Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-11-02
9ailg empire.
The Mexican Empires-VRst Ag-
rieuIturaI and Mineral Re
sources OF the COuntry.

j. The Mexican Times OF September 30 says
The statement is correct--it is official. The
empire is divided into fifty departments, with
an area OF 7l2 $50 square miles, and pop
ulation of o,2l6.060 souls. 1t is more than
three times as large aa France, four times as
large as Spain, and about thirty tim es the
size of Holland and Belgium. 1t is 10 ex =
tent and internal resources 6rstclAss en-
pire ga.rft u
b No country on earth has as many natural
advantages. Mexico 10 self>sustaining in
every way. She raiess her own breadstuffs
of every kind; her beef and pork; her indigo,
cochineal and vanilla her wool, thread aud
cordsge, and is now producing large guam
tity of her cotton. She produces wines,
aeuardieBte, mezcAl and pulque, in the great
estabundance. In the northern departments,
bordering on the Rio Grande, there is fine
grazing region. Here are immense herds Of
horses, cattleand sheep. The middle portion
of the empire is more devAed TO agriculture
Ito corn and wheat and rye and barley and
oats. Here the irish potato grows WE'LL
The Pacific and Atlantic coasts are well
adapted @ to sugar, coffee, tobacco and rice,
and all the tropical plants and fruits. In the
extreme south, in Yucatan, Campechs, Te-
huaniopao, Tabasoo and La Laguna, is the
country Tor dye woods, mahogany, and the
very best escao. Here also grows in very
great perfection the coeoenut ard the chiri-
moya and every other inter-tropicsl fruit
The lovers of natural history will find here, in
their native forests, the uoblest specimens oi
animated nature.ss 81 .aeli
0aiaco produces cochineAl and indigo in
large quantities, while the highlands Of Jalspa
have monOpolized- for years the production oi
the celebrated FpurgAtive drug" b.
The most valuable silver mines are situated
in Tulancingo, Zacatecss, San Luis, Potosi,
Guanajuaro, Jalisco, Guerrero, Sonora, Sin
alos and chihuahua The copper mines oil
chihuahua are said to be the richest in the
world, and the pearls Of Lower California
have ever been in great demand. The silver
mines of Real Del Monte and Pschuca, in
Tulancingo, are but short distance from
this city. They are the most valuable in the
country, and are now yielding their owners
large dividends. The mines Of Guerrero are
not only rich in silver and gold, but the etreamf
abound in precious stones.
The mint of Mexico has coined from 1900
to 1860, in silver, $406, ,624 ass in gold
| 26, 1854 How much OF these precious
metals was coined before 1900 and how much
wGs taken cut of the country by Spanish
Yiceroys, by refugee Presidents and Gener-
ais, and by that system OF smuggling carried
on 30 successfully for so many years, will
never be made known.
This is vast empire of mountains and val
leys The valleys are exceedingly rich and
productive, while the mountains are filled
with hidden treasure. TWo-thirds of all the
-lver in circulation in the wide world has been
taken from Mexico If she is but true to her.
ssf--ii her citizens will rise above the small
chickering's Of party, and rally around our re-
publican Emperor and support him in his on
ward march of progress and improvement,
this empire will soon be one of the richeit
and happiest portions of Goods green earth
Mexico is richer to-day than ever she was -
New mines are daily discovered and worked
with improved machinery. There are in her
mountains ten thousRRd times more silver and
gold than have been taken out All she wants
Is energy--energy, energy.