San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-02
The UOnders Of Uest Icras.

The U'OmNlers Of Uest Icras.
Yesterday a Telegram quill driver
called upon Prof. Streeruwitz, who some
time agoreturned from tripto the wild
and partially unknown region lying be,
tween he Rio Pecos and the Bravo, as
the Mexicans call the upper Rio Grande
Prof. Streeruwitz, who is recognized as
reliable scientist, geologist and chem
list, 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 qualification but to look
into the advantages and capabilities OF
the "far Southwest" where the Red Nan
still dwells and the scenes of so many
yellow covered novels are laid, where
lovelorn lamsels are still carried off by
whooping savages, at least according to
Ned Bunting.
Upon the 9Th of June last Professor
Streeruwitz took his departure from San
Antonio, turning an Indifferent perhaps
incredulous ear to the stories afoat of
the depredations of the "Iniins." Pro-
ceeding by stage to Fort Concho, he
thence passed to Forts Davis and Stock
ton, in the vast treeless plains lying
along the Rio Pecos. From there he
travelled by ambulance down to the Rio
Grande, which he struck at Preside.
After looking around that old and nom
progressive 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 probably
one of the widest portions of this con-
tincnt, being totally uninhabited save
by few struggling Mexican shepherds
and Astounding in lonesome and solitary
hills covered only with sparse mesquite.
Through these mountains at the spot
visited by Prof. Streeruwitz runs the so
called Rio Cibolo, but it is nothing but
n dry channel, the great drawback of the
country being want of water On the
southwest, and along the foot of the
Chenati, flows the Rio Grande, ten miles
distant
! The range. whose altitude is 5000 to
5000 feet, it is stated by Prof. s. con-
sists of the same "otd limestone" forma-
/ ton us the mountains of Mexico the
other side of the Rio Grande. The ma
terial is very hard and full of veins of
lead containing silver. Surface ores
were found to contain 81 to 80 per ton
of that metal. and at depth of 20 feet
SOB per ton, besides 1900 pounds of lead.
Surface ores in the Chenati mountains
consist chiefly of lead in the form of
clrhDll1teS ana oNl,scS. WIFI Slllttll Ntll'
of "galena." The latter and the carho-
mates contain the same amount of lead.
In addition to the "galena." and.Rr-
Donates. there is Il good deal of No
ny in the shape of sulphate, but in
separate veins, and not with the lead, Il
fact considered important 10y chemists.
! Iron ores accompany the lead veins in
deep layers, and contain a little gold,
minute specimens of which the Profess
sor showed under microscope. The
, lead ores are to I've found iii the lime
stone rocks in large quantities.
Among the rocks was found beauti'
ful stone suitable for lithographing, As
also plenty Of pyrites in the vicinity OF
Fort Davis.
Limestone and cretaceouS formations
appear from Iron Spring. IN the great
plains on the Rio pecoS. down 20 the
valley of the Rio Grande.
In one place in the Chenati was found
a lead twenty-five feet wide contain
ing SIX veins Of lead ore. and copper
ORES containing silver. some Of them
gold.