New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-31


learned to Dig out wages and bargains Little better
than thew mako The system OF small contractors IS
seldom popular. But the fault 10 with the Hexlcans
themselves and none else. In Guanaluat0, az leaSt
the aptness OF the native miner y provorblal and
hore rs here the cargadore IS prodigy OF endurance
He will readily ascend the ladder with bag load OF
ore twelve arTOhas in weight his shoulders.
have had assurance that in the GuanajuatO mines
tho strongest Of the caTgadOres could ascend from the
depth OF 500 feet with a load of FIVE six humid
red pounds. The Indian IS As famous carrier a.
courier and feats of back bearing almost eXtIaor
binary may be seen in Mexican streets Yet the In
dian IL by no means a giant The cargadores are
pad by the amount they bring up.
The depth of the Rosario mine, by ladders Is little
more than 500 feet but the distance thence 20 the
surface by tramway s about 6OO and it IS probably
the same TO the tor of the hill OF San Pedro by shaft
Thus is the Rosario deeper by its utmost cOnnt than
the we-known mine OF San PatriciO at Real del
Monte which is $40 varas, or lGOO feet The mine OF
Dolores approaches TO-. 1900 yaras; but IT
the famous mine Of Bohemia which is
10 more than 3,778 feet What with ITS neigh,
Dor mine Of San Pedro the mno of Rosaria must
range underground for miles, or perhaps as great
distance az the journey underground from Moran
Mine at the Real Go the one on the Pachuca Roao,
which is about four miles The sdrt level beng enV
through in the Moran vicinity will increase the dis
TANGO some miles. A great distance truly. th0ugn
have heard OF drain level in Cornwall 20 miles long.
IDCludingits brsncbes and sometimes 70 fathoms deep
where 10 had penetrated high ground. The shafts OF
Rosario and its adjunct San Pedro. are four ohaits
are sunk not only TO take up metals but eSpe@aly
to free mines from water for after certain follow
ing of tho dip of the vein generally AZ an angie OF
45J the work II stopped by water. by making nice
calculations and working away from the dlnerent
levels underground shafts may be sunk WIN more
readiness than seems indeed, there 10 an instance
which being worked from - different points was
completed in twelve months. CuriOu5iy enough
considering its age and depth Rosario 10 very dry
mine Formerly il has yielded s. 0O00U or Sf.OOO,OO
of product in year. and though such good luck Is
not everlasting still Rosario is the richest Of these
parts The. sides Of the diggings are reI1ark'
able for Psr sGfTa Of d'rSR sser Di dsa
phuret and sometimes n sulphate moro or 1888
associated at times with iron pyIites galena zinc
yeow copp @ ~ ara SCo fo IN c9mSaSv
with the metals are frequently found rOck-crySta
and crystallzed carbonate of lime, both very curious
and perfect The mining neghborhood. at no greater
distance than San Miguel do Rega, contains an Opal
mine, which has produced number of the finest
gems in tho world but on the whole, | believe 1t
does not pay 20 dig it, from present indications at
least Silver and gold are of course. not commonly
found in the mines 3 virgin state and the sepafa-
ton of the latter cannot be made to pay after re-
peated experiments in the reduction WORKS. me
yield Of the single Rosario mine - the greater part
of tho total yiold Of the Real Companys MINES
which il about g., 200 annually.
Was il i'm Moran OF Rosario that | saw the vegeta-
ble phantom known as miners cotton' / am not sure;
but the miracle IL worth noting. Something inner
than swan3dJwO 10 hangs for several feet down from
the rocky roof the ghOslIest contrast IN the minds
eve to the pleasant, peasant-ke trumpetilla, whose
small crimson tubes growing just outside OF the
mine. are the deli ght of the barren mountain side.
Most of the pain and trouble of an underground
Journey Ia in tho ascent. To go mp 1900 feet by wet
ladders steep wall Is equal 70 ascending IN sue
CesIOu twelve Bunker Hill monuments on a day.
After much painting aud pausing on the gIimy, mar
row landings, we are within few ladders OF the
tramwaY. Then On i'll wind comes ana DlOWSOut OUT
candies There il no help for It we must grope up
now through pitch blaCkness With gnntlng and
dubicty the ore-yard sat last regained II angels go
mp the sky on Jacobs ladder on very dark nighl
this is about the time they will have of 1t, and
hope The rupgs are all right X. 3D.