Mountain Democrat., 1857-07-18
Ero@ tho STATE Jou,,.,
The Tehuauael aa na-s

Of the Tehuantepec route. and n,sgcA
i(ornians, actuattd by a belief thai "a.
changes were there IN progress. h.StS@
induced tn proceed thithtr and IrsI.. "sea
new lone. Very little IL really nv
stood in respect TO the geograp,:y ~SuH oS
country, aud as it must cventuar hM VI M
place Of great impO. tan,e IL h Ss Ss.:s
bic that Ou" people should he m.S.
qunintcd with everything Of intcreSSo se'
nccted with it. II is expected A.. con-
transit will be opened about the e..wc wc
September. If the hopes Of thoso ~" d
are moving in the matter be rcsI;~sa "eS
are convinced that the Tehuartcnec ~. We
viii become the great highway bstrSOH
the Atlantic and Pacific. "a
Now, in regard to the nature md
cSAl character Of the country. Cart seI'
GEayson, gentleman who may be ;.i;.; ~ =
on for veracity in any statements hs s.'eO s".O
make, has written tO Mr.. Rvdman of
ia Clara, with the view of inform,no S''n' ".a
tain of his personal friends in resns.. !.
the matter. The letter is published -
the San Jose Tribune. ~
1t appears that Capt. Grayson sutr,,.A
shipwreck on his arrival, but save HH
rot 3.danding the disagrceablc DO
Ii, his family were kizhlv del;1N..s
Will thc country as q Liace Of res:ds,s~
and more especially with reference fC;s.
future. lie says that the elm 70 l. ~v".
better than that Of CclifoIn.a. Int 4 |;
evident .:.:-s :hcre IN not much to be mad.
ptcuniarly at the present time. "TS.
inhabitants are mostly Indians. ami.
civilized, lazy and ignorant, which latt.r
:lithct may be well applied to v.st rns.
jOrity of the uOrc respectable citizens a.
10. Trey have no idea ofa'. v other ccur.
try than their own. They have aca,j ~
NUrtr .\we:ir'. h"t tttbc IA,..c A,s,s.
as distinct government t..ri NOV noiS.
ing, and are surprised TO :car US spcaLo of
ore than one occ"'.. Ihty are VERY
friendly ard kind, but gro. 81 supvrI'.
i 'us, and entirely urtiCr tho co0troI ~
the p:i,sts." The inhabitants arc verv
de'U.; rs will DC seen Il ON the folIovins >.
incident: Il witnessed q procession q
few days since, in which the priest M,
carried alOft in a large chair decorated
with towers, through all the princiDal
nnInO
the road on both sides"
The style Of government and societv
appear to be very aboriginal. The WI
ter says:
I've attended the Governors levce u.
other evening. Everything there pass0d
oil very we'll. The Governor is vcyv
dark, but an exceedingly plain, modest
M ss.mirG mar. His staff, and al tbc
Off crs, were il uniILrm; but l.. was In
cNiL,n's dress. There were f;ftec: !aAics
present, (thc upper tiftccn). There werO
10 Spanish dances; tbrv have learned
all the late dances from Mexico, which
seems to bc about the extent Of their
learning"
In regard to t!.s agric !, .cral resources
Of the country, Capt. GraysOn seems 70
believe that tinc opening is presented 10
the cntcrprising and industrious. The
country abounds in iin,, fertile lands.
rich fruit, wild game H. great variety
neglected ranches, with horses, cattle And
hogs, Of yrimprovcd stock, Gil nc; lected
and running to waste. The half civilized
lndians, who belong TO he Aztec family,
are rctrogradiag 10 TIC state in which
they were found by COrtZ. Sugar, ccf.
fte an | cp..on still grow spOntanct .isiy.
and have been once extensively cultiva.
ted. -But the natives are too i.zy 10 do
more than raise barely enough fer their
own subsistence. 4 lew hundred dollars
would purchas. orc II these large and
splendid ranches, now neglecte!, AID put
it under a state Of good Amcri-rn culti.
vation, Which " c;iii;!s sIoI. .sh t.,s lives,
and we'll reward tine f'r.I.t. The inhab.
itants me: .ly latch the Su.G.:C Of tho
ground with sticks, by way Of cult. atinE
their little patches. Labor can bC 90 ain.
cd exceedingly low. You can hire q
hand for d.. .ar month, and q cook for
two dollF-s.
Our informant further remarks:
".tli that is necessary is for . man ol
ordinary intelligence to take hold vigoT.
o. ~, ard he ran make IS m.ch money
as he plcases, after he OnGc gets q start
In SO delightful q country, one makes
himself perfectly happy"
The foItunes Of immigrants and the
general prosperity Of the country, howev.
cr, drpend entirely upon the activity Of
the movements Of Messrs. Carl. On and
Vanderbilt.
There is nc business doing here, Of
any c"rrcQucnce, at this time but when
the ;'au-it route is established, matters
will change marvclouS!y j.. tlliS respect
Operations on the read are at present srs.
pended; but, from its very superior ad.
vantageS, both in respect to TIE l.Oaithy
and delicious climate, ard the facilities
for its construction, the route must event.
ually supCrcede all others. That portion
which is already opened is superb . bet.
ter road never saw.
In view Of tho completion of this road
the opportunities for the profitable invest.
mcnt of a small capital arc very tempt.
ing"
The Orni'hclogy Of the country appears
to be magnificent and attractive" The
.. pert on the Pacific side contains . popn.
.a,iou Of abcut twenty thousand inbAbi.
tants, mostly Indians. Capt GraysOn
says that the houses are large and com.
Portable, principally Of brick and stone.
There are. also, not less than sixteen
churches. In rgard to the circulating
me,!inm, we have the following:
"MOncy in this country ia exceedingly
scarce. The common currency Is scopper; {;
scarcely anything larger than bit can
ever BE- seen. The sight Of one Of our
twenty dollar pieces il q wCndtr, and ex'
cites in the natives . strong desire TO pos
scss it, leading them to part with any
thing they have, and at any prics to OBJ
tain it."
So much for Tchuantepcc, . country
that must be eventually thicklv inhabited,