The Phoenix herald., 1879-07-16
PLAkCKA DE PLATA. Translated Expressly fol
 The Phoenix Herald. The Difficulties of inc DiscoVerers The EFF soiticn of Raou-
 Ger Ge Bourbon.

Continued trcm Safur6dy's irsue.
 This being the manner of despolia
 ation that was to be pursued, coup
 led with the threats of the hostile
 Indians, who were preparing to a.
 tack those who had ventured into
 these parts, and of whom they really
 killed many, it soon resulted in de
 populating the region and so it ha,.
 remained to date. 1 have spoken
 with many who took part in7 ihe eX-
 pediticn of RCbies, Id their univrr-
 sal assertion has been that the whole
 region is one mass mile a ; nd hat
 there is 3 range 10 the eat of thi
 point from whence come large qual = tites of silver and wLere they have found many veins of gold and silver
 which crossed one another Don
 feodoro Salazar an upright and prac-
 tical man, very familiar with the
 geological formation of Sonora told
 me the same, concerning all the;r ranges which only await the hand ot man to disnm bowel the riches they contain. Speaking of which, he re ferred to one mine which he had personally in. pected little furthe, than La Arizona" when he was en- route to that region. Worked only on the surface a. had been the GUS tom of the ancients, he commenced e&a ile tle metal tu the Apaci 9 were surrounding him and not hay. ing more than few men with him, they were compelled to run in order o save their lives. But notwithstanG- ing the said mine which was called Oii.as de San Ramon" is very ricl, according to the assays Of the speci- mens which he took with him. Don Manuel Escalante y Arvisa not only a man of u,impeachable integrity, hut.one who al~o occupies high social DO sitioa, also visited ''Ll Ari zone" although paying hut a transI- tory visit. He says that still there u o be seen the working of former years but the danger surrounding them did not give him tim. to make a general inve. tigation.
 A,sosli1G to the a;pect of the country the whole is ma of min eral, and ny working scme time with the security of not Icing molcs;- ed by the Apaches no doubt discover ie of interest would be made" Up on the identify of this particular re zion there can be no doubt Both | documentary and tradiionary test imony describe the region very ex actly and the remains of the vol ings ot former ears and the hacien- das st!ll exist.
 SAS FRANCISCO, May 1,t, 1878.
 ROBERT B. SIMON EsQ.-Dear Sir: Pas ing through Sonora with the of making an examination nf a route for the Sonora Railroad, I visited in conformity with your de sire, the mineral district in the northern part Of Sonora, known as Las Planchas de Plata and here. with I submit to you my imI Ires- sions thereon The district derive. 1t name from the di cnvery in l7I9 Jy Spanish explorers Of laigy bodies If native silver in the form of sheets, bulbs and grains at the depth of q ,ew feet. Some of these were very arge, one weighing 40 arrobas, !, 300 pounds which had to be re- iuced before they could transport il. All these discoveries were claimed or the King, such being the ca e eaving the miners no stimulant to .emain amongst hostile Indians, he mines were soon abandoned and fterwdrds registered by the Jesui his ionaries. Later in 1877, I:On )ionisio Robles of Rayon, with a nrge force eco mem penetrated the IL U LOl anu OOLtillSN CttASiASl dD ' u he naive silver. He also WIS con- elled to leave by phe Indians, after enuining but eight days. In 1S30, n expedition from Hcrmosillo found mother large mass of silver which -as forwarded to the City of Mexico; ausing. considerable o-cf emeu bout this time, the large banking rm of Jecker Trrre S Co.,, received -om the government a concession . fthis whole district with the view of ! ole niZaliCn. . Un,ier the rders and at tn; expo nse this firm, thee was organized \ l 1S52, in San FIanci. co. an eXredi- a on under command of the unfort'
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