Horry news. (Conwayboro, S.C.) 1869-1877, March 18, 1876, Image 4
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HhehR* eyn* like (ho starling.
My on? only darling,
<^he woo, bonnic la?-ic so pro-dons to me;
Bho was l?nrn on (ho water,
My (ttirli'tl daughter.
$Vhen tomposto raged tuu-lly an l wild w as the "o*,
N- ar Scotland'* gr< en 1 order.
When alt wo* dis--i\tor,
d took the<?. aw v-i babe from h ? arms of iuy wife,
Thr fair, bluc-oye I fairy?
Alas! Mv poor Mary
<Gave np, for her darling, lier own precious life.
Her grnve is in Scotland;
Her spirit ?ah! what land
-Would suit such an anpol but n ahovoT
Yet wo still are true i--\ rs.
For Mnrv now hovers
Around us in g? ntleuo-s, b e.ttj ami l<-vo.
The captain's Odr dauehtor,
Though man % havi -n '\t her,
atllls roams with Iter tathct the w ?> < an o'er;
And iu bright sunny wo.ither
T hoy \ isit t op< t ncr
The grave on the border ot sweet Scotia'? shoro.
1
My First Ciieijl.
"Door, .leaks!"'
"Y.'s. sir."
M\ servant bowe-1 ] ' r r :,v as
ho luustoneil to jt!isw>'r iii?' oiiieo
hell.
.[ was iiti; r? -seel . ' '1 \ ' ' H
Jonks, ad a Media ;-ata.i - .ti'oKotlior
11 n.i ox?nti" | ?, 1. : bis tie
nteunor was ; era
obeyed al t eiy or s v.! h r ;. . tii'i.le
a lid tii!; > at- 'it ye* i
ins < ?ji.I. nu.vlN 1 it ai o v. k ..
ing iti\ \imi i:' >vi~11I roinoinbei
1 ho".' i :: . I y lie
sniilod, tii" i! i 11: t s of his ad tendaneu,
wio ! ' i u ui '.\r e.->insj
;-.titI |,i. 11 ti"' aif ? 01tempt
as ho i ?k ' k!: ' i-t !?va h
ffOlli n.O w'. .Oil ! !! ;;'! 4 a l'so' . ' ' iort
to polish toy < :t 1: i 'uttuiod
myself a t.'t'iiv'n t I i the ham's i f h
jailor, while ho ?! { n y e-at. and
SlilOot lied It: ' It, ; " ' 11 ?
dfitoy t'lui! '' ".i s .. id iiv i n vvrsj !
t fitly ai.i.'.si. .. ! I eared souively '
/jpen my m ?n? h i;; his i i <?, for
it ;io t h.it !ii . i;. 1 r wmi! 1 (! toot
f >me l>lui>,i<r. ! was oto
the hum . .?;_r i: <>L !< i he:
my lwiuh >n t : d t? .e
tor coiiLoruiivo h a i . . itos
pocket., 11-t- * i i it- i..! ! wr-doh I
should do oY'1' the. I it1' I'l.-d out.- '
side of u to )? u i : | i itivo
that Captain Al .uSv.> "t 1, of the .Indo*
pomlent i: . < i ' t fellow
to ino . o-'init;, ii.s
here lie n tun - with a \ lilt ??v, and
lays a o:i r. i
".Lady, si v < ind !;'. t" soo you."
" \ Os. ? el.l\1 . i. ! ! < l \ oyeglassos
on my i: . . as i examining
the o:11'< I.
"J/ .ss J-JUntior li'tfji/ix. ttf cy,/'<m, a
pretty lianio in 1 .01 thought
1. "tthow l:i i' in. .leaks."
"Yes, air," re; .! ks. with aggrevating
c>?ini ?*" . . - i?i n ihg It is
hand on tit'.' d<?or-kr:o'n. "in ease any
OI1C also < C 1 i.-', .Si '
'Don't b mo."
"No, sir."
Jenks l<>iI at mi- -"rutinizingly,
and vanishe ! i t i t. in ':- way us
though \ 11 ]>!:; :n ail of a .b nks had
Collie and gi in-.
