Old Mexico and her lost provinces; a journey in Mexico, southern California, and Arizona, by way of Cuba . in the country—are plentiful, displaying its notable points. It climbsseven thousand six hundred feet to the table-land in adistance of about two hundred miles, the whole way tothe capital being about two hundred and sixty. It hasthe transporting of the greater amount of constructionmaterial brouglit into the country for the new roads, andhas lately been quite profitable. A first-class fare is $16;a second-class, $; and baggage is charged for, as onthe Continent of Europe. Behold us
Old Mexico and her lost provinces; a journey in Mexico, southern California, and Arizona, by way of Cuba . in the country—are plentiful, displaying its notable points. It climbsseven thousand six hundred feet to the table-land in adistance of about two hundred miles, the whole way tothe capital being about two hundred and sixty. It hasthe transporting of the greater amount of constructionmaterial brouglit into the country for the new roads, andhas lately been quite profitable. A first-class fare is $16;a second-class, $; and baggage is charged for, as onthe Continent of Europe. Behold us at last at the station, at eleven oclock atnight, ready to climb to the capital—but how unlike ourgreat predecessor, Cortez—by railway. No, indeed; poorhero! he had to linger at the coast for months beforebeginning his long and painful march, with a battle atevery step. Nor was it by the same route. He went inby TIaxcala, Cholula, Puebla, and so over between thegreat snow-peaks of Popocatepetl and Ixtacihuatl (theWhite Woman), down to the gleaming lakes and palaces UP THE LONG MOUNTAIN SLOPE. 25. 26 OLD MEXICO AND HER LOST PROVLNCES. of ancient Tenochtitlan. In this course he was followedbj General Scott in his turn. The old diligence road—of their adventures on which my predecessors have writ-ten so much—continued practically the same route, goingfirst by x^ational Bridge and beautiful Jalapa. I say beautiful Jalapa — although I have not beenthere myself — because all testimonies point with sucha unanimity to the charms of soil and climate, and thebeauty of the feminine type, in what is considered a pe-culiarly favored spot, that I think there can be no doubtabout it. There were no sleeping-cars; but the carriages, dividedinto compartments for eight, and comfortably padded (onthe European plan), filled their place very well. Thepassengers in the third-class cars had already begun thenight with a boisterous singing and playing of harmoni-cas. To-morrow was the Sab
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