Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-17

be up to some dodge. You keep the
joke, old buster, and I'll keep the extra
cent.-SyrdcuSe Times.
A Wonderful Story.
You have doubtless heard accounts
of the discoveries of gold in fabulous
quantities in the rugged Sierra Moja-
das. The accounts cannot be exagger-
ated, since the Imagination cannot con-
ceive of such vast quantity of gold
and silver boarded by Nature in one
rugged mountain-range. The tallest
stories would not be fabulous in this
case. l have been there, and know
whereof affirm. You know / have
been something of n traveller; that
have seen the mines of California, Aus
tralia, and among the Ural Mountains,
for, during my wanderings, l corre-
sponded with you; but nowhere on this
planet have l ever seen the same rich
ness in mines, the same uncounted
tons of gold. The very mountains,
lofty and rugged as they are, seem to
be built of gold.
Untold millions of the yellow ore
and dust are in sight; how much there
may be hidden in the heart of the
mountains only He who created all
wealth can tell
If had not been there, and one had
attempted to tell only one-half of the
truth in regard to those golden mount
aims, though he had been my dearest
kinsman or most trusted friend, would
not have accepted his story as truth.
shall not ask you to believe me when l
say that there are, in those wild, almost
inaccessible mountains, great hills of
! gold, miles in length, hundreds of feet
in height, and hundreds of yards in
width. And yet it is the literal truth.
And not far away from the golden hills
there is a mountain of silver ore richer
than any ores of Leadville, Virginia, or
any other bonanza mines yet discovered.
This silver mountain throws into the
shade the far-famed hill of Santa Eula-
liza, in Chihuahua, from which $780,
| 100000 in silver has been taken. l
know you will think tell incredible
stories. | have not told half the truth.
But why are not these mines worked,
developed at onceP The answer is
not difficult. They are in Mexico, and
nothing is done in hurry, except
changing the Government. In the
next place, territorial jurisdiction is
claimed by the three States of Coahuila,
San Luis Potosi and Chihuahua. The
mines are undoubtedly clearly in the
State of San LUIS Potosi; but the con-
flicting claims must be settled, as each
has a military force in the neighbor-
hood, and suppress all attempts to
carry on mining operations. Then the
title is in doubt. Up till within week
before my departure from San Felipe,
the nearest pueblo to the mining re-
gion, it was supposed that the Mojadas
were part of the public domain. But
interested parties made the discovery
that the identical tract upon which the
richest discoveries have been made was
long ago granted away, in the usual
Mexican style of liberality, to the ex-
tent of six Spanish leagues square.
There was much excitement in San
Luis Potosi and Saltillo over the an
nouncement that the great mines were
private property, and, the strangest
part of all, the property of an Ameri-
can by birth, if living, and his heirs il
dead.
AS the story may be interesting to
you, and as time in this dull place
hangs heavy upon me, may as well
tell it TO you. Briefly, then, the records
show that certain tract of land, call.
ing in its metes and bounds for certain
established lines and landmarks was
granted by the Government to one
Manuel Sandoval by the Mexican Gov.
ernment, in consideration of some
services which he had performed in be.
half of the Republic. This grant wa;
made in 1886. The property was ac
curately described in the survey, anC
there is no doubt that the Mojada mines
are on the land Rnt now comes thu
strangest part of the relation. II wa:
about the year 1S59-60, perhaps 1861-62
that a young American made his ap
pearance in San Felipe, San Luis Po
tosi, and made frequent excursions in
to the widest and most inpenetrablC
recesses of those rugged regions. HC
claimed to be a botanical student; but
an old Otomi Indian, still living in Sar
Felipe, who acted as guide for thu
American on many occasions, relates
that he was always looking among thu
rocks, and picking up sand and peb
bles. For time he disappeared, anC
it was learned that he went to San Lui
Potosi, ascertained the whereabouts o
Manuel Sandoval, and eventually pur
Z chased from him his mountain trac
for the consideration of 900 Mexican
(: mill dollars. There is an entry in th'
4: records found in San Luis Potosi, date(
Nov. 8, 1864, stating the fact that Dol
Manuel Sandoval, of Villanegras hat
( bargained and sold to Don Jose Adisol
Da Gus, of Memphis, all his right, it'll
( and interest in a certain grant of lan'
t from the Supreme Government full,
described in another book, to whicl
t reference is made. The tract is suffi
I ciently designated in this record to Civ
title under the Mexican laws. The fol
= lowing year, or perhaps in the sprinI
!. of 1866, as the records seem to show
: this same Jose Adison Da Gus appear
/ again at San Felipe, and the tract c
! land and the record of grant are accuI
7 ately described and duly recorded
!, Who this Jose Adison Da Gus is, n
:. one in Mexico seems to know. Ii
: disappeared more than twelve year
y ago, and has not appeared there since
II he is alive and his ownership estat
lished he is certainly the richest ma
on the planet. Chicago Tribune
The Highest Telegraph Station.
A telegraph station has been latel
established at the Ryffel Hotel, undo
a. - Tho Waloia