The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-25
WONDERS OF WEST TEXAS
The Chenati Mountains-.Lead, Gold
and Silver 0res--.What Prof.
Streeruwitz Saw in the Hills
Of the Upper Rio Grande.

Yesterday n Telegram quill-drivcr
called upon Prof. Streeruwitz, who
some time ago returned from trip
to the will and partially unknown
region lying between the Rio Pecos
and the Bravo. as the MeXicans call
the upper Rio Grande. Prof. Streeru-
witt, who is recognized as reliable
scientist, geologist and chemist, in
the interest of railway companies
having lands in the extreme western
part of the State, was induced to
make the journey not particularly
for his own pleasure and gratifica-
ton, to look into the advantages and
capabilities of the "for Southwest"
where the Red Man still dwclls and
the scenes of so many yellow cover
cd novels are laid, where lovelorn
aamsels are still carried off by
whooping savages, at least according
to Ned bunting,
Upon the 9th of June last Prof.
Streeruwitz took his departure from
San Antonio, turning an indifferent
perhaps incredulous ear TO the stories
nfloat of the dcpredations of the gem
tie 'Injins." Proceeding by stage to
Fort Concho, he thence passed TO
Forts Davis and Stockton, in the vast
treelcss plains lying along the Rio
Pccos. From there he travelled by
ambulance down TO the Rio Grandc,
which he struck at Preside. After
looking around that old and non-pro-
grcssive Mexican town, he got into
the company of some miners, with
whom he journeyed about twenty
miles to the northwest, and assembled
the mountain range of the Chenati.
The Chenati region is now proba-
bly, one of widest portions of this
continent, being totally uninhabited
save by u few struggling Mexican
shepherds, and Astounding in lone
some and solitary hills covered only
with sparse mesquite. Through
these mountains at the spot visited
by Prof. Streeruwitz runs the So
called Rio Ciboio, but IL is nothing
but dry channel, the great draw
back of the country being want OF
water. On the southwest, and along
the foot of the Chenati, flows the
Rio Grandc, ten miles'distant.
The range, whose altitude is 5000
or 5000 feet, il is stated by Prof. s.
consists of the same "old limestone
formation rs the mountains of Mex,
leo the other side of the Rio Grande
The material is very hard and full OF
veins of lead containing silver. Sur
face ores were found to contain 81 tC
50 per ton of that metal, and at
depth of 20 feet 1923 per ton, besides
1900 pounds of lead. Surface ores
in the Chenati mountains consist
chiefly of lead in the form of car
Donates and oxides, with small vein
of "galcna." The latter and the car
donates contain the same amount o
lead.
In addition to the "galona" anc
carbonaies, there is good deal o
anthony in the shape of n snlphate
but in separate veins, and not witt
the lead, a fact considered importan
by chemists,
Iron ores accompany the lead vein
In deep layers, and contain a littl
gold, minute specimens of which tn
Professor showed under q micro
scope. The lead ores are to be toun'
In the limestone rocks in large guam
Titles.
Among the rocks was found
beautiful stone suitable for litho
graphing, as also plenty of pyrite
In the vicinity of Fort Davis.
Limestone and cretaceous forma
tons appear from Leon Spring, il
the great plains on the Rio Pecos
down to the Valley ofthe Rio Grande
In one place in the Chenati wa
found ''lead" twenty-five feet wild
containing six veins of lead ore, am
copper ores containing silver, some q
them gold.
Prof. Streeruwitz brought bac
numerous specimens of ores, whic
can be seen at his Office on Trayi
street.