City Of Mexico

Tlie Mexican Central trains are now running froin El Paso to the City of Mexico on i schedule time of flfty-eight liours. Tkis is a decided improveinent over the old stage coach trip of two week. Th fare, flfty-two dolían and fifty cents, is also an improvemeiu over the old lime when it cost a fortune to visit the " Halls of the Montczumas." The opening of the road in the spring of the year is most opportune in more ways tlian one. It gives the capita] ist and prospector a chance to begin operations during the best seaïon of the year, though, for that matter, the season rarely conflicts -vvith any oocupatlon whatever in Mexico. It is most opportune for the tourist, who will wish to get awaj from the sultry days of our own suininer to the magniflcent summer of the Mexican plateau. The country through which the road runs is situated at an elevation of froni five to seven thousand feet above the sea level, and its climate is simply guperb. In the oddity of the people, the qualntness of the cities, and antiquity of its ruins, Mexico rivals Europe itself. Until Mexico is Americanized, it least, a trip to that Spanish America will be as intèmtlng as the "Grand Tour," whüe tiie great difference in expense will make it Ibr most of us the favorito. Il is noticeable that the Atchison, Toptka & Santa Fe and Mexicun Ceutral ure the only roads that meet in a unión rtepot at El Paso, wuere the traius stand sitie by side, thus avoiiiing a troublesome iransftr across the city. Another conipicuous feature of the train service is tlie irrangetnent by which those coming to El Paso over the Santa Fe make almost mmediate connection with the Mexican tniins, while by other routes the traveler suflers a delay of sorae fifteen honrs. Perhaps this was au accident, and perhap it wasn't; at all events, the average tourist will take the qulckeet and most convenient. route. The Santa Fe trains run trom Kansas City to KI l'aso without change of cara of any kiutl, so that the eompantea have practically a through routo from the Missouri Riffcr to the City of Mexico. One of the pleasantest tliing.s abont a trip along tliis route ia the enttra absence of daiiger from the dlseasea incident to a journey on tlie low lands, tor tlie Mexican Central's eutire couife is on llie grcal plateau from live to seven thousand feet above the sea-level. The suminer climate, on account of tlie elevation, is simply magnlflcent, and will always hold for this route the favor of the public, while its American compadre, the Santa Fe, will opon the eyes of the easteni tourist with their grand hotel at tlie Las Vegas Hot Springs, now being rebuilt on a granderScale than beforc, with the aucient city of Santa Fe, aud the vineclad viilley of the Rio Grande.