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nine to ten shillings a day, room five or six shillings, and food 

 another five or six shillincrs. 



As regards accessibility : by far the quickest route to Tampico 

 is via New York and thence by rail through Laredo. This 

 involves five days in the train, and the price of the ticket, 

 exclusive of sleeping accommodation, is about 74 dollars, 

 American. 



The New York and Cuba mail boat takes ten days from New 

 York to Tampico, and a return ticket costs about £1^. Tampico 

 can also be reached by steamer from Galveston, Port Arthur, and 

 New Orleans. It is also possible to leave Liverpool by the 

 Leyland Line and to arrive at Tampico in twenty-seven days, 

 and a single first class ticket will cost about ^25. 



