The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-06

held aiLong the other mysteries in tho
heart OF the great God the architect OF
all. Mrs. w. S. Montgomery
In charge OF The Houston Posts efh-
Client corps OF managers, guides inter-
prefers. etc, happy party, full of bright
antlcipatons. left Houston San JacInto
night for the land OF the Aztec.
our lrst contact with the natives was at
Porfirio Dlaz, just across the Rio Grande,
where We found them oyerwrapped,
though the weather way quite warm, IN
the ever present 'serapa"--a bright col
ored Misunderstanding side By s& with
the patient little burden bearing hurro.
with innnmerable ragged children assail-
ing ms with that plaintive cry ''un
centavo," the sound OF which can never be
forgotten By a visitor to Mexico. Our next
stop was at Torreon where we encountered
! in full force fruit, sosnbrero and curlo
dealers ard excitement ran high.
The next thing looked forward to was
several hours stay at Aguas Cslientas--
famous as its names denotes for IS not
baths, and not less interesting, To tho
ladies at least, as being drawn linen en-
porium. But, alas! a ditched freight train
stood between us and the coveted Mecca,
and there we sat for hours In the sandy
desert. instead of disportng ourselves Ia
the delightful pools Of Aguas Calentes.
Late the third evening we found our
selves climbing the rugged mountains sur
rounding Zacatecas. Up and up we Went.
and there on the Snountain side perched
the quaint, Eastern looking town remind
ing one OF descriptions OF Jerusalem, even
the shepherds were t4ere watching their
foeks by night The next day we stopped
at Salado where We were 10 take mule
cars for the famous old mining town of
Guanajuato. While awaiting the cars land
one must have to wait in Mexico) we WIS.,
tied a beautiful garden in front of hoiel,
where gorgeous flowers bloomed, fouu-
talns played and bright plumaged bras
fitted through tropical shrubs and trees.
But soon call from our leader brought Us
to the cars, each of which was drawn by
four mules, and with a dash and a yell,
of we went. For n distance OF six miles
we ratified along a street. which, am
sure, has nothing comparable TO it on this
continent. I<feit suddenly transported to
far away Oriental land. The houses, one
above another away UP on the rocky
lmSu1tain side. looked like nothing | had
feever seen before, trains of donkeys going
to and from the mines, some laden with
'urich silver ore, others carrying provisions
for man and beast. One sad sight was
plumbers of men coming down the noun
ain side with backs bending under heavy
isaoads of rock. Along this wonderful road
ID I've passed veritable little Edens fragrant
levith the perfume of gorgeously tinted
22-iowers, kept fresh by the feathery sprays
bf ever flowing fountains. In the midst Of
'svhe city, surrounded by squalor and mis-
cry such as / had never seen, stands a
:. heater grand and imposing in exterior
and simply magnificent within; It's said
ew theaters in the world surpass it in
i@grandeur. Next to it is fine old cathe-
Infun hon 4,
INCEST We must not leave GuanajuHto With
shout visit to the famous catacombs. which
arc reached by climbing a steep rocky
mountain on the back of much abused
- Ourro Arrived at the summit we de-
Iscended by spiral stairway cut in the
0'rock into the bowels OF the mountain and
ut here found ourselves In a chamber OF
eahorrors. On one side the erect unwrapped
Iorms of grinning mummies on the Other
a 'an immense pile of human bones. But We
/, must on to the City Of the Montezumas
a. and would that had space to tell of the
impressions made upon me by this truly
marvellous old city, whore one is brought
= face to face with three distinct civiliza-
a lions, that of the Aztec, the Spanish and
ii American
Time fails me to even mention the
9 cathelrals, shrines, museums art CALLER
u les, hanging gardens and. above all, grand
ht old Chapultepec teeming with memories
OF poor lovely Carlotta. | must mention
~ the department in the museum given lso II
relics of Macmillan. Case after case OF
| massive silver plate and things innumer-
1 able which belonged 10 this unfortunate
u prince among them a magnificent painting
=, or him on horseback and his gorgs GUS
~ coach of state, modelled after that OF Ma
II poleon l.
vi Mexico City abounds in beautiful plazas,
where in the cool shade of giant trees,
nc amid howers and listening To the soft
S. strains of music one may watch tho pro-
Eeess.on of handsome turnouts with their
saily dressed occupants and constant
stream of pedestrians in the costumes OF
: all nations. We gave one day to al trip to
-. Huernavaca, thus seeing the Alhps OF
LSAmerica, and can not conceive of mou; :
tain scenery grander and more beautiful
Than miles OF that through which we
passed at times some lofty olz peak higher
than the rest would wrap himself e. q pur-
pie haze Ike some proud monarch en-
\ folded in his robe of Sste. and then a
\ misty oloudlike haze would swallow up
MthS whole scene and awe one as IL in the
Mnidst OF eternity. Mrs. r. NJ, Hall.
Nj A most delightful trip The Houston Pos.
Ehxcurson. What pleased me most the
abundance of flowers; NEST inspiring. the
Mlld cathedrals; most romantic, our trip
f3 Town the Viga canal: our greatest canyon
IN lay, Aguas Calientes; the most wonder
~ ul, no cranks were found among us; most
a amusing, TO hear our party trying 10 talk
spanish; most interesting day, our visit 10
Tiyoli de CartaSene (the Monte Carlo OF
most disgusting, bull fight: he
0 fmost narrowing, the catscombs at GUIANA
v juato. The sad part Is the separation
c from our many friends from Texas, Louis
~ lana Utah and Wyoming to Journey on ia
\ our home in Colorado
B Mrs. J. B. Hunter, Denver. Colo.
! To coloradian visiting Mexico the
/ most interesting feature naturally is tbs
n crude aud primitive methods still in vogue
{ there as applied to mining and the trea,-
{ ment OF ores. zacateeas and Guanajuato
y are particularly interesting At the for
! mer place the train passed In close prox-
unity 10 many ancient producing silver
,, mines. several OF which are stll operated
"a by the primitive methods OF centuries
e ago ore is taken out from great depths
u on the backs OF poems who climb a
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