"A client, 1 suppose," 1 mentally
ejaculated,.. 1 ii \ m\> a!i in a proIt
ssionai .it iiu.te, ; ! i/.eu a volume
,(Ji SllJl'J o i
1 wa- a >on. i. lav \ < < f moderate
expeeial on . ., ' a 1?i by a !
little si 11 i i t m< n> a bachelor
imcle 1 had ihe ii:ir?ji11. <.?1 to hang |
.out my sign. in.a..i ni ail of! ice that ;
opened on Jteekmuii Street, i do nutknow
thai a.i\ i lie ie> ice I the sign, ,
fiii\v in> If, " . ! ?j i n'.-i i .: - in |
to eoutempktl e with nuieh inward
?;,t i.sl'a.'t i-?n, a- |e : ?t a d > . n li .i >s,
during tin- day, it: all the glory of |
gilt lettering, "tip a an; iu-.iAia.WE
ui ttovntfij (tl t. ac."
However, ii I ii i i r.o clients, I retained
at kv I ::e S .. di'.liee of business,
and always toot; en.re to walk {
liurricdty into the oiuoe, wish my
bands lull ol' dot wments, h aving
overyb'-idy t<? imaiine Dial I was
weighed on a \v. ;i ma iy cases of
iuagniiu la and ;a [" nance as 1 ho
liuiioi 1111'* 1 ' A >i:k \ hiianelf.
I was ai'liii. niiy absorbed in ]>ro- j
found st a ly, a- i : a <> ee I, and
the gra ? .'ill ... i < . a >? si: g la ly,
clad in doei mourning. ool'tly glided
toward my d> k.
T stalled with an evlantation of
admiration, as she i!><w aside her
veil, and revealed a eountemmoe of
exceed in if love!ine> It was tee finely
chiseled and exj iTbsivo features of
a young giil thai had ' indy reached
her eigho cnlh ? eui , < e k-bjue eyes
of heavenly de; dh gay. - i upon liie,
with a sa l, in gib ing air, as she |
Said;
"Is this Mr. JV!gVnv? ?"
"That is m> na ur," t re]died, rising
wit ha had a . n >-t to he very calm !
and sell-1 JOSS.- - i. "lie s< ated, miss." '
Sin* th i.i: . a * -i n 1 the. chair
which 1 v,; (e 1 m r my own, and
observed h< it nth.', iy,
"Von have hea d of tlio Buffi ns' of
Clifton?"
"Never h anyo," said T. deferentially.
"I j resume you r< for to your
fjLrnilv. \'i)V.e f rj>ll i i n.i I I ai.i
DTHM't wit.)i article ill tho IUit'tild, YQm
forrliv^ to so ;U' tro ddo about tin- !>uf- |
iill's CStnt<
"It oo:i" : :is us I moim mollior and
myself" replied Mi s Huffi: -i, with a
vivid blush. ""Irs paragraph 1 happen
to have ;vitli me; an I, as it particularly
indi': ' -s t he object of my
visit, T will .. k you to rea l it a^ain."
"As she spoke, tin- youuf? lady drew
fi newspaper ft" : 1 r pocket, and
pointed i at tin ; .'. ?I a alluded to,
which who ha u; i rt'? with a pencil.
J Ieiul i. Aim . iiv'u'-vl int rest:
"Tin BUWJiiVe' viv , .i i> inkamitv ov
L MUM. urn INM.
"8< vi*.ral ywim ago, u ? ly imrHumt, doing
^ I.umIU'-mh in i.j , . iihjiI 8ti iet, ilted, Mid twjiiftathad
. .ifim, T'Tjgm- h ''a ,U)li h million, to
Ha Unow7*;f,r A ,he wiU 1
f* , ^ 11 i' riiiirrUgo or prcma ,
S * W ^rnc circle un
Mud control of tin
^ 0 bythoiuh J
end throo f
r ME T
- property
who u 1-1 r^v->r' ? Mr i: -'pi Port- unlll
EliMttur, hid oolj ?*.? > r k louhl >ut( of 10
tliv mean (line. Iu.wcv>t, n- I Huk uiio lia*
innnifcMtix) lor m?voral nu.n'i - u n(; <? v.p
toms of initanily, ha* It n ?( n I i ,,t
nm naming her own tMaira; Hhrt wim \ ?' r 'ay,
through the fc'lv. ? 01 tun at toil l . ?
removed to flu lnaaiie ltd mat >" 1
In ooiise-nieu'o of *h? * - \ I o\ nt. Mr
will a**uiut? the guar Ihni-diip .111 . t? 11 ot tho
young lu ly, mil I sh it a 11 r 1 a. ray."
