Arizona republican., 1907-10-19
A TOUR OF MEXICO
 SURPRISING GRANDEUR
A Continuation of the Story of the Wis
 it of Secretary Root and Party.

" ot ScSfotSfJ Noot auu Faftys Tampico. oct. ll.-(Speclal corres- pondence of The Repuhlican)-We left Secretary Roots party In our last let ter. after they had exatnined the Pyra- mids of the Sun and Moon. and the excavations of the buried city. Now we win follow them through the hal- ance of their toruing until they reach the United States.
 Passing on towards the "tlerra call iente" or tropics, they stopped over night at Esperanxa. at the edge of the great terrace where the drop begins, Here Is where the "Fairlie" engines. the mountain climbers are detached from the up trains and return with the east bound, And here are the eNten- slvc shoos and yards of the Mexican railroad company, In the morning the party arose to behold in cloudless splendor the great and beautiful vol cano os oriEaba on the left. hathed in bright sunlight with glistening white summit. just such cloudless view as the party had hoped for, In the roll down to orisaha. the only steam used Is for the brakes, The best view Is obtained from the right. south side of the car, At Boca del Monte the do- scent begins in earnest and just be- yond the station. bursts upon the view one of the finest and most picturesque scenes tn the world, Travellers say you may have ridden over the Great Dom Pedro Segundo railway in Rrasll tho Blue Mountains of AuStralias have seen the pat at Honolulu, and have crossed the American continent from san Francisco to New York. but you have never seen anything tn StWpcnduous grandeur like the Maltata Cumbres, The line of the railway Is actually GU, out of the solid walls ot the mountains, At Alta l.0H. wherc the train stops for water. you feast the eyes upon one of the prettiest pictures in the world,
 There. spread out before you. thou sands of feet below. Is the village ot Maltrata on the green carpeted valley, like miniature city. with its white- walled church. plaza, tiled and thatch- cd roored houses thrcat-liSe streets, veriaat fields and orchards, and high above the valley are the everlasting hills rising high above each other tn the snowy peak of Orixoea seems to pierce the sky. While the engine Is taking water the Indians arc offering orchids. fruits and flowers and eggs for sale.
 Watch them after the train loavess they Scamper down st00 feet over the mountains. and are al the platform oI another station before the train gets around nine miles. crossing many iron bridges, deep gorges, and through many tunnels. and finally. by system ot loops and long winding, sweeping curves, bringing you to the lower level at last You look backward and up- ward tn awed and silent wonder to see the trcmerdous heightsv from which you have descended so quietly and safely.
 After leaving Maltrata the train en- ters the Canyon del lnfiernillo. the ra- vine of the little he'll" which. barring the cascades and roaring mountain streams of clear sparkling waters, seems an appropriate name. Then through a tunnel out into the Valley of the Cascades. passing N0gales, l1 miles east from the City of Mexico. and ss miles west of Vera Cruz. Here are extensive cotton factories al Rio Btan- ca and San Rosa. where the Rect par " stopped and were given fine re- ception by the government operatives and workmen. One room has lSoO looms Miss Root admired the fabric { from one loom and was presented with whole bolt The party was shown the process of manufacturing from the raw cotton to the fine finished product of printed goods. Back at the junction of the railroad to Puebla. the party re- ceived presents sent by the people oi Puebla, among which was a small block of onyx. highly polished. and upon one side fine painted portrait of Secre- ! tary Root.
 The trip has been very pleasant and [ all that could be desired. showing the greatest regard for our distinguished American and the friendly feeling among the masses of the Mexican peo- pie to all Americans. After a three days trip the party returned to Mex ico City at s:s0 a. m. today. (F'riday), and breakfasted at Chapultapec Cas- tie. Mrs. and Miss Root are enjoying the fine view of the city and its sur roundings from the upper balcony while the telegraph instrument is tick ing off a number of messages. as Sec retary Root is in communication with Assistant Secretary Bacon at Washing ton. Here they will remain the guests of President Diaz. until Sunday morn- ing. when a special car will take the secretary. his wife and daughter. to the Hacienda of Gov. Landa Y Escan- don at Jalapa, between 30 and 40