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Show THE HEXICAX COLONIES. This issue contains a communication communi-cation from President A. F. Mac-donald, Mac-donald, of the Mexican colonics of latter-day Saints. It conveys a large amount of information uccful to all persons who conlemplsle fettling fet-tling in the region referred to. By that class the correspondence should be cut out of the paper and preserved. pre-served. Incidentally the letter Is of con-slderable con-slderable general interest, as it gives some idea ofa portion or a country or which, until recently, but little has been known. Xow, however, it is penetrated by railroads, and tho ract is becoming understood that Mexico presciSts one or the most fruitful fields of observation for the tcurlsC In the world. The scenery Is beautiful, the soil prolific, the ioplc rather old-fashioned, the towns and buildings build-ings quaint, tbe ruins of ancient races which abound in fome localities local-ities suggestive of a former advanced ad-vanced civilization. Thews and other features cause the observant traveler to easily imigine himself transported to a new world, so singularly unique are the conditions and suroundlngs, presenting aspects widely diifer-cut diifer-cut from those to which he has been accustomed. The innovations of American progress are, however, becoming more and more apparent. Gradually the Mexican population, by force of tho new examples presented pre-sented to them, are dropping some of their crude primitive methods or tilling tbe soil, whlleslmllar changes chang-es are occurring In ether directions, all In the line of progressive development. devel-opment. We have before us, by courty of Mr. J. II. Kcnworthy, agent, in Utah, or the A. T. i S. F. Railway, a little volume, trom the pen of James V. Steele, entitled "To Mexico in a Palace Car," which describes some of the more striking points of interest to bo observed in atrip to that country. It mate goad reading and inspires the peruser with a desire to make the Journey. Elder Macdonald, who has been for some time in Mexico, states that this work gives a very correct idea or what is described In It Mexico has started on tho road to real progress and Is doubtless destined des-tined to become & much more Important Im-portant nation than it Is at present. |
