Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-25
SONORA LETTER.
\ Quiet ouutry with Rich Mines Pro- ,.gc~- of the People and She Industrie> - . neIiEEtfuI CIimate--Other Gossip.

A Quiet oUutry with Rich Mines Pro ,.sc-, of ;he People and She Industries . Delightful Climate Other Gossip.
 HEEMosHLo. SONORA, MEXICO.
 February lS, 1883. EDITOR CITIZEN: As time somewhat lags in this lovely land of oranges and white roses, thought I soald drop you a few lines to tell you how times are here; about the mines, politics etc, as We see 20 much in the newspapers about the revolutions, etc. when away from Sonora.
 Politically this is .he most quiet coun- try 1 was ever in; everything is as quiet and goes like clock work. no; q trouble in any direction.
 There is much doing m mining circles far more than one would suppose, to see the still, easy way of the people, for they accomplish more and in more un- pretending way than any foreigner can.
 The Minas Prietas company are run ming night and day on i0-stamps, and shipping Sl50G0 in gold monthly, some times more and somtimes less, bute average S4j,0OO.
 The Muiatos IS also running day and night on 6l-stamps, and shIpplng regu- larly S65,O00 monthly.
 Many other mills and smelters are be- iug placed at different places.
 
 pc, IS putting up large, fine SO-stamp mill for thelr excellent mine, the Fl Carmen, which IS first class property.
 And so on over the country. In trav- cling across the country one hundred mlies, as I did a short time ago, one passes loads .Of machinery going to some big mining property constantly; and soon we shall hear machinery all around these mountains.
 1t does me good to look back only one year to see how dull, how dead every thing appeared to be, and now see every one running to and fro, like they do in our eastern cities, all having some iegIt- innate business pushing them on, and taking advantage of the times and de- mand for what they before found no de- mand.
 
 ange orchards or rather the crop, at one dollar per hundred, some for less. All are striving to keep pace with the times. They greatly admire the lovely climate, the semi-tropical fruits, the beautiful flowers and the characteristic kindness of the Mexican people.
 Of MinesL have done my best for for four years to get hold of the cele- brated mine CalIfornIa; celebrated for its rich ore and the quantity of It, es pecially Tn the pockets, assaying as high as 5000 andIS3OOO per ton, none less than Soj and very little so low. One Dr. Me kees placed the price beyond my reach, so l had to wait 4 few months ago tue doctor died, and the rest of the parties owning the mines, were more reasonable m the price. so l have bonded it for SIX months. Rich ore can be shipped from the first hour from this property, and being only three miles from the Sonora railroad, and eighteen miles from this city, IL Is indeed a most desirable pro perty; one. that will pay good company largely. Lack of water Is the only drawback. 1t being seven miles to Willard station. and seven inches to the buildings, which are excellent. Wood IS plentiful on all parts of this property.
 Speaking of mines. 1 will here state that having heard before leaving Tue son of q demand for good iron ore, Tn my travels, kept a lookout for 1t, and eleven miles from the railroad, and about 9 miles from this city, l fouad a mountain of iron ore of superior quality. samples of which l have shipped to MT. NJ Salisbury al Benson, and will be pleased to do the same to others in Arizona, should they so desire. It IS a big thing in way of iron. l will ship you samples by express of my California mine, and If tine iron, that those who feel interested In such ores. may see how pure 1t Is.
 There Is vet some talk, back in the e1- treme southeastern part of the State, of the Apaches. Some say Rs near as Sahuaripa and Mulatos, there are some, but no one having business stops for the reports and IL IS extremely doubtful whether things are as bad as reported.
 The health Of Sonora, IS excellent, also judge this by the large number of idle N. Ds, SD called, doing nothing whatever, but occasionally boarding an orchard Of oranges, and seeing . blg dog chasing them away. When o2e gets his stomach used to the manner Of living here, 1t is a delightful country to live III and to visit some places, for instance, the residence of the Americans great friend Manuel Escalante; see the beauti ful children, intelligent. well dressed, clean and nice, he would indeed feel that this is a good country to live in.
 Sonora wilt must very someone out with its natural facilities, and take its stand with the first of the Republic, and perhaps be the first in its mining resources. PAUL GREGORY, NJ D.