New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28
Silver Mines in Mexico.
corresporderce Of The \. D. Pi-ayene.
MArANoRos, Wednesday, June 3.

Correspondence Of The y. D. Pi-nyane.
MArANoRos, Wednesday, June 30, 1852.
EDs. PFC. Permit me % say, through
your columns that on late trip up the Rio GraDde |
had occasion OF sdmiring again the persevetaoce and
ep.erprisng genius u American citizens. Two dl7s'
travel from the banks OF this beautiful river or nos more
thsn one day in direct hae, near the beauatu tle
town of Sabcnas, extends miung district famous in
The iimes of the Jpanard for It's richness snf as6
traction CT silver Through the npOttc steps OF Santa
Anna In eXpeliog the Spaniards from heM,o, tle
mines Of this mel h5OThOod THROWN in,o ftle Ut
compete ruin and decay and have rem ,ined ever
since the War Of independence. Mexican iadue co
and dene.s neglected until the present day TO profit by
the iupXhaustoe richness deposited by nature In this
beautiful spot of earth, favored, besides It's -bund-nce
OF precious met's with one of the finest aud most
heslthu climates known and III. 70 produce the fruits
and deicaces OF every zone.
I, the citizens OF the uted States belongs the honor
Of having regsned this hitherto inaccessible treasure Of
nature ~ commerce and industry, By c.in,gerlng
through the laours Vi ear the many e ,utos 4Ad
sDnOyance5 inevitable in this kind Vi enterprises OF
oil the mines In the neighborhOod ,he most renowned
is Jesus Maria, Nslievillo which is now by
sn American company. With a very hne steam GA giae
they have pumLtd Cut TIE water cleared out the IN n
shaft cleaned and restored Ia many places fallen dovl
works vt toe mine, and have already got OUT very
large quantity OF ore which 10 tie richness variety and
high promise for the future fen for the facility
with wJ;ch be- turned into silver yields the pet
erence none in the whole Republic OF hrX'cO.
They are now completing new shan, co sn9nced
vein from the present This is work OF great i'm
poItncc, and when finished, which will take some
months, il will give foe ventilation 10 the whole
mine, and afford tpacc for many years uninterrupted
labor In getting out metal Tue Hacienda del Benc
fcO still incomplete, seems the Com Dany Wis led
10 know 10 ceTtauty whht the mine coniioed before
encounte ring this additional expense. This work 10
now going on, well as the sinking the shaft IL
is inclosed by wall feet high. One bui ding,
hundred and eighty fee, long, IL already up, bu, 4
yet covered This house il 10 contain the mills for
grinding the ore ten IN number FIVE of which are
~ finished.
There Is also house one hundred aud twenty feet
long, nearly finished for holding the metal. H0rq0s
and Qalihes for extracting the tiver from such pOr
tiOus OF the metals ductlo In the fire. also
we'll the cGgO copper kettle, through which
portion Of ores when ground pass In s'der % ex
tract the silver There has bat little more done
yet than making assnys Of the OF the different metss
and it 10 truly rejoicing aspect - look at the smoke IT
melting furnaces, the steam from the ksttes foe the
cogO (etsls) the busy life In the patio, silver var H.
sbd the many other inter- operations which silver
ores have undeTg 20 till their silver 10 extracted
The profits of the company will be large, and 10 a
short time there will be thriving town In place only
few years deserted for fear Of msrau1ng parties
of CsrnAnches dsld of enterp Use Is opened 70
American capital less gittering, IL Is true, than the
gold regions OF California but oy far certain aad
OF longer duration. We convioced tba, when
all the necessary works under way are hnishej
the natural advantages Of this mineral will be deye
oped and In short time the pu1 lic attention will be
attracted by the large amounts Of silver produced
II $4,000 more capital was added 10 the present
enterprise the would be even than equal
in proportion. Indeed there is scarcely any nI, 10
which this m m he worked