Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-25
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We COPY the following enthusiastic ar
.;cls ON Mexico from the New York Con
ssrvative, a newspaper devoted to IN
terests Of mning;
our sister Republic is just now men
.ced with an invasion Of the deepest sig
n;6cance, and which is daily gathering
,,ol,me and strength. A movement Is
be;np inaugurated with but little nolse'
which aims at no less than the occupa-
t;on in force of that rich and historic re-
o;on of the Aztec, and the EXTRACTION
from its territory of countless millions Oh
treasure.
The noble army of occupation COM
prise prospectors, mining experts cap'
talists, railway magnates, tourists ARTISTS
merchants, and last, but not least-the
nress. and it is forming for the peaceful
invasion of a country which, all things
considered, we may truthfully say mas no
eoual on the broad earth-that land is
Mexico.
From the East, West and North the
oolrmns will advance, in fact the van
ouard is even now on its way, and Amer
leans are laundering at the gates OF vera
cr,z Laredo, FL Paso, Guaymas and
MazatIap. The Hidalgos, far from be-
ing dismayed at this formidable onset
are welcoming the invaders with true
Castilian courtesy, are voting railway
concessions and leasing and selling their
mines to the formerly hated "Gringos'
to an extent that augurs well for the In
terests of our tropical n~eighbors.
California vies with New England IN
her eaoerness to enter and develop the
Land of the Montezumas, while the
Middle and Western States are in nowise
d;latory in their efforts in the same di-
r%ection. All along the line a notable
activity prevails. A new era is dawn
inc for that hitherto neglected country.
The incalculable wealth Of her mines, as
well as the productions Of her soil, stim-
mates the great army Of shrewd observ-
ers who are intent upon making the re-
sources of Mexico available by develop
ing her mines and bisecting her territory
with railways, that she may take that
position among the nations which is hers
by the right Of natural and acquired adj
vantages.
This laudable ambition proceeds from
purely selfish motives. That desire for
gain. which is so marked a characteristic
of this age, is the moving power which
causes our manufacturers and capitalists
to seek to extend the domain of their in
fuence, and to build up a m with
Mexico which shall be highly profitable
to all concerned.
The time is not distant when the Mex
lean Central Railway, constructed with
Boston money. will bisect northwest and
southeast, and form a notable extension
to the great Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe interests in Kansas, Colorado and
New Mexico.
At various points large forces of Amer
lean engineers are busy with rod, level
and transit in surveying the lines of pro-
jected railways, which, in less than three
years, will have a decidedly tangible ex-
istence. The air is full of rumors of
syndicates, great excursions and large
financial transactions, all centering in
Mexico, and the papers of our country,
both daily and weekly, not emitting the
heavy magazines, are giving much space
to Mexico-a topic which rarely fails to
interest.
There ia, beyond a doubt, a boom start
ing which will assume prodigious pro-
portions in due time, and we predict that
the great States of our n~eighbor republic
will soon be well known to the average
American. Old and abandoned mines will
be reopened which have produced colossal
sums, new ones will be exploited, and
the soul Of the fortunate mine-owner will
rejoice at the bullion output of his prop
critics.
1t is a region of untold wealth, and
now that the enlightened policy of its
rulers welcomes u capital and our peo-
pie its thorough development may be
deemed assured.