El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-31
PARRAL, MEXICO.
Nice Ranches And Ranch Buildings.
Rich Mines And Large Mining
Companies.-"St. Johns Day In
the MOrninu.';

Special correspondence of the HERALD.
PARRAL, Mexico, March II, o.
Editor HERALD: Yesterday at o..
clock in the morning, we left Jimenez
| for this place, and thirty miles below
crossed Parral river q small stream, on
each side of which areas of rich bot
tom lands are seeded to wheat. grow
ing luxuriantly. while cotton woods are
in full leaf, and fruit trees-apricots,
nectarines, plums, pears and peaches.
are loaded with blooms. Corn lands
also, are in course OF preparation for
| the planting, by the first of next
month. Ranches and ranch buildings
present an air of thrift and tidiness not
commonly found in New Mexico and
| west Texas settlements made by native
citizens. Before leaving here for the
may be proper to say rather more of
this place.
PARRAL.
The railroad station is at consider
able elevation above and about half a
mile from the main plaza. Reaching
the corporate limits, the narrow streets
are found to be paved with cobble-
stones, and as the descent to the river,
from both sides affords good drainage,
the streets are clean and fresh. The
public plaza, parallelogram, is well
set with trees and shrubs, which are
kept in the best growing condition
with water furnished by fountains.
which play continually.
est. Johns day in the morning." the
plaza proper and the streets on its four
sides, were first well sprinkied and
then thoroughly well swept, by a squad
of men under the supervision of armed
rurales, who watch with Jealous care
lest an opportunity for making public
exhibition of the authority in them
vested might escape their vigilance.
The observance of St, Johns day
seems not to have been confined to any
particular class of foreigners, but to
have been part cipated in a spirit of
good fellowship by Americans, Irish
men and Germans, collectively.
In the afternoon several of US cross
ed to the west side of the river to wit
ness the cock fights, but were disap-
pointed as only few low class birds
the arena, since only small
bets could be obtained, for the winning
Of which no owner of a good chicken
would risk chance blow from a four
inch "slasher.''
So short visit to Parral of course
prevented the obtainance OF extensive
information of the lining wealth in |
his district. The Jesus Maria. about |
100 feet above the town level, is very
'oiooOAO o"hSO ny I've" |
z ork Syndicate; while the Prestes,
Llso to the north, with shaft on the |
.pex of the mountain and 300 feet deep, |
8 said to be the richest mine in the dis
riot. On this latter mine not less than
80 ZOO. have been expended for ma
hinery with which to handle the large
olume of water, and to hoist ore
Which runs as high as $4,000. per ton,
nd is found In large bodies. But the
7ater pouring into sthe working shaft
as caused almost a suspension of ope.
atoms and will doubtless continue to
o so until the skill of engineers now
Dgaged sthere may devise compe-
snt means for the abatement of the
uisance.
[ had the pleasure to meet represent
tive mining men from several coun-
lies. They are men of culture and of
cry large mining experience who I
eem too will acquainted with their ,
rofession to aggregate the values of 3
leir possessions or t. talk deliberately !
,r publication, at the first short inter !
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