Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20
THE EVENING STAR.
DNDAY. September 20, 1850.
Governor Shepherd I'm Mexico.

governor shepherd IN Mexico
In letter from ex- Governor shepherd te one
OF his brothers here, under date of August 18th,
he says:
'You will be like "a fish out OF water
up mere 10 the mountains where your daily
bresa Ine newspaper rarely comes and news
from me OUTSIDE world is or as little use TO one
as the NTH wheel or two noses But like It.
lt is quiet. calm life; and with it is all the
uncertainty attending ordinary trade so far az
smount OF pront Is concerned whether you WIN
have the average daily product OF $500 per day
or be electrified by word from the mine as
was rev moments ago-'Send you thirty
aIrooas, first class Csc pounds,, worth 5000
For twenty days In June we averaged $1,000
per diem, working eighty men IN the mine. We
have on hand and have shipped in silver. assay
and If had machinery las will have) to treat
II, could make nearly such yield every fol,y
days, and for as many years. II life held on.
any In the world, and climate perfect simply
perfect. Even In this valley. which is wallcdin
by hills and mountains from 200 TO l0,OO0 feet
high, the thermometer hasn't gone over 50 any
day yet, and the summer is well spent
Frost Is unknown, and iiuits grow a1d
mature from one years end to the other; and
yet we s suffer lor good nourshing food. The
stand lfyiDg.) With country capable OF pTJ-
dueing every thtEg In boundleSs VARIETY, the
t<ef. Torttllas to an american palate 6ayIn
the consistency and nourish'ng qualities of a
pine shaving, while jerkcd beef fan offerse
which is renk and smells to heaven
1.-The time will come, and within ten yea J.
when th's Will t2 the mining center OF the
mineral world, while every product which this
country is capable OF (and their name is lee ON
win be carried by rail over the United States
from one end to the other. The shl LEX OF the
iron horse would astoDfsh those hoary monarchs
whose froWning, beetling fronts have looked
n ountsfn river has sung a sweet lullaby over
IT'S rippl1rg rocks to the tempestuouS storms
which OCCASIONALLY sweep across its face.
by the way, with all The abuse and not orfe,y
which have borne IN my Washing, on rfe the
only two things ever named after me there are
an alley (and filthy one) off NJ street, and the
friend Key ser, Of the Baltimore Ohio railroad.
INSISTED upon retaining our name. Lo! | am
mere put hEe short weeks, and the b~dutiirI
mountain which overlcoks and commands the
northern portion of the valley of the Bat pila
and Which is surrounded by a mas niicant
dome-shaped crest, has been christaned r
GoborBado.' in honor Of the undersie nci. How
IS that for (n'gh) fame end apprt aial;on? Surely
Country
"The Inhabitants Of the town OF Batopilas
(Where most OF our workmen reside) have b. IN
Without bridge to cross the liver which g.
vtdes the mines from the town, and without a
MEXICAN or any other flag 1t has bcen NV
M.re suspension bridge $50 Il ct long now spans
the liver end flag With graceful folds will sur
mount 1t On the 15t1 Of september. t',eir G.
ond besb national fete day; the 5th OF MAY.
Cirque Majo.' being their Fourth of july. while
the 18th OF Sept ombcr Is about equivalent to
the sth OF Jsnus,J and Mextc91 Jack On
with us.
Our people are all being broken into harness
and quickly. am glad to say they ma '1t9'n at
good standard the Washing ION city reputat on
for temperance and mors"ty Toe only deI p
lions from this condition OF things (up to this
Wirtfng) are colonfsts brought from other local.
is. and those residing here for manv years. OF
Which have frIghtldl exenple now awaiting
discipline at my hands.
"'Mescal, the national beverage, IS mixture
OF strycbu1ne and Chain lightning, fiavcrcd With
extract OF gunpowder end aSafRtids A cast
iron stomach or high degree in Jonadabism'
are essential requisites in these parts.'