"Wi'U," f ejaeu late 1, drawing a j
(loopbreath, as I l! ii ! the perusal
of the paiji' Ta h, ar. I hand >d the
newspaper b.> to the young latly.
"Wei1, what I.. mi
"Mr. liel.mavc," said Miss Eleanor,
vehemently, while her Bli difc, gra t'uI
form t routined wit it exeitmu nil, "yon
are, 113 yet, unuecpiaintod with
tlte trntli, ?,1 y ni'timr is not
mad, liei her ha.s he ever inanil'e led
the sliaht -sl londoney to in.1nit,y.
She In.-, lo t 11 bo represented 1 ?y Halph
Hoile, and ho even hrihnd the
phyMoinns an I .-n!> . no 1 wit mo-; .03 to
prove it. She i.-j the violin) of a hane,
un|irijtolt lo 1 m. 111 "
"1 see," .1 in.errnpted, with a wise
eliake of my hea 1. "A conspiracy
to g<-t the property in his haiuls.
(lo Oil."
" This fcohemiti'^ viilian, DoMe, has
me almost e.n -ly in his powt r." ?he
continued. "He lias lately ^nno so
far as to forcibly detain in a pvi-mner i
In my own lion e, an I Ire its mo with |
cruel i ! Yi rday I ae dd'ait!y
foil if I a check si n '1 by him, !'<?r a
8i n a 11 .amount of Hi' nicy, and with
this ! resoi\? I to ? . if. '1 hi-. I ucCOIliplk
I s| hy hill, li;; i .C jai 'less to
allow ih<- i h . t' i v oi ah "iice, an I
now I am IV.-\ I canm t-> you, sir,
hearing 5?: 1? y >u are a y am,' lawyer
of inte'o i' y, vviio ' I! not easily he
corru ' 1 : < i e >i - ' iita! i' >ns
of li iip;
"We will ,;t II' an I'll I t<> his tyrannical
eo I -:-v "1, importantly
tin i "u'ty in my incuiofiiM'iiini-liii
'a, ! wa--a.i i-ait el Huent,
let. liie eon/ess i', considerably haltered
hy 1 iie cj.v .i*u dunce of the
younrr I civ ) *' o.the case t<> me,
a hrie|l.'.--i y ma ; i i-.vyr. ! thou.'.rht,
hesi les, that \I i ;s l*. manor Bufiins
was altogether i e i re', t iesl ami most
(,iii^a^"in;? y.ji'l I hud ever had the
o.iod fortune to meet.; all my sympathies
were aroused in her hehalf. 11
was oie of t , i o a , 11 i < i' ]' i oi les in
the life of a. professional man that
iniurlit lea i t" foVtoie ami fame, I
already i'aueie I m\ -.i' in a "liiewn
stone fro.:,";.a 1 i the urlowin;* eijthnsiasm
a v m ia;^i a at ion, pie1
nred no ; f 11 iiif; ?ii. i.a' head
of my i 'I'ofi 's h ' i.
"The fust e < , nee.ers'iry to he
taken," pur-am I, "is in obtain the '
release of you ; yo > I mother; the next !
to save you from tint persecution of
your unnatural guardian. I'll tell
you what I will do I will <*o round
and see Dorle m\se!f. It. miv?ht
l'ri.o'tiien him a lit t le, and, rat her than
risk a pnhlie expo me, lie will be?juilo
ready to effect a com roini.se."
"If you are resolved upon sooin<*
him," roinarke I !\i , ilc-aa r, In sita1
iti ;ly, "may I hey: the favor of uveonipanyiny:
yon?"
"Certainly,"! replied, wit h a. glance
of warm admiration at t hi' plump little
beauty. "J have not the sliylitest, objection.
Shall wreonow?"
"As you please, sir."
i took down my hat from its peg,
without another word, put on my best
kids, which I always had ready, in a |
side pocket. for oxi ra occa.-dous, and,
with a low bow to Miss Kicaimr, gallantly
offered hor my arm. Slur accepted
it, un!u sitatingly, and wo
stoppod out into t ho pa sago. 1 was
in hopos of running ! he blockade wit h?
out. enoouiPoriug the critical eyo of
mv man sorvnP. Delusive hope! |
Just as we fairly reached the door, J
Jenks made his appearance), and
civilly opened it.
