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Readable letters review on Mexican valley and rail routes
In Santa Fe on November 27 a correspondent recalls travel through a productive San Juan del Rio valley with Lagos Queretero and Leon, noting irrigation, cotton potential, and Maximilian’s execution near Queretero. The piece discusses rail ambitions, Mexican Central lines, and US influence in a developing era.
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Santa Fe
Tetero
Salamanca
Silav
Leon
Lagos
Republic of Mexico
San Juan del Rios
Queretero
Maximilian
Que
St. Mira
Nepoleon
Rudolph of Hapeburg
United States
Mexican Central
Tampico
Traduajuate
San Luis Potosi
Tamaulipas
San Blas
Zacatecas
Jalisco
Central Company
Republic
Mexicos
Lerdo
Laguna Country
Mexico
Laguna
Padsen