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After entering the valley of Toluca the volcano of this name is seen rising to the S.W. with a dark green belt of fine timber clothing its sides from the open cultivated foothills up to the rugged barren lava-covered summit rising above timber line. As we swept through the valley a heavy leaden storm cloud enveloped the peaks and through occasional rifts glimpses of snow could be seen in the angles of the cliffs & chasms of the high summit. After crossing the Lake of Lerma we wound & twisted our way of the high mt. sides & crossing a divide at an elevation of over 10,000 ft. near Salazar station descended through a series of sharp curves & grades down into the beautiful valley of Mexico. Far in the distance could be seen the sheen of the world-famed lakes about whose shores were enacted the stirring drama of Cortez & Moctezuma. The sun was shining brightly as we steamed out into the