, 1881-09-16
MEXICO.

A Vlalt IN Almanac m 0ch-Tha NJorN1o2
neiirosd-Momntg Iztnccsllutti snJ
ropocatapofl - Lnkes Texcoco and
Cf,alco-Thc Sacred Mountain.
aptttas Correspondence ot Tbs chttdro 1rsouns.
Cry OF MExtCo, AiR. "1.-Atneca-Ame
tie snecca or Mexican pilgrims. 70 It's
shrine used 10 resort yearly thousands from
hundreds or miles around. a few days
since, too was lurod tllither. but not by tho
virtues OF tho Sacred blohnta'i'. went to
do homage to the sltr3no OF Dame Nature, who
has placed l.cre oi,e OF her most halIowcd
nltars. What more appropriate spot could
be found thnn at tho icet Of inc Two great
yo'cai'ocs Which raise their ioary heatls far up
lhlo ttlc REGIONS of oeaut'it1 snow! Few
ihoro boautitt'l and picturesque places arc 10
DC ioanu IN the country: we 10 not ap'
proacll 1t ny tho long, tedious, nnd painful
Journeys oil the Old pligrim-mouern engi-
neeflhg las done away with all that. II Is
unne OF tho past Comloftaoly seated IN one
OF thc elegant cars OF tne Aoseios ha''foaa'
We arc swiftly bolne tMlthe! "'thout pains
oi tol'' Leaving Lle f4aza hhyo .. Aexlco
ny hofse.car at half-pase . III tne morning.
we arc row minutes later iahded Mt me San
lsaI9 " ssao o.t. on tho eas9.n ousxr's Of
w.. .Laouen Ans Ra1e. take ous sea'' uno await
'''S unc .,.e =. aepastare' . .,.,
1T u the eSS lew minutes nr before ~ e tram rana s1fs
n Mexican enternrse ti,rouehout. havIn,-
,onn hu,,t a..,rna, h.. %tarsea,;s ,,a "vt ,n,,l,
et.x,n"n ,ai .rho hn..or ,.,, w." ro.,suai M..,
% IN Ans is With Iaa,ye9 sbyenon Mas Of
per kllomctcr, and tho main linc WIS finished
tn 70 cas sss a IN e State Of o,sos ss s last Mn
or Iera terrbe astar CAUSING IT. MI se s deaS 5isi
southeast, stirtinr The shores of f.at..s
,rcxcoco onJ rhoieo fnanca eou,h t,,ro"ot,
thn si,rra @,,a o"'I' ~ ;,sao ' % are1 ~
country Is very level, but. when
grades BECOME stecp: deep barrancas
inter Occupied by rushing, foamlns torrent
-C,,antIa being In the "ticrra calIcnto.',
1000 or s, ooo feet tower in attitude ttun alcx-
aco' rms cl!y IS IN olfect ltne ana ABOUT
two-ilfths the distance 10 Acapulco, tho
finest harbor Mexico POSSESSES on the l'ucitlc,
,rhls road may possibly some day form ink
nnt now pra,,t It Ia nowcr tn h,tiid
r. thnt ,nrf 9tHts iTba %o' tntioi 1oNr,S IL
ubout "S n,hpe.sIx pssII kiiilometres* Soon sH after
leaving Mexico 2 branch starts out toward
iine of the Vern Cruz isa3lIoad' This' viii vii be be-
ti,,isSad oa ~ ~ rraxconn l., nho,,t two
nnnti,s' wi,nn thct c,tv-wl,ich naxt r. Mexs
leo i IL nerlaus h Tia ' nlost lntarestaR. % from a
ia .mItcsi tv;ti, ti,o ttanitaI " Ter"ncn }homrh
no,v tnf IN iii I,n an ,n.; ,iuIn"v ,iI1ne s.
nuce shnred the snvereIgntv viii Maxieoss
In rer ciyitlzatEom sha wa3 nhead Of her
mora ~ ~ farnnns rivaI Whi,e Mnxirn syas I In
nnitica1 conitnl and f:hniuto the rc1f9ieMs H si
cnnStoi ~ annG,,nc TeYnorn wos T the iiterorv
cap5tai, 1' N0~9~' WA '''0 S'SN'~''
TIu More,os Ka,Iroad Is three feet eage-
VIZ tra; IL IL i. o,x ~ r..adx r. start H. ,yhIa
,, ~ H. - " s'ars @ ~ " Mn,n1 t,T
fUr " Ameca. Siost Of tiin nav a wo ~ travel n
ilat ievel country; but It is not s ,,lonotonous.
i,on' ara so t,a snn.nrats n sv|tci ,y, m.
tIm cn.stn,' tnu or ,a, VIC
iirst t],ny stnnd mt neTfectiv distinct
Not Cloud obstructs phi tho view, Tiers
int.r. lowaycr. c1o'.Is hetim to co,iasi ~.
aa,r;,, ncst oui. ~ ., totr
sias bn Will p'a ,.rct ~ Ms sa1nva X IL
ciu,Ids. rs # s,,rinriips froiS ti,an. and beinv
of cul'i1eetiou ] viii, Tia earit, annears II WcinW iH
nnnsnv ur tha rren,,.wnnand p}Tas ~ ''Tm 9ha
Iop,1rtalJ1s' ternii,utinp #, the Clouds a. If
for,nlnE f Colossal piIlars for Ii the] ] sunport t. Of n
o Of fhofr n bir g n1n c
1.iata,W {Ri1Hnm trn1n viasv Ir1anIta ~ ;,ar
Years. IataccihuItl. like bashful Iii. SEEMED M
10 % vii her face from view, % st,bbormy & "iue re-
innacatNne'i' howeycr thomsh T III hi,iien y mat
Of thp ttoe sane o,,s fru1n % lis misty yeII % for
yaxv 1nnntants ocnnafnma1iv r. woI1anmn 1,o ~
MuM,rr of neaEs of nro tm or Iess nterrst s
apnear to the fixi,t OF tiIo track 1nany of
~iiien fnom tbsie tr,,ncHina nniC,I i,1 ss1nao ~
shnw I'M a y"mai1,s of anrirnt csntaTs GNi Wncni
u thro,,sT III tha font of i:errn t;nrtn. nam" mn
mn'e fa,nfinr % IT, t,ncrfcnns ~ tc ,yar r ~
11s' 1SaG Farthar awnvara Est1cIn Sn% N;cno M ~
Mnntez,,,nn' pr;fo}, 'rhe jattsr IL nnrGans
IT, 1,'nst in1.r,.sanG oH 70 yas ,atS. H., T.
~ ~ snc5itic TIKI e ~ w" W oupy ,ng nvca ~ ~
ttftS.two ysnrs thsy co,,tidetiy VIZ exneotaI tia
crn wc ninye ~ to ao ou ~ ~ n J tbefr III ,osco @ g
t,tn,siia ,.cra " astpn, ~ E aat nin
n,ei1n!n ~ ,,rtastS Wu,o ,,,o ~ ss !gmI,
cesson. @ b noSie vIetn i WIS saereed @ I'D
oSer ny pFess ilfe was A R'aled. @ i'm, Wen the
Iaass sout, bslleysk s 9lSS tst GS ee eSso Wora
"g4 ha ~ tx are nGa ose fyee ty 0t ,vat.ra
of nkn nxcnco y,. ;nce 1 vaTad s ri ths