The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-22

- - Nv ou~oy Soe0os 1850 =
deserk
Lowsr California = Wy rieh = ninsr.
a3& Ihess h eofd II TIE nOFts en- gold.
copper. iron, gypsum aDd probably cod IN
the middle. sud copper b he southern
dtstrscts. bat absence, - not sumessnt
quantity 81 wstss prevents The proper d.
veiopmsnt of tbs minesL
1hs animal kinDdom = - souse porsa
faif5y repsesented- There axo sntetOpe1
and jack-fabhifs On the plains, mountain
sheep In The eievrn NsdTe. coyoses ana
mounfAin hons II abundance In the
isyunes opposite CedFos island there sfe
stu 70 b found - eiephanss. and N me
kefp near ssnto Iomas. - oetsra Caii-
sosnfa quail and roAd-Funnefs predominant
IN the North. and also rasdssnakss ~ greea
numbers. Wild goats are to b met Win
10 6saadeiupe snd on C<dfos isiand-
through he peninsula rom norm g
souta runs Tire mighty and ROCKY cnaan o.
the sierra AadFs. some OF It, peaks COZ
cred vita snow ~ the year round Inongn
the iosiands and foothills are barren and
cssoiaie, she maiE chain itself y covered
Win oak ana seven Inherent species o.
pine. smonK shicn z 70 Be found the cese-
ogased pine OF sopAino.
from This general ouuine the feeder can
FORM an idea OF tse great penansuia WHICH,
according TO The nl1ousfefs scheme. was
10 ps declared Independents ana insn pns
nnaer me British proseciofsse. he
scneme, tnougn apparently neS' - IN sea'-
hy "a OLD one, = the fosrisrSLIisEScEs
VII snow.
1ns readers are ven awafe tnat lev
years ago the northern part OF sne penin-
suia, . Tar - the bianco bay, toeeiner
VIM Sedfos island, was ceded ny tne Mex
lean government to ths so-caaled interna-
uonM Com pany, o Mexico. Though orig
inahy y the need OF the company STOOD
osrmAn' LOUIS onisr, " va nevertheless
composed o. Ensnsnmen. TIE condition
80 % nring settlers 20 tne peninsula, one
nsm O 1nem % % Europeans ana the other
naiI Mexscans from the mainland; about
AmeF'csns neitner me governments nor the
company cared. IL was even secretly dis-
cussed 70 pring Cinnamon INTO the country
ana setue them aionx sne borders, forming
mus regular Chinese wsii, which would
nass ssopped sne american Immigration.
in's pfo!ect wss sound. however, impracfi-
cso.e ana was consequently abandoned.
Notwisnstanding the hostility OF the COM
pany TOWARD the Americans. there were IN
1sn bseso we PAPERS "a tne pay OF the
Coz psny. sns "a" Dsegea ana tne ctsH. Ar.
warren wilson. proprietor Of the Gun. not
showing anything ABOUT the projects OF the
company pegan suddenly IN 1877 70 advo-
cave the annexation o. Lower California to
sne United ntates. Tho utserances Of the
DIN we've. 00WRY0f. NOT t0i0FAfa0 nv IL a
oomPany snd Af wilson was Obliged to
ceass wnune ABOUT annexation or purchase.
Al mat Time there already existed plan
% invade Loser California. Tho arms and
ammunition were landed IN > place where
neisneu me American nor Mexican
government would ever think OF looking
Tor Them. They were landed and buried
n sand near Aanueia Lagoon.a little below
the so-caued ineoons head, on the west
coast Of Middle Lower California, In . re-
Elon most desoIats and most inhospitabIe.
Though thsfe WAS no fear OF discovery, yet
tne promoters OF Inc nhbusters' scheme
took such precautions that the arms and
ammunition were landed at night
Inc reason however. the invasion did
not take place and Why IL was postponed
till how u given here In the Posr-ISrELLI-
eKscKn Tor the hrst time.
Man proposes. bus God disposes."
While the International company was
stretching It's arms In all directions like IN
octopus. brfbing the Mexican ofsiciaIs. sub
sidising The papers, deceiving the Ameri-
cans and rohbinE the old Mexican settlers
OF their land, there appeared suddenly
on the west coast OF Lower California an
American man-of-war, the Ranger. She
arrived there. not on account Of the flibus-
tsrers' scheme - for about that
scheme the United States au.
thorisiss knew nothing, but simply
to survey the coast OF the great peninsula.
The Y. =. =. Ranger, though not exactly q
war ship, had men and officers enough to
thvart the plans Of the conspirators ct
least ON the coast and especially in Ense-
NADIA. the would-bc capital OF the new re-
public.
The sudden and unexpected appearance
OF the vessel filed the conspirators with
dismay and they watched her movement
with jealous eyes. The com pany Was dis.
satisfied and so was Mr.. Charles scofield.
the general agent Of the companv In San
Diego. ~ was also Colonel Ryarson. the
commandant Of the harbor OF Ensenada
and the obedient tool In the hands of III /.
company. and so was perhaps Governor
Torres himself. II was realty nothing else
but the presence OF the Ranger that pre-
vented invasion from taking place.
About two years ago Major Buchanan
Scott was dispatched from England 10 San
Diego as manager of the InternationsI
Company. shortly afterwards The sail
company changed its name and became
the Mexican Land and Colonization Com
pany. with headquarters not in San Diegn
but at Ensenada Scott dev.lonsd =,
astounding energy and became soul az ,ha