The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-10
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for small ones as ,eason. Of the yer Tasre are also
several Other ports in the GnV o. Calf rnis further
north which occasionally visited BY coastiog vessels,
but Ia not kDo IN that OF than likely be OF
much Commercial or M litarv m 20 tsncs.
EScSApA-IHs CAPITAL or TIE fiiIRrsrsR3
The gov mept have dxd thee h-adl Isrtsrs at
Eoc ada the heal ~ the Gulf DOT than
hundred lea from San Diego nearly Opposite Quay
II Is CT nvenisnty {, rtcsis-
from Upper California and - thu tins make de
scent upon Sonora. jost across the Gulf
rRct'l,. Antics or TIE soIt grc
The PeniDsus IL aoout nuuiTsd miles In 9Th
and yin from atty to one hundred miles In ,aa ih
An r gular chain brotsn ridge Of aims exands
throughout rs whole length with running off
zach ride to ihA gulf Bet spurs
are um' rorE broad plsna covered with stuntst Treas
grass In the dry easons this grass parchei like
hay but from lis Lutrlions character is at rds a,an
cant food for the h.s of cattle and horsss when
sttuts the prcc pal wealth OF the ranchers Tns ry
the roll vents h. growth Of trees OF any
Siderable naguituds. except on the borders of few
untsin streams This timber though far fom bsing
psnful T. exceedingly durable and ca tstsemsd In
ship bnf ing The greatest hssh tf ire mountains ia
estimated - Ave thou and feet many Of thee are mere
piles OF broken rocks whis others ars covsrst with
grass sbruboery and small tress The pSios sandy
sn1 mostly up pr i've not however from oy ma ,urs
barrer the ,o. but from def isncy OF water
There hut few durable streams ia thu whole couatry
ard streams Of gov extremely Bot The
pains and most Of the drv beds rivers water be OBJ
tanned by digging wells only fss In depth aud whers
ever has been rrsoted to By maau OF these
wsif tbs produce IF the soil from its remarkable fsr
ty has Abun 4antly rewarded tn. labor o. the aRri
cuurist Mush OF this foi Is Of volcanic orixn having
proc c~ extracted by OF irry ration sp-
paeptly barren and rofc sands is something
IL excs~dirgly and forbiidins, have
Seen INSTANCE, where the sil |, prop,ry cultivated
that the lAtor bestowed on 1t not we'll reward.s The
sow'h OF vegetation Is exceedingly rapid aud the soil
apd climate spch to ducs nearly all tn. ooicsl
fruits IN great perfection. But the inhao ui-io
cl cd To agriculture and m lst OF thsm lvs
.vI lives tubsi-ng principally up their hsras Mt.
withdrawing the uDfAyorabir character Of TIL )uny
~ ia capable in thu hands Of an industrious nd ~ i,ul
n n
msrous THAI the present In ha time OF ths missions,
when small portions Of tho soil cultivated and
these but rud-y by the indians the four iss OF
San Jufe santiago, San Antonio, and Todos Santos
aip population Of thirty ave thousand sous
The present population OF the same districts 10 only
II outano
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
The agricultural products OF Lower California maize
sugar cane potatoes dates figs grapes luiaces lsmons
olives siderable quantity OF hides beef cheese
soap, sugr fss, rai.ins .t, il annually exported to
received in exonsnge Tue vegetable market OF MszAAn
is slo in part supplied frem the Valley of San jose
COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE CALIFORNIA
Bnt the value Of Lower California does result
its being either grazing agricultural ry its
fisheries mines commerce. and the inusnee Of its geo
taice than Ia agricultural productions.
PEARL PisHgsIps
The whole coas. OF tbs pennsult sbounds with fab !;
CLAIMS and ave found in great plenty and OF every
variety. The islands of the gaif With seal and
the whaling grounds the Pacific coast of great
o1s time, contained a, many as twsn,y si.nt tn1 AL
al engaged Ia this fishery The pearl fishery ia aIso
Quoted Os WITH ,ss.m when II, WAS
produce OF . siogls vessel with thirty or forty
divers, b.twsen the months of July and Ostoss uus
amounted to asout sixty thousand dollars and no~
bac az the fishery s conducted the annual
Of pearls amounts 10 bet forty and City Thousand
exportAtitn.
MINERAL RTsouRcHs.