'Monks," said t, pinto vexed at the i
officious potiioness??f 11 ic soonudrol "if
any one cans, toll Via they needn't j
wait.. Important business will detain i
mo out t his afternoon."
"All ri. nt, sir," replied Jenks, i
scrutinizing M. ^ liul'lins w it.li a vulgar
leer.
"Ilung the fellow," I mentally ejaculated.
" 11 e is ]iositive 1 y laughing in
his sleeve a1 me. I wonder if he hast ho
impudence to suppose this girl is />Vi/i/"
I ejaculated aloud ; whereupon
my fair companion started and said
".SirV" in an interrogative iooo and
I heartily apologized. I eould have
killed Jenks on the spot! 1 was in
the mood to doit.. I could have shot
ol !.!.? " ;? i. .. .i:. i
>1 j in, muMi <4 ii i >m >4 i iii (V II:I a, <;i
bayonetted him in zouave stylo; hut
it. required sumo soli-possession to
conceal my wrath, ami softly replied,
"Oil, nothing, mi ss," and st ill niut Lering
awful threats of vengeanceagainst
my nggrovating man-servant, I coin
veyed my lau> friend into (lie street.
After wo had walked a few blocks
in sdmice, Miss iiui'iias cure loss ly observed
:
"Mr. Bolgrave, my watch has
stopped. Can you tell me what time
it is?"
"Lot me sec," T replied, ostentaciously
displaying my own han Isomo
"hunting case." "It is just four
o'clock."
"What a pity!" exclaimed the
young lady, in a tone of disappointment,
"I iutondod to get the cheek
of Doric's cashed, but. of course I am
too lute. The banks are closed.
Mother's sad fate has so engrossed
my thoughts, that. 1 unite forcot about
it until this moment."
"J)on'tdisturl> yourself on that account,"
said I, politely. "If tho
amount is not too large, perhaps T
may bo able to cash it for you, myself."
"You arc very kind," rejoined Miss
Butlins, with a sweet smile. "Tho
amount is over four hundred dollars."
J bit my lip. The sum was larger
than I anticipated. However, as I
had made tho proposition, I was too
proud to recede.
"I am sorry that I have not so ranch
I at my command," 1 remarked, tipoj
) (
r ' v 1
TORI? Y V. I I K LY N
i mmm mmui i ? ?ww?M>I? 1
or^lc'dlv; "but T think T can find a
substitutr? nt tho next stoic, Orindwoll
cx <'o. Tlii' llrm are tfi?*r <ls of mine,
and wir dow : loss eu-di tho check, us
n personal favor."
I>4.t w i>.. ' s Jd 'fiuor Rutting outbid
. i v. !..<<-! in oi11?? of (irimJWci
1
Jo > 1 aft * no >n, Mr. Grindwell,"
shaking hands witii the principal
partn* who wort c <?< :,i?'los, and a
hijyh st.irt collar, "liow's cotton today?"
"('otfon is u??> and ut? is down," replied
the merchant,facetiously. "Take
a seat, 1 iclcrave."
fj*"('an't stay?fact is, GHndwell, I
called in to sec if you would cash u
cheek for me?
\ i 'i | !<"i aire," r< -ootid,
ed (iiiinlw 'i,loo' in at tin**3 x-m nait'4?S'ivnnd
.Yfdo,, / X-->n )orh\
pit It to f I"' hi ' f't'V ii'i/u foitr h uu'lfi <1
on(l J'JI'I tf'id /iV://7i Itovlc".
"What's tills, lie! ;ravo, eh, oh?"
I was wilde r lo In ve liini think so
so 1 only ia upied and snook toy lead
liiyste lousiy.
i.a* a start, upon my word.
Be ly rave," said in.; merchant. "Uytho
by," he n.d i c 1, pleasantly, "wiio
i is that, pivtty yirl you {'.re Mi't inp?"
"That'su sc a d," I aitswrrr I, willi a
knowing wink, " i dl yoij some other
tine."
"lla. ha. ha." Inched Clrindw(dl.
