Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-04
PROSPERITY OF OLD MEXICO
Judge Laughlin Talks E0tertainlngly
About His Recent Visit to the Re-
public of Mexico.
OF SEVERAL BIG CITIES
Pulque Plant Industry-Revenues De-
rived Therefrom and Sugar
Plantations Fine Railroad
Facilities

! Plantations Fine Railroad
Facilities es-Personal
The New MEXICAN on Monday evening
made personal mention of the return oi
Judge I,aughlin and family from three
weeks pleasure trip to the republic Of
Mexico, where they visited the cities
of Mexico, Orizaba, Vera Cruz, Jalapa
Puebla, Guadalaiara and Guanajuato, be.
sides many other places of interest and
Importance. Of course reporter foi
this paper promptly sought an interview
with the Judge touching his trip, but
found him SO overwhelmed with work in
chambers that be was obliged to defer
the talk until this morning and even then
was obliged to ask questions and note
down replies as fast as possible to make
way for the lawyers.
Reporter-Judge, please tell the New
MExIoAN about some Of the noted cities
in our sister republic that you visited
while AWAY.
THE OITY OF MEYIoO.
Judge Laughlin-"The City of Mexico
is, of course, the largest and most import
ant. 1t contains about $4,000 popula-
tion, with other populous cities near and
almost adjoining such as Tacnbaya, San
Angel, Tezcoco, Guadalupe and others.
The city ia the great center of commerce.
Besides it's many places OF great historical
interest, 1t has its great cathedral and
hundreds of fine churches; the castle of
Chapultepec; the governors palace; the
museum filled with relics and specimens
of antiquity both interesting and curious;
the panteon de San Fernando, with the
tomb of the late President Juarez, which
perhaps has no equal in elegance and
taste, besides other costly tombs and
monuments TO the memory of Mexico's
heroes and statesmen; the Alameda and
fine drives, especially the great paseo, at
the east end of which stands the Eques-
trian monument of Charles ", said to
be one of if not the largest solid bronze
statues in the world. And at the west end,
more than two miles distant, stands the
castle of Chapultepec built upon a rocky
eminence, which rises about IFS feet
above the valley. The space upon the
top Of this hill is entirely occupied by the
castle and the government military acad-
envy, which is modelled after West Point
military academy.
"The castle stands In the midst of large
park and overlooks all the old tall trees,
and 10 the rear and TO the west, about
1900 feet distant, stands Molino del Rey,
and three or four miles to the south, all
In view from the castle, stands Churbusco,
at both Of which places many Of the
American soldiers lost their lives in battle
prior to storming Chapultepec.
SPOT WHERE FAMOUS TREATY WAS SIGNED.
"From the castle, abont three .ni.es
east OF the city proper, is seen Guadalupe,
the spot where originated the beautiful
story of the Virgin Guadalupe, and where
the treaty between the United States and
Mexico was signed. Hence the treaty of
Guadalupe Hildago. At this place stands
one of the richest and most beautiful
churches in the republic, or perhaps in
any other country. 1t is said that the
ratings, vases and other ornaments in
this church contain more thar twenty
tons of silver, beside the sacred tima
and crown and a vast number of paint
ings by the old masters.
"Here also, in the beautiful cemetery
on top of the hill just bacl of chapel
In a little neglected spot of mother earth,
beneath rude little monument, the
mortal remains of the great Santa Ana
found final rest from wars and revolutions.
Al the foot of the hill another chapel is
found, in the front of which boils per.
petually the spring of holy water, and
near by nn old lady in pleading tones
offers her earthen cups for sale, at 2 cents
each, that the pilgrim and the hereto
alike may dip and drink from this pa.
nacea for all evil. At early morning, when
the air i, free from smoke and mist, may
also be seen from the castle Popocate petl
and Iztaccihuatl, ever white with snow.
"Besides the city, which seems to lie at
your very feet, NAV be seen Tacu baya, San
Angel, Churubusco, Tezcoco, Lake Tez-
cnco and Lake Chalco, Guadalupe and
many other places of interest in history.
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the tropics along what might be d.sig-
rotsd "a Tho coo. sIona nv falda of the
moanta'ns: some distance lton tns coas.
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country couee anu sugar cane grow ex'
tensive'y, ana rom 'nete uown 70 'ne
coasS All tue erop'cAi 'fuits grow IN
abundance.
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