The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-20
FROM RICH OLDMEAICO
Seattle Men Home After a Trip
10 the Far South.
THE sueNA VISTA MINE BONDED.
A Warm Country Where the Foods Are
uot-How an American Escaped
From a Blind Alley.

Mexico is { wonderful country" was
remark made yesterday by L. ". Bonney.
who had just returned with J. ". Van
Brockl.n from trip 10 the south. The
days are warm and the nights cool, ana
while there Is a RAINY season II differs rom
ours in that the "a "a only comes during July
and August. We spent a week IN the ran
Domingo mining district, and saw strange
sights. There are mines there mat nave
been deserted for years, and on top OF the
dlgg.ngs have grown up giant i've oak
trees. Along the sides Of every gdlcn Gu
viii see hundreds Of little arastras, ~h-ch
the natives use IN mining. IL = dry pro
cess. the quartz being crushed arst ana
then famed out. The country : covered
with adobe huts, and in many places can
BE- found traces where people lived in caves
Glass is an almost unknown luxury The
duty being prOhibitiye, and Tor that matte
1t Is worth your pocketbook 10 tn-hh OF
taking d wagon or ythirS OF that nature
into the mining district. The spring Wogan
that We went INTO the mines with after leaV-
ing Immerus originally cost about sIor' Out
TIE duty on II was Sl4l.
The old Buena Vista Bonded.
The mining district has the appearance
OF an open country, and 1 should think by
the looks OF things that it had been SUBJ ect-
Ell 10 heat at some time. In fact. / believe
the trouble the natives found IN oy-Sone
days in mining was the heat encountered
as they went down into the earth. The
vegetation was dried up when We were
there, and the main growth Was live oak.
mesquite and cactus. 1t IS wonderful no"
the trees Will grow from creyice IN the
rocks and still live and hold their position
Our visit TO the country was for the purpose
of looking at mining properties, ana we
bonded the old Buena Vista, which has not
been worked for 40 years; and right at tRe
tor Of il were growing veEera ole oak trees.
When the Buena Vista was in operation
nearly a century ana half ago. the nomi-
nal owners had to pay large royalty 10 the
government. ana the records show that
more that 100000 was taken out. AT pres
ent the government gets opIy or per
cent ROYALTY on gold shipped out OF the
country and $40 each year for 321 feet, meas
tired along the ledge. If you do not keep up
work the claim may be taken away from
you.
san Domingo and santa Rosalie.
I'VE wanted TO get in on the San Do
mingo mine. owned by W. c. Greene, of
Arizona, but the cost was too great
Greene also had the Buena vista, but We
completed negotiations with him ana WITH
L. G. Nonstad government superintend-
emit of the district, so that we let con-
tract for putting in a J00-foot tunnel We
expect 10 strike the ledge at that distance
and then shall know more about the mine.
Chief Of Police Rogers, who is now IN san
Francisco, has one piece or rock, niue
larger than your fist, which we are posi-
tive came from our ledge and wnich con-
tains $2l9 worth of gold.
About thirty miles distant IS the santa
Rosalie mining district. where Daggett or
the United States mint a san FRANCISCO,
and his company own mines. Nhen the
company was formed man named Adams
10 F.4T q
was looking around for a place TO build
house and finally selected a spot on the
mountain side. In clearing away for the
foundation he came upon some SOLID ma
sonry This was removed and work con-
tinued until three walls had been taken
down Then il was discovered that
there was tunnel into the noun
tain side. Today the company IS
taking large quantities of gold
from the nine thus Unexpectedly opened.
] have il on good authority that the flrst
carload of ore taken. out by Daggetts
company yielded $4,000
where Meat l. sold by the Yard.
How about the food in that country?'
was asked.
We'll" said Mr.. Bonney. beans come
pretty regular and by the way ] must not
forget 10 tell YOU that they sell meat by
the yard down there. Then they have
something they call tortio. II - made or
dough ike unleavened bread. and Is rolled
out as thin a a wafer Noah Armstrong,
father Of Charles Armstrong of this city.
when ne first sat down TO "A meal in that
country thought this tortio was a napkin
and commenced tucltng II down inside his
vest Then they have hot tobasco made
out OF chllcopine and a mess called chill
ocollerar made out Of garlic and peppers.
I tell YOU the food is hot down there"
on the International Boundary.
visited NAr4lnS the
town that is partly in Mexico and partly
I'm the United States?'
yes. We were there. and great town
Il Is \ man can shoot man in Mexico
and Step across the line the next moment.
The post that marks the line is within a
small triangle made by the sides Of two
buildings. one day a fellow got into trouble
over In Mexico. and IN his desire 10 - APE
ran into this triangle The NeN!Cans did not
dare 60 come over the line after him. but
he was fenced in, and could not get cut
without running into the hands of his
enemies Finally the problem was solved
los a saloon keeper. who occupied one Of the
houses forming the triangle. He eur a hole
throueh the wall and pulled the man TO a
place OF safety inside the building
Big slide at Cow Creek.
With the arrival in the city Of Mr.. Bcnney
ana Mr. Van Brocklin comes the news that
the Southern Pacific railroad has had an
other landslide III the noted Cow Creek
canyon. some distance this side OF the SIS
Fya mountains. ln oregon. 4 mass of
earth about The size 81 tive-story build
ire came tumb,i1c down steep bank sew
sraI hundred feet hsh. Just missing a
fre.aht tra.u ana hury ing The track SO COM
rletriE that passengers haa 10 sleep IN the
cars Friday night ANA undergo the pleasure
az being transferred around the slide the
~txt lav In l>>t there was another slide
on tHe opposite site ~ the same creek