The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-11
Letter from Alexander.
>. IFAMEK NIBA IUNS.
[COrreSponiencc of the .IonrnaI.

U. >. STEAMER ALBA AlRo>S.
Correspondence of the journal
GrANMAS, Mexico. Mar. 81. 1889. We left
san Francisco, January 81. and since then have
been cruising among the Santa Barbara islands
and vicinity. The work thus far has been i'll
tereSting and instructive. San Diego has been
our headquarters. We are now coaling ship
and III few days will sail for the Gulf OF ali
forIia. and visit all the islands OF the Mexican
coast. going up the Gulf Is far As the Colorado
river.
While our ship was in port, in company with
prof>. Gilbert and Townsend, | took il tramp
into the interior of Mexico. our journey took
Us over no miles of the country and 20 miles
down the coast a. far as En>ena,la. little
town Of 200 or 400 inhabitants which has re-
Gently come into not0rietv on account of alleg-
ed gold discoveries. Penetrating the interior
some fifty miles, We found ourselves in the
mining district of Northern Lower California.
At present there is quite an excitement. Many
miners from all parts Of the country are flock
ng in. and large parties are daily formed.
Several English mining experts have recent
~ arrived. We saw several small mines which
were being worked by Mexican miners. The
day before we arrived at san Rafael Valley a
nugget Of gold valued at so was picked up.
OF course such things excite the people and
cau>c everybody 10 drop everything and start
for the mire> in search of fortune. Those
fortunate enough to lind rich dig9ings arc very
quiet about it, and try is much possible 10
keep II i secret. \ miner VINO is known to
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me roqd AVER ,yLirh w.. tr.,>.I.I ,ya. ,..tv
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tr, !. tit tr thi,r, .xl.,t ,,,i,,i,,,- MIN
few valleys we came across We're very pretty
and fertile; but the one great drawback Of
til. scarcity of water v,,. ,,r.,ti, ,li
atnointrI il, California There ara vrr, 'mnn,.
I,rttty ~nots aIonr H., roa.t h,,t thr ,.nu,,tr
= vbtD bu. hnrn .,rp,tIl. p,.,,r,,,r,t,.d trEern
il ouuJ scenery ii the Sf:fr. MI Il i not MI.
Garden ,s thr' t'aiifnrni,rs rpurr>rnt h., =.
Visited several Of th, ..,,,rdnn,' .nd | r,n ti'f,
s.x th,t tbar,. .,r i1st .s ,,rntt, ,,la,S in tL;.
viruit, Of th,. peunh>rnt a. can h, fnuud aln,,,r
IN. p.rtr coast pannlnvill ,,,s. IN, .,.,.,,.,.l
in tlti,. I,yn .,iit, Win indir,.r,n,,! .,n,l |,.
ill., the same thi,,t, abrnnI ,en intn t,..t,,., .
over if.
Vhpr,. are as many hrnlttifu1 ,I,ra. in \avy
ENGLAND a, can hr fo,,nJ ON tb,. p.rit,. ,.n.,,t
Ajfhrrxrur,iou, that visit the parlti. rn,n,. in
winter. when pyrrythiu1 h.. nI,t IN H. n,oIf
Il.,.iu,e ,,arl, and ibn Californian, viii tU ,,
inat what yoi, sn4 pvi.ts tbrnu,ch IN. ,..,r
Nothing could he farther from HE truth.
In thr ,yiuf.r tl,n biII.ilnS .uI villa, 'aru
.,rctu. aui fhr flowers ire in hlno,tr .nJ Ill
Mature >,4,u, Ia l,p t,,iu,, bcr ut,,It f., ,,I.,
kiI,n,nit, nan ,yh.t a .b.n,,,.. t..l. MINI. Il,
>uIumrr, When 1h. Green o1;,., is VA, ir., in
tb.- lu4aIow. III \pw I,nuI,ud tlnvnr, in I,l,1,,,
ana the forest. uodIiur :ud h,udi,., iIm,l., tI,.
r,,.tlr 1r,>>,re of th,. >u,n,na, Lri.,., t,,.t-
ihiuo alnno lie ro,.t If I,lifnrpi, i ,l,, I'LL
ral,.hrd Nbpthnr thr intrrin,. nf tl,a. .>t..t,. i
a, rood \. M. been reur,.>t.ntrJ / ,.,nnoi ,4l
| saw me Sacramento XuII.y in I,,n,. 'r,,d ii
I,okp,I very much hlr,cbpd
'Tu trU :, t1Iif,rui,,, thut tLnr.. .,ra ntj, ,,
~t.,i,.. in thn nitJ >,,,t... IN t i,, IL, Ia;
,,Iit INN. Or ID ,au.p hin f., rr,, MIN iu(i,,ul
non \ll th, hrautifuJ ,,I.rel .,r ,,i,,t,l 1,,If
b,r moi one word !, saiI ;.I,ut n,,. ntrh, J,.,Y\