The Delta independent., 1901-02-08
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Stephan. OF
Delta. Colorado. who arc visiting Mex
leo, in speaking OF the republic ssids
"On the line u the Mexican Central
railway about 1854 miles north OF the
City d Mexico. 10 . quaint old town
founded In 1878. and b named for the
famous hot springs which abound near,
by "Agusscaiientss" or Hot Water"
1T sss . BEAUTIFUL stsriIt night
whom 20 nrst cav Il. Al the trails
Stopped at the depot th-re vas . confu-
sion which DO Amesicso city could
equal. Women sslli1g tho beautiful
drs~n-work Tor which the tovo y 70.
nous. dulce sellers. fruit vsudess With
large trays OF fruit on their heads. chill
drea Begging for "csatsvos." picturesque
Mexican idisrs in gay blanket and sou-
breso. all mingled to form . picture
which was ss beautiful ~ IL wasstrange.
We we're conducted by , younG
Spsniard. Who meets the train in tbs
intsrest Of one Of the lsrgest hotsls os
the place. 10 . street car 10 waiting.
drawn by two small mules. harnesssd
one in front Of the other. The driver
Wors no usiturm II we except . smsll
tin horn slung around his neck on .
cord. which he footed at every crossing
With the gusto Of 90 all boy At Christ
mss U0s.
Leaving the car At the plaza. ve FOL
loved our guide aiosg what vss appar-
entity . blank sbods vail about tveaty
i've feet high, With here and there. deep
grated viodosa Ssddssiy - csae tos
Ssrys ssusrs ornios and stepped insids
30 end ourselves ip sort Of ball. about
thirty sest square. sith o0<D and par
lor opening to the right aud left. Pass
Ing through this hall. ve entered tho
patio. Th,s 10 an enclosed court yard.
surressdsd BY . deep coloosds. With
stens paved door ssd TAN white coiSnss
aud open to the sky. IL this patio
wsss " fall blosn. although u = Jssu-
cry. tomsoes boaeysucklss climbing
vhA nao4 80 SAs whs,s sssyD0d
WitA ssas. esssps WHARF . psstty Wind
tns. paved ~alk leads thsosxA u.
Growing among the graz ~ers sioiDts.
ssrhspo.poppies and . Thousand nosess.
Ia one place an immense heliotrope
Tally ten feet srou nd, pcrfum~d the sis
with its purple blooms. The bed r'pns
all open % this coIonsde. aod sleo the
dining room. You can step from your
bed room. or eat yocr breakfast. With
the door opening os thp bcautisai little
patio with It's wealth Of tropical vegits-
Ton.
TO the esst os the town easily reach
I'd by the muis rsrs. a~ the bsths.
Here the scsne more sesemb,es Italy
than MEXICO. On the hilIsides are the
suius of soms Old stone building. just
below. . bath hosss sith columned
porch. shout which !oanee OF saik Met.
icsn men With gay colored blaokets and
young girls with large brown cyes and
~H9uisitely snooih clear bsosn akin. A
bath cen BE- hsd Tor quarter MeIican
money. The upper baths which are
ronsssere.3 The best. are very large and
the water can be had ss ranging degrees
u heat according 10 the location.
Thee baths are highly esteemed all
over Mesicc FOR their medicinal quail
lies. One os the most beautiful feat
urcs of the city b the main pasaa and
the lovely yasdin 6an Marcus- In the
soraes. are bsautiful sinding walks
bordercd BY Grsea srss And the most
ex9uisits r0A> Here under the open
ok, 10 tbs aoatA Of January are bloom.
-. l.is-~es "A I~>s,t,e,l - ons
Ia France. Psims are every~here. The
whole square 10 surrossded by . broad
sione walk. along which arc pisced
sesis. Al each 10 . large fountain and
in the center 10 . monument coomem
o~stiog the founding q the city.
The Jsrdia Sss Msrcos 10 not %
csrefsily kept but has . touch of siid.
ne, which gives u charm Of its osn.
Here. IN every direction arc imnense
SrSis ue blue siolets noe In full bloom.
lnslsed shs violets Grvw in the Jsrdin
SsS Mscos like grso gross 10 othss
plsc~s.
south q the main pIasa b the bsss-
tRuI csshs<irsi. which hss oss cAios
u b-I,a, and the facade q which 6esss
. csuss e srouGht iron. shish b coosid.
cred sssy ans.
-Assescs,sestss b - yet little tsovA
outside the reVaslic. the main str~sa
Il tourists Isil ssstinG pssa Il GsudsIs-
jsrs. Tsopsco end ihs City q Mes'c".
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