The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-07
Our GuAymas Correspondence.

The Harboys Of Gaayma,-The Gold Mines vf Sonora,
Babiacora, Oposura, San Fedro dc Naoosa Csva.niba
III and Batopilas, DC, dc.
The pearl fisheries OF Sonora hold great inducements
to those who nsh deeper than the native DIVERS
they are unable to rsse the pearl with profit from
greater depth than eight ten fathoms besides they
are deferred from their abors eight months the year by
ihe cold The bay OF Muoge covering 800 400 SQUARE
miles, with I'VE TO twenty five fathoms wafer has been
fshed pretty bare deep ten fathoms, but all below
this is almost one entire bed Of pearl oyster scarcely die
turbed by the hand Of At Ia Paz, and numerous
other bays from Cape st. Lucas to the Colorado sim
lar beds
With diving bells, in the best submarine armor, Anne
rcans would hsh successfully all seasons the richest
beds and beyond the depth Of the naked Indians The
shells sought after at SIS tom which generally
expenses Of the season. whilst the pearls sell from few
dollars the ounce up to S. 900 for the celebrated Orno
taken at La Paz, and sold 10 the Emperor OF France
The oysters Of Sonora, large and delicious tse
Of the East found atthe mouths Of the rivers 1aqu
Mayo and Fuere in the greatest abundance, whS.
is not person the Gulf Of California WIZ unaeI
stands or is prepared with materials for -peng u,S
lucrative trade Which could essiv he -Hhe very eS'en
Graymas and acapulco are the only safe harbors on
the Western coast Mexico of Lower Caor
mia The bArbor facilities Of Guaymss very SUPERIOR
but the laboIs under many serious disadvantages
Indispensable TO the growth Of large city, viz
War, fuel, and building materials. Water will be
Fought fifty or sixty miles from the head waters Of the
Saau at a cost Of near 100000. Now water drawn
from twenty-five feet deep bracksh wells supply the alb
soute necessities Of the place. at cost Of half TO one
DOas from the YaaG hiTy miles disian) at one snda
bali cent per gallon Early Monday evening oil the wash
out for the week TO the old ranch OF Jose de
Quay mas nine miles distant to soft water obtained in
the deep holes in the bed Of temporary creek Fuel
gathered by the mule load Of eighty little sticks at thirty
seven ard half 10 seventy five cents per load consider
able is brought from the river Yaqui but invariably
sold by the coya Of eighty sticks Small timber for posts
and joss brought from San Bias but all lumber comes
from California and sells at GOO There no stone
suitable for building short Of Lower California Bric s
the fuel Of little scrubs gathered on the hill sides which
costs two thirds Of the whole expense Adobes Of 600
houses in Sonora. Hermoslo is built Of adobes yet she
has whole mountain Of the finest, whest and hardest
sides they without tools quarry or masons to cut
the stone, nor money 10 pay for ii either
large sea turtle and delicious hah from the small fry
up 10 large black cod weighing high fifty pounds,
are readily taken N great quantities during the cool sea
SON. The Indians spear enough COD to supply the limited
demands OF at three to five cents per pound
oysters at So so per thousand Many pisces along the
sharks taken for their oil in abundance The
Islands covered with SEALS but this branch Of buei
CIV men Island is famous for its SALT which quarried
in huee blocks and delivered to the shipping at SIS ton
for San Frsncoo, where it ia highly priced for curing
meat and refined for table salt Soda Of the finest kind
is found by the thp load Nudge ard Looos, as well
many other places on the Gulf
Golondriva plant possessing the rare virtue Of an
instantaneous certain and eecual remedy for the poison
of the most vepomous reptiles Every living thing in So
nora when poisoned rush tor this plant which gives euch
happy results. Captain Porter, Of the St. Mary's has
procured several arrobas OF the plant for the Patent
Circe.
