The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-06-20
THE DAILY ourprr or SILVER,

| not Nlold over go 10 tne tOT-Ore when
had been taken gu, partly in runninga
drift to richer deposits in the mines.
went all through these mines and took
some ore myself from which | extracted
silver in the proportion + o
i625,OO TO THE TON.
The cost Of mining ore at these m inc
docs not exceed 81 a ton, and about an
equal sum will pay the cost of extract
ing the silver therefrom. The ores are
entirely free milling and the cost of ex
tracing the gold and silver from them
is only about half OF what it would be
by lixiyiaIion. One cause of the
great cheavness of mining in this dis.
trict as compared with the Parral
district is the greater abundance of
labor Properly organized, and with
capital enough to lay in supplies of
quicksilver, salt, sulphate of copper and
provisions to last through the rainy sc
son, there is no reason why
$4,000 A YEAR
may not with ease, be taken out of the
two mines. From these mines went
| INTO the state OIL
DURANGO
TO a town called San Dario, where there
is an excellent mine. This is about
four days ride from FL CuervO, and in
the midst OF very lofty and ragged
mountains. Two days more brought
me to the Chapalquin district, where
there is large lumber of mines form
ing group about the almost deserted
town.
own Sls,COO,COO
were taken from these mines between
1916 and 1870. They will doubtless, in
no great length of time, begin to be
worked under American direction with
increased profit. Everywhere | found
the population
EAGER FOR AMERICANS TO COME
10 the country. The people are usually
very poor and have not capital enough
even 10 drain these mines. but manage
to do enough work on them to prevent
their announcement or jumping" by
other partiet. Notwithstanding the in-
ability Of the people, Ly reason of their
poverty to work the mines in an
economical way, out of the total ex.
ports Of the country in 1852 of 500, 0OI,
eco, 81 900, 600 is To be credited to gold
and silver.
My opinion is that Mexico
HAS SCARCELY MADE 4 BEGINNING
in the development of its mineral
wealth. Throughout the western slope
of the Sierra Madre mountains hun
dreds of mines are now being opened
and new prospectOrs are csming in daily.
But within few weeks large deposits
Of gold have been found in Lower Cali
fornia, about 60 miles west of point
opposite the Island of Cerras, and in
going from Mazatlard to San Francisco
we carried
4 BoAT-LOAD OF GOLD DIGGERs
for this place, Everywhere throughout
MeXico nothing else scarcely is talked
about except mines and mining, and
the most reasonable propositions are
made 10 American capitalists whe will
furnish enough money to buy stamp
mill and reducing works. As to the
LAW-ABlDiNG CHARACTER OF THE
PEOPLE
there are Il variety of views, but in
ride of COO miles through the widest
paris of The country, ! saw no evidence
that people were not rs quiet and order
ly as, or even more so than in onr own
country, / cannot subscribe to the
sentiment uttered by John Randolph,
that the Mexican women arc "h0oded
harlols," and the men "blanketed
thieves" | Trusted them often with
property and with money, and always
found them
TRUE TO EVERY ENGAGEMENT
and ready and willing to abide by and
carry cut contracts in good faith. ]
can say further that was never refused
a request and always found them
WILLING TO oBLIGE AN AMERICAN.
1t cannot be denied, however, that
the country is governed more by
local influences than by the laws. The
fountains of justice are too often pollu'
ted, aud it is an open secret that
JUDGES ARE BREED
and Justice, so-called, cOnsorts with the
full purse.
Labor is abuudrnt and cheap, and
wherever Il mine is opened hundreds
gather around and willingly offer their
services ut low rates. The universal
testimony is that the tailoring class l.
easily controlled when KEEP from the
influence Of ardent spirits, and arounc
d many of the mines no liquor is allowed
to be sold. A civil officer is detailed t
= see that the local regulation is carried
out, This is the case at the Polk nine
;, saw throughout nsy entire trip
- BUT ONE DRUNKEN MAN.
|. The rainy season begins about the "a
T. of June in the mining regions of Chi
hauhau md lasts for three months. al
ter that no more rain falls.
Agriculture is in very low state.
II forked stick drawn by two oxen is still
r the almost universal method of workin
vs. the soil. Very few crops are mad
~ without irrigating, Wheat and corr
le are grown to a considerable extent OF
u the ranches east Of he mountains o
l. the TERRA caliente or hot land the tiopi
Is cal fruits, with sugar, are the principa
~ productions.
" THE INDIANS
are nowhere troublesome south OF tn
line passing east and west through tn
CITY of Chihauhau On the contrar
lie they form the best body OF wood'choI
:, nerS TO be had ia the country.
III crr ruE WIRES. When the Mutui