The Republican journal., 1888-02-09
In Southern Mexico.
IN AND AROUND THE STATE OF VERA CRUZ.
THE P0Rr OF IUNPAN.

cWteHte, (''hot lands J, " ItE a long stretch of
desert wastes. robber-mfv>tc,i roads and tropi-
ra forests unuer whose every leaf lark deadly
Reptiles and ltndiier diseases. the only way
to reach it in comparative safety i, il, steamer
or coasing vessel. We !riel the latter. sailing
northwar from Vera Cruz. and found the
trip a charming one.
Must travellers, hoWeNer, come down TO Tux
!an from the Notih. if they come at all.
wonder If it j. 4eUerall known in the Nit,d
State that the most dcIehtfu winter jo.irncy
Ia The worll is
FROM NEW ORLEANS fW itAPAN:
Leaving the first mentioned pl ,ce Il. steamer,
one do>ceuA> The Mississippi 10 miles, and
enters the Gulf ly Mia; is known a. The
">ouih Pas" takiH- course toward Bag,lad.
the port "f Maiamora> lie latter port Of
entry l. ia Inc state ii TanHu,iira>. on tie
south bank of the Rio t.lande and about thirty
miles from it> mouth, exactly opposite Browns
Willie. i'll Texas.
Leavm. Ba@dad. one sails southward to
Tamliro, most IF the way keeping oui of sight
OF land. From Ialnpico 10 IuXpan is Il sum
mcr-0.al's cruise which inclincs one 10 the be-
lief that piracy must have had > charms, if 80
perfect was the weather in those DAYS we read
Of. when The "ion@. low. suspicious looking
craft, with r1king mast>' used 10 steal out
from sheltered cVycs to piunder iichly-laden
gaIcun>.
At the mouth Of the TuXran river. pas~en-
4.r-. freight and mails are transferred to Il
small >ail-yacht for the remainder of the jour
ney The river is noble ana, navi@ahlc
fu' thirty miles: but unfortunately. there i
the ncyitalle bar at its mouth. and scarcely
six feet of water upon it 1t highest Tide
Though none but vessels of iightest draughi
can lind entrance. when once across the line nf
shifting sands. the safest anchorage i afforded
and 80 deep is the river that the largest ocean
steamers could >al trumphanily up ITO the TUX
pan dock. The time may come when some
Mexican Eal> will arise to the destruction Of
tlial dreaded har-aut probably not until after
the present generation of ca>e-lovin@ people
,lall have been gathered to their fathers and a
second crop become more thoroughly Ameii-
canized.
In TuXpan there are 20 hotel accommodations.
htt the good citizens are Hospitality inclined.
and The stranger finds no difficulty in eXchane-
ing hi. rcuies for the best ''bed and board' the
town affords. The busy little berg has only
1900 Inhabitants, but rrioiccs in municipal
"lalnee." custom house. cathedral. ams-house.
hospital. horse-car>, TELEPHONES, electric lights,
Ct ccter;t.
The climate though that of eternal summer,
Is reNer excessively warm. the heats of the
tropical loWiand> being temporarily >ea-hreezcs
which liIuW ShoreWara with the regularity OF
the ti.te. strange 10 say though
TIE DEADLY NuMTo
rag.. nm ali .ijn. neitlnr ,l,t nor ,oIIo,v
f.S.r ba. ,,-,,. t.u,ll ,r,,,.,,ar t',,
I,,aI fr,,.r. .r rnnnnin, arn,,,,r, ,,'i frnY
quently fatal. while malariaI cl> arc SOME
times aarmingly epidemical.
..,j,,I1 ri.o. .io,a On ln( -, I'll, i.Ia' -,
l, .,,,,j i, all th ferf;i 7-.rl,,l' o,,, ,.,,,l
.r,.7,y a., ,nriyaIIAl .l,i,a,j,n,.o If nn4+,,,
corn .u@ar.,.,n, tol,a,ro ,n,iiil, Ln,,s ,.I,t''r
L.ans and mangoe.. In tle back r"mntry In.
