The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-09
Value OF the Valley OF the Rio Gr.nde.


into the valley of the Rio Grande has opened field Of
ntude It is impossible to estimate the resources that
will long be developed in this beautiful and fertile
region Is singular fact that the soil of this extern
sve valley IL composed Of mineral constituents
similar to those that compose the delta of the Nile
and there is scarcely doubt that under proper
Of culture, 1t will become equally productive The Rio
Grandc resembles the Nile in many remarkable fea.
lures II has its in ering primitive mountains
composed Of red granite precisely similar to that from
which the mpershabe monuments ofthe Pharaohs have
been hswn Below these, extensive formations OF
secondary limestone and sandstone fields of moving
its annual Hoods by constantly changing channels and
broad plains like the desert Of upper with
seceous pebbles such a. aints sgstss, chalcedony,
near Cairo. Indeed this extensive valley presents
throughout its whole extent almost the geological
characters that Of the Ne and its soil being composed
Of the deritus of similar rocky formations SINH
lar In its chemical constituents II il true that the valley
the Rio Grande not subject like that Of the Nile to
annual nundations but il is more favored in its climate
the rains fall frequently and in such quantities that
the crops seldom fail from drought II asystem Of sgr.
culture similar to that which il in in Upper Egypt
were introduced in this valley 1t would doubtless be-
come fully productive the most fertile lands Of that
ness Of the soil in the vicinity of the beautiful and
fourishing town Of FL Paso, where, by udicious
tenn of irrgstion the most abundant crops raised
with comparatively little labor. We confident that
In very short period Of time the Egyptian cotton will
be cultivated here to as great greater extent
have beef made in the culture of cotton IN the vicinity
Of Maiamoras, have been remarkably successful The
cotton plant grows in this region with wonderful luxu
rance, and yields abundant crop almost without cul
ture. The sugar also here grows to enormous
far exceeds in its products the Of Louisiana
or any portion of eastern Texas The climate is mild
in the vicinity OF Matamoras and high up Camargo
that the seldom touched by the frost until has
attained size nearly equal to that sains within the
tropics The irosts too, generally light that they
mature the cane at earlier period than Il would
within the tropics while at the time the pro.
duct of sugar rather increased than diminished
remarked by nsuraists that tropical plsnts
productive without the limits Of the tropics, and
the northern limits OF their growth, than they
the equator II this doctrine is correct the culture
of the sugar cane will be found more productive in the
lower portion Of the valley Of the Rio 0rande than II il
even 10 Cuba Many valuable tropical fruits may also
be cultivated In this section with great advantage The
orange, 6g pomgranste and similar fruits, grow with
wonderful In the vicinity Of Mssmoras and
Camargo. The portion Of country extending from Point
Isabel Laredo will, probably, at distant day. be
covered with extensive plantations of suhar cane Egyp
tan cotton and groves Of oranges lemons, figs olives
and other tropical fruits and rival in beauty aud
ness the fsbied gsrdsps Of the Hesperdes.
The upper portions Of the valley Of the Rio Grande
are admirably adapted to the culture Of wheat and
other products Of the Northern States and the vslss