Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

pass the pyramids Of the Sun and the Moon,
which were places Of worship when Montezuma
lived, and which today are great mounds of
earth. one one hundred and fifty and the other
more than two hundred feet high. About these
pyramids In oiden times there were other pyra-
mids, and 1t il said that o holy city existed
about them in times past There was a city OF
10000 about the city Of Cholula. and it was q
sort of Mecca for the Aztecs Within a few
miles OF Zacatecas there is another famous ruin,
and In every part OF this country there I'M
known fields to be discovered for the ethnolo-
gist and student as wen as for the business man
and the capitalist
THE FUTURE SEAPORT OF MEXICO.
write this letter at Tampico which is bound
to be the great seaport Of the Mexico of the flu
ture Ibis place has one of tho finest harbors
in the world, and were it not for the bar in front
Of it you could anchor all the navies Of Europe
in the mouth OF the Panuco river. This bar is
TO pe removed 10y means Of jetties. and Col.
Cortheii. the man who YVES the Iirst lieutenant Of
James H. Eads IN making the jetties OF the Mis-
sissiPpl, Is In charge of this work. 1t is greater
work than WAS the making Of the mississippi
Jetties, and II Is to cost millions of dollars Tie
Jcttles begin ut the mouth of the Paauco river
and run for 1910 feet right out into the sea-
They are 600 feet wide at the top and are walls
OF stone and wicker mats which will become.
py the drifting IN OF the sand. solid and perma-
nent- When they have become consolidated
they VIII be Enclosed In a mass of heavy CON
crete. and they will be rs strong as science cuu
make them The Panuco river is Que of the
biggest rivers Ia Mexico; 1t is about 200 feet
wide, and has for miles from this pojr. an av-
erage depth Of 80 feet. Its waters how into the
sea al tue rate OF 200 600 cubic feet N second
ana they go at such rate that when confined
III such narrow channel they viii carry the
sand bnr far out into the sea- and vessels OF the
largest tonnage viii have safe land locked har-
Dor here at IampicO. The karbcr at
vera Cruz is not good one.
The city is very unhealthy and
1t il out of the way to get to it, Tampico
Gps the center OF the country. 1t has n new
railroad now being built from Monterey through
the rich state OF Tamulipas 10 it, and another
road Will be projected south through one of the
richest parts OF Mexico to Mexico City. Within
Few months the Mexican Central have opened
their line from San Luis Potosi to it, and this
harbor will make san Luis Potosi the CONNER
clai center OF Mexico. 1t will open up the aSri-
cultural interior OF the Panuco river, which is
said to comprise the finest lands of the country.
and Will materially change all parts of Mexico.
DOWN HE MOUNTAINS TO TANPICo.
The most picturesque ride in Mexico is on
the 1ampico railroad, running from San Luis
Potosi to Iampico Its scenery is fur srandier
than that found on the Mexican National from
vera Cruz to the capital, anu l doubt whether
there nre as fine views anywhere on the Ameri-
can continent. took the trip yesterday and
had the advantage Of being ore OF the first
tourists to go over the road. You will lind
nothing about the country in the guide books.
Inc history Of Mexico tells you nothing con-
corning it and the books descriptive of the coun-
try know it not 1t has been uuexplored save
by the railroad, and the ride was like blazing
one way through the wilderness at the rate of
twenty miles an hour in q tirst-class car.
went to bed ut night in the Pullman sleeper at
san LUIS Potosi and awoke at the little station
OF Cardlnas, where We ate good breakfast
with about NIFTY Indian men and women gazing
In nj the windows during the meal
WOMEN OF ALL KINDS.
There were pretty girls In all stages Of dress
and undress and of all varieties of color, from
Jersey cream to q rich mahogany brown.
There were girls with short skirts Of red flannel
showing out below loose white corsetlcss
chemlses, and there we're women whose long
black hair streamed down their backs and
others who had their locks put up in Greek
hnots. There were brigands with big hats and
herce black eyes and there were frowsy- headed
boysand girls who hung about the station and
ma behlhd their fathers whenever we looked
at them Leaving the gardens the road climbs
ap into the mountains. 1t takes you into q
rocky region interspersed with patches OF cul-
tiration. 1t winds about like snake, crawls
up great hills and goes at the rate
OF nifty miles un hour down steep
grade. The scenery is peculiarly Mexican.
Here you pass field of volcanic rocks. Ad-
JoAi"iiS ~ 70 aiiothet VI boil US Di'ich aS your
nat. In which two poems. in dirty white. are
scratching the ground with wooden ploughs,
and next to this il q road over which a team Of
oxen, with the yoke tied to their horns, is pull
ing wOoden-wheeled Mexican cart. Next
there ia stretch of cactus, and all around you
| are the rocky hills. bare OF earth. which make
you think OF tine barren mountains OF the land
OF Judea. As you go onward the soil grows
richer and you soon whirl around a horseshoe
bend and enter one of the most wonderfully
| romantic gorees OF che world.
THE TAAosopo CANON.
This is the Tamosopo canon. rode through
i. on the top of box car and it is the most
wonderful ride in this country. Starting
in amphitheater of the richest green YOU
shoot out over a waterfall into great gorge
and ride for thirty miles along the edge of
precipices. beside rushing rivers and through
the widest OF forests, with the mountains above
| aud the earth thousands of feet below YOU I'M
Ill In all hour you find yourself out of tne tenn
perate zone and down into the tropics. with
your eyes dancing and your head buzziuc
III trying to comprehend the kaleido-
,copic panorama which you have passed
| through. In some places the rocks were bare
mt great cliffs overhuu2 the road. rooted
only by the sky. Here you go into tunnels and
me sinokc s:ioiIS the to,J OF the makes yGu
! think that you are ut the entrance OF Uante's
Inferno. And 30 you pass on until you fiGd
yourself in forests OF orchids and your cars are
salred with the rough voices of the birds of the
tropics. You are now in the lowlands OF the
coast and the all has grown hot. This branch
OF the railroad cost 20 000. 800 to build and the
line from Tampico to San Luis Potosi il perhaps
Line most expensive railroad in Mexico.