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is made with a great deal of difficulty, by felling very high trees and 

 low brush and weeds. In this region abound forests of mahogany, 

 cedar, rosewood, etc. I will later state more in detail the conditions 

 of the fuel question in Mexico. 



As a whole, the Mexican climate, if not of the most invigorating 

 nature, is certainly one of the most delightful in the world. The zone 

 of temperate lands, oceanic slopes, enjoy an everlasting spring, 

 being exposed neither to severe winter, nor to intolerable summer 

 heats ; in every glen flows a rippling stream ; every human abode is 

 embowered in leafy vegetation ; and here the native plants are inter- 

 mingled with those of Europe and Africa. Each traveller in his turn 

 describes the valley in which he has tarried longest as the loveliest 

 in the world ; nowhere else do the snowy crests or smoking volcanic 

 cones rise in more imposing grandeur above the surrounding sea of 

 verdure, all carpeted with the brightest flowers. In these enchanting 

 regions there is still room for millions and millions of human beings. 



The following table prepared by the Meteorological Observatory of 

 the City of Mexico shows the meteorological conditions of the 

 principal Mexican cities during several years, their elevation upon the 

 sea-level being marked in metres and the temperature under the 

 Centigrade scale. 



SUMMARY OF THE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN SEVERAL 

 CITIES OF MEXICO DURING SEVERAL YEARS. 



