292 CAVE AND CLIFF DWELLERS. 
It seems as if the will and energy of 
three centuries had been crowded into as 
many years, and then allowed to stand 
still, like a watch that loses its balance 
and spins off the twenty-four hours in 
nearly as many seconds. 
And right here I would refer to the 
frequent discussion of writers on Mexico 
as to whether Mexicans are opposed to 
the introduction of foreign labor and capi¬ 
tal to develop their country. All around 
the town of Urique are to be found 
mines of gold and silver either operated 
or about to be operated by Americans, 
English, Germans, and other foreigners ; 
while many other enterprises are starting 
toward this rich country opened by the 
Spanish before a white man had crossed 
the Alleghenies. I was therefore in a fair 
position to hear what their descendants 
