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ahead than the proposed one along the 
eastern slopes of the Sierra Madres. 
That it must be built some day the 
resources of the country clearly demand, 
and it is to be hoped that it will be at as 
early a date as possible. 
At La Ascension we were greatly in¬ 
debted to Mr. Francis, a young English 
gentleman, who literally placed his house 
at our disposal, giving up his own room 
for our comfort. As there were no inns 
in La Ascension except those of the 
lowest order, this generous hospitality of 
the only Englishman in the town was 
warmly appreciated by us. One of our 
wagons having met with a slight accident, 
we remained over Sunday to await repairs. 
As soon as this was known to the inhabi¬ 
tants invitations began to pour in to attend 
cockfights, and one of especial magnitude 
