AGUAS CALIENTES, a'gwas Mexico, capital of the state of the name, on the line of the Mexican Central Railroad, 860 miles south of El Paso, Tex., 364 miles north of the City of Mexico and 415 miles northwest of Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Elevation 6,106 feet above the sea. It is especially noted for its hot springs (the name Aguas Calientes signifies hot waters), which have been highly prized ever since their discovery. Here are located the principal shops and one of the divi sion headquarters of the Mexican Central Rail road, the result of which has been the establish ment of a considerable colony of Americans. Here, also, is located one of the greatest silver copper smelting plants in the world, employing a great number of men and adding materially to the business prosperity of the community. In the city and its immediate vicinity are several woolen factories, a flouring mill, a starch factory and other important manufactur ing enterprises. Perhaps the most notable special industry, and for which the place' has become really famous in domestic circles, is the making of drawnwork table cloths, napkins, doilies, handkerchiefs dress trimmings and ac cessories of every description, in which a con siderable part of the female population is employed. Imposing church edifices and beauti
ful parks or plazas greet the eye on every side. The cause of education,— both primary and advanced,— has long received great atten tion in Aguas Calientes. The educational insti tutions are most creditable, not only in numbers and capacity but in the thoroughness and pro gressiveness of the professors and teachers by whom they are conducted. The local financial institution — the Bank of Aguas Clientes,— has a capital of $600,000. The National Bank and the Bank of London and Mexico maintain branches here, and there is an agency of the Bank of Zacatecas. The library of the Institute of Sciences contain over 4,000 volumes. As a place of residence the city' as long been a prime favorite.