The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-05
INoBRsoLL'o BONANZA.


Il 800 OsAVOG VUAO6V ~ ~ 0o6 OOo
| in HE New Hex,ean ll,nssL
Issssviss 10 wash,ngtss Poet.
"what vas your mission u Mex
icoi Were you after GOld mines. or
after eosverts to yoar peculiar
views!"
II went to zee soms mines in the
Black Range, in which / an inter-
estej. I, will b time enough FIR me
Ia make convert, in New Mexico after
the protsstants have done their work. I"
is it true. . reported, that you
and your associates have struck big
lead 2"
Eyes, Ne have struck an exceed
ingly rich mine. In fact, ne have
struck several. We are oil satisfied,
and nothing more need Be said"
who are your lucky partnersi"
"Col. Clifton 10 the principal man !;
H. Z. Paine. s. K Laid. H. B. Den
man. Maj. Frank Hess. Col. NJ. q.
Gillette. Senator Plumb, Maj. Hood
and Mr. Strohn are oil interested, and
Paymsster j. H. Stevens ovnsa large
number Of shared We have Q num-
Der Of mines. and al arc looking just
- we'll - . reasonable man could
wish"
us it true. - reported. that you
will nov abandon the Law and devote
your time to liberal writing and lee
turing!"
"No; l intend IN the future to do
just ss I have always doos-shat il.
the best can. I expect TO nov and
then give my ideas about religion and
politics, persons and of6ceholden--
whether the mines turn out veil or
ILL.,"
"What 10 your impressions Of New
Mexico, Colonel. and its possibili-
ties :"
81 Do not think that New Mexico
will ever amount to much - an agri-
cultural state. Il 10 Q good grssing
country in spots and strips. bat ID par.
ticularly valuable for its mines Of COP
per. silver and gold. New Mexico i
like rich miser. clothed in r,gs. Il
locks poor outside, bot under the sur
face you will end hidden away wealth
enough for . continent"
lis il not true, - far % your
knowledge goes. that these reports Of
bonansas are greatly exaggeratsdr
AS . rule al reports. except those
made By regular reporters. are sxag.
gerations. Husdreds Of people viii
pretend that they have found rich
mines. when. - fact. they have only
. few barren poles ct On end in the
ground"
How did the natives impress you
the Pueblos p
Il aw but few Of the natives. i
met . great number Of real, big
hearted. generous Americans. I sm
told, though, that that the Pueblos
are industrious. ienorant and harm
less peopls-that they are patient 10
the little donkeys they maui. The Pu.
eblus are all Catholics. and have been
turned over BY the interior depart
ment to the PresbyteriansL II sesms
to be almost cruel TO take advantage
Of poor Indian 10 that way. Il IL
bad enough to Be q savage: but to be
. savage and . Presbyterian il too
much. The Pueblns are now . good
sort Of folks, but after the Prerby-
terisos have had them in charge for q
few years they had better b. watch.
ed"
"How long . time do you think it
will probably take 10 thoroughly
Americanize the country?"
"with the present railway connec-
tons and the mining interest growing
as it has for . few mouths. the terri.
tory will become thoroughly Aneri-
caDized. was told BY . lawyer ID
Santa Fs that the people were rapidly
changing in their ideas Of habits.
Modern house, are baing built. A
splendid hotel Is almost done at Santa
Fs. and Thousands Of Improvements
are going ON. As snou % these pep
pie begin to build good houses instead
Of waiting their time making cruel
6xss and walking in religious proces-
sions. they will become Americanizsd.
New Mexico needs les holy water
and moro rain, more sense and less Of
what they call relixiou."
"HOw 10 the natives treat the new
corners :"
They treated me the hest kind.
! heard no complaints from Others. !
think the natives are perfectly willing
lor anybody tn eome. They seem to
have sense enough In know that emf.
grants will enrich the country, and
that is more than the natives Of some
states know"
"What impression have you IL your
visit TO the old city Of Santa Fer
The city looks ~ though Q high
wind had blown oil the honses away,
leaving only the cellars and frst story.
il ie . strange. quaint, old. sleepy.
happy place. The people are not in
. hurry; they enjoy the sunshine |;
they cit in the Plaza and Look ut the
little monument. Their houses are
really comfortable. and al the folks
seemed cootented."
did you enter the famous old
cathedral there. end what Do you
think If IL and its fOundeni"
81 did not 20 into the old cathe-
ral.' % called. Law IN old sdobe
building il tumble down couditiso.
and Was told that Il vss IN Old
church. ] take no interest in Tie mis-
takes Of ancient Msxicans. I sop
pose it vas built in old times 10 order
that TIE builders might have The pro-
lection e God. In this they failed.
They vers protected neither from the
United Seatss nor the Indians. Their