Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-12


der to obtain a general idea of tii-
city and surroundings We eliIbsd
one OF the nigh hills and we're vet
paid for the view obtained. net.oEly
OF the city but the outlying aOuntfJ
as far as the eye could peR.ifAt-,
taking In section proiiHe In silver
mining is one OF the great ipdRsifics,
the production OF this district nP
TO July l. 1918. being placed al erer
seven hundred million dollars. The
first discovery was in 154G. New dis
coveries are still being made and re-
Gently some gold disooysries AAfe
opened the possibility of large fefs-
nues. The value OF the product ~ 70
date Is placed at over eigat hpnhred
million In looking down on the ely
Iav the houses OF /acsteors nv srain
lies In thc hopper OF mill. HIS On
every side. the low, fat-reofed. square
buildings rising In terraces up Inc
steep decllvities. having the appear
ance OF blocks fastened to an ineiin-
ed plane. There seems no room FOR
growth World trotters liken the
town to thosc OF Palestine Tue
buildings are OF Moorisb origin and
came mere from Spain where the
Moors held dominion FOR sac years.
to. b.. .Ht h. a-N r.tn
visited was the cathedral, a haudsonis
building with three attractive towers,
among the highest In Mexico ore
square. one tall and graceful aud one
n mosque-like dome. The srentiga Of
the cathedral was begun In 1912 aud
was 40 years In building The in
side is unusually beautiful. being
large with ceilings rs TO 100 feet high
with dozens OF representations ot -
MS. the Virgin Mary and biblical chsr
acters portrayed in paintings and sta
uary. The building IL open nll hours
OF the day and night and men and ~s
men OF every walk OF life are son-
tinually going in kneellns few e'in
utes and coming out
We next board q street car fes' a
six mile ride down grade. The entire
distance by gravity which W. make
In 25 minuies, TO Guadalupe Down
went the little car. looking Ike rnn.
away train. Passing through tn. pls.
IA and then a little park We ente.-
ed the worldfamous Guadalupe esth
edral. II Is not such an old huild.
ion. The high altar is surrounded
by large statues OF the chief sstors
in the crucihIion. and seems 10 aisgd
on Calvary itself, as there IL seiind
II great painting showing multi
tnde such as we may suppose .ur
rounded the three crosses In JHdsE
The gorgeous decorations .f tse al
tar, displaying silk and gold, sad siik
and onyx trimmings: and fr.seoc :
on walls and dpne all combine Va
make a pleasant impression oa rna
eye. While on the way II Guadalupe
We fell In with one OF the younger
priests who was educated IN Sau
Francisco and could talk son,e Eng
lish, He directed uI to wish the inaln
portion OF the building but did not a.
company us. On coming out he va
In waiting and escorted ia TO side
entrance Leading into large Open
court against the walls OF which are
some forty to nifty large paintin- -
said to be 200 to 200 years old. All
bearing on biblical scenes The priest
explained as best he could In broken
English and made our visit interest
ing and instructive. Returning To- the
car il takes fun hour tor four Diias
To pull us back to Zacateeas where
supper Is awaiting us after which va
prepare to take the train FOR AEua5
Caliente.
No one visiting Mckee ,hould leave
out Iacatecas and Guadalups II they
are after seeing the Mexican In hls
true state. Outside OF tn. hotel NC
failed TO encounter single person
who could speak word of Enlfiis y
out of the $4,000 population
&. n. R