The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-16

TO the Cape San Lucas These mines have been worked
for long time; In spite OF the impefections OF the
machinery used-which consisted Of mule turning two
mill stonoethe yearly produce from twenty to forty
thousand dollars in silver which cent TO foreign
countries The silver sent y 20 common that II Il v
asked Of native where Il viii be easy 20 and place
for estsehipg mine he points With bis finger 10 the
top Of a mountain, and says pr alG. This wells dug
for the mines not deep al Antonio for they
TO draw up the water and the mine stone
Is ordinarily detached fronrths .op and sides Of the
tains With proper machinery the product Of the mines
Of Antonio could be ten fold and the other
silver depots lying fr m Cape San Lucas TO the Gull
depots which have been worked would give silver
in abundance. In the neghbourhood Of Lorctto on
the gulf there immense mines Of copper they have
been but partially worked and all the extracted mineral
left at the well OF extraction, exported TO TO-
melting have during my sojourn in Lower Calirof
MA some samples Of copper which contained at least
20 per cent Of pure metal The finest spccmen OF gold
washed which have seen, shown me in Lower
California II IL Of the kind that found In the
plaeers q Upper California and understood recently
that great discovery Of gold had been made Vt
place called Los Gallnas in the neighborhood Of San
Antonio have also in that country rich samples
OF cinabar; but, however, mine Of this metal hiss
ever been worked on large scale In the Gulf Of Cali
fornia two large islndsthosc Of Carmen and San
Jo-sthe situated opposite Lorctto, and the other
La Paz they contain immense depots Of the pures
and most beautiful mineral salt, and In sufficient
quantities. for the provisions OF all the Mexi-
can coast and California This branch Of commerce
has been already very productive in Lower Calfornis
and there exists yet salt in the two islands than
could be extracted in ono hundred years The great
difficulty which, till now, opposed to the develop
me Of the mineral richness Of Lower California has al
been the want CT AN enterprng spirit among the
inhabitants, who. the natives Of Upper California
satisfied in mounting good horse in eating beef and
iotes have pushed their desires any further Ii
a like the Americans is master Of the country
certain that fortunes will be made and that riches
Of which the present inhabitants Dreamed will be
discovered
Ii is easy to see by the preceding lines that the
attention of the Upper Californians, moro compre-
hons
turned upon the mineral riches Of the bordering
countries. This fact would constitute, alone, an
alarming symptom; but the evil is yet greater-the
emigration has begun VIC read in another paper
OF San Francisco, the Daiiy Balance, the following:
The Constitution brings advccs of the dis
Of new and very rich golden depositcs at San
Thomas in the peninsula Of Lower California; ninety
miles south Of San Diego. Three hundred Sonorisus
working there, and some Americans hid arrived from,
would be permitted TO work in those mines, which
necessarily, under the Mexican jurisdiction.
Thus, then, the first step is taken If these first
adventures send San Francisco favorable reports
relative to their mining operations, Lower Califor-
MIA will, in few months, be inundated with gold
seekers, who, in their ardor for gain, will not be
tempted to ask, as tho writers OF the Balance have
done, whether they have the right or permission to
work those mines placed under Mexican jurisdiction.
Were wc not right in saying. in our last number,
that instead of induging in foolish and chime rica
fears about the Tehuantepec treaty, it would DO
better for the alarnists to turn their eyes towards
Sonora and Lower California.
Circular Instructions TO Collectors and other
Officers or the Customs.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May 10, 1851.
The existing laws OF the United States require
that all vessels, whether American or foreign,
ing from a foreign port, and bound to port Of the
United States, shall, upon arriving within four
leagues of the coast thereof within the lin Of
any collection district, produce to the proper officer
OF the revenue who may first board any such vessel
full manifest Of the cargo on board, detailing all
ha tier fharnn ba or
may have been shipped the names Of the consignecs
thereof and the different ports, if moro than one,
where the same is consigned or intended to be en-
tered. The department, however, has as, .taine
taat the execution of the salutary provision Of the
la on this subject has, in latter years, been in
many ports greatly relaxed or entirely neglected,
and that masters of vessels consa nly permitted
to make out and deliver their manifcsts after they
have actually arrived at their port of entry.
