Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-23
FROM FOREIGN LANDS. Interesting Letter From Mrs.
 Sampson. The Inhabitants and Cities of South Amer lea Are Accurately Described
 By Her.
ON STEAMER SAN JosE,

ON STEAMER SAN JosE,
 Nov. l85h, 1897.
 MR. EDrroR:-I promised to send you some items for the HERALD end EiIl now do so. Though we have seen so mach siace we left Paoeuix pIaessnt memories Of our late visit there remain glth Us.
 We spent i've days vsry pleasantly in San Francisco. On the morning of Oct. 26h we came on board the stesuer Sen Jose and at neon of that day numbsr of friends (iucluding sev- erel from Arizone), waved us adieu us ws sailed awsy for the faF off southland. We have nov had three weeks of ideal 0eaan travel, clou1less days and nights, a smooth Ser. no illness and delightful srsvsliug companions, which with en abundance ot new books, lesvea little to bs desired. Owing to numerous stops there has bsen no monotouy. Cur stste-roome being on the land side, we have had great variety of sosnsry- For only three days have va bsen out of sight oc lasd. On the fifth dsy out We csst anchor at Mazatlsnd, Mexico, where we spent most enjoyable day with friends. At Acupuico another day with the sens exDeris nce. Ths towns are botE small, and nothing of interest can be said of either.
 GUATAMoLA.
 As San Joss We weFs to zenaia four days to coks on and discharge cargo. go numbsr iocluding our Captain, de- cided to visit ths ospisoi GuAsamoia oity, seventy five miles uland ara | reached by a narrow geuge rsiirosd. Our train was flied with passengers and the day was one Of delight. We hays never ssan such lavish vegetation. We passed through cafse, rics, sugar, | cocoanut, bapana, orange and pioeappis plantations. We saw flowers of every color and size, most Of them new to us and at one station tested of five kinds of fruita of ~hich wa had never heard. We made an ascent of nearly five thou ! sam feet before ws reached the city and found luxurians vegetation sll She way.
 The city Is besasifnl for situation, ard quaint in al Fespecss, population sizsy thousgnd; architecture Spanish; people g mixture of Spanish and Iodian, with quite psr cent Of English GsFmsn ard American. We had rooms in the best hotels in toe city, large and we'll kept, but inferior to cur oWn Hotel Adams We Esre startled early l the morning after oar arrival by sharp. quick reports of fire arms and inquired If Rn iucipisnb rebellion was brewing Rushing to our windows we found the cause of the noise was the fling of eAy rockets from the top of the house dt- rectly across She street. On inquiry we found 5hst the birth of every child is so announced. During our stay of two days, tbe population ot Gustemols in our locality must have bsen increased by about one dozen. Tho advent of one youngsteE caused so much confusion on the strsea that it resulted in 6 frst-olass runaway past our window.
 Ws had the pleasure of hearing 8 concere 6y Gls5smoiR's celebrated military Daou, gwen tn tue Sssuslt ui piazs Although there were sixty or seventy pieces so in unieon 9ae ev sTy nose it ssamsd ike the voice of one mighty instrnmeat. Ths cathedral and numerous chuecnss are wsl worth visitirg w. h=aed b=sas,tui orgso musi., in some, also faupd oidipaintinRs end Ii .s giodows in otheFs. Their publ ra4sksr covers h block io the ceutrA os Ire esty and in 1t csn be bougL : 4..Tt a.ac from 3 tooan-p'ck to brass b=d One or'lar of our god buys from tso s-e-n3y 50 thfss dollars of their silver. Fas.rs is great " salth in the city, but it is sll in the rends of very fev families The great mass of the people live On fsW csnts day, yet seem happy and ooutented.
 Our stay here was 8 delightful one. We received numerous invitations and caiIs from natives aud Americans and left with very pleasant impressions of the city end people.
 ACVJITTIA,