Lower Caor mia mines OF cold silver
copper and lead but for the want of capital very Of
these are worked and this in tia rudsst poss @
N.'ertheless The labor ex ended on them ia we'll
waIded and there ba doGD that ~tl capital aud
suitable means they would yield very han prons
The 'alt mines on Ca land capsule of suppiyns
Who'll. coast OF Mexico md California the duties
this article nov amount to = c"nsidsra Die sum.
La rM VIEWED AS A NAVAL srA,Ioy.
The comnerce OF the p-ninsula IL now very limited
ports Of Mexio rhe whole population of country is
but tile than ten h,usaud, and ths annual in
ports and exports est mated at thrss hundred thou
sand dollars But 10 our hands this commerce. ireed
from the absurd restrictions imposed by M-xcr
WIN soon rscsivs = great ex'eosiou. Ia PA1 will
become the principal eepot OF Amsricsu go,1s for
the western coat If Mexico, and in few yeAt-
foreign goo,. for he hexicau will os ds
pait he warehouses Of Lower C.lfo nis
.,rd TO the ports Of Mexico .uch in suoa
quantities ~ the demancs OF the market may require
the pinc pal commercial port OF tn. 1;au
coast (MsEAtAn and Ssu Blss) inacssssbls to m-r
chant vessels for four each and DUR IL
hat im- are wired only by small ooss,srs Bu,
Lover s orpia iD oossrsson msrcnssr vessels Of
.hAtever character, 1t all season and 10 all nds
find refuge in La PaE and thsr c.rgoss
crcum, tApces jos ify rbis place ia . fs~ years
vii be- chat Mszatlan nov %, snd MM.uaa .xp-risocs
he fate OF Syn Bias and A;spulo %. ras tmp,r
however, of this port results .,nlg from oncl
.sitn and the influences iselv -xst i,>ry
DO well fortified naval station At L. pAz from its
date proximity to the ooAst OF Mexico would have most
Al nercia to- est 10 tia part
OF the Pacd, The great value in hms Of maritime var
OF such key points A. La Pz and the ina
ence exercised By them 10 the protection commsrcs,
bave become settled principles In military defence aud
England shows her spprec.u,n Of their truth and the
wisdom Of her owe pocy. in establishing stations At
points like St Helena Cape Of Good Hope, Gibraltar,
Malta, Corfu, and Bermuda.
THE STATE OF SONORA.
We traslat- the Trait d. Union puoilshsd In the
CT of Mexico, the following deta led Of the geo
graphical posii,n resources population, etc. OF the
State Ct Sonora VIII CO Is attracting much Atten
ten
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
The State Of sonors extends from the 2Tts to the sd
degree Of la uee, north and between the 1llth and
ll7th eerees Of lorsi.ude paris me isn) Its boundA-
res sre the Derlh the ella thu east ths hgh
plains mountains that separate It from W Mexioo
and chihuahua, on tho south h- Rio del Faeris and
Snslo and on the west the vsrnnlion sea or Gulf OF
Gre.
II has of about one hundred thousand miles,
six ur millions Of acrss Of lana OF which plains val
pA bosst Of plenty Of timber aud fine pasor age and
the valleys coursed through by numsr crs-ks ADD
enur.l purposes water is reaeniy found in All sh.
plains srissan wells could be r.a1ily constructed
Trees OF great diameter and hsish ct FIR buidag sush
osk, ash poplar pine c~dAr sti grow in abundance
O ali this extent Of md there hu odred and
nfty under cnsva ion up 10 tnis present day,
around the cities and villages The Villages pusblos,
psbtations and ranchos occupied do not
than million acrs the balance Of Tho territory being
entirely sbApdoDed, account Of the dspre alton,
itted by the InoAus great part II sonora Is eatrsly
unknown BY its inhsb.snis who dsre not go further
than few miles from the centre OF population Two
thirds of this neglected territory be legally claimed
by parties Who for nery had pc session but orivea
out by the Indians About tweaty millions of acres s
remain the property Of the stale
The state is traversed from along the 3st
,el by chain OF sierras and plAeaua whicn gradually
- ItrthwArdy towards the river ella hundred
TIVE nty mil-s distant South and west OF this
far the exsnd series Of elevated valleys Eve
feet above the level Of the which
,smyerste and lovely climate. Over than half
,fitis country be heat gradually increases you Ap
% oath the ella vs,. ENJOY ssys that Aloi the
tIre of thst river in all length, temper Azure