New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-27

pie tree are scattered the green turf Of the rpo
tam snes and gorges and bill and dale standing in it'll
groves m patches. or like the OF an orchard i'm
partlpgto the whole country appearance Of pariu
larry cheerful beauty On the mrs, ridges which a.,
the belt OF the Sierra Madre the oak appear ix nc,
pine till az last in the interior Of that chain the fr
disappear before the exclusive dominion Of the ls,er
Such IL the general character Of vegetation h thisn.
ofMexco Its climate, which is healthy il an up,cg
mon degree and in some respects really deiyA,6,I ;;
chiefly characterized BY drness az .ss, in ,h
portion Of the cOuut where the greater mas, =,
the crops are raised by irrigation Here during The
whole winter and tll the month of June couis a. a.,
dem seen. does not fall every year and when =
falls remains only few DAYS. Rsins. before be month
Of June. rare exceptions, and though trees ,DJ
,brubs begin 10 thrive in March and April vet he gr,
does not become green before Juue. when the amns,
rSins begin, giving full s 20 the whole yeee,s,os
for the rest of the year During the summer he dsvs
boz, but the nights always refreshing The win
ter j. cool enough 10 have bracng influence on tia
,ttuiion but the high plains near th- Serr
ys5re IN elevation more than 700 feet above The
Sea, il is mild in Southern Germany Switzerland
Apples and peaches gros perfectly well here and the
crops Of Indian reach the highest perfection tn.
average price OF this commodity is about the sane ia
this country as in the United States but is exposed 10
grester fluctuations according 10 time and situation
frelbt being high and parts OF the country being
occasionally exposed % distressing dnness. The edd
oftte winter however is more severely felt here than in
much colder but civilized countries glass windows
with he exception Of few houses in the captt beng
almost unknown To this want Of good shelter asi
the still more want Of suitable clothes. which
nearly the whole population is exposed, the many ca
tarl al diseases which at certain SEASONS. and
sometimes assume a serious character, aie - be -
cribed.
Contrary 10 what is the in many other countries
the mines of the State of chihuahua situated ia 10
calities favored BY nature Those the Sierra Mae
are well provided With timber and fuel and crops
fine where else can be raised closely nile the
TERRA csi, nte or hot country oi the Sares of Sonora
and >Daioa is At distance So short that al Ninds Of
tropical and half tropical productions can be Dad cheap
enough 10 respect to water and wood, the m.oes Of
Santa Eulaia alone form uDiayoraolc excep
Less favorable il the report which be nade in
respect to the facilities afforded by the industrial saeOf
the country Good mechanics hardly TO be ioued
suoug the pa,ves They work badly. slowly, asssarly
in toe highest degree and Vet very dear Foreign
ere going into mining enterprises here. would have "
provide for that want by bringing mechanics ioos AMI
and machue along with them The sane would not bethe
case with the miners toe natives having sufficient expe
li,nce IN that branch 10 be useful and what foreign
miners would do better would be counterbaltnced in
most by certain d>ad, antag-s naturally connected
with their ntroducton Ia general 'he Mexican IL cspa
be Of hard work. if he fluids sufficient impulse to do
IT, and well directed but an exterior impulse ne must
have and directed he must be- Neither his energy nor
his skill is primitive.
The Old Spanish laws which have been preserved, are
very favorable to enterprise facilitating the acquisition
of mines sud prou otD the credit required for that pant
of The national industry IN an uncommon degree Tho
facilities granted by them have been extended to ioregr
CTs without restriction.
L the question be- asked why the Mexictus them
selves sre slow ard unsuccessful ia branch of indus
y in hitch though not tie level OF advanced science
and hey not neNpcrt, and which ms the nd
vantage Of not being at The mercy Of the lndsas who
I nod .aft farm III h. TIA
second source Gifts wealtbwhy, becoming poorer every
day they De- not avail themselves OF the immense trea
sur.s existing in their mounans 90 better tier sltaa
tonthe only answer Is that the fault Is IN their moral
character. There are doubt, some enterpnlng men
among them but the nation At large have Dot nay do
not even uuders'snd- spirit of restless activity
which acts because action is life, and risks because
risking ia pleasure. ASidy is not enougn To make
Il nation successful, and even the gambler must
have some passion less mean 10 be- 50. Ii the true
sprit OF enterprise existing IN this nation, there
would be capital enough left in the country 10 give I,
mimi industry new start capsule OF success. But,
IS the author of the memoir from which We take the
pecal facts communicated above, himself ccofasses
Mexicans do not know the word Association For
hat their practical views not large enough Aud
low far they are from finding the right way out Of tho
CONDITION in which they are may be seen from he man
ner in which they apologize for IT, II We hat denser
population, our condition would be more prosperous,
some will say without asking how It comes that the pop
California since the latter forms a part Of tbe North
American federation III We had better Government,
everything would be- different others will say, wIthou!
bow il that their Government is bad
constituted AZ il il by themselves Thus alslys er-
cusnp themselves by finding fault in SOMETHING which
they believe 10 be- foreign agency, bur Is really part
OF theiroun minds they ose the talent Of learning
by comparison. California was nothing while Il w@a
Mexican territory Why is rich and great since sS
annexed the United States - asks the author OF our
memoir. Because the Mexican Government did nos
promote aud protect industrial enterprise, and the
North American Government does 80 lis the answer
be gives If you try 10 show Mexican that II !. Just
the contrarytbat 10 is just the misfortune Of the Mci
cans 10 look tor the interference Of their Government
where they should themselves, and TO have Gov
ernment shch nterieres in everythOg,-and tbat Il 10
the good fortune or rather good sense, OF the North
Americans to have one which does not NEEDLE at all
with the private Of its citizens,he sl not
understand you.
IL il neither the fault Of the mines then ror 81 the
natural condition Of the country II the Former also DO
lot prosper as they formerly did. JCLws FRorSrL
The Ell PAsO DIFFICULTY