New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-27


worth 10 dollars The mine called Sanfa Lsdsbges has
been worked since the expulsion Of the Spanards 10
the six months from May to October 1899 il yel ID a
net profit Of 600 and in the years ls+5 and 50,
again 100000 cleared by the concern The chief
mine of Jesus Maria howeyer, which is the Santa al
ana has been worked since the time Of the former
matters Of the country. This mine is 800 (2I-
yards) deep and filled with water According to
reliable saleul alton S2000oO would be necessary to
begin working il again large scale as would cor
respond 10 s Importance The have proved never
10 contain less than ~ ounces of silver, and
have even reached 20 30 ounces 10 one carga
which is 300 rs the marc by its quantity of gold, being
worth 10 dollars here as already mentioned 10 clear
this mine VI its water steam engine would be necr>sa
w. and nav be observed in this respect nat there u
no want OF wood for fuel at Jesus Maria all the noun
tairs of the Sierra Madre being covered With timber
Hos profitable the mines OF this place could De made. II
worked with all the means of sdvaGced ART may be seen
from the fac, that persons vi the ganOusi'
nos make living and other persons who provide them
with small funds. make money, ny nlnu'e pdrt oil
tie treasures hch they contain. Some gentlemen hF-
ing at Jesus Mira lend money To the miners under the
condition of being repaid after the time oil one month IN
bullion A. price 10 t. e. lower than The mint Of Chi
buahua il paying One gentleman, investing capital Of
10000 dollars in this kind OF speculation iuly dp10i-t
in one ytar And the Mint If Chihuahua paying 10 f
Ct more han the miner receives pays nevertheless about
70 u Ct less than the silver really worth, having be-
sides the advantage of | months interest by retaining
n silver alleged with gold that time for the purpose Of
thr separation.
At d,tance If u leagues from Jesus Maria, very
rich mine was discovered years ago. his Is the
nile OF
Pertentueia The ores of this place have been found
contain from upwards TO 10 mares OF silver IN each
carga. 800 ibs. The average ratio proved to be :
mares For certain length II time 800 cargas were
extracted every week containing 2i0J mares oi silver
core sp Ddng a value # 1900 dollars r week The
expentes If mining for u al quantity of ores were 600
hose oi extract M The silver from the 30Oto,al
expenses coo dollars. These, snbstracted from the
above produce, left net profit OF 81 100 u week.
Were il the purpose OF these notes To exhaust the sub
ect great number 81 other mines ia the ueighbOrhood
of Jesus Maria might be named This, however. woui
not add corresponding share of interest 10 state
MEMS and is Thought proper to draw the atre-
ZION OF the ader only Ia the more prominent facts
ceIning tie mii eral wealth of this country
COrraifOs Tns mining place is situated IN the north
pat Of the State, the Rio de las Casas Grindes,
which flowing in q northern direction towards the hio
ella. but not reaching that river. emptes into the LaI
Ia de Guzmsn The place is distant from the clOita OF
the sare about 80 lragues The silver here ZOO, is
alleged with certain proportion Of gold which, how
appears 10 he smaller than in the ores o Jesus
Mara, tb, marc beng worth here but - dollars Ts0
mines have been worked az COrraliOs 0i which the
has been bought. years ago by the present owntr
iOr the sum oi 40 600 dollars Az that yielded
1909 every mon b. The Iu"hthy expenses
amounted TO 40C0 dollars. and n monthly net prolt
$500 obtained in that manner. How II continued
nature OF the mine would allow increase of its pro
duce four times the amount JUS. mentioned. Some
difficulties however exist COrratos is of The places
most posed 10 the Expectations Of tue Apache Indians
who live in the ncighboTng mountains. These siyages
by stealing horses mules ahd cattle and making road
between CGrralit0s and he capital unsafe in high de-
gree contribute good deal Ia the very high price which
nearly all the necessities of life bear there
South Of Jesus Maria is extensive district Of the
Sierra Maore IN Which hundreds ~ very rich silver
it.s scatfared arnutd stuafaI LAT h. hand
waters of the Rio del Fuere, tributary of the Gulf of
California he most prominent place of chs district
il the town Of BIfoseGgaehtc (ike.se spelled Batosc
pacl) where the Government OF the State has placed
an assayer's Office
Coming from the capital rhe first place of this dis
rictis YaqEieo Here several rich mines aud metal
lie veins hch Til DOW have never been worked The
silver contains fine proportion Of gold Even of the
mines bch formerly have been worked az the
preseIt moment Some silver ho~ey-r is occasionally
col ected by the poor people of the place
Baaoss6gG ohie Itself is more in the interior of the
Sierra Madre aud very near terra caLents or low
bot country If Sonora aud Sinaloa Its distance from
the City Of chihuahua is about 10 leagues Several
hun dld mines exist in the neghborhood of the tosn,
and many others different distances to that of -
leagues Some of them entirely the surface, and
II any If them entire untouched.
OF those near the town the following are worked at
the present moment Sangre de CriSfo. The ores
tain "a mares Of silver the bO Of three carg,s
that To say, in 800 he Carmen, very profit ibe for
the easy extraction Of the ores single cart be-
ing able To furnish lG cargss per week ct which every
cargo gives net profit OF - so The ores
efaee coutsn IL of SILVER in the bulto of
gas the expenses being from 81 10 - per buito.
Santa Rata contain from = up to ~ mares per
caIga At the depth of 20 yaras they had reached
the highest proportion, where the mine
was drowned A tunnel (tuO) was begun for the pur-
pose OF draw ing of the water bur tell Shether
II ras been finished or not Urnapa-This mine IL not
d,emtd very rich yet the owner Don Marlin SadO
iran who began bis mining operations without any capital
selling his silver 1T the low price Of 81 per tJthose
who provided him With the first funds il now worth
$50 eco and has refused offer OF 800 900 for his
nine Palmdr,jo mine worked GU 4 small scale by It's
owner, Mr. Urrrs, yields him net Of $4,000
a year. This produce, however could be raised tO
much higher amount by different MEANS amoOg which
would be- fine water power in the neghbOrhood
al place called thtHlpds.
More at distance IRON Batoseag cache are the follow
ing:
Seierfrion ten leagues distant situated on a little
river I his NINE is the property of Messrs JsidOrO de
Ia Tore a Co, of Mdzatan who have two-thirds and
Mr. ArriCa who has oue-thrd OF the The guam
TRY silver dep sted here apo. IA be exraprdinsy
Tie vein is twenytye to thirty thick. continues
for niles and the mining operations be carried
nearly the surface The have been proved
tain from tbTe-oulces a. five carga but even
tie poorest OF them yield bet profit of - 80 20 the
bo OF three chrgas, the mnlng EXPENSES being little
The owners calculate 10 extract ive hundred cargas
every day but the circumstances of the situation would
allow of Thousands of cargas being dolly extracted
THERE'S however great difficulty az this pacethe
OF hands the population Of its ghborh0Dd being
almost exclusively composed Of TarImare Indians
ID and honest race but Not well fiji for the serious and
regular labor in mine The scanty and scattered pop
ation If the State of Chihuahua IN general makes it
difficult 10 provide for this want.
CerOedhui eight leagues from Setentrin and twelve
leagues from Bat0sea gachic The silver of this place