Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-17
UNITED STATES OF MEXICO"


Though but recently counted among
the great powers "a hation-if indeed
II IL generally 40 rated today-the
Estados Unldos de Mejlco UNITED
States Of Mexlco) has an undoubted
standing, In point Of natural resources,
among the most favored countries Of
the earth. As IL welfare has always
Teen n matter Of sollcitude 10 the Lat.
tcr-,lay Saints, on account Of its native
races, and IL fast becoming more 10 by
reason Of their numbers removing here,
n somewhat studied account Of the
country, It's resources aud people, may
be Of Interest 10 a few Of your readers.
Lying rs II does across the rroplc Of
Cancer, between the 10Th and a2nd
degrees north latitude, tho domain Of
Mexico Is about equally divided ho.
tween the troplc and temperate zones.
Its greatest length il about 1870 miles.
lts width varying from 100 miles near
the 18th degree, 10 40 miles across the
Isthuius Of 'rchuantepcc. The north.
crn frontier Of Mexico I. 1890 mile.
long. and H. southern, 3ii miles; whilc
ita entire scaboani reaches the extent Of
00s0 miles In all, 1871 miles on
the aide Of the Atlantic, and 400
miles bordering tho Pacific. The
western coRst IL very Irregular aud the
water deep, arording splendid hartou
nj Acapulco, ManEanillo. San Bias,
Mazatlan, la Paz anu Uuaymas; while
on the eastern coast, though the sans
lrfcgularity exists, the water IL 20 shal.
low, except ON the Caribbean zen, whefv
the trade Ia unimpoftant, A. 10 make II
impossible for ships OF large dnught 10
make land. All the EASTERN coast,
with slight exception near the mouth
Of the Tabasco river, u low, fat aud
sandy, rising al no place for from thirty
To forty miles inland more than n
thourand feet Above rpn level; while
the low coast on tho Pacific, though Of
the SAME general cnsactcf, ls relieved
here and there by spufH VI tho Sierra
Madrc mountains running down 10 the
sen.
a profile n the railway running
from Nera Cruz 10 the CITY Of Mexico
would probably give one n very good
idea Of the general formation " the
coast region oi the entire county. In
making sixty miles inland this road
gains an elevation of 5000 feet above
the level u the nca, rising laa is feet
10 the mile. Once attained this clova.
ton IN W regular NJ almost ~ form n
continuous level plain from tho
capital north 10 Santa Fe, In
New Mexico, u distance Of 1900
miles. To tho south, however,
the plain, though still holding IL way
through the middle country, varies In
elevation. being fpm 900 10 5000 feet
above sea level. In the latitude Of tho
City Of Mexico, this plateau 70 about
three hundred aud nfty miles wide,
decreasing In width 10 the south, aud,
10 the north, widening with the
county. From this elevated table
land. stretching from the isthmus Of
Tchuantcpec 10 the boundary on the
north, tho country In general rccedcs
In tefraacs 10 the rra.
Brcat numbers OF volcanoes occur
throughout the Andc. 10 the south.
and there are ten IN Mexico, hut at
about the latitude u the national
capital, ~ n 10 block the way, drawn
up IN line east and west almost from
ocean 10 ocean, There are seven burn
ming mountains, bearing the well nigh
unpfonouncablo name. Of TuAtla, ORR
Eala, popocatcpct, lraccihuat, To-
luca, Jonillo and Colima. n " NJ
this line II had been said, THUS lar
shalt thou go aud no further" no vol
canoes are 10 DO found 10 the north UNI
III We reach far beyond tho northern
boundary u the fcpuhllc.
There NJ. not many river. In Mexico,
and on account OF a bar At the mouth
Of each, due 10 tho peculiar formation
OF the county, FEW OF these are
navigablc, ~ that the cheap lfanspor'
tation Of the country must DO done ny
railroad.
Varying with the altitude, the
climal. not found In Mexico u no,
known on the globe. In this respect
III. country IL divided Into nerrds
oai.cntos, hot lands, all the low land.
not more than 5000 feet above sea
level; hcrrd, teHJiadds, temperate
lands, on the mountain SLOPES, be-
tween 5000 aud 5000 feet altitude,
aud fisvas yrtds, cold lands, on VA,
elevated plaleaus. The main annual
temperature on the no, lands Il lOi
dcgr. Fahr., varying from aeventy.hvc
degr. 10 eighty.hye degr. IN tho tenn
perate regions; and on the cold ffom
iluy.flye degT. 10 sixty degr. In hedry
season, and averaging eighty degr. In
the wet. ON the cold lands the nights
M, cool the year round. "on the rail-.
way from Vera CruA 10 the capital ="
says one authority, every variety OF
climate II experienced within thespace
az n few hoiifs, and the natural pro-
ductlonn OF each arr successfully
pnssod In review, from the sugar cane,
Indigo plant and plAnlAln OF me
tropics 10 the pines, nrs and llehens OF
tbs north, - A. rule clear sky
nr,yalls throughout the year, except
ior q f.w hours Of the day, usually In
the rainy seaion. -.
There are two seasons, tho wet, from
The middle Of July 10 the last OF oc'o.
ber; and the dry, comprising the tert
Of The year, during which time, how
ever. there are occasional rainstofms.
While the hot lands are, In many
Paris, humid and the climate unhealth'
iul, that OF the plateau IL In the MAN
.alubrius and invigorating. -,
Throughout Mexico animal I've
abounds, bees are easily kept aud are
yery rcmuncmtlve, and the silkwofm
thriyes extraordinarily. Wild animals
fairly swarm the forests OF tho h0ulhi
but the animals VI tho north are con
fined chiefly 10 The species USED Ior
food. In the hllly country OF every
section Wild fowl ale numerous. over
.NaNs "