Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-26

waited. The country has no outlet, and
therefore no market. The soil has never
been turned BY an iron plow share-the
Mexican mode of blowing is by a wooden
stick, sharpened at one end, the old
Egyptian style-and vet, under this mise
rable system of agriculture, the lands
yield surprisingly. This whole valley
would. If we had communication by rail
TO the seacoast or to the Mississippi river,
. becore one of the richest and most pro-
ductive countries in the world.
Between the Rio Grande and the
sources of the ella there are inter-
spersed between the rocky activities
Of a dry mountain country Of mild
and healthful climate, innumerable
fertile valleys and illimitable prairies
upon which grow the finest grasses.
Ascending without difficulty from FL
Paso to the summit of the Mesa"
the line lies across a table land, on
what is almost a dead level to Fort
Yuma. Arizona, through which it
then passes, is a region Astounding in
rich mines of silver and gold, parts of
which have been settled as long as
Tennessee, by inhabitants of Spanish
descent engaged, whenever they could
protect themselves against the Apa-
ches, in mining and pastoral pursuits.
The Caddo Gazette, from which we
quote, says of the mines of this terri
tory:
The "Yulture" mine is said to be the
richest ever discovered in America. The
mines of Penos Altos are now yielding, in
gold, upon an average, from thirty-five to
| forty dollars per ton. Recent discoveries
at Apache Pass have set the country ali
on fire, and agents have been dispatched
to New York to secure machinery and
capital. Tucson is full of money, and
everything indicates that a new Eldora-
do p" is about to be announced to the
world. An intelligent gentleman, Mr.. D.
A. Bennett informed me a few DAYS ago,
that several leads in Arizona had been
abandoned, where it was demonstrated
that the quartz would yield forty dollars
per ton. The cause of this was the enor-
nous expense of procuring machinery,
and the cost of abOr.
The reason why Arizona has not devel-
oped into a second California, is in conse-
quence of the immense distance that sup
plies and machinery have TO be brought.
Heretofore, material had to be sent from
New York by sea to lndianOla, Texas,
thence by land, a distance of twelve hun
bred miles, TO the interior, at a cost of
twenty cents per pound. Santa Rita del
Cabra is probably the finest copper min
ing district on the continent. The coun-
try abounds in silver leads and other ores,
and has much fine land and abundance OF
timber.
Contrast these accounts with those
given of the arid and rocky deserts
through which the Union and Central
Pacific Railroad pass and there can be
no doubt as to the feasibility of the
construction of the Memphis and Ell
Paso Railroad, already begun and
nearly completed to Little Rock. Not
only in climate, soil and productions,
have we the advantage, but in the
vast mineral wealth of which we have
but meager accounts through Spanish
and aboriginal tradition. A proper
concentration OF public opinion and
the political strength of the South
weak as it is to-day will we believe
secure to US all that is needed of aid
and right of way from Congress. The
rest will come as fast and faster than
desired; for, as FREMoNT's telegram
to the Convention indicated, Euro
pean capitalists, who have always had
their eyes conferred on our extreme
Southern Territories, will readily
avail themselves of any opportunity
that may be afforded them for en-
barking in an enterprise that will
rival the scheme of the Credit Mobilier
and prove more remuneratiYe than
any known investment. 1t is the
one great work upon which depends
the future of Memphis, and therefore,
we urge that Memphis take immediate
stems IN puSh II