, 1873-04-28
NEW MEXICO.

AhG uA1E1GTNA "GA1tn OI 1AS S0tAAAS
western Portion Of the Territory.
s11vHn C1TT, March 30, 1873.
To the Editor ef The Chicago Tribune
61R: Recent discoveries aud Developments
afford grounds for the report that this is ono Of
the most valuable mlncral regions known In our
country. Gold, Bilyer, copper, iron, and lend
ores abound in soomingly oxAauHtless quantities,
aud OF unusually high grades,
B1LvEn CITY,
tho county cont Of Grant County, is about 100
1niloa west Of the Rio drapde, and 75 miles north
Of tho Mexican Republic. It IL town Of 1000
to 1900 inhabitantB, mostly Amoricans. Tho
buildings aro principally OF brick, tome Of Which
aro quite prctentious structures. and would bo
oreditablo to far larger cihes in the Btatcs Tho
hno chhracter Of tho improvements evidences
tho fifth tho pooplo hayo in tho richness and
permnnenoy OF tho rn}neB, for to them the city
looks for its future prohperity.> The town il nd
mirnbly located on 8 broad Aat. with small
stream running through IL, &fording splou-
did sites for tho several mills and
furnaces, now in operation and in
prooccBs Of erection. Four mflla aro
now successfully reducing orc by a,nalgamatlon;
two others will ba completed soon. Small smolt-
ing-worka arc already In operation, with other
vory extensive onoB soon to bo added to the list.
Among tho institutions Of Silyor City may DO
enumerated six stores, carrying large stocks OF
goods; two hotels; ono bank and q number Of
saloons, blacksmith, carpenter, tailor, and shoe
shops.
PRICES,
Brick Of flno quality aro furnished ut s12 per
thousand, mud lumber at s55 to $50 per m feet,
Supplies cost about as follows; viz: Wood,
e2.50 per cord flour, 81 per suck Of 100 lbs !;
sugar, $50 per ib coffce, 40o bacon, 35c to 40c;
tea, 50 butter, 76o to 81 eggs, Zoo to ITO per
doz calicoes, 400 to 25o per gard; muslin, 600
to 96o. Clothing is cheap. Mexican labor COM
mands a1.5o to 90 per day Amorican labor, s9
to "a mechanics and skilled labor, from $5 to
90. There is domhnd for more akilled hands in
tho different departments Of labor. One groat
advantage TO the laboring nun here 1s the favor-
able weather, which enablos him, il he desires
to do 80, to work every day in tho year
This country is so far south, aud
yet OF such an altitude, that tho eli
mato Ia perfectly delightful, aud constitutes
thoae seeking homo. The atmosphere IL dry,
pure, and health-giying.
Silver oy Is the centre 81 Gf section nars q ot
4'N'' '~' Tnoa1 GOLD DOWN TO IRON,
| have boen nade. 1t lies III the, Sierra Madre
rango,-the gamo in which the old minos Of Mox-
loo o1iBt, sud from which that nation bus derived
| ler millions Of tronsuxe In tho ages past, and
which are still yielding amoht fabulous amounts,
| although workod in worry crude md unsyHtem-
| ntio manner. Tho silver mines Of this locality
| are said, by thoee who haye visited both, to bo
equally rich and extensive, and, when fully do.
| yc]oped by skilled American labor and improved
machinery, will undoubtedly produce much
greater proportionate results. The orc from tho
ani requires dineront processes for Its roduo-
| tion. A great doal can bo onlY. worked BY
smelling, while some Of it DO easily separated
| by crushing and ama]gamhtion. Some Of tho
nss ohsr az no% sesd ss Re sSs as&s & Si
much Of tho ore ls very htgh,. somo yielding aa
high ns 8, 900 TO tho ton, and mono ia worked
that does not run ah high AZ $50 or $40 per ton.
| Then thora nre MILLIONS upon millions or low
grade ore, which Will run from 800 to 800 to tho
| 4 iow miles to tho north aro tho
| FAMOUS pINoB ALTOS PLAoEns,
which arc rich In gold, but lack water for work.
ing; there aro alao rich and Hen,dofned truo fs-
Bllro-yolns Of both gold and silver, which aro
i more or less worked, nomo to tho depth Of 100
feet. pinon Altos Is @ remarkably rich district,
mud will eventually give employment to thou.
'''''>'" LONE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
il IL about 0 miles cast OF this place, aud con.
4 tains many mines OF great richness, noarly all
Il tho ore from which shows puro lor1l-ailver. The
i disadvantage under which this place ia laboring
i dl,ong tho orc.
About is miles northeast Of Silver City ia the
Il RENOWNED aANro RITE coPPEn-MlNE,
which has boon worked for many years, yielding
i ltablo to pack 1t on mules to tho coast-a dlB.
tanoe Of 1000 1niloa, ,-tllanoo ship to Europe 70,
j separation. Tho cheaper transportation which will
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