Report of the Naval committee to the House of representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; . determined. These were Ostrea, Caprina, andHippurites. On the second of April we again boarded the Mexico andVeracruz train for another journey skyward, for we had yetsome four thousand feet to climb before reaching the Mexi-can plateau. After leaving Orizaba, the line passedthrough a fertile valley for a few miles, and then againcame to the steep mountain slope. From Orizaba toMaltr
Report of the Naval committee to the House of representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; . determined. These were Ostrea, Caprina, andHippurites. On the second of April we again boarded the Mexico andVeracruz train for another journey skyward, for we had yetsome four thousand feet to climb before reaching the Mexi-can plateau. After leaving Orizaba, the line passedthrough a fertile valley for a few miles, and then againcame to the steep mountain slope. From Orizaba toMaltrata, the railway ran parallel with the Rio Blarico, andcrossed its tributaries in several places. A short time be-fore reaching Maltrata, we passed the Barranca del In-fienillo, ox Ravine of the Little Hell. This was a wildand desolate place, dropping six hundred feet below theledge on which the track was laid. Far below, in thedepths of this ravine, was seen a liny stream, looking like asilver thread, winding its way down. In this deep gorgethe effects of crushing and folding of the rocks was wellseen. The limestone was here standing at every conceiv-able angle, and was overlaid by a huge mass of lava, to. 1 PEfy E- 1 TOWN OF MALTRATA. 73 which the crushing was partly due. Beyond this point wereached the valley of La Joya, The Jewel, in the midst ofwhich lay the town of Maltrata. At Maltrata, all the tropi-cal fruits, such as oranges, limes, citrons, pomegranates,avocato pears, pineapples, bananas, etc., were sold at thelowest prices by girls, who assembled in great numberswhen the train arrived. A short stop was made here, andthen we proceeded onward and upward. We now ascended in long, sweeping curves, along aterrace cut in the side of the mountain. In some places,three lines of track could be seen below us, running (ap-parently) parallel to each other. At LaBota, The Boot,the view was grand. The valley lay stretched out beforeus, with the little town of Maltrata in the dist
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