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luis Potosi. The next station above is
POHLAZON,

ASilAIASO-f
and like the other station below, there
were large ranches close by, which were
surrounded with fields of wheat and corn.
We saw at all the depOts silver and lead
ore that was hauled from the adjoining
mountains on burrOS. Also coke for the
smelterS that are at sOme of the mines.
All the stock on the prairie were in
splendid c. n%ditiOn, although grass was
short. But we We're told that there is a
weed that grows there that stock prefer
to grass, and it keeps them fat the year
found. The next station above and the
only one of Importance between Sal
tihO and San Luis POtoSi is.
shipped from there. As we intend to pay
that city a visit in the neal future we
pass on to the next.
Ia MARoMA.
There is a large ranch at this station,
and there was considerable stock around
it. Soon after leaving the station we saw
on the right hand side of the road a stone
monument which had painted on it in
large letters in English and Spanish
THE TROPIC OF CANCER"
This monument was built by Mr.. ThoS.
Milan while he was superintendent of the
San Luis division of the Mexican Nation
al Ry. At
EERRENDO
We meet the train from Mexico and re-
turned on it. On the train we met Mr..
j. A. RohertiOn, general manager of the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf Ryy Mr.. Sol.
Guggengeimmer in the City of Mexico In
the interest of the smelters at Monterey,
and Mr.. Park was looking after the T.
M. James Lumber Co. of Laredo.
We suggested to Mr.. Park the propriety
of establishing a lumber yard in the
Prairie Dog settlement. "He asked what
for" We told him for the purpose Of
building houses for the dogs to fatten
them and then ship them to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago and have them converted
into chilli con carne. He told us that that
was a good idea, and IL we would not say
any thing about it through
the LIGHT, that he would send us a new
hat from Laredo. If that hat does not
come 500 we will let Coble, of San An
tonic, know that there is a big opening
there for him to establish a lumber yard.
After leaving the planes we rode or the
outside to see If we missed any places of
interest going up; but as the sun dropped
behind the Rockies it got quite cool and
we had to get inside ond close down the
windows.
We see a great deal said in the papers
IN the states about the climate in their
section, but IL they could come here in
summer they would be apt to say that
there is no climate between here and the
north pole that equals the climate of the
Saltillo district. There is neither extremes
of heat nor cold, flies nor mosquitoes to
disturb the people in sp!ing, summer, all
nor winter.
A few days ago Messrs. Woessner &
Martinez had a car load of corn standing
on the siding of the Mexican National
Ry., at Encomtada ten miles and a half
from Salti'lO. one OF their men went to
move it a little lower down and in order
to do so he z II on top Of the car and let
brake off. No sooner did he do this h
the car started and he lost all presence of
mind, but he hung on to the brake. AS
the switch was open and there was q
down grade of 1000 feet, the car shot out
and reached SaltillO in less than eight
minutes. When it reached Saltillo it ran
INTO an engine that was taking on coal.
The car was smashed to pieces, the corn
scattered all around, the man was pitched
about forty feet in the air, and landed
thirty feet from the track. Those that
saw him go up and com to the ground.
stated that his hair was standing straight.
out, and when they went TO him he was
speechleSS. and strange to a they found
hat he was not in The least hurt. He
told them that he never would put his
hands on a brake again.
DIED.
At 2:3O p. m, Hon DiOnisio Garcia Ga
rillO, ex-governor of Coahuila, and pres
dent OF the senate, died at his residence
Monday. aged 60 years. He was enjoying
good health until the mOmen of his
death. After dinner he laid down
to take a nap and as he did
not get up at his usual hour,
the servant went TO call him and found
that he was dead. The body was taken
charge of by his friends and carried to the
senate chamber, where it lay in state
until 10 a. m. Tuesday, when it was
IN kpD IN the phnTph Nyhnpn YpliuinnS SAP-
vice was held, and from there to the GEM
4teTy where he was buried. The funeral
was one of the largest ever seen in this
city. All classes of people turned out to
pay the last tribute of respect to the
memory of one who was loved and hon