Chapter VI: Santa Anna De Tamaulipas and Its Vicinity, 97

The old and new towns of Tampico, 97 The French Hotel, 98 Early history of Tampico.--Grijalva, 98 Situation of the new town--health, 99 Commerce of the place--smuggling, 100 Foreign letters--mails, 101 Buildings--wages--rents--tone of morals, 102 Gambling almost universal, 103 The army.--The Cargadores, 104 The Market Place--monument to Santa Anna, 105 A national dilemma, 106 "The Bluff"--Pueblo Viejo, 107 Visit to Pueblo Viejo, 108 Its desolate appearance.--"La Fuente," 109 Return at sunset.--Beautiful scenery, 110 The Rancheros of Mexico, 110 The Arrieros, 111 A home comparison, 111