The rich valleys Of ftbe rivers Yaqui Aazo and Fuere
contain 400 eco acres of auvial SOIL unsurpassed
in fertility by the valley Of the Nile, producing annually
other crop. and are well adapted to the culture
Of sugar, cotton, tobacco and other tropical plants,
which grow luxurany in this genial SOIL whilst the au.
rerouf mountains on their borders reach down to the
sea- Some Of the rich pacers near the lower PueDos,
on the river Yaqu yielding coarse gold from two to six
lrdens, who have faith in us butone in the Mexcans,
end " HON they will not permit TO prospect
Sonora exports hides to the East and wheat and -four
to all the ports from San Francisco down to Bolivia be-
sides silver enough to pay for her imports amounting to
about s3C00,0t0; yet her mines, which mostly over
$50 COO Per snnum. scores Of silver mines, unsur
passed for richness, are in the same condition they
were left by the revolution with span-he mouths choked
up WIN bat guano and heaps OF rich in every stage
OF reduction. gentleman well yersed in the mining
and commercial business OF Sonora will soon visit your
suitable 10 the ssanS. ef hsr uocnsr rsona
which can be dome with great profit viii give You
some Of his notes on the abandoned Mines
San Miguel, On Sonora river has the north immense
ridges Of almos inaccessible mountains full of gold silver
END copper Mr. Tosas copper mine eight leagues
eastward produced of copper pigs 81 per
qnta which readily sold id Quay at $l4 for China
rafic', as IL was rich r gold
Sonora river is full of gold the rains washing from
The mountains, which rise each side almost perpendcu
lar Tie natives never search than one foot deep
fer gold,
Babacora the centre of rich mineral region as well as
agricultural Cerro GoTdo mine four leagues southeast
on very high hill has great quantities or refuse mine
rails thrown out on lie sides from the steepneas OF the hill
easily be drained by tunnel Such ores only have
been used which could be reduced by smelling The re
on Nine Of Cobra eight sight, Leagues north WAS abpn
doped when Yielding pure silver Its mouth is choked
ug by huge rock. Three leagues southwest is the
"San Antonio which produced IA mark per ton "Do.
loree one league south produces silver proper
tion, with mixture Of gold These mines seventy
water, horses mues, &c
orosura, northwest Of this the celebrated mines of
Jusn BaItsa The mineral lie mountain 5000 by 500
yards eco feet high Its principal nires-"santa Ana"
end "Rosalio," have produced immense wealth; row
i n Of water fifty 5,S or sixty varss deep this
worked for small threads OF very fine silver;
but the jacques ores which yield very abund
ant yield from twenty four to ninety six ounces Of silver
for three bupdred pounds ore The ores by smelling have
yielded half silver When the water drove them out Of
Santa Ara" they were working vein Of pure silver,
one third vara broad These twelve veins vary from
TO tv Give yards wide at the surface The depths fol
lows viz Santa Ana, 14o We Rosario 60 VI. Bata de-
dra, 20 Santa Catarna 20 vs. Arpa 70 w. Prieta,
II vs. Beloaa, - vs. and two others Of II vs. each.
pescnbido1a, half league north OF Santa Ana, has
vein Of azoques broad and 80 Vs. deep the metals
contain 80 ounces per 800 ponds
one league north Of Santa Ana, Bfonzasa, with an i'm
meDee ven which be traced at least mile the
surface, is now filled with water.
San Pedro de Nacoeati rich mine Of 16 Leagues north
Oh Oloeura, And Ia eastOf Arispe phenomenon. The
vein laid open east and west from the surface more
than ofe We but on each side are immense quantities
of rubbish thrown out. Dirt and eand have washed in
and covered up the Report says the mine has no
water within and that the rich that the
yielded 2e to 80 marks Of elver for % pounds
ChuruDibah north of Nacoeati, is very old. Runs
east and west Escalante and two others the last
WHO worked it, and that by clearing away the rubbish
till they could extract pillar which yielded $40 Geo then
they abandoned it, rot Immediately finding the principal
veln It produced 10 marks per 800 pounds.
Batopias Dat p deg 25 min, long 1t7 deg 80 min on
the Rio Fuere) is the famous mine The climate warm,
yet healthy. The mine Of Carmen produced mass Of
sod silver weighing 425 pounds The of Pasrana
were rich the the vein cbiseed out Buen Suaso
was discovered by Indian who the Fuerte
after flood, and the rich crest lode laid bare,
which was pure silver. The whole town Of Bstopilas
went TO IT, The Indian extracted considerable wealth
nom H. but obliged to abandon the mine at three
depth account Of the water In Sonora almost every
mountain and bill contains gold silver, even in the
plains, for In this State actually crops out.
News from Haytt.
DECREE OF PRESIDENT GEFPRARD.
From the Philadelphia American, April 6.1