~, .,.fi.or Mn. t-'iI ; ~ ~
~. ,tlo,'rf tI. Tl,,an ',,, .,o 3'' ;,,'.
i, tLn ,,a,a, n.,ntatinn nf W. III
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,Io Ti'r'.-,,., ,,r,, am tn ni"I.
r. ,i,, trn li,- =, i' "' '''''''
~" H. i''''''- IIi cav, -! "i"i'
',ir "i''', ~ i'',, nl'tS !,
nrirh rcli>hn5 fv the natives. It's tinlhpr !.
unsurpassed for railroad lies and has been
extensively nsrd Tor that purpose 10y She scl-
! eiu lines in southern Mexico. y zapote tree
l. iraNE enough I" ballast lNr.l. Ittt - -ad to
outIa>t HE constant u>nge Of quarter al
century.
IhiN Exceedingly rich section has los- l'tcn
retarded ia its Development hy what is l,n6"r
~
tllF ItNFAN LAND COMPANY
sacicty whose organization is most pecuiiar.
Bv the terms Of its charter no one can own m,
are of The ya,t lra,t of land controlled hy fine
share q the stock. IL the latter c:l>e he ma,
WORK aii the land he llease> yraza ali thr
,tOck ne can hnH or thorruW. clI down The
mahUean, and other choice timber lr5ln his
own and his uei-hhol,s fieil> fog llrewoo,!
and. IN short. 10 l,rettv Niuth a. he. please.
Aholt onee It wear The conuany lla> ID meet
iu4 when efforts are always mall to diyi.ic 1n
the land. giving to each shareholder A tract il
proportion to tho an"3iH Of >tocn he own-
iut tnt. >ilar, holders. ha1iu4 ait0gethtr loo
changes. desire no pent-up Utica 10 craln.
their powers. 50. inyarahlY there i, Il ~t0rniN
Il s>ioIl-Bat infruGUently pmpha>iZ~,i hv pistol
practice and da-5er-points. and the lnertn-
breaks MP m ii row. leaving thu companN'~
business more hopee>eIy nudied than be-
fore.
some valuable
,ra,pu,rt-,, ur.t,
are louha III ihe ,'eliiliY ei luNlah' ana a
lew years ago l"o American companies erect
ea "ofhe 10 ielhe lhe OIL. ihe Alcid i eNtel-
uoiia'lE -ool' the waste "@'hS - tiiaii tlGAt
PEI ctht' ohc OF lheSe' called iiit ~ era tfill
| VI company was organize ~ Bo>toh IN
lHNl' non. Oh ID ! nutler Is q >haf"Aoacf III II,
also Mr. lholha> Nickerson-
Another company Is shipping TO The United
H;a'e> '",l>lieFaoIe quantities "i what Is called
chdP"P"te-a KIND CT heaNy oil. mixed with
a>Phal. MOS OF the OH WtiS IN thls state
occur near the coast fllhcipailA between The
81 "iN i"Nl"H ii'tI7' NJ ''>t ''it
found near the La@una del ianaiahua-a lake
Of peculiar interest, because upon it> sandy
bottom are the ruins OF stone palaces. be:tIlti-
fully carved, unlike any others in Mexico.
ihe whole state of Vera Cruz is rich in
RUNS, and has evidently been occupied by sue
ce>>lNe races from the earliest period of record
ed time. Not far from TuXpan, easily reached
hy two days journey on horseback. are the
;. ~ '',i7 H. 80 W 'ta'i'."' 'ho u uiii',i'nS
the nast that no trace il ,eft of itS hniljnr,
co,nrs many sou,,n nil,y ,nJ .out.in, tn',i,
and n,Iarrs en,Iai ia those of liver md E.r.
mac. This marvellous relic of by-rone aoes *
only about six hundred miles from New or.
leans. vet has been visited hy few antiou,ri,ns
most Of them preferrinr 10 search ,be 81 .colled
"old' world for wonders. rcocctin~ their own
bemispbere.
The Spanish conanerors never knew any,
THING alout panautla tho Indians ie,lomsiv
concralin.f Mi knowle,irr Of its .yisienrc for
hundreds of wears. Ii il hi,llen in dense
forest about six miles from tbe modern VILLAGE
of the same name. and was accidentally disrny
cred hy some hunters as i,ta os 1-s0 IT. moi,
uyramil~which i hut ONE of several ,t pa
l,autlaw1ittprs from most If ,hose in Nay;.a
heinG made Of immense honks Of nnrbnr, IN IN
tba Sean,l Of which ,nnrt"r M & VI pui III; RH a IL :"
Of cIa" '' i~sd ,.s wv, , e rn
,a,Ia % VI "a, 'iiiAeu WIN Iih-
~ VI o'i'"i'N pii.hH' 'oihe VI .ie