The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-22

Izcabsys Is three miles Eszt CT the city
ard COZ tsins the bishops palace, the
eourfry r==oct Of Santa Anna Until 1916;
z 30 r-sicezee of Pre=iieut Disz- Al OF
the above nsatiJnei places, incl1ding
MiIcuse and San Augustine, are the sub
Urban residences OF man! OF the most
refCed people doing business in the city,
and II al are found beautiful gardens snr
orchards or usuuota proportions.
Many interesting places ic near proIiu-
iIy 20 5necity are r=sched By rsurosd- A
visit 30 Auscau= cs on tdz No-eICs rsl
ssy i worth the tiu= s1d uJney spent
Here tle ascent Of the vo.-
esnO Popocst=peI i made b
any who are wiling 70 attempt ii aud ar
able to endure the fatigue and exposure
20 cold on reaching the ice region. Also
. Anecsuee4 i the Ssc-ououts t+acced
mouctsin). Its WOudrUu- bea7s! i some
thing almost unsurpassed. Prom various
points ofshs Siutinz ro.1 20 scs .unmIs,
the usguIhcsns views cannot De e4ceIIed.
I would be inadequate :, attempt q de
script!on Of ta,s CHARMING spot which God
mas so favored, thI5 would DE- a1xtt boz
meagrs justice 10 His p=rfect work for
here at least it would sem :hs- he ha-
left nothing undous which could please
toe eye, and therefore 1t must be seeu to
De appreciated.
On all the lines Of railway Isgfing from
tle city are vsrious points OF interest," to
travellers. Quite curiosity Is found at
Teotihuscan on the Vera Cruz road IN the
shape Of Two pyramids or miniature nom
tains, called toe Sun and the Moon. Thy
are qQsdrsDgQlsr in form, one being 81
metres in height and the otler about 40.
They were made entirely by hand
by the Toltecs Indians, and it is supposed
that many r=llcs of antiquity still remain
buried beneath, s. excavations made from
time TO time have revealed their existence.
Recent discoveries have proven that city
well laid oct, with cemeu.ed walls, existed
between these mounds, distance of about
500 metres apart.
It is going away little too far to meu-
ton the beautiful little cities Of Pschuca
and Real del Monte, which are res pect-
Ively 1000 and 800 feet higher than this
city, so will not even say anything OF
their mining importance, OF their wealthy
and big hearted citizens, of their health
advantages, and last, but not lea,t. of the
absence of beggsrs from their streets, for
I must say here that it Is al unusual thing
not TO be acco5ted by numerous b=ggars
in nearly every Mexican town. All who
come to the City of Mexico should go TAR
Their and see Pschuca, Mineral del Monte,
Pueblo, Orizsbs, Cordova and Jslaps.
Yes, when We come here we will wander
away to grasp other attractions that are
tantslizingly spread out before Us, but
VS. can come back again, as have done
in Lac unaai1 81 nah thara il p al
of in this uoole city, so have come back
to say out my say, and, when l we fin
ished, the hundredh part will not be told
The Paseo, or Boulevard of the Re-
FORM leading to the Park of Chapul-
tspec, is about two and a half miles long
At ifs junction with the Bueareli boule-
ward is the immense equestrian bronze
statue of Charles ". This is the largest
casting of art in single piece that exists
in the world. It's weight is $4,000 pounds,
aud it was designed and cast by the sculp-
tor Tolss. The Paseo is the fashionable
promenade and drive from 5 to p. N.
Music always on Sunday afternoons.
Among other places OF interest in the
city are the AleIneda aud Zocalo, both
popular resorts for all classes, the Minera
school of engineers and mines, containing
appliances, rich collections of m nerals,
etc, at cost of 81, 100000; the Monte de
Piedad, founded by the count of Regla,
with $500, 900 as a pawn-shop to lend
money at low rate to the poor; many
fine gems and rare heirlooms are depos-
tied in the wants for safe keeping; some
of these are from homes of royalty. The
mint, National library, Art gallery, Ma
| tional museum, with its curious Aztec an
| tiq mites and other relics from the time of
the conquest, are to be seen, also objects
pertaining to modern history, as Msxa-
milians gala coach, his silver service, etc.
A visit of especial interest would be to the
National palace, the mansion of the vice
| roys and of MaIimilian. The meteorolug-
zeal and astronomical observatoriss con-
tain all the latest improved appliances.
| The barometrical ana thermOmetEical
variations during the year are but slight.
The mean barometrical pressure, as indi-
Gated in the observatory, is $3.50 mill
meters. The mean tenn perature is Is
dogs. Adjoining the presidents depart
ment in the palace is q small botanical
| garden containing some rare plants,
among them the Arbol de NJ snitas, so
called because Of its singular flowers re-
sembling human hand. In the palace is
senate chamber and the ruins burnt
of the old chamber of deputies, besides
many other public Offices, as the national
treasury, etc.
The Mexican white house, Chspultspec,
was formerly MaIimil1an's palace, built
by the vicery, Galvez, and is on the site of
Moctezumas fsvorlte park. The latter
contains immense expresses covered with
| Spanish moss. Oue of these giants is 40
feet high and 46 feet around the trunk.
Moctezums's bath is also in the park, and
is now used by the water works depart
ment of the city, which it supplies with
the water through an aqueduct of 800
arches. Admission to the grounds is free,
and to the buildings by a permit from the
governor of the national palace.
A subject in which this city has long
been greatly egita ted is the drainage
question, and which now promises
to be an assured success under the able
management of the efficient engineer, Sr.
Luis Espinpss. The work on the Tunnel
is slowly but steadily progressing, and on
its successful completion the salvation of
Mexico depends. That the present project
will be an undoubted success Is the de-
cided opinion of many very able and
competent engineers, though 1t Is sIill met
with disfavor by few. When this ques-
ton is Once finally satisfactorily settled