Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-30
REDEW|LL REPORTS \
 GREAT MEXICAN BOOM

Mir A. Redewill has returned to Phoenix from business trip to Mexi- co and has a great many interesting things to say of his visit and the country through which he travelled. Mir. Redewill says that he found busi- ness conditions very satisfactory in all Iparts of the neighbOring state, and particularly in the sSuTneTR and south eastern part where the railway exten- sion now taking place is giving a great impetus to a region of great natural resources, in agriculture and in min ing.
 The new railway now building in a southerly direction from Guaymas, win continue down the coast through ithe state of Sinaloa, thence through the territory of TepIc into the state of Jalisco and connect with the rail way system of the republic. This raA- way is already in operation from Ma .vajoa, some 1T5 miles from Guaymas, where Contractor Toohey of Phoenix is working a large force of 5000 men and 5000 mules. From Nayajoa to Alamos a branch line is in course of construction, and will be completed in three months.
 Alamos is one of the most widely known and wealthy cities on the west coast of Mexico. It was made famous by the discovery of very rich mines in the vicinity, some of which have been operated almost continuously ey- CT since 1720, and are now at depth of more than 1900 feet Many other points in the AlamOs district are fam ous for their product or precious met he trict has poured a constant stream of bullion into the City of Mexico, whence it went across the Atlantic to Spain. Baroyeca was rich and fam ous region three centuries before the discovery of mines near Alamos. The town was once the capital of the prov inse of the Occident, now embracing the states of Sinaloa and Sonora, and | was place of consequence. The bells | yet hanging in the ruined towers of
 the church at Baroyeca, bear the in scriptions which show that they were cast in the year 1643. One of the re-
 markable features Of ali the old bells is the clearness and purity of tone. Nearly all were cast in the vicinity from copper ore dug from the near mountains and they snow that their | founders art. Like many of the other rich antigua mines of Sonora, those at Baroyeca have been taken in hand iby American capital and with modern methods and machinery are being
 made to outrival their impotence and lvalue in the days of the Spanish vice Foys.
 About sixty-fve miles from Guay. | AH al led, branches uorthward, following the course of the Yaqui river. This rail iroad will eventually meet the Ameri.
 can roads at Douglas or Naco and its construction will greatly aid in the development of the mineral region which has been backward because oi
 the lack of transportation facilities This railway has already crossed the
 lower valleys of the Yaqui and Mayo rivers. They consist Of rich alluvial
 lands, the most fertile in the world
 embracing several million acres with
 an abundance of water for irrigation The crops produced are Incredible and everything Is raised. One of the most remarkable crops is garbanzas and well authenticated accounts of the lprofits seem unbelievable. One man 1 L1h1Cu IcldlcS LudI ll 1904 he bought from the Mexican gov. iernment 2500 hectares Ga hectare is
 100 acres) of rich alluvial land for
 S2 per hectare in Mexican money,
 and after paying out twenty dollars
 for irrigation, clearing the land har- Iyesting, the seasons crop netted him s50,000. Opportunities such as de | scribed are attracting much attention to Sonora, besides it's copper gold
 and silver mining.
 This development" says Mir. Red tewilf from his observations, great. Fly benefiting the whole Of Ar.zona particularly the towns aiong the bor. der. There is a great demand for
 draft and driving horses and mules
 and in the cities of HermosilIo and lGuaymas are many animals imported from the Salt and Gila valleys. Sever
 al large dairies in the cities named
 have COWS from the SaTt River valley
 and great amount or butter is ship ped from Phoenix and Tempe into Sonora Naco, Bisbee, Douglas and
 Nogales are all thriving from the
 bushes coming from Sonora.
 T found new stone buildings in the
 course of construction" said Mir Red Iewiii, making handsome structures and their appearance greatly adds to
 the effect the town always gives the ] sisitor."