Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

uQCeQ 10 TWO Americans Mi, ontllNli
known here as Santiago, and O Mr.
Thomas, both are machinlsts, and are
usually employed I'm some rich gold
mines nearby, both have been iu the
country some sixteen years, ana both
are settled here having married
Mexican women as wives Mr. Thomas
Is blessed with a large family Of chill
dren. They are both well 10 DO. having
made considerable In the Mines ana
having invested their earnings profit
ably They expect TO make Mexico
their home but win not give up their
American citizenship. so far as j could
see they stand we'll IN the community
and speak we'll OF the people among
whom they have settled.
RICH GOLD MINE.
Mr.. Sheldon Is specially Interested In
mining, and informs me that there
were many undevcloped silver and gold
mines near Sinaloa that promise big
returns when properly worked. san
Jose de Gracia had yielded over nine
millions IN gold as dividends before &c
was closed down. There are other good
prospects apparently on the same vein.
at least near this mine, that go all the
way from $40 To $50 gold per ton. Fur
'"'I 'N"f o. O. sun IlINf iNlltu NNINr
yacia, which yields from $40 TO $1,000
per ton. There are also rich prospects
IN silver, and some very good placer
dlgglngs near by. Upon the latter but
little prospecting has been done yet.
POSSIBILITIES or StNALOA.
Il Us true that the state of Siualoa
Is one Of the richest I'm possibilities, but
as yet far behind others iu develop
meut Not alone I'm her mining pOssi-
blliues undeyelopcd, but there As only
one short railroad On The state, running
from Culiacan TO the sea coast. where
as. II seems % those who have lived
here and are acquainted with The C0un-
try that several or at least one from
the great seaport of MezatIau up to-
the rich mines would greatly pay In
this state are two of the best
harbors for large ships on the
Pacific side OF Mexico or Central Amer
lea, Mazatlan and TopoIoyampo the
| latter not In use since the demise OF
| Mr. ovens scheme.
There are also millions OF acres Of good
| land In the state, and plenty of water
| In the river The land win Yield Ia
abundance, fruits OF AN kinds, and SUI
| gar cane, cotton. coffee. etc. Yet little
/ OF the land, and this along the river
Mr. Thomas informed me in speaking
Of the establishment OF sugar mills that
| on the Sinaloa river there is plenty OF
| good land that can be bought for $40
/ n hector )2k acre). This is good bot
| tom land and produces heavy Yields OF
| excellent cane, II the socialists OF Los
| Mochis had been united, or N they had
not attempted more than they could ex-
| ecute, they might today have been a
| wealthy people, for wherever sugar
cane can be produced as Il IS here, and
! the sugar find a market as does the su-
! gar here money IS easily and surely
made.
A HISTORIC BUILDING.
sinaloa is a town Of about 5000 in
| habItants. all MeXlcans but two. The
! houses are substantially built. but are
| low and fiat rooted OutWardly a Mex
| lean house Is anything but inviting, but
| when one passes into the inner court
he sees the beauty. Flowers, orange
| and banana trees, vines and plants OF
different kindsall growing In luxurance,
| for all are well cared for and wen cul-
tivated. theoretically this inner plaza
| is the women's and childrcn's world
| They are supposed 20 be IN the house,
| and therefore this plaza Is one Of beau
| ". Sinaloa boasts OF a fair sized hotel
| which charges a modern price for a
| Mexican meal. II IS In a two-stOry
building there are but few Of these in
the town, and IS well lighted and well
ventilated. Without doubt the manager
has travelled, for many American ideas
are Initiated. But best OF ALL the streets
are paved. and though cobble rocks arc
used, yet there is such an air Of cleanll-
ness, freedom from dust In dry and
mud In wet weather that one instlnc-
lively overlooks the roughness.
one point Of interest above all others
Is the old church tower standing over a
hundred and fifty feet high in the very
center OF town. When Il was built, or
| when the church 10 which Il was at
tached was torn down no one now living
knows. The other day an old man over
ninety years old died. who has often
said that his father did not know when
the church was torn away. But there
stands the old brick tower with a cross
on top, apparently as solid as the day
II was built. II has stood over a hun
dred and fifty years at least and per.
haps much longer The general belief
Is that a heavy food came down the
river and washed away the walls OF
the church leaving only the tower; but
II so the water must have risen over
forty feet. So strong was the belief in
this theory that the church built IN the
memory OF the present generation,
stands up higher on the hill by fifty
feet
THE PEIRos FAMILY.
Leaving Slnaloa we Travelled four
days and came to CUliacan. the capital
Of the state. Our general direction was
southeast. The country is well tim.
bered, but at present dry, with occa-
sional clearings along the river beds, OF
in the higher valleys, where corn Is
grown, on the evening Of Saturday wa
reached a hacienda owned boy q very
wealthy family known as the Pe.ro.
family. They have IN constant operation
two mescal factories, the largest and
best conducted We have seen they hag5
also a flour mill which grinds thDJ
own wheat, a sugar mill which cone