. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ALAMEDA, THE PALACE, CHIHUAHUA. CHAPTER XXVII CHIHUAHUA SEPARATED from the United States of America by the Rio Grande, Chihua-hua is the largest State in the Republic. It cannot be termed a beautifulState from a scenic point of view, but there are parts where it furnishes pictur-esque scenery not to be outrivalled anywhere in the world. A prolongation ofthe Sierra Madre mountains traverses the western part of the State and is richin minerals. It is practically an undulating tableland, the plains averaging fourt
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ALAMEDA, THE PALACE, CHIHUAHUA. CHAPTER XXVII CHIHUAHUA SEPARATED from the United States of America by the Rio Grande, Chihua-hua is the largest State in the Republic. It cannot be termed a beautifulState from a scenic point of view, but there are parts where it furnishes pictur-esque scenery not to be outrivalled anywhere in the world. A prolongation ofthe Sierra Madre mountains traverses the western part of the State and is richin minerals. It is practically an undulating tableland, the plains averaging fourthousand to five thousand feet above the sea, while the mountain-tops rarelyrise more than a thousand feet higher. The climate is pleasant, the seasonsbeing about like those of southern Texas. The capital city, Chihuahua, has a large mixed population: English is as much spoken as Spanish, and many American enterprises and manufactories give 401 402 MEXICO it an air of progress. • It is distinctly a mining State. Numerous and importantexploitations of silver ore has been made for many ye
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