"You are an uin'omuion dry fellow ?
shrewd, d"viH.-:i ? uvwd?"
I com i not h -1 > i i.;i?*i11 ?_c vo mvs df,
us f deputed wt:h I .it- jpeenbacks in
iny Im nd."
'
her pretty s!: I ij.vi: c !>'? ' a^ain-d
the stoop, wit i s )..i - iutpai.ienee, as I
lUVM'iii)v f? j >i,i? i r.
"K"ully Mr. !? ! o;. v\ r am sorry to
put you to nil this t ; ?>tji?l?*,'* she said
wit h one oI' hot'winnin g smilos, us she
receive I the nioicy end deposited it,
saiei\ in her wuih'i. '"it is certainly
Jviiitl, lii^t w ha veno I ime t.o lose. I f
wc do not hurry, we may miss seeing
Dorio. 1 wi.bt him to understand that
J eat mot and will not submit to his
l.yrmn'.. d u ntrp ;1 i m of authority."
Ise-w- tlv applauded tho spirit-of my
l?)Vc|y eticp , and, talking pleasantly
to h" uile ;he tiim, we h.'idened up
i?r?re! ,va.y, I hr--"id''d the intricacies o?
Ulnekcr si r,.t.|. a iid in less limn Itidl"
ait hour hai e i in front of a t'laia-looki
l m l .. i li. ol'tu: liienl ed with ail ojdiashi'cm
I. erase kilo. Uer.
'"Vie iit'-.c iviH'Mi"i Mr. Doric's,"
wltisperi d my hilr coiupanion, drawing
nearer to .me, and I reiuMim: like a
ha!'. "i ','eel lay e .man- deseitin;/
lite, ||o\V I Mlit ir : e. it- i ; ;; e| IJe| man
i feartim! he may it- \ioh-nee, wlton
he uii lei:aami ; that that you havo
e,')iise'tie , ! < i he m v :'i i aid.
"!5e eala . ]\' i -a Flwuior. Nav, I
perceive \u:i are t.r sat ly aailated. You
can remain outside untd I return. 1
rculivsec n-> n - . i'.yoi your entering
1 ae house at mi."
"I vid j t 't as you say," murniurehujtl
i a lalean I'd 1 v.
v i > i 'jr. i ' "> ill 11 -1;; ares,
I*' J' 111 i 1 : I'.ii 11 r 11> > i i ii 111 t o
confront li. r guardian just then; so 1
requested her to mi'ji ina drug-store
nearby and \\ ?it IV)r ma. tshe obeyed
without li 'da ion, wh:le I, omewhut
Hurried with tli - pr' of a stormy
inters ifw wiili h'-r guardian, li.. dental
to announce my ji mci\
A dirty-faor 1 s .swam-girl presented
herself. in inissvi'i' to my suinmons
Mr. Kali'h Doric was in. Handing
the maid my <\ird, i ere|it into ,-i dark
parlor, where. I sat in solitude and
I gloom, amusing myself by drawing a
t'aney pieture of i lie arli'wl .Mr. I 'orle,
whom I imagined to he an ugly old
! gentleman on t he shady side of li ft y,
with a cunning, evil expro don on his
wrinkled features, hut was somewhat
' confused, when the door opened, to
I confront < > pleasant, benevolent-laced
| old fc'e.ii leuiiin, w :m > howed in the most
1 gen in I man tier p<>- ; hie.
"Mr. lv.iij?h Doric," I stammered,
hesitatingly.
"That's my name, Mr. Pelgrave,"
said .1 ileanor's guardian, smiling, as
ho threw open the Minds, and waved
I me to a seat. "Veil must exeiiso this
! hermit-looking apartment; my house
I looks like a tonih sinee lalcanor left
us. l'oor girl : l;e is yet t<> learn the
sad news of her nioi her's dent li."
"Mrs. Ihiilins is ib'n'.i, then?" I said,
wit h ,a start.
"Ves, sir, she died yesterday morn1
ti*4.", at four o'elot k, qui to peacefully',
so I learned from t he attendant physicians.
The distressing malady wideh
llJld ill 11 i > *t *' I . \ i . 11' s > Vr ! 1 * ( ;: i'S t OO 1
a fatal turn, us we all feared. Poor
lileanor is now n ?r;?hnn. "
I was nude ( I n ? '1 i i >? ?i, i
t - . . .* > ' 1 ' > \ I . J . > nil"
exported and . > ; rows. It had
upset all my < :'? >?;:??inns at one fell
|,low, 1 was i"1 il'i" tor :i /<> it.
