Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-08-30

A correspondent from Chihuahas, Mex
leo, SAYS the city Is said 10 contain about
fifteen thousand inhabitants, the majority
sustained by the mining interests Ibe
city is lard out neatly at right angles ON
the banks Of tine Chihuahua river, smaii
siresm having its rise in tie mountains 10
The southwest, giving to the city a large
supply Of pure water, carried 10 the hign
ground above the city by aquedncts o;
solid masonry built by the Sraniards when
the town contained $4,000 inhabitants.
From appearances, this must have been AT
that time a very wealthy community, al
the large and small mires beng IN full
blast. and the ore brought to the civ TO DE
smeltei. OF the fact there IS sufhclent
evidence lying here In the shape oil nun
dreds of Thousands OF tons Of sag, and
even to this day some OF the poems make
from fisty to seven,y-fiye cents packing
over and smelling wnat they find Ihe
streets here Sre remarkably clean, kept SO
Dy the prisoners in jail who are imprisoned
for drunkenness and petty crimes When
they can't pay their fines they work 1t out
sweeping the sireeis and plazls, and wa
teripg them. In the center OF the city Is
fine plaza laid out in flower beds Kept
very neat and clean, the walks having
pretty iron park seats just pat H. Ihey
are of New York manufacture; also
beautiful fountain from the same manu-
factory, said fountain being very near the
center of the city, and yielding The main
supply of water. at ali hours OF the day
the dark eyed senoritas can be seen going
for water with their jars or their heads OF
shoulders. The poorer women seem 10
do all the heavy domestic work, such as
fetching water and grinding corn for their
tortillas, l do not mean by this that the
| Inen are idle; quite the contrary; they are
willing to work, and find them vii lag TO
learn. | eau say this: they viii do a
rreat amount of WORK with very few tools.
The city cannot boast Of very much archl-
tectural beauty. but there are some very
nice stone front building. on the plaza, also
a fine cathedral of the SEanish-Moorish
style, of very elaborate front, SAID to have
cost nearly million dollars, which was
raised by tax of 12i GEMS on every marx
/ Of silver taken out ot tee mInes-
Around the city are nice drives calico
Alanedas They are vide streets, with
shade trees on each si0e, and on nne days
NAV be seen the ladies of the city taking
their daily drives. Near here are few
pleasant villages, located on the bottom
| lands OF the Chihuahca ard Sacramento
rivers; nice drives with good shade and
bathing places; great resorts Ill summer
time for picnics and family parties. 1
have seen In one party twenty petty girls
on doukeys, with their cavaliers at tnelr
side, other animals carrying provisions for
the day, the senorItas bringing taeir guI-
tars and singing all day long. They sing
in quiet soft way, but break out some
times with y tune familiar to American
ears. There is no riot or drunkenness on
those DAYS. They are a quiet and ino!-
fensive people; but then, Ike everything
else, there are both turbulent and vicious
people among them. Any one who cannot
get along with them does not go the right
way to work. They love 10 honor their
patron SAINTS aud they have great many
OF them. | think the calendar must be
full. The richer people are very lnteill-
gent and very polite and attentive TO stran-
gers. They live In coed Style and are
kind to their servants.