Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-12
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II. W. Locmls Writes Ab1u, HIS Trip
Down In Mexico.

Editors Citizen.
A trip into Old Mexico IL always sure
10 entertain one with the novel sights
and experiences he will encounter, and
especially il this true II he visit the in
terror, some distance from lines Of rail-
road, where the swift pace of the closing
century has not been reached ard whare
the primitive wa,s Of the long age s.il
prevail.
A trip over the kio Grande, Sierra
Madre n Psoiico does not bring one into
country which differs much in its phys.
zeal features from New Sexico aud Ati-
IONA, because IL reaches only about 100
miles "a yet and IL not far below the
American border, still the large lake at
Guzman, the view from the summit OF
the snow.capped Sierra Madre and the
beautiful valley OF the Cesis Grande
river are sights not to bs forgotten.
At Guzman station the train stops fer
dinner both ways, and the water fowl on
the lake offer a great temptation TO the
hunter TO Law over q few daye. aud he
would be q poor sportsman Indeed who
could not bag enough TO load him down.
The Corralitos Co., have a magnificent
property twenty-five miles along the
river from north to south and some
seventy five miles in width east and
west taking in the rich mines OF San
Pedro and affording a splendid range to
thousands OF cattle.
Al the old plaza Of Corrslitos there Ia
quite an industry. carried on in the
most primitive way, the manufacture Of
blankets. and. though the appliances are
Of the rudest and the labor oil by hand,
yet the finished product is really beauti
ful and OF a quality that cannot be- OK.
called. for the sheep that yields shoddy
has never bsen grown in Mexico ~ yet.
Here, too. are tan yards and their pro.
duet is made into really 1ne saddles and
other cowboy equipment OF all kinds.
Some old Stag dumps from ancient
smelters In that vicinity are being
hauled 90 the road and shipped TO the
new smelter at JuarCz for the rude
methods OF extracting the copper. the
lead and the silver in those old times
yielded only the cream OF the values they
contain and the Stag ia still rich enough
to be handled at a profit.
The Mormon settlements in this valley
are really prosperous. Their better grade
Of stock, their we'll built homes. their
we'll filled g~ransries. their thrifty young
orchards, their schools and the enormous
yield Of raw material 10 Oil the school
houses all these speak prosperity.
This country and the main range to
the west reaching toward the head waters
of the Yaqui river in Sonora, is the CON-
ing mining country OF the southwest,
and many Americans are coming In.
The certain extension OF the railroad
through the heart OF the Sierra Madres
10 the Pacific coast, and the consequent
development OF the many resources Of
This rich country, may well tempt enter
prising Americans TO 60 In there now
and to endure some rough life for q
while, for they will certainly ''get In on
the ground hoor," and II at all pushing
and careful will make money. Mexico
Is the awakening nation. 1t will sur
prise II TO see the steps already made
forward in the past two years, and the
time Ia now ripe for the man Of enter
prise to enter the field OF mining, mer-
chandislng, stock raising or manufac.
ture, and he cannot miss 1t II he have
ordinary business qualifications.
The natives are slow going. but kind
and hOspitable, and n need have no
trouble who is prepared to act on the
golden rule, and who il gentlemanly In
his address and in his dealings. Many
Americans fail 20 get along smoothly in
Mexico because they forget that they are
bat the guests OF another nation. aud be-
cause they trcst with %rudenesI, con-
tempt. ana even worse, those TO whom
they are indebted for every courtesy.
Railroad fares In Mexico are very
cheap, and ons may make a visit TO this
growing country al u small expense. III
certain rumOrs are true a stampede TO
some placer fields Is certain to occur In
the immediate future and the COrralitOs
railroad Will reach we'll toward the new
Klondike,
one should come here expecting 10 find
the mountain regions quite cool, much
like the mountains OF southern New
hexioo. but the snowfall 10 very light,
and hat only in the main range.
You will be surprised at what Sonora
sud chihuahua will do ia the next few
years. ana need not fear that you will be
ling in the midst of frontier life and far
away from lines of rail, II you settle in
either state. II you speak Spanish so
much the better, bat the traveller or pros
yector may find plenty Of people every
where who speak the English.
n. W. LOOMS.