The obvious protection ID the revenue which this
provision Of law was intended to afford, is thus
greatly lessened; and, in the Of vessels bound
TO inland ports, great facilities thus afforded for
illegally landing portions Of their cargo while pass
ing the great esuaries rivers Of the country,
which portion thus landed under the pre- mt prac-
tice Of IN liking out their manifests after reaching
their port OF entry, they can omit to report, but
which otherwise would have 10 be accounted for if
the return Of it had been included upon manifest
delivered agreeably TO law their first entering
the waters OF the United States.
Independent, however, Of these circumstances,
the collection of the all the guards against
fraud which the law has provided and enoiued. the
department cannot, in n faithful discha &c Of is
duties, allow explicit provision u the law 20
be relaxed, and st lcss 10 fall into disusc and The
collectors OF the customs, the commanders cf the
vessels and all the boarding officers in tho
revenue service, therefore required 10 carry the
same mt effect in future. The commanders OF The
revenue cutters instructed 70 board all vcssels
from ioregn ports arriving within the limits before
referred to, ard 60 demand and retain one cory Cf
their manifest, TO be forwarded 20 the collector Of
the port TO which said vessels may respectively De
bound, and to make, as provided by Law, the need
full endorsement ancher copy, to remain on
board the vessel thus boardc and il the Of
any such vessels should not have thoir manifests
ready for delivery, the Officer, II practcablc, and il
not atttn led with too great delay and inc0nyc-
nence, should remain board until such mauifcsts
csn he prepared aud delivered a. him. In AL cases
whtre the mas ct such vessels from foreign
ports have manifcsts CT their cargo ready Ter de
livery when thus boarded, who shall neglect CT
rciusc 10 deliver them whom demanded hy such
btaIdi Ofhccr, the latter j. instructed 70 report
the came to the collector Of the port 70 which such
weasel may be bound aud said collector viii, prior
to ciioIeng the penalty prescribed - Law, make
report TO the department, accompanied by AZ off.
dayt Of .be master " tho vessel sctting forth the
causes for neglectirg 70 comply with the Law ard
together With any cxcnuating facts
involved in the case, for the consido-
ration md acton of the department. Tue com
nade OF the cutters and the boarding. cHicersarc
iui her Instructed to trtusmt direct 10 thi depart
inent, monthly abstracts Of AT ttsse thus boarded
AID reported % the collectors.
Although the department IA rrcoluded from sus-
pending 0r emitting Ia enforce The provisions o. the
law on tbs subject, YET, for the reasons before
saicd, Grd until proper notification Of Lhcso ina,ruo
tors be gwen, L viii, "a the exerGsc a. The
mating power vested In Y by law. extend sgch loD
trey a,.d indulgence a. tie peculiar circumsts noes
uf tie cases respectively mny admit &c, without
L4ZsI3rg The interest cf the public revenue. But
whatever lctiCncy II may thus exercise In such
eases, IN consequence 81 the erroneous practice
wAicl has existed fer such length e timo in not
rtetcfiy enforcing the law this subject tho pea
any vii be igidly enforced In al cases where tac
a. vessels were aware a. the change In that
resi- q and ~ the existence Of the prcssut circular
TItticus 20 thor leaving . foreign Tod fyr the
United states.
The Consuls sud cot mrroia! agent a. Tie United
Sttts abroad will he requested q tahe proper inca.
surts give publicity a. thcEo rCgula.icns Tor lie
government of maste,s sud owGg.s oil foreign We
eel. bound 20 the United states. W.. j.. IA zoos,
Acting Secretary OF he Treasury