold blood by the French under the or
ders OF Macmillan. Gen. Arteagas remains, with those
Of Gen salazar who met like fate have recently been
the Pantheon at the City OF Mexico and In
Take tho Yosemite Valley. diminished in depth one;
hnlf and narrowed In like manner cover all lts sdes anu
Won have the great Barranca de Beltran looked
back Into Il for the last time. ...
THB COMMERCE or THE ROAD.
At every turn on the to-day met trains OF pack
mules laden with produce ofhe interior going downto
the coast or we're for hours mixed up with similar trains
from the interior going up from the coast Tne down
trains were loaded with hard Of Zapotan coarse
earthen.ware. fruit. sugar etc. but prlneip Socr
dent of whichthere seemed TO be no end One train
numbered at least $50 mules each VITA
each cask The poor little mules were utterly
with climbing ana e a1 few rods ali along tho
road. IL is estimated that not less thah WVyv nuio
are con d hayve epS S@a and GasdSara and
intermediate points and as eaen sreisat
carried over the road must DO enormous Many OF the
smaller trains which met were loaded win coarse
T npd ere driven BY Indian faines men, and
children. foot who appeared 20 DO doing % h v
their own account. In many cases mule WOulu nave
goods worth than So on his back and the FANNY
be poor indeed 10 go 50 Ist los so ts dur
ing tho day. -. ., ,ho
barranoas. that Of AteD9uqn In wbeh the 5I
bus whacked aud completely routed with almost o I
correctly toward the close Of the war Pushing on ~
o'clock y. ~. Mr. Seward on mule Led by hathss ecu
fns large stage made by the American pat
tern Mexico sent out from Zapotlan ior , our
Of the pass through the serre Msdre and the
country looks not unlike she foothll OF the ssIra ne
chs ppare had mostly disappeared aud the county whs
sparsey covered with sta~py yellow pncs With iSbs .
low aspect The air ut this elevation u quite eonior
we had sweItered in the Terra Calente which We are
passing out Of and put on such az Is worn IN Dan
Francesca.
Passing at distance the magnificent hacienda OF iiues
calapa, which appeared like an immense white palace
we saw soon after nghtfa the long rows OF paper Ian
terms which adorned every house, aud wero strung across
every street ZapOtlan giving TO the tombledown OLD
city al air OF enehantpenL EIs u t, TO-, vac ,hs
honor OF feast OF San Jose OF which Saint ts was te
anniversary Driving up to the door of tho resenee OF
Don TrnIdad Viszcayno aghted. aud soon pro.
vided the night The CITY Council 81 lapoIlan caed
uayine IN front Of tho The crowd VIA DENSE Dus
weiIbehayed aud rspectiu, ana during on! s.hJ
those Who paid us most attention Behor Don hsnuu
r. AlatOrre Of GuadabJarn. oousln OF Gen Aatosro
CO. Zapoin contains from 90 10000 people There
are Indians proportion 70 tho Whole PoPus'Hn
than AZ ColimH and fewer welldressed people on to
streets is OF the oldest cns 10 america ana
situated In of tho richest rrgloas 0, opu
years experience have only brought the people UP
manufacturing soap aud sugar lhsro he ~ " -
largo soap factories IN zapSLsa, T%sre are mo- IRON
kettles utensils In 10. ana All the healhg Is uvu9 W
y S fastened to Oae poles And yot
work Is we'll DONE and the soap much superior 70 tlo
The akalI IA obtained from soda earth Ia
titles on tls margin OF lake 10 leagues from LApotlan
and the hogs aru thrown the watts whole. bsties aud
An az We had an opportunity 10 Ths oinpatioaiy
going the whole hog" In some parts OF Mexico oakra
Of soap re used as small change, and hence tho expTe
sion 80 common In the Uniiod states, How ara you on
for soApT' charge nothing extra for this explanation
The full Of churches OF ancient date hnd there
ara tho ruins Of AN immense cathedral which was thrown
down la 1906 when many people were Killed Xhsy are
lust erecting from lava taken from Held OF
great extent near town. and which flowed from tho
great volcano centuries ago !. VIII probably 10 hnshea
we noticed an Inscription ANNOUNCING that there were
stations the church at which Que might depos money
and have any friend he may name prayed cut OF purRa
tory or helped along his way. Tie city, though dul
IL growing and slowly improving IL contains number
OF beautiful resdences the number OF hrstoiass fAmi.
lles Ia town Is about a.