Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

N- John " Iornev. Jr.. wrIte- a. fol-
low. of Acauulco. Mexico. which be visited
on the l61h ultlmo. on hi~ way e. sIu Fran-
cisco -
Another Sunday fall ol Interest. Al
twelve 'clocs this IL. tine China was made
fastt IL bouv- of Acapulco. and We where soon
ir clrnmunlcatIsn with the shore. " q had
onlr tbe mails L. exchange and two pa~Sen-
YER In the steera-e o. let of The ar-
rr.ach g. Acaul.c. i very beautiful. It is
r1rlura q channel between the high moan
,,in- iut8 narrow. picturesque harb0r.
Acapulcl ], particularly and perhaps only
remarkable for it- heat Il l. claimed a.
tn hottest place on Garth There i- but
,ne other anywhere believed T. be hotter
and tbat j. ID, IN the world. Communica-
-i.r Herewith il neither Trustworthy nor
regular. and lis claim, therefore. over Aca-
nule5 Is but mythical With my hriei eI-
ne-iencc In Acauulco. I should not care 70
investigate anv hotter CLINE, and ve- there
,va. INN, when Acapulco Wa even hotter
and the >uan!ard~ tried o. d. hv science
VIVA, natr-e had left un6one They cut q
channel through a mountain. direct o. the
sea. in the hope OF catching an occasional
breeze The channel still exists. and l.
some little. very little advantage. It. popu-
lation Is about 10000. mostly Mexican.
There are however. lew INDECENT whites
II i almost entirely without means Of inter
conrse with the interior. IT. houses are Of
stone ouarried in the neirhoorhood. mainlv
one and half stories, with matched roofs,
and it. streets narrow. with sidewalks only
here and there. There Is an old. di.apidated
stone fort. rnrrisoned with some two hun
dre5 rroous. verv badly armed The fort
has two small cannons. What business
there l. in the place was all In progress
SUNDAY as II was. Acapulco ike Aspinwall
and Panama i of q Catholic country. and
observes Sunday not according to Protestant
fashion The Goods fo- sale was spread out
a., tho streets There i small. low. pew
les church-pewless after the spanish
fasbion-dirni6ed by the name of cathedral
It, altar j. caudilv decorated in colors
The ruins of another and better one stand
not far of.
More entertaining than the town was the
scene around the China. After the Mexican
officials had arrived-they quickly transact
ed their business and ieit-we were sur
rounded by bumboats. carving various
articles for sale. These humboats are near
" ALWAYS but merely canoes. or dug-outs,
and are propelled not bv oars. bat by pad
dles There was fruit Of all uopical kinds
like that found at Asrinwau. together with
vorns and ALLIGATOR r4ars. These last. t. be
eaten are emf through the centre into halves.
The frnit i then scraped ont and mixed
;nto a mpsb with ,,euner salt and vinegar.
Tbe tas-e i ,leasant bnt know Of nothing
- which 7 can comnare il. Ii would make
a delicious salad with lettuce I doubt If
+bis frnit has ever been seen in Philadelphia.
Il i only with the greatest care that it can
IL 80. - GOOD CONDITION even a. far As San
F-a5e;-c, The lar,e stone Of the ALLIGATOR
100 l;ke thar nj the MANGO l. used for
InnartiD- liner in8eliblv II i ,jaeed when
T. rrds- the article and the letters
I'D ont Tbnv npicklv annear in dark
"a - and wifbs1ond nnv amonnt of
-. ~ AIarlo go b.m,nocL. of sea
- - sea-sbsIls and 1yafermelons are
! -. 81 ,,t,;cb ,,-ers cot mon the shin
- - vii, bsslets ATTACHED and -
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mo- '''N'f
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lime IexoslIen0. per hundred. 50 cents.