The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
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INT EREsTING STORY OF MONTERREY
yejasco. Tcxas.--Dear Mistress Prim-
rose: About six years ago. aftc- having
spent THE summer at Corpus Christi
our home In Fort Worth that we would
also visit Monterey, Mexico. so one morn
ing during the latter part OF August We
! boarded Mexican International tram
and late that evening, after q. pleasant
ride on the trsin. reached Laredo. where
all had TO change trains. When the tram
had crossed the BIO Grsn deor y ss slepIo
80 as 10 allow the Mexican oinciais 10
examine the baggage. They DID tnis IN
order TO know whether the passengers
were taking anything over TO Mexico 10
sell as it is against the laws Of that
country to bring goods from the United
States except when a heavy duty Is PAD
on them. The officials were very polite
and only searched the baggage, after
which they withdrew and the train pro-
ceeded on its journey. II was now night
and retired early and did not know any
thing more until got up the next morn
ing, when was surprised 10 discover our
sleeper lying on s3dctrack In Monterey.
The city OF Monterey IS located IN a vat
ley with mountains all around i which
looked as though they touched the skics
and the reader can imagine what fine
view of them we had from our car win
dows. After leaving the sleeper the first
| thing we did was 10 find an American
hotel. We walked several blocks and took
n street car and then decided to 90 to thu
| Hotel Plaza. All the cars In the city
were pulled by horses and all along the
| streets | could see great many Mexican
and Spanish boys riding burros. Before
| long we reached the hotcl 1t. Ike a
stories high tbut most buildings are only
one story h3gh and built OF stone and
| was located in the best part of the city,
| Opposite beautiful park, which was COW
cred with grass flowers and orange trees.
The park was Illuminated at night by
| elec trIcity and II was the custom Of the
people to assemble there and spend the
evenings, The MEXICAN band played In
| the park every evening. and when | was
tred l loved to go there and rest. The
| Hotel Plaza was run by Mrs Glass, who
! formerly lived IN San Antonio. and on
the American PLAN so that when dinner
was ready tho table was supplied wlth
botf American and Mexican dishes. The
| Mcx'cor dishes were AS follows: Frjolcs.
| chih con carne and hot tamales. The dif-
feront fruits were manual acuata. man
goes and lines, and the principal Mcx-
can drinks wero mescal tiquilla and pull
cue. Az whisky is TO the United States
mcscal is to Mexico. and 1t costs more
thar puuue. but the latter Is the more
national drink. say national because
II IL used among all classes as IA common
drink. like beer Is to Americans In the
afternoon we took a walk about the city.
SSlW IL great many OH buildings ana
churches. soma of winch have been stand
ing for IA great many centuries. Some of
the Mexican houses were made of adobe
or mud nodded into large bricks, and
| then dried In tho sun. The roofs were
flat; thatohcd with coarse grass and COW
| erel with mud. These houses, though
rough and ugly looking from outside ap
| pes RANGES, were very neat and clean IN
| side. and are SAID TO be far more com
| Portable than II built OF burned bricks
or Of wood. We also visited the market,
which contains all the products Of Mexico
besides great many tables covered with
| pottery trsnkets. fruits. drinks. also dry
goods Tho markets are great snstltu-
tons; and are visited by all classes or
people. and, liko the park, appear TO be
a KIND OF meeting place. whore friends
ahn nelghbors meet together laugh,
| talk and gossip.
| will now tell about my trip to tho
| bishops Palace" so called because It
i was once the residence of the hshop of
| Monterey. The palace is situated on the
top of n high hill, ard surrounding It are
Hat" End saddle Mountains" because
tney have the shape Of bishops hat
and mans saddle When General Tay-
leans flocked to this palace, where they
thought they would be safe from the
Americans. But General Taylor sent
regiment nm the min and all that were no,
,killod, were TAKEN prisoners. The palace
looked to DO very cid, and about the lloor
lay several rusty cannons and balls The
"
we were In the building Il seemed as
though It would fail down any minute. |
eonld sec that some pants of II had al
ready crumbed When wc were getting
ready to descend the Hill we met some
Mexican men aud women whose business
was 10 take care of thn old palace. They
were boiling coffee and cooking torthlas
over, campfire. From these Mexlcans
we bought a good lunch and enjoyed It
ever SO much, About the third morning
aI'er our arrival n Monterey we decided
n 20 f..sF r.,,s..
take bath In the warm y neral waite y.
,Iopo Chico Springs Is noted as great
n@i,h resort. and thousands OF invnlids,
afflicted with rhcunxu.isn liver and other
uoup,es go there from the United states
Sancdo and other countries every year TO
battle In It's celebra - waters and be
md, made well again, The legend OF Topo
hot spring IS without It's legend) This
y now this ono goes: beautiful princess
oa me nnsient HOUSE OF Monteznma was
nnd orgies had alike failed for her relcf
The emperor In his pal3ce Ivy Texcoco
was In DESPAIR for the health of his ia
vurlte a warrior bold lately returned
from what an American would call a
rnaid suddenly remembered some springs
LOWING from the assures of a rocl,--hot
w ,varo wherein the medicinal qualities
s,on, and forthwith Informed his featherea
| an. painted lord and master. II was de-
n n,ueV ,r rnat me princess should take the
exiravan,even the Mexican National was
unthought OF then. SO on burro back or
~ phMndnm borne, the princess tourney
60 10 what is now Topo Chico There was
one result. the only one that could be
.ne princess was cured and returned 10
nsr imperial lover as good as new. mt
she did not leave the place of her redeem
uon no health without leaving a Iand.
mhrk as II We're. Tho mountain ton ON
ong SIDE was carved TO shape a warriors
Sma .ie "a warrior had found tho sprinri.
a unn faet that horses, much less saddles,
weie not known Ia Mexico al the time
Sars not come into the legend. but the
Sauu.e mountain Ia there 10 prove II Mi
sucS snc other mountain n mitre Is carved
nv ss bishop wears TO commemorafc
, .hs cure OF 50 royal personave ana n
n,s,,, eay me Saddle mountain and the
,n I'M OF tho Nitro are Inonmme, rs
~ NJ .ne miraculous cures of the waters or
Nc ao% Lniso After leaving the sprlnrs
az ". neSiaed 70 go and see the silver smell
w nafore returning to the civ Wi,
s sl,ysr stacked IN In rows ana men ,.er us
iio ia y on the train. whch was st"nd.
S TX near by picked up small rnck
a nn me ground that Contained siiver
h han, tnen went where they were tnrn,r,
m nars q u out in great numbers. Ne res
mn.nsa az the smeiter severai bonr.
watcnsng the men work and then ,nor