Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29
/ "TRIP II INTO MEXICO.
~ % the City Of Mexico Via the
Rio Graude River and
Vera Cruz.
!. gathered by the Wayside Of the
Almost Unknown People Of
orr Sister Republic.
.ytl,e. Iatamoras, Tampico, vera
''' -. solidad, Cardovia. ora3aba,
HuamandR, spizo, Puebia.
1nMER RIo oRANpE.

4 MONTEREY, MbN', hiarcn To- 10 nearly
one II must be matter Of surprise
X 4 Notwithstanding the humiliation OF
lance as a barrier Of geographical in
.nsiion by the miracles of modern in
~.oa and discovery, the valley Of the
-,r Rio Grande, with its navigatle
vr salubrious climate, great natural
.snlrces and cosmopolitan population
Enid remain TO the outside world al
~ entirely unknown.
4 snIs Is chiefly owing TO the pTedomi-
~ Of It's patrlarchs, Abrahams, Isaacs
n 4 Jscobs, men who gave themselves
. M concern about their flocks and herds,
4,I Ike their prototypes in the good
*, regard leisure as the greatest need
n handicapped with these rudimeutal
KITS Of probity in the early stages of
nj development, 1t Is not surprising
n ibis section, like the Turk In his
5,rIn, dozes amid its beauty, Indifferent
I. the competition of energies that is NOV.
he world into a new. and higher civil
fsiIon. Such Is man where prolific
<.mre affords immunity against adj
krgtV in the absence of energy
<scssary to place premium on proper
a He casts enterprise to the wind and
4 4 down in the shade of his vine and ng
tss, and thus natures great gifts remain
n waste Of Incidence until with an in
<don OF activity-the best article Of
Mich Is raised whore the struggle for
8stence is the most continued--all rank
D nature, Including the cactus, is rooted
n and the land Of plenty, yielding to
n touch of industry, blossoms as the
4 That such an invasion has yet TO strike
q region is less matter OF surprise
fnregret. People do not arrive at the
Il Redge OF distant objects by intuition
&awth the indifference OF the patriarchs
3 tssid, 20 progress and development.
ne exists no influence outside of the
n rain OF enterprislng journalism that is
rested in placing this country on eXhi-
&1m, There is no Jay Gould to conjure
4 ide Of immigration this way under
n magical influence of his golden
& ID No immigration society has
B been organized with a view
n Including this sections resources in
applet literature consecrated to the
&Aibilities of this part Of Texas.
had twenty-four hours rocking in
B Of the Morgan's celebrated cradles
n he deep. The cradle was committed
n Capt Jim Baker, an amphibious pilot
3 mariner and half preacher, who soon
+ sght us safely into the Santiago island
N As man Baker is a genius, II half the
KS told of him are true. His manner
HEfhering the disappearing sailor like
4 hid leaf in fame is unique TO say
= most of It, One oil the men on deck
swesring loudly just as the pilot was
ipg. He looked at HIM very soberly
then ordered him to take rect in
4 Jaw tackle. This had the desired eff
and we heard no more hard words
n that man. deep entrance
Z the harbor could be secured
comparatively little cost. The
Ma narrow sand ridge, abruptly
nnates at deep water within and
out, and varies in depth from eight
#Airteen feet according to the securing
b Of the current during fall and
&Hr blows. To cut the ridge away
Mould only be necessary TO converge
hort and cheap breakwaters the
Hpendous power that Is hourly wasted
founding pebbles on the shore.
INTER- leaving this port sail OF three
brings us to Point Isabel, town
six hundred people, large portion OF
ch are Mexicans and are employed at
Rio Grande railway depots and at the
res and on the ships in the harbor.
n better opportunity could be af-
ed for testing the truth or talslty OF
Statement by some badly informed
#elers In our sister republic, that when
# working classes of MeXicans were
n pressed by hunger or raised on the
Tay, they would not work or at least
tnot to be depended on.
found here on investigating thai
are law-abidlng, faithful TO theil
sand docile TO a fault. Since 1879
Aich time this town 70 y began bust
no Mexican has bee. found guilty Of
greater crime than thai
nisdemeanor, while their sin
freedom from intemperanc'
oeen IN striking contrast with the ex
Y set by the lower strata OF society
pls and Other towns. OF their service
quite enough to quote the Statement
s freight agent of the Rio Grand'
foad company to the effect that h'
n worked them at freight thirty-sr
without hearing murmur. a
HcS-gauge road twenty-five mile
Connects it with Brownsville wher'
a8 are transferred to William
sup-riyer steamer, or to Matamora
#ssry.
BROWNSVILLE
" city, with seven thousand people
third among the list OF unlte'
IN ports of entry, and first In iun
and whlm and hospitality. II
Z asian population consists OF Span
+ "a the ascendant, Americans, Ger
! nj and French in equal force, and
81 sprinkling Of Irish, English, Scotc
Aastfisns, the latter contributed D
shattered forces Of the ill-fate
alan. This commingling Of nation
! Il drawn from the peasantry 9
. ri respective countries, would col
+ N4 be an iDdigestible conglomeri
nut strange as it may appea
~ who are ignorant OF Ia
mat Mexican cheap iabo
M invites capital and brains u
3 nslan mixture is compounded OF tn
,s9ed classes Of Europe snd Americ'
y refined simplicity, taste and cou
snu ladies' Of attractive eleganc
IN requirements. With the disp'
natural to culture 10 assimulal
WIN the refined features Of huma
-set and educated residents OF tn
(. .psiltan city, II his tastes are NJ
, ssl py abnormal mental sction, NJ
( py Indulgence In excuses, gathel
'5 interchange Of thought and e'