, 1881-02-21
CHICAGO TRIBUNE MONDAY FEBRUARY a.

"! c1ltllbFJltpl Liz lJlHII
Nn!tllern I" l'nrtIaM, Ore, md tl.nuglt liz
li;li found snell ol,.s whlrl, wsUl, shurt,n,
r,, tno '!rrlal.roto r.to nur 'naE1!iice"i Northwest
u5n ,nnklnr effliy t.y H. .ndrls "f mllrs
%IcaE to tt'asI sI"'sS c y ". ian In to '!2 a''
Francisco, Npw. the visitor to th9sa regions.
US wei as ati freight acruss l,UCoutinGhs,
~ M'ss 10 70 san Fr4,,cisco., and tlIch hundreds
NJ Son .es ny @ 6y 1anxstes ss*ass
stnf'is, antI nnrt,ss 4 bar. Mt tho entrance of
l,A,t way ~ raif. an! tho rcsr'by ipuy a,ui
tsuit,!ls s.. s,a'F;lo!'rilcy: The pi"in9of this
S u Gissx M! t ,nssy ss Y:1G: ca Ut FL. .ins 4siI
over the Souther, I'.cltto T;:llfruutl examine
liR Us cttlstrMton. and had sp"lit Sol,e tlnys
9t tfie frntlt 0aservln9,the work nf tic l,G0)
spnkn m the l,Ig'est terms, snying that there
was M drinking VI yunrrrlt!ty aulunt ttla!l,
hns MI workett 1t iheIr a1ntse4 Tasks With
t'lG 1E r1tE'!!arlty atnl preeis!n' " .elnG,worK,,
Arizona. md was making visit home.
On ulr why fruii Silver city tu George
town, We rassntl Fort i,aynu!; .AMte Wii(e
t's s @ Ms ts bs1ra:is 'G',x s1fr 5 9 ssx sSs 4 1 ,i
pllccrs. Very fcT; soiieiY. are stationed
icro nt rresr,iit, buflt whs.n.liyeiy post fur II
Time ,turnr tho 1,Melt.; ;tIonhIcs.
passs Mff by ;faxS e sS %1ikga inya 1t M to fHs aoas
Santa ltitn cplperttllnvs. They arg mt now
worked for tend tcslson. but lnye Il, tic l'nst
produced itt,,tlel,se quantities. Of cobpnr ore.
aud probably will Do W ng;lin. Even tile
showed the stalus nttl tiiscooratloiIs Of eul,-
per elements. Tie rit!n llsru wns beautiful,
winding over low hills nIlt( shaded Will
trees.
FOUND GEoHat.rowS
ltyoIy y y'nE ca'nn bga'Mttfnty ' sItnnte'l
Altos Mountains, with the PROMISE nf syulu
excellent silver mines. Tho ore is mostly n
sulpliAret 0f silver, aid IL f0,,lli In tenttrtl-
IrS tyr fnosts Il li,Ee a.ra m 3o 9@rp,yry @ sos
!!ere nre socatctl thy Inlues uf the Milnbr.s
Mining Company of Nw Y0rk.. with my ol,l
friend, Gapt. y. $: l:nblnson. formerly Su-
pt,ri.,tgirlei,t Of TIC Da!nktn Migr; Of Lead.
Mr. Bliss {ot Alnrton, Hiss L. Ct'.) nru inrgc-
u interested with this company. Capt. Rub.
ilsnn reports thu prnsnen.s nf his llltrrs and
nf tho district rs eSeretlinsly good, though
nvw urectInE i l1fst-rato iiltrell-stasnp ,niii.
with botl, stcam atM water power, nM II
pleasant plateau III tho banks OF the Mln,-
Dres River, flb1,t two MI lcs ',n!nw thc ca1nt't
wisl' M Gl wll sool 20 b eonplcte a'l haS pro,I.,
here liz. very close to the. tnwn: mil sec
ITO reason, from the fornntton Of the ntttoi,t-
Jug territory. Why discoveries sl.nul'l not be
H'rgs'y sxteas x ~ Y way d"% ~, to tho
est specimens Of Tic Al1ierlcan aivc i have
sren III the country.