To case up < i an unpleasant susi
pieion, I hnpiired.
"When ui>l rne.inor leave home?"
"About si.\ ?u*?..i lis,i|fo," replied Mr.
! Dorle, st.u iap ine \.itu an odd i;xpnv
don oi
His reply up. tilled me inoro than
j over.
"Why," re' v':" 1 I. she assured me
' that she es \t < <! from your house
; this very m >r >i p."
"You sneak in enigmas. Mr. ]>el.
! grave. Are you aware 1 hat tuy ward,
Miss 1 lie.i not, n now in Paris, where
alio is coiuph i.pjf her rudimentary edueat
i< >n.
J was a?;hast.
' "Good Heavens!" T oxolaimed, at
last.; "lueo is some inysterv that needs
clearing up," and wii.i >ut hesitation I
ral)iol\ rreai t u ho o ! in ov * I > - > '
, " 1
; had become acquainted wiih .Mi&s JJufi
line.
"I regret to say that yon have boon
! duped and deceived by a ?rhy hikI art
I ful impostor," said Mr. I>o: ie, gravels.
"The genuine Miss Bulling i& a little
girl but nim: gtmrtt aid."
If a thundorboit had fallen at my
foot I could not have been mors
1 amazed.
I gazed like one in n dream at Mi
Doric, and slowly reason began t >
dawn on my mind. Meclntfhcall.s (.
placed my iiand to > fob, and found
^ |/i(/ watch gone, then I dived despei- j
^ ? <m >
IMS: ft!AlSeil IS,
utoly into my breeches poeljot, and
discovered that my wall'A, containing
llfty dollars, was also missing; so that
iny whole lo<s by tnis in> i?tventiire
might be summed up as follows:
Amount on forget < lie? k fl"'? <X)
N ilm'o! Watch tuid Chain ; o f?)
Cucli ( U oO
Total f-:>0 <)0
As soon ns my legs eould take 1110 to
tho police suit ion, I made known my
Joss to the am hoi it it t, and a force of
detective s w;. i:i anil\ j ut upon the
track of the false ft'iss Jhillins; but
slit bad availed heiseli of my brief interview
with ft! r, l 'uiic, and, in the
interim, h. I made g< ?d her escape
with her ill-goi n b. o \.
I never heard from Iter or my missin;:
property ap in; I ut I consoled
myself for this treble disaster, by summarily
di- -'in: in*: my genteel manservant,
".Jenks," who, 1 susj)ccted,
laughed in his sleeve at my simplicity
and credulity. I don't know whethor
1 could po-sihly prove it; but it, was
enough to s'i0 ili.it I was the laughingstock
of every middling lawyer and
pettifogger, from Chambers streot to
t ho purlieus of i!u* (o i.I?s ; tuid,ihou^'h
I strove manfully njjainst tlio torrent
of ridicule that ??I in*, it proved
loo much for a yountf man of my
slender ley,a I a' tainmeiits, and in a
few weeks I on 11 v hauled down my
si'.jn mid ho< mice broker's clerk, with
no Iii: rjm4 ;i"11 ui to lin'ure as a
"nolary public," or even enroll my
name ain<?njo tue.dusly tiles of the i'olicu
Coui i.
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Af i foil Finn >u 1 iios. X. K! reefs,
in his report of t, < Survey of Lower
( 'a'ii'o! ; .I ; > o. I lie 111 ,l' l || wealth
of the i n u t:
Tite siiwr oe.od'i.^ veins of Triunfo
are two in nu an I they run in a
conversing i.. .. m motherly and
easterly. Toe pro-sent company produ
e - bullion tot eaiiU'iji,' of - ~?ofu'M)
per mouth. They hove sni1:. ient ore
in ye;:<- in 1h.e leiie s nlvadv opened
toll el do or (pin ivuple t hat sum. The
mines are par ie:ib-:?dy ri di. in our
own eonuty ah i n- i .er-heariuy veins
have been found on the eastern slope
of the hi a a o' a ran ate. This fact
has been a lu-iasa proof i hat lids
i an ye of i, i (< .nl nu us with
tlie nmunt das of Lower California.
