Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Sonora, and the Value of Its Silver Mines: Report of the Sonora Exploring and Mining Co., Made to the Stockholders; December 1856
The Splendid results which followed in such rapid and brilliant succession, the settlement of California, the ease with which that state could be approached from the Pacific, and the easy and cheap mining of the placers have completely dazzled the public gaze, and withdrawn attention from the Gadsden Purchase, where we may soon expect to see results, as brilliant and wonder ful, as they will be unexpected and startling. To the early attainment of these results, there have been two serious obstacles. 1st. The mineral bearing portion of Sonora, is dis tant some 350 miles from the Pacific at San Diego, though readily accessible from the Gulf of California. 2ud. Small parties werenot safe in consequence of the presence of hostile Indians, and want Of protection from troops. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
