The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-02

sions Of the savages, the settlers o
New Merico have done little NOR,
than to prove the wonderful adap
tioD of that region, in climate anc
/ grasses, to shoep-culture. With
peace and railroads, that territory
alone will go far to supply tho de-
mand for those qualities of CHEAP
foreign wool which we imported in
1873 at n cost of more than twenty
millions. This supply, moreover,
will afford relief and permanent
basis to our wool manufacture, now
so greatly embarrassed-in part by
the lack of such cheaper woods to
use in mixture with more costly
qualities of domestic production.
More than century ago the
Spaniards knew that there were in.
exhaustibe mines of wealth in
Arizona and New Mexico, The
Same mountain ranges traverse those
territories which, in Nevada and
Colorado, to the northward, now
yield ovor thirty millions yearly,
and which, in the Mexican states of
chihuahua, Sonrra, Durango and
Sinaloa, according to Humboldt and
Ward, contain 'the greatest mineral
treasures of Mexico" and "hold
out, wherever they have been tried,
promise of riches superior to any
thing Mexico has yet produced. F"
Close to our border, near Ell Paso
and at Corraltos, are the richest
mines ever known. in Chihuahua,
though Santa Eulalia, in that state,
with the rude methods of the last
century, yielded hundred millions
during the century, and, in single
years, nearly two millions. Quarts
may, in Durango, also yielded over
thirty millions in twenty four years
But since the revolution and expul-
sion of the Spaniards, there has
been neither peace, order, protection
against savages, nor enterprise in
northern Mexico. Tho same noun
tainious walls which contain the
precious deposits shut in that region,
so that its supplies are obtained and
its products moved only at great
cost The development of New
Mexico and Arizona has been pre-
vented by the same causes. Yet in
both territories many mines are
now worked with profit, though the
ores have to be transported hun
dreis of miles by wagon Gin one
instance seven hundred miles), and
afterwards long distances by rail or
water. Explorations have proved
that deposits of gold, silver, copper
and lead, as rich as any in Colorado,
continue across the whole of New
Mexico into chihuahua. The noun
tain ranges which yield twenty five
millions in Nevada, and three mil
lions in Utah, pass throuh Arizona,
the ancient home of the Aztecs,
whose massive structures remain to
tell of their wealth, and are found
to be full of minerals. A district
covering thousand square miles
in central Arizona is dotted over
with mines, though the ores pay
500 per ton for shipment to San
Francisco. Copper ore from that
territory has this year been shipped
250 miles by wagon and $500 miles
by sea, and then paid u net return
Of $40 per ton. Many mines in
southern Arizona, which formerly
yielded ore worth from $500 TO ST.
900 per ton, arc now idle because Of
Indian raids.
The proposed railway traverses
the southern portion of these terri
tories, close TO the richly y-endowed
but isolated and disordcred Mexican
states, Its construction will bring
peace and order on either side the
boundary. To New Mexico and
Arizona it will bring development
of wealth, we may readily believe,
equaiing that of Colorado and New
ada. Even if the settlement of
Americans in northern Mexico
should aot lead to peaceable an
neXation Of valuable territory, that
region would find its only outlet for
products, and its only base Of sup
pics for food, clothing and machin-
cry in our markets Thus the
opening OF transportation and
settlements, through the very heart
of these great deposits of wealth,
which the present route only skirts
on their northern edge, may not i'm
probably double our yearly product
of The precious saetals.
The opening Of the vast mineral
and agricultural resources of this
southern belt, with its genial eli.
mate, uRdcr which cotton can be
grown, and the vine yields its richest
wines, will attract to this country
another food of immigration, such
us followed the discovery of gold in
California, when 100000 people
came TO our shores within fosr
years; or, again, when l 500, 600 i'm
migrants arrived within the four
years after the completion of the
Union Pacific. Immigrants bring
with them in cash an average Of
over 500 each, but they also bring
what is Of far greater value-their
productive industry. Each OF those
great tides Of immigration brought
To this country within four years
over $3.50, 600, 900 in cash, but has
added over $500, 100000 to the an.
nual product of our industry.
To all these magnificent results.
speedily or ultimately 10 flow from
the completion of this route, must
be added another of more immedi-
and vital Dccessity-the prompt
stimulus which, by granting the aid
desired, government would give TO
great branches OF industry. IL is
something that a few thousands, out
of The great multitude Of laborers
now idle, would be employed at
once in grading and eutting ties for
these roads. Bnt of four hundred
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