The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
MORE ABOUT MEXICO.
DR.. J. n. Hamilton Tells of His Recent
Trip to Our Neighboring Repub-
lie, Mexico Many Things
of Interest Told.
March 10, 1908.

dots on my trip through Mexico.
When we landed in Vera Cruz we
carried what the seamen call our
sea legs with us, and for several
days we experienced great difficulty
in walking, staggering along like
men under the influence of strong
drink. The first night / spent in
Vera Cruz / arose several times to
take my bearings for my bed SEEM
ed to be waltzing around the room.
1t was a very peculiar feeling brought
about by our long rock and roll on
the boisterous, gulf Vera Cruz is
quaint old Spanish town with mar
row streets and long portallis under
which people eat and sit and smoke
and drink, and public letter writer's
with their tables, and crowds around
them seemed to be driving good
business. The cigar industry is
very great. Some of the finest Gig
ars in America are made at this
place. On June 18th we boarded
the train for Mexico City, distance
of some two hundred and sixty
miles. The route led along the
gulf coast for quite distance,
through the low lands of Mexico,
very rich, swampy and unhealthy,
largely devoted to the raising of
corn, cane and the cattle business.
The road now turned its course to-
wards the interior, and we COM
menced to slowly climb the beauti-
full foot hills of mountain Mexico.
Here the warm breezes, coming up
from the gulf, meet the cool wind
s..aeaing over the lofty SNOW. cl&d
fs;sass 4 i: 81,
cline any country nnsdf f5lsseeSl 4
der the shining sun. The beautiful
towns of Orizarbo and Cordova are
located in this region: A great
manv Americans have large landed
;nterests in this part of Mexico, and
80 tbe;r brains. money and energy
g ;s | ,argelv due the credit Of the great
develonment that is rapidly trans
r form;np this rich region into the
garden spot of the word: 30
d The railroad from Vera Cruz 70
Mexico city is said to be the hnest
Scen;c railroad, and unquestionapiy,
d 10 in the world. 1t winds In ana
ic ont m and around these beautilu,
Uu ,,'n,ntains. over canyons, and
tbrouph tunnels. Looking OUT
from the car windows you see the
mountain streams bursting over th' W
or nrecipices, forming beautii9l cas- cas-
rades falling thousands OF feet oe
% low into the barancas. Looking OF
into the valleys, one can see I'll
rs. heant;ful % towns that we had passe
of an hour before, coming again an
,n- ano;n into view as the trains Slow
climbed these delectable mountain,
the The cars are pulled by double heao
ad engines over heavy rails, laio q
ur- ;ron ctossties. This road cross
tha crest of the mountain that III
y chain. encircles the beautiful va
low Of Mexico at an altitude OF SON
llp. tI;no over eleven thousand ie'
ton From this point the view Is perie' p
lv enchanting. Spead out pel. pei.
Won is the magnificent and 1ert
yallev of Mexico. In It's cenu
;ates with it's half million SOULS ies
CITY of the Montezumas. iuai ~,
,tur- onr charmed eyes to the lett ale
the mountain ranges you see
e Of volcanoes, , Popocatapetle and Es'
smattle looming up to the skies "
stry. their snow crowned heads TO-
g OF feet. Mexico has the most mag'
cent cent mountains in the world.
raw comparison the Rockies pale D
insienificance and the Blue II
looks like molehills.
Winding down the mountain
entered the valley, which ls ga q
}, died 20 miles wide and nearly s,Oo
taken above sea level, and at the
inter. that Cortez invaded the Gov
70. was was a great lake, with the city
ON piles, reached from the foot
M Nv tramways. The canals TOO
~ nIace Of streets, and the traffic
. hor travel was done by boats.
G cuIn,s I We passed through great Tar .f
county maguey plants, from when n,ic =, y
= 'Uu n,nc t;ves through rather filthy q
" d;mmar @ extract an intoxicating liquid
!, and a pulkie. This industry is sane
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