The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-05-23
F49m the -A"ler&on MtcIl'ge"cer.
. Letter From Mexico.

c>it>',~ o;t;ynaCI Elan, chorna who is At
rrn,art rr.,o IN Taxicoo Ills views and comments
ir,ro> =, tLa conEiiion c>;matn soil and adyanta-
o.or n." nf tSoi cn,.ntrv ond thc Inducements to
o,,,;rrotn oo> thitha, viii he f,nnd interesting.
Thn httcr WAS not Intended for publication,
and We have to return thanks to another
fr;crd f,r thn nIa,snro Of IFS rc.nroductAn:
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1hlS IS the most oeautiIul country III Soll'e
respects, nave ever SEEN O"r cay are
slch as yon nave II! Ine .noh'ti 0! May U"e
nights arc coo, ana W? sleep uNler I"o Or
three blankets every n'GH. We nave all 'he
tropical fruits IN aouNoaNce; the UecS arc
all green ana 9ooo many No%erS' a!'u any
amount o. OlruS, ana Snch caro'lhg ana SnoI
ing never heard we nave al N1ros OF
vegetables IN the market mat | ever sa" N
the CAaiESton market, anu great many
more lnat 20 not H'o"-5'ee" Cotn' ps"S'
nra"S, lettuce, la"!>''VS' po'"''cS "'O '"'''',
toes, &C., ana YET just aocEe ~, We nave "
most beautiful! mountain, I0,uoo icet ABOVE
the sea, WITH IT'S top always Whlte WITH SHOW
It is the most beautiful sight ! ever saw.
Sugar cane grows from twelve to fifteen feet
high and has only to be planted once in nine
years and they are grinding it all the year
round. Coffee grows very finely and pro-
duccs ! pounds TO the tree when four years
DID, Tobacco grows well also; the rule is to
plant corn, and when it is pretty we'll grown,
to plant tobacco between the rows, and when
the tobacco is pretty we'll grown AID ready
to gather, plant corn between the rows, thus
making three crops during the year; the
lands are very rich. This is the dry season,
and said to be the warmcst weather VIC have.
The wells here are about sixty feet deep;
there are some running streams but very few.
We have had two or three good shove s
since have been here, the rainy season VIII
commence in May. The lands are exceeding
ly thickIy covered with bushes, vines and
shr ubs; it costs five dollars on acre to clear
them. There is good deal Of stone upon
the ground; the timber IS generally small,
but in some places is sufficient Tor croSS-tles
for Railroads. The whole country bears cy-
idtncc Of laZincss and neglect, aid the coun-
try is all over grown for the want Of work;
there are the ruins Of large haciendaS all over
a. ,.o,:,...y, ~>'.> of "";,:' i~': '''''. >0":
800, 500 dollars; these haciendas are cnIt'V2t'
cd now III spots hy The natives, VINO pay inc
pFoplietoFS certain Ic"'' 'hcy co'i'"''t r. nC,'
one TO two th"u>ah" acres anu can oe ooUo"'
Tor &h0Nt tOuT ooIiaFs per acre. pa. "'o 0'cc'
hitii down, ana waiting lour or 1Ie years 'o'
the balance; thcSe arc cohSiuereu neIle' '""'
the NoTcfhMcnt lahdS. IHc G"'e' 'I";e''
lands, about 0U,oVo acres nave all 0es'' 'a"e'
up here even faster man tHey can oe SUI
Veyed. There are nun''redS OF e'n'srantS
coming here every day from me ota|cS'oi 'he
very best people; some OF THESE arc olSap-
rontcd, while others are deuShteo ana set
ting doW?. Inns IS tlNcu i"ct' ana large
and SupeI!or colony IS SellitD mere HO"
there VIII De Go0o American Scc'cty "cle III
snort time. ;,
Cari0tta Is ABOUT elght h'leS rom NSI95 Z"
IN the bush yet II VIII be some time oetoIe
any one can I've there with any COMFORT
Sen. Irlce ana Gov. HarrlS are at th'S place !
thty nave Elu II Out anu ',a1!eu H. ~ t'oI', u
the IMPRESS II IS very o''licu': " FU't" q
frame house out mere, there ha7in5 oee" III
saw mills; one or two are now oe'hS put up )
every one seems more anNIons 10 get I'ie!'
land open for cultivation than anything elSe.
The coantry IS vast WliueEneSS anu 'oourrs -"
IN RUNS OF FORMER WealIu aiu 5'a''ue": LIZ
natives 1--we IN nuts oo'lt o. oa"'o0o anu co.
cred with straw; 'he hl9ncr CLASS nve IL
houses OuIt OF stone ana lIne, OF W ce'nemt, an',
>omc "1 the lnc'ahS WotN "e',, amu ~ Cr"
hlie tHeni lo' 'II'S CIn'' P'I U'1 ,''uo
serves, lNGy nave t'!0 DyI' ~ ,,,I p
on!hS Hcre ever saw i"o l''''' :, o'c I,t -
mere III ABOUT ci5 'een .no"t'S2 % t "D"ut
fifteen miles IRON nere' ms pace IS aO"u' %
2,oo9 tect ABOVE the sea. "snI up ~ s1M nom :,
fifteen miles &o"Ve herc' II cU"Ia'"S -,Io"o i3,
mha0ltan;S ninctcen run OF n1'l-SIoneS' I.i' ~
or lour Tine lonrlAS mlIIS, anu laISc Co''o'i
factory with I+,0oo SPlndIeS anu 7Vo lGo''S'
1t is in vaI!ey,amldSt the mouhtal"S'a"o TI TI''
OF the most wealthy pIaces l ever saw H' ;s
city has fourteen fountains Spou''45 "p III
every quarter .! inc ci'I' anu co"S'"''t '"'',
Dlng stream IN the middle OF 'ne'r SHeeI "I''
the streets ave az lAeiT pATSd' "0"!" I"'"-
cr live here tHan any place ever Sa" !! lNete
was American society, out IT, ia: OuV tH 1our VI
five American lamiileS. inns Is 4'9oo iCcC
above the sea, al'I has all tGe 'Fopcal 1Tul'S'
this IS the land OF lrults ana io"crS' Horses
a"d COWS are uScd mere all lne year, e"tiHo
nothing bat grass. 1aEl!lS q! lo5"Inei, lh:2
is the SlrangcSt anl most beautiful country
ever saw one can work out here with pleas
urc morning and evening, bat not IN tie ml>-
die Of the day no flies or muSQWtocs as l
have seen, and not many insects or reptiles.
us. survey has taken him into very wild
,o,,,+r,. Gr,,n,, ~, t;,n,fv -Aiin> from here