Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-03
Old Mexico.

AS we had seen about all there
was to see we are on our way
again, to San Louis Potosi. The
country is barren mountains and
rich valleys alternating. This is
city of $4,000, with several rail-
roads and is the capital of the
state of the same name. The city
is very rich, derived from the
silver and gold mines near by.
The mines have been worked for
three hundred years, ,minting about
three million dollars year. There
is a clock in the Cathedral pre-
sented by the king of Spain many
years ago, in return for which he
was given the largest piece of
silver ever mined.
We visited the church of
Guadeloupe Ell Carmen, Bishops
Palace, the Mint, Military Bar
racks, and Penitentiary.
We now take a side trip to
Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico at
the mouth of the Rio Panneo, which
is navigable for two hundred
miles for steamboats,. They have
jetty at the mouth of the river to
deepen the channel. In the bay
is the finest tarpon fishing in the
world. | caught one that weighed
10 pounds, and | was all in when
the thing was landed.
We are now in the hot country
and it has the right name for the
temperature stood at 100. My
clothing was too heavy for this
place, so | bought me linen suit
for S. and got along very we'll.
| There is fine harbor here for the
largest ships. Cortez first landed
in Mexico at this place, in 1870,
and took possession of the country
in the name of Spain. After see
ing about all there was to see, and
taking sail and sea bath, we re-
turned to San Louis and resumed
our journey south to Quaretaro.
This is the town where Maximil-
liam made his last stand and lost.
He escaped to Cero De Les Camp
arnia where he was captured, with
his two Generals, Miramon and
Mejia, tried, condemned, and all
three shot. The place Of their ex-
ecution is marked by Chapel and
in the Chapel are three Tablets to
their memory, which all visitors
wish to see. When one visits this
scene it is with a sense of sadness,
for you remember poor Carlot-
ia, the Emperor's wife, and their
sad ending, which tragic event
sent her to the madhouse.
AS we have seen all the sights
here we are on our way again to
Mexico City, the nations capital,
where we arrived at 1850 P. M,
After a good nights rest in
Mexican hotel, which is not so
bad, we hunt up our Consul Gen.
eral, Mr.. Shanklin, whom we find
to be as pleasant as one could
wish. After he had read our letter
from Judges Dyer and Reynolds,
he informed me that there was
nothing too good for one of Col.
Pats friends, as he knew him
quite we'll. After a half hours
talk, he gave me passes to visit
Chepultapec Castle, President Di-
ais Summer Home, the Nation
al Palace, similar to our White
House), the Military Academy,
(their West Point, the National
Museum, and the Federal Prison.
All these require pass and must
be visited on certain days and at
certain hours. All the other places
of interest can be visited without
a pass and permission of the own
ers. OF course our first visit was
to the historic Castle of Chepulta :
pee. 1t is on bluff 200 feet high
which rises out OF the plain, and
almost in the heart of the city
surrounded by beautiful park
with immense trees, driveways
fountains and fine springs, with
a zoo. This bluff is about one
fourth mile long and two hundred
yards across, the whole top surface
1 OCCupl6u Wy ohO OuStl0 duu -Nll'
. itary School. On presenting oul
pass, a cadet took charge Of US and
9 conducted us through all of the
rooms, flower garden, military
t school and out on top, whore the
! grandest view is had in the world
All the city is in plain view, the
lakes and old Popocatopetl ant
: another extinct volcano, that nc
: one can pronounce but Mexican
! After we came down we were
!, shown the cannon ball shells thai
are yet sticking in the wall which
8 the Americans shot at them at ths
Q battle of September 18th and 18th
/ 1S47. On the latter date the castl,
surrendered. They will tell yor
! that 5000 cannon shots were free
before the surrender and that tn,
castle was defended by $50 cadets
. which story is to be taken witt
Q some salt. The two battles tina
r we're fought previous to and lead