New-York tribune., 1881-03-26
GENERA NOTSS

Further testimony to the rash Of emlgfaDt
from Germany 10 found In the experience Of the Nefhs
lands Steamboat Company, which ADVERTISED - extra
boat aay between Mannheim and Rotterdam 10 kccolk
modase tho South German emgrants who embark n ul
ttudes SC the former city. This fact seems II trs
thought stronger evidence Of great aud growing AZ
content In the German Empire than would DO furpsA4
by corresponding emigration from Prussia where ta4
sou Y less e fertile and sss sss ~.
felt an enthusiastic love the empire and that many
the people would rather belong 70 Austria.
The newspapers have described fully the
rgors hardships OF the Western winter but the o
palpabls illustration Of what the snowdrfts have -
compished in the way Of blockades Is furnished by IN
Sionz Valley Dak.) Hsws La its edition for March
IL. Paper ran but invention came n and the result
is an excellent impression white cotton cleth.
copy Of The Ees for that date reached this once yeste
day in q wrapper 10 match During the war Southern
renamed for sDow bockads ia time OF peace 70 bring
cloth into reputation for tbis purpose.
Governor Lew Wallace, who is about TO ex-
change his home In Nev.Mexico for QUO Tn Paraguay
has Just given newspaper correspondent hateisnf
description Of the Territory in which be has lived fof
several years past In speaking Of tho mineral resources
of New Mexico the Governor said: .f may repeat the
opinion that Territory viii equal II not surpass her
neghb0rs yield OF precious metss within
her mountains and ranges. The work OF prospecting
and mining already fairly set in. and SOON we may
look for results. Heretofore variety Of causes hnva
contributed to prevent thorough work IN THIS direction
As can be readily understood, the native indiana and
Mexicans have no interest In the minag work The In
dams make TIA capital offence for one OF their number
20 and prospector In the discovery Of mine while the
native Mexican could not be induced for any money
join white man IN the work. IL Is nonsense Tor ans
one 70 attempt the argument that tha Territory Is no
rich in precious metal We 1nd productive distrcts 10
ARIZONA, Colorado and old Mexico. south, west and
north of u.s. with geological formations here identnally
the same and as the prospector has 70 stay wie
he win make the best possible use OF sis time sae
grants nor wild ANIMALS viii ntmidste the prospectc
or capitalist from taking the gold oGt OF these moab
ia ia already far advanced; and next tho era q
production, which we have farg entered s ~ apon IN
have coal In abundance. bitumiuols and anterscte
Next be % the article 81 com%os
Ia one part OF Territory there continuous marsh
Of gypsum thirty miles long aud six wide"
Some timely hints in regard to the Mexican
trade are given In letter from that publshed
by q correspondents Of TIE Alta California Before
making any experiments the Mexican trade ne advises
traders TO go TO Mexico and study for themselves H
estimates that small parties OF six or ten persons mag
speud Ave or six weeks there for about S112 each exca
sye OF the fare to and from Mexico. This SUN may
however be small for persons who travel for the ns
time In Mexico He dwolls from long experience In the
Mexican trade absolute necessity OF packing good
with speeis care when they intended for the IN
terror OF Mexico. he says: Many hundreds OF csrce
Of goods have arrived the German houses within the
last few weeks and goods that ought to have come RON
the United States They consist mostly OF caeoes COT
tons and winesal of inferior quality, particularly
the latter But on seeing them taken on OF the muesi
could not bat notice great difference In the manner
hacking goods for transportation in this country IRON
that adopted In ours Every bale OF calico and cotton
was of uniform weight, and packed so close that
seemed more like package Of metal than cotton. and
| neatly and strongly bound with hoops
| There is IN these packages no oppor
tuny for Chang or other wear, the case with mos
OF the goods coming from San Francisco, for little atten
ton ia given there the packing OF merchandise
merchant here told few days sucs, that two year
ago he went to San Francisco and purchased $2o.0ot
worth OF goods that Instead OF making $1,000 as
Thought he woud he actually lost $4,000 on account
bad packing that he is afraid TO go theu
| again There are no railroads 70 transport fregh
oetly but instead after they pass from the steamsh
or aa vessel they are subjected to great yarle9
| ~ handling aud that which they get from the mule
teams Is not such will stand the mode OF p1cknt
our peopls are accustomed mule that has 300 OF
35O pounds on his back is very apt 70 take IL INTO n
mead 10 lie down occasionally the road, and when
does a. bo does it all ut once, sDd The package WIZ
which loaded is likely to strike the ground WIN
considerable thump before he gets there The conuu@
sureiog of mule also keeps package OF goods IN con
tnua motion aud in fact necesstaees the best Oh atsS
| ZION 60 this matter"