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BY RAIL TO NORTHERN MEXICO.
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it the appearance of a Mexican saddle, and the other as La Mitra, to the west, which reminds one of a bishop's mitre.
To one to whom the Hispano-Mexican architecture is a novelty, the city must seem quite attractive, with its enclosed courts blossoming with flowers; but types of its buildings may be found in several of the earlier chapters of this volume.
The city was founded in 1590, although upon the site of a settlement
THE PLAZA AND LA MITRA.
previously made, and is the oldest and most important of Northern Mexico. The climate is equable and salubri-