For miles nftcr leaving Georgetown We
follow tho Mtnhrcs River on II natural plat
cnu with ,gunte grale, tho tottunl-lands Of
0nts l,y tic native AlexicnMs, whose Villages
Of low nuobu nuts ure iuente,! every few
Miles nf tlu why. Where Irrigation Is t!il-
played, 4ln growth II luxl1rlnlll: lll nN the
were feeding III cllurgo Ut buy herdera. 10
the etHt nlnl north llG
THE M1MntsEs MOUNTAINS,
to ay0la which was tho cause uf oltr lonE tie
tour To tl.e south. Prospecting In ttusu
mountains Inns only lntely commenced. III
they were fuynril strons'ottts Ut Vletorfo;
!niyr t II i ii1 s' br !f nR tRt s a iem a re s Sw
excellent iIssnM'-yc!ns have beef, upeued up.
Tying brtwecn line ntul gr1,,,lt walls, wlIiHh
cnrry chlorstlcs mud t,thor forms Ut .arEe,l-
tiiurtls 0res. Tho hills here are well roy
l4tely. ttlg hunt ut hustila lMllia,.s. This
rllllEe terminates ut tho south tl low hills
licar the Mtmbres ltiyer; nnd, wIntltrg over
them, our ,.f; course bends to thu northeast
prominence iii tllo past. but nov very 4ulet.
THIS lust part Of our Journey WIS lnale III
tho night. aud nle cold lla'l terone 50 ex-
lrGnlu Ias t0 be Allllust unendnrnhle. Ahouta
r,nnclle, where tha lna!! was to be changed.
We had great tllAlcrlty IN hrous.ng uny one,
tiine; Woarly iii Wexicaii houses, "w'ilct!icrr
Py '0N u aoSs SSS''a''s y.Ii "f' a%s s5t"',s tWa
tfaot tlllck and eight OF ten foot hiEh, which
Inc loses tho dwelling and the private srnnnus
NM stablcs; There IL nne sesof lnrge double
g1ltes onturing tho tnclosurc. ard sometimes
III r51+O ta ftxctfI
any un.slHe door to the hpuse, mil III coul,-
try ranches not oftun Is th1to 4 window
upeuing to tile outside. l.ott tloors and win
dows open Into tin court, aud theirs is ltsu-
s!de Of tho court Is, occupied by tho s,nbles,
which nro 0ftpn only covered sheds. Iii the
cities these courts nrc oftrn 1ilgu with shrub
bery, y!nes, fruit, ind tlowcrlne treess, aud
wAlks lined With < yer}.al beauty; while the
Of tho ntubU, walls. This rancho stood l11He,
fur from any settlements, md lis thick anil
high walls made 1t almost II fortress. At
Inst tho harktng logs aroused tho owner.
lis In. We found q number of caInpcrs'
wagons inside, tho drivers Ut which weFu
rolled up III bNhkets Oil tho bAre ground,
while at their feet Il few embers wcra s1i.D!-
Aerlng: We Eatheret! some broken limbs Of
blaze, around vi! lei, w mt pll logs aud
boxes, u,ld Rot out our pllos from wtl!u[ tho
|Mceiisa 0f our fruEtallt Virginia. sunu
wreatted ltsoif upward to the bright moon.
lWa!le wo were bringing l,ack the circulation
to our cllf!irtl bn.lies, our driver related to
us some nf Ills experience 0f tic summer hc-
fore. cfnso to tlIls very spot, In Wlilcll he alu
eight or TON b0rtleE-lel
wE3E ATTACKED nY'1HDrANs.
Their horses were plMlonel In tho cliapparal,
md they foughs from lehlnd trees uutt
brush. Hut tho Indians were til ayerWllelnl-
INK numbers, and l.unrly MI the whites were
killed. Ills pNrtnur wns shut through the
hutfy ntstt unable to escape. llo tried 10 get
tho wounded man tn Ills llOrae, which wns
tcthurvt 1lenr by; but he sald: Paul, it'xno
usr,-l'm killed; bnt, brfnro g0 t0 I1ell,
Tn g0lng to se,ti so!no Of tho red .lnvE!s bo-
fore nlo to tuil 'am l'I,l coming" Our driver
ens1naged to reactI his lurse, aud. escaped by
Ills superior speed, though tllu bullets tleW
lIko hnll around Hin. Returning afterwards
t tho senl,e, l:p f0nslll tbs cAIpsrss body Ut
hts pnrtllur behind tli0 Inv pIjIon whnrti be
Ina left him. At tlts sida wns his empty rc-
yOlyer, nln near BY were several g0ry clnts ut
hl00tl, eAcll 0nu marking wIlort an Indian
llnl fA!lI1l untlnr his uUadly aim.
W. reached llillshur0 bGlort daylight, and
hcforo n warlu nI.e.l fra W. Woro spuii doziltg
agaIn. Near tlIis p'ace Are aonc promising
KDltl phcer mines; anu recent developments
lii this hills near by show sninG goal l-lnuklnE