New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-27
Capabilities and Resources on souoy..


north ~ the river Gila, On the sonth bg the
river Majo, on the east by the province Of Chi
huahua, and ON the west by the Gulf Of On lif5r-
MA its length being about seven hundred
miles north aRd south, and in breadth as,otft
two hundred miles. II is coursed by dix streams.
which aresthe principal ones only--aH others
oeing but mere arroyos, and losing themselves
in the more arid districts, or entirely driving m
auflns the summer season. A large portion Of
the coast lands are dry, barren, and rsekT,
Win ulstrlcts of several miles extent entirely
covered by sand or dry gravel. Farther in the
interior, the soil becomes more arabic; but land
suitable Ior cultivation will not be found TO
my extent uhIii some sixty to ninety miles from
the coast; IN the northern portion Of the State
and commencing near the thirtieth paraiIel of
nofth latitude, there is scarcely an acre OF
ground suited to agricultural suruases excant
IN some few isolated sections After reaving
Altar, travelling north, water becomes exceed
ingly scarce, and at the distance Of one hun.
'tfed miles north of that place, it is scarcely
met with in q days travel.
South Of thirty degrees north tatituda and
sixty or eighty miles from the coast the land
ina. Is least favored with water is extremely
fertile, and the plains and rolling grounds have
an excellent supply Of timber, the most of which
1s oak, with some varieties OF the paIm tribe
intermingled, while the trees that SKIRT the
streams are Tor the most part the cottonwood
'hAAh 1iIC PtcuOHiI1AITS mostly
the more elevated regions towards the fnof,u.
tains; and among them variety occurs. ina
fruit Of which is pleasant and agreeable. hsv
ing much the favor of the chesnut when ripe.
and is often found for sale in the markets IN
both sides of the mountains. The Yanaui val.
leg Is by far the most valuable portion Of Sonora
| IN an agricultural point of view, and is capable
produeing all the varieties Of fruits and grains
| taan 81, are grown in any part of the world
| IRIS valley iS abAuf 20 1niIeo iy,j ,o{L ,v,d
win tne lower hills at the base Of the noun
talhs Is near seventy miles in breadth. but is
1 useu iof ssArGely any ether purpose than that
1 OF grazing Ihe inhabitants generally euIti-
| yate but little more than is necessary for their
inineaiate wants: anu consequently have very
little for sale this consisting mostly of small
| quantity Of barley and corn, and, eceasionallv.
wheat. In some of the gardens, the pear. olive.
! hg, and some few dates and tamarinds. arr euI,
| twisted. Notwith standing the natural capabin
ties of the Indigenous trees of the country Il
producing fruits, but little attention is paid 10
| their cultivation.
The mineral resources Of the province are,
perhaps, unequaled by any other part of
Mexico; it contained the central, western and
| northern portions of that extensive series Of
| metallic veins for which the republic Of Mexico
has been SO truthfuly noted in the history of the
| world: the product from these mines of silver
| alone amounting to about sirteen million dol
| lars.
The extent of this mineral district will bs
better understood when it is stated that it's
! length is not far from eight hundred miles, and
about ninety-fve in breadth; and follows the
mountainous districts to their base, and in some
| instances into the plains. A line draWn through
Plomosa, Villa Fnerta aad extended to Guliacan
| on the south, and through Nacori, to Tucson on
| the north, viii very nearly include the sections
! in which silver and gold is found. On the coast
! line Of hills, large quantities Of the ores Of
| copper are known to abound, and many locaIi-
| ties produce the native copper. The popuia-.
ton Of the province comprises about 81. 900
persons. lSan Francisco Transcript.
| THE CANTON RIyER-Of all the extrasrtIi-
nary scenes which can be witnessed. nothing
can be more surprising or astounding to an
european, than the appearance Of the Canton
river; for let him have travelled sc far and
wide" nought can give him an idea of the
| scene but eccular demonstration. Myriads of
boats float on the waters, some devoted to hand
icraftmen of all descriptions others to retailers
| OF edlbles, cooked and uncooked; boats laden
with chests Of tea piled one upon the other, tier
above tier, until the side Of the boat is level
! with the waters edge; mandarin boats forcing
their way authoritatively through the crowd ];
warjunks at anchor; while here and there is
| an European boat, manned by sailors who give
vent to their excited feelings by uttering sum
| dry and divers CALCULATIONS, not particularly
complimentary to the good seamanship Of the
natives, or expressive of kindly feelings toward
them. Flower boats, and others belonging to
artisans, yenders of food, peddlers, merchants,
poultry and sand-pans, are Wedged together in
one solid mass, apparently impenetrable; while
the airis filled, and the ears stunned with the
deafening sounds Of gongs and wind instruments,
discoarsing most unearthly music, accompanied
BY the yelling, screaming, gabbing, and clamor
OF hundreds of thousands of human tongues,
producing hodge -podge Of sounds, unrivaIed
and unequaled since the building of the Tower
OF Babel As there is no part of the world 50
densely populated as China, so there is no part
OF China SO thickly populated as Canton; the
burbs being estimated at above one million ;
and the denizens Of the river, who habituaIly
reside in their boats, are said to exceed two
hundred thousand