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

no immediate necessity Tor opening these
mines, as those we have purchased Of Don
Juan Castillo de Vale, as follows Ell |
Christie, Ell Rosario, La Luz, LaTalpa, FL
Sous, La Arrayan and FL Innooents, will
supply us with more ore than we can ben
efciate with our new machinery when il is
completed. One ten stamp mill will crush
ten tons Of ore dey end it, is the opinion
of those Of our company now here who have
had good deal Of experiences in mining in
Colorado and Montana, that La Lug alone
will furnish this quantity. THERE'S certainly
very large amount Of rich ore now in
sight in this mine and il has not yet been
fairly opened.
do not think am either visionary or
over sanguine, but am as confident as
am that am now writing, that the prop
erty owned here by the La Alva Silver
Mining company is worth millions of dol
lars, and will make every stakeholder in it.
immensely rich, and as freely believe thai
if few thousand Americans Of capital and
enterprise would come to this section and
embark in silver mining, in five years from
The time they had gotten fairly to work. tie
civilized world would be astonished at ithe
quantity of bullion that would be prcahcea
Castillo, of whom we purchased his
mines, hacienda, reduction works and water
power, has during the present year bene-
ficiaed and sent to the mint in Durango in
April 100000, in July $4,000, and is
now working up his remnants preparatory
to giving us possession. These remnants will
produce from So to $4,000 more. This has
been worked upon the most imperfect and
rude machinery imaginable, and besides he
has worked no ore which would not pay
from $3.50 to $3.50 per ton, all the poorer
ore he has thrown away. There is now
! thrown over the bank in front Of La Luz
mine, more than thousand tons Of ore, which
will pay an average of $50 per ton. Such
ore in California and Nevada would be con-
sidered rich. The cost of working it on
American machinery is 500 per ton, and
with capacity TO work ten tons day, which
we will have in few months, this immense
pile of ore will be sure TO produce a large
quantity Of silver bricks.
Alter passing the mountains on our late
trip 10 Mazatlan, we travelled for three
d,,s ,I,ronnb opa of ,ba ba., ,o.;o,I,,so
countries had ever seen. Much of the soil
is very similar 10 that around Glasgow; its
productions are sugar, Coffee cotton, tobacco
and corn. Wheat and the other small grains
do not grow well, (except barley,) but
everything else that is grown in Missouri
will do equally as well, if not better, here.
Land is almost valueless. A few hundred
dollars will purchase all that man would
have any use for, and labor (Mexican) is
abundant and cheap; besides all the products
OF the soil find ready market at high
prices. There are here better openings for
farmers with small means than in any Of the
States Of our country. In addition, stock Of
all kinds can be raised without any expense
save for herders and salt, there being DO
winter. Grain is not fed to any stock except
those kept up TO work; the indigenous grasses
and cane are very abundant and nutritious
Even in the dry season stock keeps fat and
is generally of fair quality. The cattle
especially, are larger and much better than
had expected to find them. 1t is no unusual
thing for farmer here to count his cattle
by the thousands, many of which the own
err never sees until they are sold and ready
for delivery. At the place where they are
produced the price ranges from ten to fifteen
dollars per head, and in the mining districts
where but few are raised the price is
twenty dollars.
I The farming implements used here are
Of the most primitive kind, such as the
ancient Mexioans invented and had in use
before the conquest of the country by COrtez
over three hundred years ago. The plow is
MADE of wood pointed with small piece Of
iron and is operated with a yoke of cattle
the yoke being straight beam followed out
so as to fit the neck just behind the animals
horns. to which it is strapped with piece Of
raw hide. This plow will scratch flrrow
some three or four inches deep and as many
in width, but does not turn the soil over, YET
this rude and imperfect cultivation produces
astonishing crops. With American nipple.
ments, which could easily be had from San
Francisco, and American industry the crop,
could be increased 10 any extent The al
tenion of Americans is now directed lC
this wonderful country, aud quite number
are here engaged in mercantile, agriculture
and mining pursuits, and all who have ener
gy and industry have been eminently sue
cessful. An American company have bail
and are now successfully operating cottol
factory in Mazatan, which has no difficult,