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and beautiful, both in its exterior and in its internal 
decorations. 
January Ist^ 1852. All the shops were open to- 
day, the same as on other days of the week. Several 
of the young gentlemen with whom 1 had become 
acquainted called on me this morning; and hearing 
me express a desire to take a sketch of the town, one 
of them procured a carriage and took me to the 
nearest elevation. I went to several parts of the town, 
but could not obtain a good view of the place and the 
picturesque scenery around it at the same time. I 
finally selected a spot facing the Sierra de la Campana, 
which gave a tolerable view of the town as a whole, 
and the rugged mountain at its side. The Alameda 
extends for a good distance along the front of the 
town, concealing, to a great extent, its finest houses. 
It is impossible to represent in one view any of those 
Mexican towns built upon plains, as they usually are. 
The streets being narrow, and compactly built, and 
the houses generally of one story, there is presented 
to the eye, when seen from an elevation, an unbroken 
mass of fiat roofs, with few picturesque objects to 
break the monotony. Every town, it is true, has its 
church, which is crowned by towers and a dome. 
These I have always endeavored to introduce in my 
sketches. 
In the evening I dined with my obliging friend 
Mr. Brodie, who cashed my draft on the government, 
thus enabling . me to repay Governor Cubillas for his 
advances. He also procured for me both Mexican 
and American gold ; so that I should not be troubled 
as to money in- whatever territory I should find myself. 
