GOLD. 



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vliile to note that tliis Is tlie first rush of American gold- 

 seekers, in large numberSj to any district in 'New Mexico, and 

 that it has come from the north-east. We shall see abundant 

 ,signs farther south of similar and more extensive invasions ; 

 Ibut these have come from the south-west. The miners have 

 een Spaniards; and nothing now remains to tell of their 

 xistence but acres upon acres of earth undermined and 

 oneycombed in every direction. 



Let us hope that the success of this gold-field will mark the 

 |commcncement of a long reign of prosperity to JN'ew Mexico, 

 mder Anglo-Saxon rule. 



