Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-17

is due mainly to the high mountain ranges,
which affect the climate favorably, and also
gather and store water for the streams.
There is great mountain region about 100
miles south OF Ensenada; o range 160 miles
long, rising from II, 900 to 13, 500 feet above
the sea level furnishing an abundance of
water, and with extensive forests of pine,
cedar and frs, said to be worth many mill
ions of dollars. The climate of the north
ern part of the peninsula varies, of course,
with the altitude, but, altogether, it is de-
scribed as one of the most delightful,
salubrious and equable in the world, adapted
to most of the fruits and other products of
both the tropical and temperate regions.
RoTHsCHILDs INTERESTED.
The Mexican laws, which formerly for
bade foreigners to own real estate within 60
miles of the boundary, or three leagues of
the seashore, kept the country closed until
their modification few year ago, since
which the region is rapidly opening up to
settlement.
Rich deposits of mineral in various parts
Of the peninsula have long been known, and
in the southern portion various mining en-
terprises have been successfully worked for
many years. Among these are the Triunfo
silver mines, operated bv an English COM
pany, southwest of La Paz, the capital of
the territory of Lower California, and on
the gulf side are also the Santa Rosalia and
Poleo copper mines, worked by French
company, controlled by the Rothschilds, of
Paris, the mines being so rich that several
million dollars have been expended on
them, including the building of a town and
railway.
AS attention is called to the agricultural
resources of the country by the focking of
large numbers of people there in search of
gold, it seems likely that Lower California
will in this respect have an experience SIM
liar to that of Upper California, where min
ing has become o small interest in COM
parison to that of agriculture.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
Many statements have been mafe to the
effect that the stories concerning the rich finds
we're untrue, having been started by the In
ternational Company for the sake of getting
large number of men into Lower Califor-
mia. in order to save its concession from the
Mexican Government. Another report was
to the effect that the International Company
is endeavoring to gain control of the mines
for ITSELF Parties here who are familiar
with Southern California, say that, while
very likely there may be much exaggera-
ton concerning the fabulous amounts of
treasure to be found, as is usually the case
during such excitements, they believe there
is undoubtedly vast mineral wealth in
that and adjoining regions, for the amounts
of gold actually brought in from there by
various parties prove this. They point to
the fact that the report of there being no
gold there comes from Los Angeles, city
which is rival of San Diego, and very
Jealous of the latter place, which is profit
ing by the excitement. There may be much
truth in the reports about the extortions of
Mexican officials
The Mexican mining laws are very lib
eral, and enable the discoverer to take upa
claim on private land on paying for the sur
face value of his claim, and giving security