The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-10-27
sk.tohas Of Mexico City

Sketches Of Mexico C'W
A mat estimate OF the Republic OF
Mex;co can be formed alone, by Visit
70 ;ts canital. 1t cannot be questioned
that the CITY of Mexico favoraoly com
naras with the great cities or the
limited States, One could prontaoly
amend months studying the haolts ana
cpstoms of lis people and visiting the
Cartons places of historic Interest,"
Hare live persons of every rank, ma
tionality and pursuit. ,, e,.s h,s
norton Of patronage; the news ooy mas mas
his throng Of eager customers tne
coachman receives a double portion;
tho dairyman does not realize compe'
tition: the saloon keeper meets WIN
no opposition: the man In the puique
injnt can scarcely keep a sumclent
snnnlv: the pastor needs more time iof
his profeSsion; aud thus In every line
sweeps the tide of business.
The nrinclpal street OF the city is
San francisco. In oDe direction IL
leads to the cathedral, in the other 10
Channltepec. The entrance. to this
driveway. known as Pasco de la Re.
forma, is marked by the s1sCuCe y,
Charles " ef Spain. IL is ngure .,
singular beauty, the largesG pleCe y.
bronze and the most remarKaoie pu T
monument on the continent. LUIS
paseo is said TO, have been tne pau VI
the III fated {Carlotta. IL Is caiieu
Bois de Bouloghe OF Mexico ana Is
! three miles In length. In TINS ols.
lance there ARE six glorletas' Two Vi
which contain Beautiful monuments,
one of whichi dedicated to Columbus
and the other to Cuauhutemac, great
defender during the fight with Cortez;
in one side is an automobile road ano
under the great tail trees, which llne
H. on either side, is footpath. CH-ai
heautiful places ore cannot, imagine a
more beautiful passage. have men
toned the Bots de Boulogne OF Paris
hnt of the city of Mexico this is une
n0pular drive. .. Nowhere can DE seen
finer displayed elegantly and beautl-
fuI dressed adj, and gentlemen, as
coach foiluwScOach, each being me
show of livery. Ills here the gallant
senior first sees his graceful senorlta IN
ali her rich attire, Every family OF
rank and social distinction ID repre-
sented. -
The Paseo de la Reforma leads TO
the Castle of Chapultepec, the home
Of the president. Words are made
Onate to plcture so magnificent place
as the Hill of the Grasshopper," the
legendary name7of' the home OF mon
tezuma. My first thought was what
an ideal place, as saw 1T towering
far above the stately old cypress trees
which grow at the base OF the mighty
mass of solid rock upon which 1t is
builded.i In picturesqueness 1T FAR
surpasses the old Spanish fort at the
entrar ce to Havana harbor which
stands az an evidence OF Gods mys-
FERROUS and never. falling plan to place
within the ceutrol of. independent
man, a never-failing source OF protec
lion. Every thing in connection
with this place is not Of beauty, how
ever. for one must recall the legend
of the early days when the quiet air
was rent with the sound OF battle and
the tropiCal sun shown relentlessly
upon the awful work OF the death.ax,
as the captiYes were mercilessly carved
IN the hands of the cOnQuerer. Near
the castle Is a monument erected to
the memory of the gallent Mexico
youth who also fell at later day In
the braye ranks Of conquered people,
defeated by the victorious army Of
General Scott, 10 1S47.
In the central part of the city is the
old cathedral which is visited by
people from all quarters Of the globe.
Facing the main plaza and only one
block from the zocalo, the terminal
of all the electric car lines OF the city
and suburbs, 1t is builded upon the
former site Of the affairs of the Aztec
war. god. 1t was begun 10 1926, and
after being in process of erection for
almost a century, was finally COM
pleted. 1t is considered one OF the
grandest churches in the new world
and ranks third in the universe. A
dark, winding stairs leads to two high
towers which contain almost an in
Vulnerable number Of bells, which at
short intervals send forth their deaf
ening pedls upon the peaceful air, t,
the multitude which throngs the
street near by and the countless
humber who seek 2 benediction with
in its sacred walls.
The top Of the tower, suppC rted by
ninety Quadruple pillars, each thirty
five feet Ia circumference and two
hundred and three feet In height,
affords an excellent panoramic view
OF The city. We attempted to count
the towers Of the mauy churches that
rose far above the surrounding build
ings but 1t proved an Intellectual TASK
A closer view each tine resulted IN
another and another until our at
tempts were fntile.
A better view Of the City cannot be
obtained than from this height. The
eye reaches the outer limits Of the city
which lie in the sheltered valley oil
Auahuac, first viewed by the TUltecs
early as 64S. In one direction, dark
green border Of tropical vegetation
gradually melts into the slopine
mountains covered with green shrub
berry. Yonder appears lofisr peak
clothed in dark red which stands as
an uplifted tower, made mora prom
inent by the soft rays of the late after