Show w 1 K 1 1 1 1 T arl I 1 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 IN SOUTHERN MEXICO I 1 tro 1 leal allega tors sud I 1 LIFE IN REGION i I 1 up the in the wake of grijalba oa ava do sots I 1 ete eto I 1 the TAx rico mexica feb 11 the approach to tampico is very attract ive as we glide along the placid pu bcd river after the rest les to an of the gulf on olie 80 ill rhy r hy shores show a wil dernetz 01 vegetation and on the th ick forests of ebony cedar and malio gany are inter ele elereen reed with orange and lemon and gigantic india rubber trees T hey tell us that these beau tifilo forests ebelher eb elter a brat of bendin ous reptiles that deadly alps asps and giant rattlesnakes are as numerous as the myriad orchids and fa tal lurk under every leaf of the from the river the first view of th e town ii not impressive the email square houses all painted pink or I 1 blue loble like alot of which some tired have teased down among the rushes afterwards we learned that these bandbox housea were actually built in the united states suit sent out here on wp oking through the town I 1 cou 1 d almosa I 1 raney myself transported to a new england vil a g for though there are few d bilings of solid stone and not less durable adobe the major t are the shingle palaces afore RT al ahus a p and bay windows have nothing a Ce abort them I 1 am glad to testify that tampico is a much slandered place having the outside ing a sort of earthly bades its general air of thrift clean liels sad coolness is the more astonish ila IQ the way of architecture it h not boast of but other wise is far more beautiful than many towns which metaphorically turn up their noses at it not so long ago as to be without the mem cry of the oldest innabi bitant there were only a dozen indian buts herb little codi merce there was concentrated itself in pueblo viejo a small village situated on the shore of a lovely lake beveral miles dis tant today to day tampico has about not counting the present large population the temporary influx of laborers and their families ein on the new san luis and bran ch of the mexican central railroad the town boasts of a weekly paper two hospitals the inevitable pina with music the usual complement of mud tew 1 and a fine casino where gen spend their evenings 81 cards or billiards the truth is there is not a surplus of what is called good socie tys in tarn PICO bloat of the men who lead a home a alefs mouth kind of exist ence came here in the hope if making fortunes as speedily i pos sible and the few married onys left elsewhere else here being unwilling to expose them fit the dan ogile of insets hui hu I s kulii g aw shooting thoo ting are the out owr acim e ments of this lovesome loc esome machelor hach elor and excellent 8 port ther find along the river he the beat is vot too intense we re it not for that terrible bar tampico would doubtless become a flourish ing port the depth of the bes u ticul river which is a thousand feet wide not only permits vessels of largest tonnage to anchor near the town but basan gaviga tion apt many miles but all these ildean I 1 ages are nearly ruined by the drifting line of sandbanks sand banks bi tween gulf and river for not only is there great d anger in crossin the bar but vesse a are detained outs side for weeks during the season of 41 the citizens of the adjoining state san luis potosi were taxed to build the new railway at the rate of three cent of their aniual income vr merchants howater ho wayer were not disposed to complain for before the day railroads Off the freight charges were simply take for instance the insignificant item of snuff A bax of that commodity valued in new orleans at 9 cost bhea delivered in san luis in eluding duties not leas than campf ico lies on the tamaulipas side 0 b e river and on the appod bite shore in the state of vers a few miles farther up is the indian town panuco one of the oldest and most interesting in the republic in the history of itaw spain abit stream figures aromi bently astae terminus of Grijal cias voya 9 e from cuba along the coast of th 8 gulf of mexico it is also el as the spot where the remnant of de sotos band of ex ra landed in their unfortunate voyage euth ward from the mouth of the several times we have rowed or sailed rm distance up the river but the farther one advances into that wilder Liem of tropical beauty the lees the sense of security the abores ato ind ri bably lovely their waite walled ranch and cattle farms bal f hidden b c curtains of bloss creepers 71 herons and pink breasted cranes before us skimming the surface of the bater and acar let flam inges fish tranquilly in the Bhul lows sportsmen are not want 1 ing who brave the dangers of dead ily reptiles for the sake of shooting I 1 in the jungles juDg les or of capturing alive I 1 the gorgeous parrot long tailed pheasants and beautiful rose colored spoonbills spoon bills onedas we pawed close by an I 1 r looking alligator slumber in I 1 sweetly on the bare trunk of a 1 den tree his great aws were I 1 distended in tin grin I 1 he deigned to notice neither our nor that of an indian conlan who alone in her calop paddled all around the g 1 I 1 I 1 va V e 2 r I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 0 AT which name literally translated means old village iva bound a fults in