If l-his bvi 1 ui' < ,' e. we may lootv to see
as iu Aha California. The copper
miic s of Pm - . o : d IV>vide;jeia
are bone/ v- ry so* t ly wotke i at present
and are yi [ it'.pr laryo (pianiities
of very rVli ore. Amdicr source of
wealth is the emtio islands, and of
lhe.-o the p iie i a! is 1-da Ihoia. A
cot u p. i n y eoi ioie . e 'd \ or kin;/ in.* re
t\v<>v?a:s ; ?. an I up t<? I In* present
til mo t hay have roniovi I ? * )0 tons of
tiio foriMixer. 1; is c ::i,.u'.:vi that
there is in all (id,Man 1 ?!?h upon the
strand, whieh is t in am Pus of a
11!' la |( > )</ ;i i<1 ; ' ! U >. h* wii.h
A- : ' m( Mm* m I i' arl F.vers of
the 1'" ".,l > i;. y a-.o si11 >!)iit - a
ifii ri> r,' <?;, on lnii.-'raio^y, boiatiy,
s.i It deposits, ?*i' , j b says 1
The mineral Itii of Lower California
is wonderful, ami embraces rich
do) >ositd of si Ivor, gold, i r??11. coppor,
antimony, alabaster, etc. 'iVnces <if
silver aro foijnd almost, everywhere,
and though few of 1 he mines are
\Y< r!;ei|,tiiey are numerous and rieli.
lie r.t.-. 1 o l lier'n-liaesa of the mines
at 'L'riunfo, : id -i>'- :
'I'll O majority of t In* miners are
Mexicans, litou \ t hero isajj;o<>dly proportion
of lori'iy'iiers. All llm oiliocrs
of I ile company, i ho chemist, t ho assayer,
the ca. ti . >>[' the mines, and
the fore i. n, are Am ui a us or Europeans.
The ore is brought from the
mine's on pack mules over distances
of from six to twelve miles to tko
stamping i. .;!s, wliieii are constantly
in oj < rati> :i, . -isto| ped only for
repairs. Tim silver bars are sent to
La 1'a/. by \ ui, and thence shipped
to San I*: nee .'<> by schooner. Other
mines eon Id be worked will) equal
profit, but tl " If. ;'i dir ms and the arbitrary
and tyr mnical measures of tho
AT< \i an (iovernnmnT j revolt foreigners,
the onlv ! ; ?u.- who could posses
t!.e re pf he on; ital, from investing
there. Ke;;t lo silver, copper oro,
wnieii is perlui s more aim idant than
any other meiai, lias been worked
most -necef' fu y. Tan best mines aro
at l'lira f i. i < a 1 In : rr.o,whence t he
oro itself is transp<a t-id to tho ?>"t
shore on park muW, sometimes mnny
leagues, to bo r>! i;;>|?ed to Sun Franeisco
iiinl to I .iii i. ilow wonderfully
productive nil mines would become
in he ii if n:t cin%ri,'oiic and
entori >riaing ih < ; m sure in Dm pr<>tootion
of a good (' .vrmnent. lint tho
want of hi 1 uti' y to eapbal raid (.ho
('( ns.'??iii',nt \\ it of protection to labor,
is I ho groat euro of ihat country.
At the Tslnn ! of Sun "Marios, abovo
j\1 n!'* ;*<?, is a ri *ii mine of alabaster,
which, if properly worked, ought to
yield an immense pro lit'-. Tho ^a!t lagoon
at ('.iviimmi I dand, Is an interesting
plicnoai noii in inoro limn ono
respect. It is so rich that tho whole
earth may be applied by if for ages,
if, indeed, it is not inexhaustible. It.
is a mile and a h; If in length and half
a mile wide, whil > its depth litis not.
yet been ascertained. This salt deposit
is no doubt due to the evaporation
of soa wnte *, for it is connected
\vi.li tho ocean, dis ant from it 400
yards, by three or four underground
streams. The s ilt itself is perfectly
pure and beamibdiy crystallized.
The Mnvg ;b < f i.une is eon needed
with a socieiy, 1 lie object of which is
to give to every Church of Kngland
clergyman, settled over a parish, a
salary of ],( > a year. Tltero are 4,*
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