The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
Chihuahua.

| Inc state OF Chihuahua is the
largest of the twenty-seven states
that compose the confederation
known rs the Mexican republic. 1t
contains an area of 107,5 square
miles, or 68,S00,00O square acres of
land, English measurement. The
state is divided into II cantons, two
cities, 20 towns, 141 villages, % min
ing hamlets, 162 large plantations
and 700 farms. The capital city, also
named Chihuahua, contains $4,000
inhabitants, while the population of
the entire state is about 100000.
Long before the successful revolt
of Texas from Mexico, or the I'M
fortunate American expedition to
Santa Fe, flourishing traffic was
carried on between. several mercan-
tile houses of st. Louis, Missouri,
and the city of Chihuahua, via Santa
Fe, New Mexico. With the changes
that were made in the boundaries OF
the two republics upon the ratifica-
ton of the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, the traffic gradually de-
creased, until it became compare
lively insignificant. Yet, as late as
the year 1862, n small trade was car
ried on between st. Louis and Chi
| huahua, by the old route.
The great trunk railroad, now I'M
der course of construction, from the
| city of Mexico to the northern from
tier of our sister republic, will run
longitudinally through the state.
AS the city of Chihuahua will be the
receiving depot for all American
| nnn1G infnnnnI tsk,
| throughout the vast central region
of the republic, the speedy develop
ment of the state is matter of the
utmost Importance to the business
men of the southwest. Thus large
and n profitable traffic between the
two countries will spring up, and
through the medium of the Texas
and Pacific railroad, Now Orleans
may expect to obtain fair share of
1t, particularly OF the bullion des-
tined for this country and for Eu-
rope.
chihuahua is one of the richest
mineral regions under heaven. Its
mountain torrents bear in their
seething waters flecks of gold, which
they deposit i'll different places along
their route, while on their banks rich
placer diggings have been worked,
ever since the conquest of the
country by the Spaniards. The
mountains TEEN with valuable lodes
of silver, gold, copper, tin and lead.
Many of these mines have become
famous in the mining annals of the |
world. Among them we may NEIL |
ton the mine of Santa Eduvigis, |
which is situated in the mining dis |
trict of Jesus Maria, belonging to |
the district of Rayon. Three veins |
running northeast and southwest |
converging one toward the other |
until they form one solid boGy of |
ore in the centre of the mountain, |
were discovered in 1834-35, and, |
from 1887 to 1912, yielded from five |
to six millions of dollars in gold and |
silver. The work continued to 1846,
i'll which time the owners, Messrs.
Lopez and Valvis. having under
taken the development of several |
other mines, and expended enor-
nous sums in the construction of
mills for reducing the ore, fell into
debt, which not being able to
pay, they gave up the concern to
tnelr creditors, VINO, without syS-
tenn, laid out small sum of money
in working it and afterwards aban-
dOning the work, they handed over
the concern for safe keeping to
Senior Juan II. Gutierres. This
gentleman by simply reducing the
residums of ore and leasing some of
the works on shares, accumulated q
large fortune in a few years, and
during that whole time the entire
population of that mineral region,
amounting to 1000 souls, derived
their subsistence from that concern.
The development of the state of
chihuahua is longed for desidera-
tum with the people of the south
west, while portion of it's trade,
and that of the interior of the re-
public, will be enjoyed by the peo-
pie Of Texas.