The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
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mi. Gentry, Of Richmond, Writes
Of Some Interesting Ex-
|;S5 periences.
| ~ n n 'Asr
Some of the People Existed Now
II. as They Did Hundreds
Il OF Years Ago.
E IN THE PAST.

SS# {3 Consd erable interest VIII be felt IN tne
"a following extracts from letters detailing
81 = recent trip through Mexico. The writer
az Is NIT. w. Gentry, who, with his vie,
kSs4s now in the far southern country. MIR.
!!S Gentry is a, Richmond man. and is the
III father OF Mr.. T. Christian Gentry, OF
Il South Pine Street. He says:
san Luis Potosi Mex, MARI, 1904.
Mother and Il go to .Aguascalientes} to-
EEssI night. and will write you from there
81 and try and get time to tell you OF some
~ Of the funny things we see. (.
Il Mother enjoys all she sees very much
N and laughs at them and makes notes to
Y tell you all OF them when she gets back.
You would be surprised when tell you
n that most OF these people live Just as
i! they did many hundreds OF years ago.,
II and that their houses and furniture ana
II way OF living is Just ABOUT the same as
Fg1n the time of Christ in the Holy Land
II They bring water for miles in earthen
4 lars rom wells and streams for use In
! their homes. There are no water pipes
4 IN the streets
All houses are built OF adobe pro-
nounced .doby," and consists OF mud or
earth wet up and mixed with straw and
grass Some OF the better class nave
stone houses, smoothly plastered over on
Eorutsides; all Of the houses are built right
\ On the streets, no yards outside. but are
I all made with a great court or yard In
side. tin shape OF a hollow square,
with fruit trees, flowers and plants.
thing is kept private: no one can see what
q is going on inside. Nearly all the carry
ing or hauling Is done on the backs or
.'burros," small donkeys or asses. not
much larger than big calf. They bring
stone from quarries strapped to their
backs, wood, charcoal. water. milk. Tod
Aguascallentes, Mex. Mar. II. 1904.
Your letter OF February 29th reached
ma here Saturday. March 18th. having
been forwarded from New Orlea ms to San
Luis Potosi and yours OF March 9th, adj
dressed here care of Mexican Central,
received also.
We have now been In Mexico twenty
d days. and have been to Saltillp, Monterey,
San Luis Potosi the .sCity of Mexico.
Taluca, back to San.1uts and from there
here, and have had some very lovely day
y light rides through all the country be-
l tween these points. which covers noun
taIns, valleys. plains. gorges and can
& yons along rivers. through dreary wastes
h y OF mesquite and cactus where 1t never
rains, and again through. rich fields OF
sugar cane. rice and fruits where ire
cation has made it possible to turn the
n waste into beautiful gardens and rich
~ fields.
We hope to go from here to Guadala :
1ara before we return to San Luis. The
former is on the Pacific slope, and Is the
California OF Mexico and the garden spot
1 Il of the republic. rich In tropical fruits and
5 flowers, and the mecca" Of all tourists,
i and Is said to be the most beautiful OF
Mexican cities.
OF course, we found the city OF the
t'Montezumas." Mexico. to be a grand
and Interesting place, and we took It tr
to great advantage, visiting the great
castle OF Chapultepec, battle fields OF tn
various sieges around the old city. which