Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
m4RyEAs OF mExloo.
Mahogany Railway Ties and Par
rois at IL cents Apiece.

| county that is now being penetrated and
opened up to tine world by the Monterey
d Gulf railroad is the finest have ever
seen. A truthful statement regarding
this wonderful country reads like
romance tREen from the ARABIAN
| Night, !" AMI to describe 1t us it deserves
! 1t would bs necessary to have at hand
| collection OF .he most graphic adj 90
tiyes and tho most daring comparisons
that ever leape6 from the pen of Miguel
Oergsnteg o. from the mouth ot
the Giraffe Dan himself. This portion
OF Mexico is just now like Kansas
was 90 yeare ago, when countless thou
sands Of huds and wild horses acouIsd
the plaics aud the rattlesnake and c0yote
/ disputed the possession OF the cabin
/ occupied with the real estate boomer and
his tirewRtsr on the now populous banks
Of the raging Kaw. This road, like many
| others in the Mexican republic, 10 owned
and operated by enteSprising Americans.
| The hrst shovo,ful OF dirt WAS thrown in
Monterey, February 1st 1859, and the
last post on the road at this writing
reads: "Ksloraeter 1885," Ii is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the road will be
finished and in connsction with gulf
steamers at Tampico IN anout two yeara'
time, anu it will, when completed,
| kthFtESS lnS VI li1o IlCu6bl ESbAJHH III TIC
MeEicsn republic.
Leaving Monterey tho road skirtB the
left base OF tpe Sierra Madses mountains
and crosses c lovely valley covered with
tall pampas grass and myYiads of wild
flowers OF rarest tint and bsauty. The
chick mefqaite is literally alive with
quail, and sinai! herds OF antelope SLOW
| tleir white tails TO ths train as they
seamper away across the rolling prairie.
As the train penetrGteB the interior Of
this wild country the underground be
| comes denBs Rld tropical. Ca each eide
OF the train it appears to the view like
one solid wall Of living, twisting cotton
wood trses, beGut fully feBtooEed with
boery Spanish moss and creeping vines.
Parrots in countless numbers, with
plumEge of gorgeous cclors, fit through
the trees, cookaiocs with loag, beautiful
tail feathers and with crested heads
scream defiance as they disappear among
the thick trees, and suddenly, Us the
train energies from the forest into az
open plain, we catch a Hseting glimpse
OF splendid herd Of Wild horses that
are just disappearing with the speed Of
the wind over the brow OF distant ridge
Forests OF giant cactus soon begin 10 ap
pear, aud, shortly, the train pulls into
terminuE Of the track. The finest orspgei
V in all Mexico grow in this region, and i
10 O curious fast that around the city o
Mortemotelos thsfe is o patch of grounC
that Just measures 5000 acres on which
this class OF oranges grow, and 20 fee
: outside this seemingly charmed circle al
: orange tree does not seem to thrive no
the fruit acquire that delicious lavo
which makes 1t famous, and which b,
some mysterious means it acquires il
this particular spot. The orange crop i!
n this place last year amounted to $50, O0t
i ct the ratio OF one halt cent per orange
The fruit season ir tai5 district begins il
October and lasts till January. Thes
celebrated oranges arc large, with tho
5Sins, and are so sweet that after c9mipR il
contact with the juice OF one of them you
7 iugofs are es sticky as If you had bee
t h4udliEG honey. Montemorelcs nestle
/ costly among the foothills OF q spur Q
IS the Sierra Medre mountains, and is
great market for the large quantities {
ten bark which the natives bring dow
from ths mountains. This ba-k is sbippe
c. - tue capital and other large cities
tae republic.
At Monts mBreios We left the train, an
mounting the horses tuet were in wal
- ing, took TO the woods For hours v
rode slcna under grand old forest tree
n dowa beautiful shady avenues wess
y seemed tLag surely the hand of man ha
q 5asn at york aiding IN the formation
4 th5bs spiendidiy laid out groves; Tor Ii
N tail trsca rising ia perfect order on sax
II side, formed an Grca over our Eead
4 whIch the ardent rays o. this tropical IL
81 saatos'y penetrated so dense ETas it.
II the evening We caiauad by i cool mou
tain stsahla fairly alive with fine srOu
= and, after partak,u9 Of splendid tro
"a supper, we rolled ourselves in o
Hi tl.ttzets preparatory 70 sleeping, u
M iater on found that it yes inoeed p:
9l paratory measure and nothing more, /
81 tIs to'e5t seemed ai'ra with paf10a, al
Rg inc na.ss tIy Ipaie was GeaierInE.
M shouted 6. IasGl Md my sh9uts Wzre
e. Ignet with teufoli ipteraat, until {
woods rang WHn sayaochinx Ii
. alUnl=a iiae tie noise o. thouse
.rH onlcIs, Tie ae=t day We traver-ac
nety open coaltrv witu an ocGasi1I
2&5Ga Q. " DDS, and iRte in tEs event.
w iraw ren u the small mud bat of
ug,Iye %hO we aiterWsra lsecnel v
cngNcad n TIE Interesting bGRinass
II manufacturing rlaoLsaiaa teIaila
10, We entered the house 1 ~ag EurTElssd
$3.50 what l t53k 20 he q fine pia
: ? which he was US ug for 2 counter.
5.. sstsd him wins it Wss aud received
@tRr;!lt reply tist i was eaony. 1t
!.s i Rcs Is coal taid was pS4lsned unit
iuonu like 8 locking glass;. Il proved
30 a. +. sad, foE TIE n zS day we n
hue FOR miles through lHaSpi 1caAt forests
mahogany and ebony trees. Il may se
lgnc strange bit it Ii tue plsin truth
ia..as and niles through this country
.l.I Monterey il Gulf railroad will
uVa, mahogany lies, aLG the timber used
- tas construction q lis bridges " Il b
tls same rlAterlEi anu often ebony
be EGad Vat forests Of thesa p.eal
wcG5s stretoa for miiss oE either sldC
,frs the soadbed and me solad OF the We
mans axe has puesE yet disturbed
stiffness Of this virgin SPOT. Along
Ina e this road rice, cctton, RN
- aoIea AMI corr are raised, and CT
latter telea c:aPe year. Oranges, ten
su4 "a !utlolta ytstatv OF tue 81
81 trcpAicai feRlt4 grow Wili. 4 as@mi
#S Eni.aC~a " tLia Gi .IioS, and yet
III road VII! c,osq lG g1o3-slzal rivers
q u fcra il reaches 4Rmpiao.
-; "ho s.aaage8r jag! Of all this is
ttt' tbis lGua, opan OF wooded. can ba
2 no cha4aa 'or n us2iG par acte, and t
~ 81 are thou NJ 81 acres ~ it. 1t peya
. tsSe5 sd tls owGara Of 1t are thu gro
'1'-s' ;urs OF 80 4-lay :hGoJanis o, Rc-es
ll27 PROBABLY have unvat waited il 9
ant 10 not care 70 tax the troub
develop any resources tnat nay exist.