Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-09
MEXICO.
Letter from Don Men. Palmer.

Letter from Don Men. Palmer.
[Leadville Democrat, January 4th.
The many friends of Manager Don Men.
Palmer will read the following letter writ
ten to Manager Leonard, of the Matchless,
with great interest, as so many are anxious
to hear from that country, and Mr.. Palmer
is not a man to exaggerate in his descrip-
ton of this new locality:
ALAMosA, Sonora, Mexico, Dec. IA, 1880.
Lou c. Leonard, Leadville, Col.-Dear
Sir: Your favor came to hand few days
ago. l am glad to hear from you, and to
know that the Matchless is looking so well,
and have no doubt that it will rival the
Lee in richness. 4 4 \
Regarding this country, l can only say
from what / have seen Of it so far, l think
it is the best mining region | have ever
seen. They don't work 3 mine down here
unless it pays, and l think a large amount
of American capital will find its way
down here the coming year. There
are a good many American operat-
ors knocking around in Sonora, Sinaloa
and chihuahua, picking up properties.
Clarence King and Henry Jamie arrived
here from Sinaloa last Saturday they are
buying a good many mines, and some at
big figures. / think there is money to be
made in that way-that is, buying and
stocking mines. Many valuable properties
can be picked up very reasonable. Jim
Fenlon has gone back to try and interest
some Of his people in an enormous mine
in Northern Sonora. / think he ought to
succeed. We have some very valuable
| properties in this State and Sanaloa, and
as I have the management of everything
down here, it keeps me very busy, and will
be still worse soon, as we are going to put
up a forty-stamp mill in Sinaloa, and I
shall we That to see to. | have sent for
Slockes, id Pierce, and a lot Of the boys,
and will .eel as if / was all right when they
come.
Don't advise any one to come down here
on an uncertainty, because labor is very
cheap, and the competition is such that in
many cases a white man would stand no
show. We work principally Indians, and
get good work done at soc. and 81 per day.
l have men in the Quintara, who can strike
a drill as good as any man that ever lived,
and they work twelve hours a day for 75c.
to 81. We need a few more good white
meg about the mine as leaders and shift
bosses but that is all. 4 4 We make
the Indians go into the mine perfectly
naked, except a breach ciout Of the small
est size imaginable, 30 as to keep them
from stealing any rich ore.
This climate is lovely. At this time we
are getting spring vegetables. Oranges
and bananas are ripening on the trees.
Everything will grow here if planted and
tended. Sugar-cane. cotton, corr and
grain. They raise two crops Of wheat and
three Of corn q year. An American farmer
would get rich here Immediately, as his
product sells rapidly at large prices. y n
As regards being unsafe down here for
Americans, that's all "poppycock." had
rather chance it here than in Arizona, or
many other Of our border States. When
you get a foothold down here you will soon
see lots Of ways Of making money. and big
money, too.
Remember me to Governor Tabor, Will
Steen. Charles Mater and the boys In the
bank. Give my love to ]. D. Mccarthy.
A. F. Wuensch Of the Democrat, and all
inquiring friends. Yours truly,
DoN Mon. PALMER.