progress strains of ian daego music played upon primitive instruments made of reeds were floating from the distance ds tance not being able to sea the village for the dense foliage betwee iiii we determined to disbelieve its evidence and to pin our faith inacay upon a great go pan making mu ic among the by tile river the country as baing a wild ernests trees i inter with tangled vine p coverer with brilliant orchids a n other tropical parasites the home of gorgeous sly pill mageli birds which can eusi ay 11 captured by hand having never learne 11 the fear of man our ardor to vi it that cal paradise was Conable rahl YC 0 oil I 1 P however by accounts ace of the xin and ganapole gana little insects which grow beneath your akin the latter bodily tho former plant edg with its ethrig a fifty egg which produces a sweetly crop of wornia to wriggle beneath your tortured culis in nothing is the progress of co more noticeable bader the pres ent wise administration in the marked improvement of her finau ees at home and credit abroad the house of deputies latel Y pas ed a bill authorizing a luau of and iti ready has the 1 bt u taken in berlin after paying the english debt and pay gitig off the debt to the Nailor kal bank sad paying the interest for two years in ad tice as was re quiren by the terms of the loan the mexican 9 bent will have about on hand to de vote t work of public utility it ii stood that the interest on the interior debt and on the railroad bonds will lie paid at three per cent per annum ten years ago it would bave been impossible to have negotiate in europe it me x ican loan of 50 ddn any terms since that time partly owing to the sagacity Eaga city of president diaz but ere to the incoming of A 0 ericaka and mexico has n from the sleep of centuries and is now making giant strides long ines are being re opened and rendered productive railroads constructed large acres of new land placed under cul ti and manufactories manu factories of various kinds it is hardly fair to say that the progress is due entire ly 6 e and capital em still biag from the united st Eu glaud giermann Gi ermany anti na t have furnished it larg 13 quota if and moue aut an important share of the new growth hit come from the newly awakened themselves vea one feature of the new growth most gratifying to aeilt minded americans ii the rapid obliteration of the which not long ago the mexicans entertained ow bitterly magninat jos alt I 1 r judice was thea natural of th war between alic Nl ic anti the united stacee tle loss of mexican which fid lowed tile unholy rt tuggle and the apprehension that some da y another attempt would be made bv the stronger aster ic to intend her line still further southward intelligent are bagit ning to ut der that the tor if alon wa atherh 11 laver y 1111 that it perished td with the death if it mather Mk ther billat illat it Is I a the colw of th arn 1 t 1 I I ilia 11 1 I I 1 mw F ve it C rf r f while C 11 be practically obliterated regarding the newly found aithra cite coal beds of sonora general nason late surveyor general of arizona writes that a large area of that state is with coal pronounced by those who have ex it to be anthracite of good quality it is impossible imposible impo sible to iriti mate ilia bajue of this di covery in here coal is tidily unknown and wood Is 80 scarce that in many sections it is per pound for fuel samples of these black diamonds have been examined in new york bos too london and other commercial centers and in many cases the cpr diet is the same about s ix years ago two mexican gentlemen en deavo red to secure a title to these coal fields and attained it subject to certain conditions some eight teen months ago they succeeded in york operators I 1 who recently put an exploring a r y w ith proper machader ma chiDer yon ph I 1 g r mid asa result large crop pings of coal appear at many places over an are 0 of several hundred square miles abile it stands out on the and in made upon the spot with a full knowledge R the geography of the country between these fields and the port of guaymas Gua understanding the cost of labor and trans por tation show that the coal can be mined and with a railway be do livered at tide water for 2 50 per tod and anywhere along t he boillat from panama of ban FranC 1500 at a total cost of a bout 80 per ton in a country where per tn is not an runcorn on price to pay for dial imported from long distances this find is of the importance another recent discovery die covery in alaci co is that of a brazilian is said to have enned 1 virt aes ues that make it an ibi cure of cancer some time ago samples of the plant were bent to n for experimental uses I 1 am told that the bere rere car rid on au erv won of dr rown i f stealth ITe alth officer of the of clumbia rho bactor is fiala to baye been guarded in a positive but in answer to an interview said 1 I hate no i in admitting that in certain cases it has given me acry encouraging results bly experiments yet gone far enough to warrant me in pres the anat ter the profession r porta from others into whose nil nd the has also been placed have not come in fully enough to me ja making thern publio at present should this brazilian herb have half the medicinal virtue ascribed to it its virtue cin re arcely lecomp ki cdo i 1 4 FANNIN 11 VARD I 1 1 1 L 1 1 |