The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-07-20
IJIp TO MONTERREY,
MIiNttb.
Impressions OF the Co"nir1 and
Ancient city.


Atll.3O a. m July 10 your correspon-
dent left Nucva Laredo, Mexico, foi the
beautiful "a y Of Monterey. distance
Of about 23 miles 1863 OF TINS distance
wsz trnvorscd y rail tthc Mexican
National the remaining ~ by stage. For
the whole distance u the rnilroRd not
one town Of any import nee was pass d
through, though there are several
ilonrishing places ~ some five or eight
Thousand iuhIhItnnte but few miles
distant the first IL Lampnzos, about
ought miles distant from the track the
next n, n- HuistRmcutR, beautifully stu
ntpd ~ "a valley nt the foot Of u range ot
the Sierra MHdrc mount aius. This
town was plainly observable from the
railroad station. At 3 o'clock III the
afternoon tins chniu u mountains was
first noticed, their lofty PEAKS
towering among the clouds.
Up to tins time nothing Ut Interest at
trncted attention, the country being en-
tirely uuiulam'rd aud void Of yrgeta-
tiuu, rNcop Nh mesquite bus cs, nnn
chctus At g. 81 wo arrived Mt NIlaldamH
station, the present terminus nf the rail
road II .rk- conveyed u- tu the old
town II above name, some two miles t!--
tan where We took stage tur tins llaCe.
AZ Niiuldnmn We witnessed the bathing
Df women IN 10 perfect $ nude state, such
as is often related boy Hcn captains u H..
lands in the torrid zone lniHct through
an tn towns ur camps from LIAR do to
Monterey, Mexico, women ARE
seen ~ their nuts half
dressed Monterey hn- populatlon Of
about $4,000 and is far the prcttlcst
place | hive yet seen and the people
appear quite different from those re-
hiding ~ hr smaller towns and ON the
ranches Monterey rs situated at the
foot Of Bishop aud SnddHlc mountains,
and the Sierra Mndres, on the Pacific
coast, Hrc plainly Visible Though hun
lred- Of miles away they appear not
over one luy'g travel. The houses here
arc nearly all one story, "dOby" build.
ing4, very .olidly built, though perfectly
devoid Ut architecture. They present
II ncut appearance on nc
count Of their similarity 10
each other. ConNlurnble Am ricuu
capital ls being Invested here and be-
fore long Monterey will, in my opinion
be city ~ considerable importance. In
conversation with the governor Of the
state ~ Nuova Leon. General CARA
Garcia, last evening, | was informed
that all Industries, whether American or
other, would h warmly welcomed into
this country and thut the government
would make all reasonable concessions
10 secure them. There are nine news.
papers here, but only one daily, La Re
visa, two semi week y and six weekly
There IL one chair and one carriage
/ factory in the a. y. Ordinary chairs,
/ such as can be bought IN IcIas from N
| cents to- one dollar zach, sell there Tor
I $4,000 per dozen. and everything else
. that is not p Uducci IN Mexico, excopt
! liqu IN aud cigars is much higher than
! here. The cathedral DEMON Grey, "A
build ny that has been standing 3O
/ years. * M elegant piece of work
| which Will compare very favor
| ably with any uf our modern
structures. In this cathedral il some
/ sthtunry that cannot be cxCrled my.
where, especially those representing IN.
! Virgin Mary, the Apostles and ,Iesnr
Christ from hs infancy until his cruel,
iNiou. The people seem very devuut
and religions and may be scon ut all
hours IN the day vending their wy ia
the cathedral for prayer The Spanish
element ~ the population are generally
advanced IN learning and treat all Amer
l'hilN WIN NAlN'lNl E'lNlAtNNs / ili NltAl
ems or grrHsors seem to be II degraded
set, living iiity years behind the times
aud making NO effort to propreaa The
entrance Of railroads into Monterey will
| however, doubtlcss change things greatly
| and the comparatively dead Cit,
of the proTent will he made
prosperous and thriving place
/ Tho custom house laws and ignorant oil
ciHlH are very troublesome, and it woul,
be well for persons going thcrr tO pos
themselves thoroughly beforehand, 81
nR to avoid great trouble and expense
The climutc ut Monterey ia excellent
the Thermometer never varying from Il
dcgrrss, more thnu 20 degrees, cithol
way. Flowers bloom ON the PLAINS all ia,
year Fruits grow luNuflMtly Banana
aud figs urc raised IN every garden
though the lOOllc know nothing nhOu
their proper cultivation. Flowing /,
done with u small wooden pillow, re-
-embling IN shape what We call bull
| tongue pillow" and everything that i
! produced on tine fnrms IL consumed II
the Immediate vicinity of the city
The PreshytoriHuA, McthudistH AM
Bnptists have one church building cacl
IN which they Worship every SUNDAY
The religion NJ the people generally
Roman Catholic. Sunday IL not ol
served by them us II dizzy Of rest an
prayer hut IL u day VI
npnrt for bull lighting, cock lighting
gambling ni general amusement
The international line u Eta,eH runnin
fnom NIlldlduma to Monterey can he e,
pociRlly commended to the public ~
first rlasn nuisance. Their stages ar
extremely uncomfortable and the hors,
are burlc qucs on amy living quad
ruped. Twenty hours time IL consume
IN the journey Ut vcnty mile,
Taking the part OF Mexico | have VI,
tied, IN Il whole. 1t will not compare wit
Texas, and * not, ~ many think, gnl
Il spot for poor men, People withou
means IN Mexico are generally worse u
10y fnr thnu they would bc IN Texas.
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