The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-12

climate here; at Mazatlan il is intensely hot
both night and day during the summer
months, but in the interior, even a short
distance from the sea coast, the change is
astonishing. Here at this time, the hottest
season Of the year, blanket is requisite for
comfort at night, and during the day a man
can labor in the sun and not feel the heat
near SO oppressive as he would in Nilsson.
ri at the same season Of the year, and from
October until June, am told, the climate
is the most delightful imaginable, rarely
cold enough for fire and never too warm for
comfort.
Besides all the tropical fruits which can
be grown here in any quantity, lines and
lemons grow wild on the banks of most OF
the mountain streams. Many of our fruits
do remarkably well. We are now having
here peaches of good size and excellent
flavor grown in this vicinity, and fresh
vegetables can be had every month in the
year.
Notwithstanding this country is the seat
of civil war and Mazatlan with the whole
sea coast in possession Of the French troops,
whilst considerable portion of the country
between this place and Maza,an is held by
the Liberal or Republican troops, ourselves
as well as all other Americans, are permit
ed TO travel in security when and where
we please. Both parties cater to Americans
and treat them with courtesy and respect;
and whilst The soldiers of both will kill and
rob Che opposite patty, Americans and their
properly is held sacred and they are unmo-
Tested. have been in the country for two
months and halt, and in that time have
heard Of bat one foreigner that has been rob
bed. He was German and think a very
triHing man. He stayed here q few nights
since, and said he was robbed in coming up
from Mazatlan by three men and boy, of
over'lifty dollars in money, his mule and
pistol. Some OF the Americans here who
knew him were inclined to regard his state
ments, with considerable doubt. They may,
or may not have been true.
There is in New York on organized
company under the name of the Durango
Silver Miners with a nominal capital OF one
and half millions OF dollars, which is now
erecting ten stamp mill at San Dimss, some
eighl miles from this place, under the SUI.
perintendaucy OF a Mr.. Jos. d. Rice. This
company owns some five or six valuable
mines, and is now running into one Of their
mines, LA CandaIara," tunnel six by
seven feet, cut through solid volcanic rock.
They have already spent on the work over
twenty thousand dollars. This mine as well
as our La Alva, was worked between 1888
and 1907 by Sombreno, who took from it
in that time the ore 10 the depth Of thou
sand feet from the opening IN the vein at
near the top of The mountain. The records
at Durango show that Sombreno in one year
realized from this mine over 1920 900.
, The tunnel is expected to intersect the vein
at the bottom OF Sombreno's old shaft, and
thus drain the mine OF the accumulation oil
the accumulation of water, and enable them
TO get at the ore with facility, and with but
comparative little labor. This company
purchased few months since the Bolanus
Mine for which it paid $4,000. Willis,
, this is good mine, think it was bad
purchase, simply for the reason that mines
fully as good and rich, can be bought for a
J great deal less money. D. j. Garth, Geo
F. Griffith, Don Juan Castillo and myself,
purchased two mines, including hacienda
water power and Mexican reduction works
some ten miles above this place for &c.,
600, and one of these mines | am confident
, is fully equal in value and richness 10 the
, Bolanus besides there was neither water
power, hacienda or reduction works pur-
chased with the latter, and we regard these
appearances as being worth more than we
paid for the whole property, as suitable
ground for buildings and reduction works
, convenient to water power, is very scarce
in all this mining country, and will before
long become immensely valuable.
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, Your Bro,
TIL l. BARTHOIOW