The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-08
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Ep0nd 10 their Wothei ooupuy WIN recPtocai iioo
A To- the character OF the soll, climate and pro.
ducrions g the territory In Lower California which
herewith presents an extract IRON an
OFFICIAL REPORT
recently made by Colonel Drake De Kay, the secre-
tary OF the company aud United States Consul at
Maedalena Bay
At no point the world snys the Secretary colo
seprodueng The sou Is so rich AMI productive that forty
s
Sese era SHRIMP &C. are ,Ssna a
and semtrcp car grow exurisr,y soa the grassy plain, are
and antelope at ~ each Mich COVE, with calf at from
80 $50; good cheese the pounds vine ex-
the 10 ss
Az 10 the climate 10 so deic rs and SO equal thu, tne
DWELLING ana local diseases entirely unknow1 The op
S s HE
unmiea Mines goa silver ard copper are found IN all
P.se ana ss.yShes
81 ssh nf hs world amt to the psnes:
It's f Soom pursuit q pear might LEAD
70 the creation Of of .ro Sraa ne% Sn has DIS
covered called .Orchia moss valuable dye.san rival
lection and bal ~ which would furnish e%poym;sn;;
,on OF ibis vaaa6 shrub extend. sIeci of sixty
.: with Ss s ami %'
dusn the WITH Ss sd snS. aas been
u,
The undersigned would take this opportunity to
say thai the Lower California q mpaay Is J OF
stock JobDlng or IN any technical or marrow sense;
n s REGULATING company. ii has never put snare OF
its stock uuon Inc market and its extended opera
tons IN the exploration and Improvement OF the
Territory and IN establishment of colonies within
have been borne entirely by the personal contri-
NOMINAL CAPITAL is rnIRrY-F1vE MILLIONS OF
though the value OF the property represented by IL is
estimated TO he over nve times that sum- It's presi-
LAM IN Mr. YORK "a
surer Mr.. William Il. Travers and its secretary
Colonel Drake De Kay, both also OF the same city.
Prom nent among the directors and members or the
company The ~ lowing well known American
citizens ana CAPITALISTS
&. X Garrison. John Anderson
August BE mont William M tweed,
y. l.. VI. Barrow, FRANCIS MOTIFS,
G neral b. 4. Butler, General John A. Logan,
William q. Fargo. Joan M. b. Davidson,
Edwards $. san ord, john Hunter
Leonard Jerome George Osgood,
David Crawford, ROBERT McLane
Junn A. Griswod A. WEIGH,
Henry smith, John 4. Garland,
Ben ualadaV. Levi a. Dow ey,
and others who taken together. represent per-
sona resp visibility to the extent OF hundred
III Hon oil dollars.
before The attention or the French government,
would refer. for his own resp Insibllity tthough
General scheacs, hiaisier plenpoientiary,, &c,
lency Elihu Il. washburne, Minis er Plenlpolen-
tlary &C., tn the Court OF France, and to HIS Excel
leDcy j. RuSScn Jones, Minister hcslueDJ 10 Inc
Court OF Belgium. With ard 10 the legal title
and powers OF the Lower California COMPANY, ne
would respectfully suggest that the French govern
ment remr that inquiry, through the hands OF It's
Minister ut washington, by AT anuc cable to the
Hon. Ca.eb Cushing The eminent American Jurfscon-
Suit, who IS tue counsel and lega! adviser OF the
Mexican government. As to tie per'on It t1dtng
ami responsibility OF the dif ectors and members or
the company :s~ove named. he would simply refer
the government 70 eGs OF the banking houses Of
Paris or London which, have financial dealings With
the capita lists OF the city OF New YORK. All or
which are respectfully submitted BY
Director and Member OF the Executive Committee
OF the Lower Cali orna COMPANY.
/ have lusl been furnished the first advance copy
OF this mammoth project for the HERALD 1t will 10.
day be translated and handed 70 II. Victor lie
Franc, Minister Of Commerce, AMI VIII then re-
celve the thoughtful consideration of the Ministry
This project like that OF Delegate Poston, is one
OF high merit, and Its adoption by tie government
would be Il great boon 70 tnat almost uninhablted
and neglected peninsula, Lower California. French
colonies rule have been utter failures but 1t is
believed that ihes ComInasists--tn the main x0oS,
industrious men. tho lgh mere committed to impos.
sibc ideas-couid undef an or yanizatlon and social
compact born Of necessity, reclaim what Is now one
OF the waste places of the earth. 1t is fair perhaps,
to indulge the Satisfaction that Whatever revolution
or violent outb eak does i'll TO despotsm in Europe
IN Inc same ratio speeds the ultimate destiny Of de-
mccracy IN America TO control the world.