Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-30
Letter From Mexico.
LTENtI UII .HFNINU- HERMOsILLo, Sonora, Mexico,
 June Doth, lSs3.


 June 20th, 1883.
 EDITOR CITIZEN Having few mo- ments leisure this very warm day, to devote to the news of this country, for the benefit of the readers of your ex- cellent paper. gladly make use of it.
 Since the news of the Apache down. fall in the Sierra Msdres, by General Crook, everything in the country looks brighter. It does not take an expert to see that the country will come out with a rush with e big boom in few days. | When the Indian news becomes set tied fsct-rather when the last of them are so punished that people can travel about in Css'n,oIntsIns amongst the ex- cellent mines without fear oi being shot down from behind every rock. The fact that Juh's band IS ID part left, causes some fear yet.
 The Sonora river country Is evidently the best stock country in Mexico-well matured and the best of grsmma grass and black walnut, white ash. cotton wood, etc, for shades for stock from the suns rays. Stock keeps fat the year round, and many thousands of acres | could be easily cultivated Water Is | plentiful and everything that nature could do for a country has been lavished | on thls it only needs the hand of ener- | getic and industrious wOrkmen to make 1t | bloom as the rose. It is adapted to all I k-,-...1 ff..ysEJ1 g., | disesses-the most uniform climate, | pleasant all the year round. Two crops can be raised every year. There IS nothing to keep back such a country, but the wretched Apaches. With a people whose hearts and hands are | open tO all, especially Amerlcans who come amongst them to mind their own | business and not dictate tO MeXcaus and tell them how they ought to | do. but go to work and make themselves comfortable and happy and in this way reform the evils We may find prevailing. There are excellent and intelligent men here, who, seeing that reform is in their midst and Is bet | ter than the old way, will most readily adopt a better way. They are the most kind, bospitable people living; they can
 
 down on them. They are high-spirit- ! ed, proud, brave race, as We all well know this to be the true history of the Spanish people. And God knows find more purity amongst the people than any nation with whom 1 am acquainted. The men detest low, vulgar slang. should go no further than Mexico to look for purity amongst the fair sex. and and they are thoroughly posted in all the rules of etiquette. LOrG Chesterfield nor any other authority, in my opinion, could find fault with the rules of society here: of course there are exceptions alIIVas tho lower classes of every nation. l am speaking of the geople in 8 general way. Some foreigners would go amongst the lower class and call their manners and modes of living that of Mexico. which 1t IS not. Such people not being accustomed to going n the best society in their own native country have DO l higher aspiration when in a foreign l country.
 But to return to the natural resources | of the country. In a short time the So- | nora River railroad will be built, and I thIs will open up one of the best regions | of country known in any land. Some of | the best mines are near this river, and | better soil does not exist. Good natural | roads in every part of the country, with l here and there ranch, whose proprietor IS always glad to see you come and sorry | when you go away.
 In this place are many foreigners, all | the nations beng well represented Several American doctors, although the laws of Mexico are explicit on allowing no one to practice physIc and surgery in the Republic without first graduating in some accredited school of medicine, and presenting his diploma to the proper authorities, and passing q partial exami- nation here, which IN a good law. We have some most thorough medical men | here, doctor Monteverde, doctor Pes quelra, both Mexicans, but highly ed- ucated, are gentlemen of the first water, from the best of families.
 The city IS steadily improving, new and better buildings are going up all | over the city, and especially towards the depot, as the OpInlOn prevails here as in our country, that business most go there. The streets are being improved | daily, and cleanliness especially look after.
 The very large college building on the plaza IS steadily going up, and on lO NOAAA kANhAbAs dLAA tAAE i4th NLuAtu h4hO I IS being finished. There IS great need in the city of another and larger hotel, but this will come after while. Our hotel accommodations are much better than the average of cities of the popula- tion of HermOsillo.
 The mines as far as heard from for the last week, are pushing on, and showing up most handsomely, and the strong talk of a smelter gong up, IS the order of the day, which will be done sure. Some complaint being heard from those who have shipped ores from the State, to the United States, for reduction, bringing about this result. Parties have selected the location for 8 stamp mill, and 40 ton smelter.
 Yours truly.
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