The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-11
A HAP IN MEXlC0.

~ iifN1 ~ We
Bolton. Texas.--car Haptamcr: I want
to toll vou about my trip to Mexico that
| took THIS summer | left home the last
Of June and after spending a week N San
Anton.o attending the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union and Sunday school convection
/ loft for Mexico. About sevonty-nve OF
us composed The party which was under
the leadership OF Rev. W. u. Powell the
Baptist missionary TO MsX'c1. We reached
! LAREDO al D. M, where q NICE inner
LAD been prepared fnr IA hy Ihc baptsi
| itd'cs of that city. After We crossed tho
| RIO t,raude river We stopped NJ ttc Mex
| iran cAytom hose. and Unr hngEage was
| zone through by custom house Officers.
| ana we had our money changed for Mex
| lean money. getting ABOUT SlS3 MeNican
| money for 81 American money. AZ Laredo
We got on the Narrow 'inuge railroad
which IS only about two and one-half feet
vide From there TO Monterey we passed
largo quantities of mesquite wood. cut
ana piled near the railroad for use IN
the engines, ~ they do not Use coal As
the train was nearing l-ampaaos II crowd
of rs were standing on the platform look
irg AT some mountmus VII. Oh syolnei
only a mile on but when the conductor
passed nc tod us they We're over twenty
miles. Long before We rnach'i Monterey
we saw the famous Saddle mountains. IL
very much resembles saddle. hAyioE III
the parts to a saddle. We arrived tt Mont
erNy about 2 n. IN. Or. Powell cnrried four
of us to tho home Of the native Baptist
minister, where We were entertained very
nicely About a. m. that morning br.
Powell having chartered TWO street cars.
We went out to the famous Topo Chico not
springs, situated abou, three niles norih
of Monterey, where all who wished in
dnlged In either a warm or cold pain. uni
atterward W. all eu1oyed good bre lkfast
at the Black Marble hotel, hotel bnilt
OF beautiful black marble. We spent soV-
eral hours IN Monterey and had u nice
ride ON the street cars through the city.
There are no electric cars In Mexico, but
the city of Mexico " soon TO have them.
We passed beautiful scenery from Mont
Grey TO salt Ito. In one OF the mountains
nearly AT the top - curious hole through
the inOunia MS We reached Saltilo. the
capital of the State OF Coahlhla, about
p. m, city celebrated for its good wine
and the many bright colofe1 zeraphes,
tho pride of tha Mexican wardrobe IFized
more highly than the ov,rcoat OF an
American. or the topcoat of AN English
man. There We were rendered reception
by the directors of the Ma1elro institute.
after which the governor OF that state
sent his band 10 escort uS 20 MS palace.
whore he babe Ms welcome - his state.
few miles south OF Sal5illo is the battle
field of l}uena Vista After passing sew
eral small towns we come D the imports
ant station OF Catorcc. There Is only a
stone station near the railroad. but on the
east eide across The plain NJ tha foot
Of the hills - little patch % green where
there IS a village, the resting place of
burros, the only means OF transportation
Is the paih that leads over the hills.
whore no wheels have ever rolled, to the
great mining city of Caiorce, situated
eight niles from tie station that bears
is name. There are large silver mines
there, whore silver was scovered In l7SD
The word Catorcc IN Spanish means four
bandit band of fourteen members. After
we leave catcrce we soon pass into the
Tropic OF Cancer and enter the torrid
zone A pyramid erected by the railroad
he "a
crosses the tropical line
We passed several small stations ana
then reached san Louis Potost. a beautiful
city. The streets are laid out at right
angles and arc kept marvelously cIcuil,
and the houses are required by law 70 pe
kept newly painted. Ataer isaS sn I'LL ~,
We passed san Miguel the road entered me
valley ard canon Of the IIaja. On one side
we could see me riyer away 1' S5lis pe any
lust at a turn In the canon, ana on
jutting point Of the mountain is y cross
thor would seem TO be painted on the SKY
farms, with clusters q adobe houses.
Skirtsng the valley of Lois we pass INTO
se mop nye SRa sao oG Dc Juan nn ena
The tradition being that Il famous bandit
named Juan Medina, being hotly pursued
ly the authorities. leaped his horse from
lie precirS.,e and was dashed to pieces. A
steep grade ~ here and the train enters
Zaplote canon, along the precipitous side
81 which a space Just wide enough fCr the
track has been bias ed Above hangs great
masses ct granite. the mountain here ris-
ing upward for hundreds OF feet; below
Clashes rushing stream which lust in
advance foums and tumbles over the rocks.
forming a waterfall OF great beauty. When
we were near Tohica we could see the
snow-capped volcano. After passing two
small stations we come to 1oh!ca. We
arrived there In the night and remained
in the sleeper tin the next morning We
all Rock breakfast al the beautiful and
elegant homo OF Dr, Powell
Tohica 10 the capitsi Of ths state = |