The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-15
ls4 has very wisely put an end to this absurdty by

l l947 has very wisely put end to this absurdty by
directing that the evyns of duties on the transit OF
nestle growth from one State of this republic another
Or on entering or leaving the gate OF any city within he
republic will from and after the beginning Of the ensuing
be prohibited far the United States forces may
have the power enforce tho prohibition This order
Will greatly facilitate the operations Of trade and give
universal satisfaction to the merchants The alcduaia
not Of much Importance to the general government
except in the city of Mexico, but retained along
with many other ridiculous customs derived from old
The products Of the gold and silver mines afford vau
able revenue to government, aud are the objects Of
much soicitude. An erroneous impression prevails IN
Mexico that the agricultural staples Of the country can
never rival in value the richness of the precious metals
full source also of individual disaster Mining Is there
uncertain business sometimes leading to but
boon made SURPRISING extent ideas Of individual
wealth and the fortunes sometimes have been lost
The esusss wS;oS bavs r.tard"d the rand
increase Of the gold and silver mines are to be found In
the bad government and equally oppressive and ipjuri
GUS laws the unsettled condition Of the country with
the insecurity as well absence Of capital and above
ALL the high price Of quicksilver. The remarks which
have heretofore made on the insecurity of life liberty
and property, peculiarly applicable to the mining
DISTRICTS where law aud order very essential to
courage large Investments and for ample returns The
uncertainty and expense of explorations and expert
ments are enough OF risks In such business but added
robbery when extracted the Ores the absence
OF all legal redress or military protection one would ina
CINE that the temptation should be great to justify any
The projects or other military commanders, sent to
order and watch the transit of the metals
the roads, and sometimes they materially assist in throw
Ing confusion into the Mines and bringing ruin the
serve as heroic volunteers" This the when
Santa Anna marched through the mining district Of
Vista The into the ranks against
their Wishes and thus increased the strength of tho
army with celebrity wholly new and no less astonishing
to us
The annual yield of the mines is regulated for the
most part by the price demanded forquicksver When
this article so essential in extracting the metal
from the dross of the purchased at $ls7 the
qunta Of 100 pounds Spanish during the years prior to
1900, the mines were not of much value In 1850 the
qunal reduced in price to ss2 and subsequently, in
772, 1t further declined to SAL From this last men
BE- followed to the sss highest
After the revolution the value Of the mineral products
began to decline the price Of ~.
interfered with working the mines OF Almsden, and
contributed among other causes to enhance the value
subsequently the Rothschds rented these mines from
the Spanish government and now having the entire
monopoly Of quicksilver refuse to sell under $3.50 the
quintal.
In this that house regulates the annual guam
ty Of silver permitted to leave the mines Of Mexico.
OF pure metal to the 100 pounds the quantity of
quicksilver lost In instances was twice the amount
Of silver There are some Of
Should the supply from these prove abundant and at
cheaper rates. the quantity of silver will be much aug
mented.
The annual yield of the gold and silver mines can
be sscsrtained with accuracy in consequence Of
the secretly exported to avoid the export and
transit duties being unknown we'll rs from the guam
tty retained in the country without being coined put
In circulation The most authentic work the mines
and precious metals OF Mexico is that Of M st. Clair
Duport published in Paris in lS43 and be consulted
by those who desfe more extensive with
the subject He estimates the quantity Of coin made In
l84l as follows
Silver. Observation-Disclosures. Sl2,73l,74
Gold .................. 75l 058-$l3 482 805
And for the year lS32. .l39797l4
The exports Of the precious metals annually he states
follows -
Tampico. .................. 650O,000
Matamoras So. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000, 600
The ports tho Pacific. .............. 100000