The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-11
MEXICAN LORE.

Interesting inters'e" W."
Good, jr Just Returned From the Land
Of God and liberty-An impart al I'd
servers Views ON subjects at present :"
More Than Ordinary Interest.
Mr.. John J. Good, Jr, OF this city, VINO
has bu. recently returned from an EXTENDED
tour through Mexico, and who has observed
FROM an unusually intelligent standpoint
tbs manners, laws and customs and driit o
affairs OF our ext door neighbors, in tall
with representative OF the HERALD yes
terday, threw some light upon mary mat
tiers OF interest to Americans IN this sector
with reference to Mexico, the conditions un
der which property is acquired and held by
aliens there, the prospt cts of mining state.
and other particulars about which the pub
lie IL ever curious. Touching these subjects
tie following or,ri Interview took place:
O-Are thrte many Americans going in
10 Mexicop
A.-Yes: there are quite number 60
ing in there just now in search OF grazing
lands, but the majority 90 back home dis
satisfied saying that they would not give one
acre OF Texas land for ten in Mexico.
Q-Why Ia this?
A,-Weil, in the first place, the country
that they travel over, that Is the part lying
between Monterey and San Luis P0tosi, IL
not adapted to stock raising; In fact it is
too poor 10 raise narrow guage mules. In
the second place they 20 down there ex-
pecting TO buy good lands at from five to
ten cents per acre, white IN lact IL can not
be bought tor less than from iiity cents to Il
dollar.
Q.-What are the land laws Of Mexico in
regard TO foreigners owning property?
A They are as understand them and
as given by Lorenzo Castro about as follows;
Tei eigners established or residing in Mex
leo are authorized to acquire aud possess
real estate from private owners, and also
mines of all kinds. The legitimate means
of acquiring real estate and mines or min.
ing interest are by purchase, adjudication
announcement, and by any other means es-
tablshed by the Mexican common law and
mining ordinances. No foreigners can own
any real estate In frontier state or terri
tory of the republic except by previously
obtaining permission OF the president If
tho republic or without permission, pro-
yided il Is situated beyond sixty miles from
the frontier line, or beyond fifteen miles
from the coast. Any foreigner desiring to
own property within the above mentioned
limits must address his petition 10 the sec
rotary of public works AZ the city of Mexico,
accompanied by report from the govern
ment of the state or territory where the
property Is situated. TIE foreign propre-
Tor of real estate forteits his right OF posses.
sion under any OF the following circum-
stances:
LIST. by residing outside Of the republic
with his family for more than two years
without the permission of the general gov
ernment.
ID. by residing outside OF the republic,
even though he has representative residing
upon this property or in the republic.
80. by transferring or nveying said
property by inheritance or any other means
to any person nonresident in the republic
Any foreign property owner who shall
fall into any vi these conditions is compelled
TO sell his real estate to a Mexican citizen
within two years from the date of his alb
senCe from the republic, or in case he fails
to comply with this prescription, the public
authority will affect the sale of the property
aud place the proceeds OF the sale to credit
OF the former owner.
All foreigners are exempt from these rules
who are members OF any mining company
that has either discovered or restored any
abandoned mine.
In this case he will keep his right to his
property through his coassocates in it, no
matter what may be the time and circum-
stances OF his absence as long as the labor
Of The association Is kept up.
u Are there many persons going into
mimngf
A.--There are great many and the most
OF them are very well pleased in fact, near
Iy all the mines that arc now being worked
are paying, the greatest obstacle in the way
il the scarcity OF fuel, but do not think Il
will be long before they will discover plenty
of coal and that will obviate this difficulty.
Q.-What do you think of the mineral
wealth of Mexico9
A.--That the half has not yet been told
that il is rich in almost every kind of min
eral and that the people OF the United
States have no idea Of its vast mineral
wealth.
@ How do the Mexicans feel toward for
eigners2
A $50 far as can Judge very kindly
have travelled through a good many differ
ent states aud have always found the PEG.
pc kim and obliging.
q Which is the best route for one to
take who wishes to 80 into Mexico?
A.-Tha,, to u great extent, is u matter of
choice and depends generally upon the OBJ.
iect with which u person is going to Mex
leo. fhis intentions are to go into mining,
his best way would be to 10 by III Paso and
Chihuahua City, and from there down
through the rich mining states Of Durango,
Zacateras and San Luis Polosi. If he wishes
to go into stock raising, he had better cross
the Rio Grinde at Eagle Pass and 20 through
thenor,hern portion of Coahuila, the south
Q stern portion of Chihuahua and from
there south through Durango. But in case
a person was only going for pleasure, |
would advise them to so either to Galveston
or New Orleans and from there TO Vera
Cruz and from there up the Vera Cruz rail
road, along the line Of which they will see
some as fine scenery as there is to be found
0a any part OF this continent.