CHAPTER XVII GENERAL CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Mexico's unique conditions--Her future--Asiatic immigrants--Fostering of the native race--Encouraging of immigration--The white man in the American tropics--Future of Mexican manufactures--The Pan-American Congress--Pan-American railway--Mexico and Spain--The Monroe Doctrine-- Mexico, Europe, and the United States--Promising future of Mexico. INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AN IDYLL OF MEXICO: INDIAN CARRIERS, RUINED CHURCH, AND SNOW-CLAD PEAK OF ORIZABA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE THE ATLANTIC SLOPE: TUNNEL AND BRIDGE OF THE INFIERNILLO CANYON ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY, IN THE STATE OF VERA CRUZ . . . . . . . . . . 4 THE GREAT PLATEAU: NIGHTFALL IN THE DESERT . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ON THE GREAT PLATEAU: VIEW OF THE CITY OF DURANGO . . . . . . . . 9 ORIZABA, CAPPED WITH PERPETUAL SNOW: VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY AT CORDOBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PINE-CLAD HILLS FORMING THE RIM OF THE VALLEY OF MEXICO, 8,000 FEET ELEVATION ABOVE SEA-LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TYPICAL VILLAGE OF THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE, STATE OF COLIMA . . . . 18 THE FINDING OF THE SITE FOR THE PREHISTORIC CITY OF MEXICO BY THE FIRST AZTECS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (_From the painting in Mexico_.) PREHISTORIC MEXICO: TOLTEC PYRAMID OR TEOCALLI OF THE SUN AT SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (_Exploration and restoration work being carried on_.) THE VALLEY OF MEXICO; VIEW ON LAKE TEXCOCO; THE MODERN CITY OF MEXICO IN THE DISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 THE LAND OF THE AZTEC CONQUESTS: MAIZE FIELDS NEAR ESPERANZA, STATE OF PUEBLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF EL FOLOC AT CHICHEN-YTZA, YUCATAN . . 35 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: THE PYRAMID OF THE SUN AT TEOTIHUACAN IN THE VALLEY OF MEXICO, SEEN FROM THE PYRAMID OF THE MOON . . . . . . . 38 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; FACADE OF THE HALL OF THE COLUMNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 (_The steps have been "restored" by the photographer._) PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; HALL OF THE MONOLITHS OR COLUMNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF MITLA; THE HALL OF THE GRECQUES . . . 48 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF TEMPLE AT CHICHEN-YTZA, IN YUCATAN . 53 PREHISTORIC MEXICO: RUINS OF "THE PALACE" AT CHICHEN-YTZA IN YUCATAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 THE LAND OF THE CONQUEST: STATE OF VERA CRUZ; VIEW ON THE MEXICAN RAILWAY; THE TOWN OF MALTRATA IS SEEN THOUSANDS OF FEET BELOW . . 68