The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-11

coming soiled, and the sanitary
condition is almost perfect, no foul
odors emanating from any portion
of the building, and our own Unit
cd States might we'll profit by some
of the laws of the Mexican repub-
lie. Mr.. Hill also tells us the streets,
while narrow, are all macadamized.
and scrupulously clean, but the
same cannot be said of the courts,
which are reeking with filth of all
kinds. Monterey also has one of the
finest bathing places in the coun-
try. Two magnificent springs gush
forth, and form delightfully."- clear
pools, which are partitioned off for
ladies and gentlemen. These pools
are several feet deep, but Mr.. Hill
says the extreme clearness' of it
makes the water appear only a few
inches in depth. These reservoirs
are provided with waste ways and
the water in constant flow, keeps
splendid bath always ready.
There are few Americans in Mon
terey and most of these have fallen
into the usages of the country.
Two gentlemen from Canada,
Jackson county. who have been
prospecting in Mexico, arrived in
the city last night over the Mexico
National from Monterey OH their
way horne. They were Messrs.
w. G. Heard and s. B. York,
and spent a week with the Blay-
lock colony, about Us miles north
of Tampico. The gentlemen were
much pleased with prospects in
that portion OF Mexico, and say all
kinds of fruit can be grown there
almost the entire year. Truck
of every class also grows almost
perennially. They saw corn in
all stages of growth from the
young and tender shoot just peep
ing from the ground to the ripened
product, which was being harvest
ed. In some instances two crops
of corn were being grown on the
same land, one being gathered and
the second crop having been
cultivated once. The Blaylock
colony is composed of about 500
families, and seems to be in a
prosperous condition, the gentle
men tell us. Land in the vicinity
of the colony can be had for about
81 per acre, while in the surround
ing country the price is about fifty
cents per acre. This land is not
all desirable, some portions of it
being very broken and inferior i'll
quality. Messrs. Heard and York
will probably make another trip to
that section this fall.
Among the arrivals last night
over the Mexican National from
Monterey, were John H. Sullivan,
of Temple. and John ID. and Lon
c. Hill of this city, who have been
spending a keek in the republic of
Mexico OH a prospecting tour.
The gentlemen say there is some
very lpoor couxtry between here
and Monterey, but in the neighbor-
hood of that city is = very attract
i've stretch of territory One of
the many features OF interest was
the ascending of mountain about
1000 feet, which was accomplished
on burros, and the gentlemen say
the scenery was interesting, the
heecy clouds floating far below re.
sembling, puffs of smoke. The AS
cent was up a narrow winding
path. with a sheer precipice reach
ing far below. Men at the foot OF
of the mountain looked like ants as
they walked 10 and fro. On the,
way out the train carrying the
party ran over bull, which came
near causing a serious wreck. One
of the party asked the engineer why
he struck the animal, TO which he
replied that he saw the bull mile
and half before reaching it. and
thought il would get off the track.
The train was going about forty