Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-02
MEXICAN MINES
owned by the Fort worth and Mexican
Mining Company.

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"Wednesday night w. II. Henderson
and j. A. Evans arrived here from
Moves, in the state of IacaAcas,
Mexico. having come here to meet the
Stockholders aud directors OF the Fort
Worth d Mexican Mining company.
Last night there was TO be Il meeting
for the purpose of hearing n report
from Messrs. Henderson and Evans,
and to provide for further outlay to
work the mines owned by the com
pany In Mexico. As quorum was not
present the meeting was postponed TIL
tonight when. full attendance Is
looked for.
In conversation with Mr.. Hendcr-
son, who Is the company's engineer,
the reporter learned that the COM
pany has two mines the San Antonio
and the Rosario. The former of these,
tho San Antonio, Is located near
Moves. IL was worked TO the depth of
three hundred feet 10y the Mexicans,
but was abandoned on account of the
| Macmillan war. IL was filled with
water when bought by the company.
The Santa Rita mine, half mile dis
tant. Is being successfully worked by
an English company. This company
| dried their mine, which Ii seven hun
dred aud fifty feet deep, with steam
| pumps, and this caused the water TO
| leave the San Antonio mine by seep-
age. This work was paid for. About
! two months ago two men were sent
down, one by the English company
and one by the Fort Worth company,
to see If the mine was dry. IL was
but gas had accumulated, and the men
lost their lives. This unfortunate oc-
currence was deemed by the Mexicaus
as good omen, they in theirsupersti-
ton saying that il is big bonanza If
II man is lost in II mine, and
the higher the rank the man holds the
bigger the bonanza. The miner of the
Fort Worth company was the only
one they had. According to their super
stition, therefore, the San Antonio
should be rich in metal. Only forty or
fifty tons have been taken from his
mine by the company. This assayed
from $40 to $50 n ton. This was from
the upper levels, which are always
poor. he San Antonio is the same
vein with the Santa Rita, from
which they are averaging from S27O 10
$500 ton. Ii is eXpected,tns The San
Antonio Is worked deeper just as rich
ore will be obtained from 1t. The com
pany have rs yet no works at the mine
except windlass for drawing up the
metal, About 81, 900 has been spent
on this mine, including $4,000 ON the
purchase. The Rosario, the other
mine owned by this company, is one
mile from the San Antonio, and
two miles from Moves. This mine
has not yet been worked, but is con
ceded to be Il richer one than the 9th
or. Already $50, 900 has been spent on
this mine, $4,000 of which was paid
on the purchase. and 81 600 for ma
chinery, including boilers, crushes
pulverizeis, cOncenirators, pans set
tiers, pan-hoisting engines, etc. II Is
necessary to buy two boilers, two
pumps and piping to conduct water
from n spring mile distant. Good
building, have already been provided
for the officers, miners, offices, SHOPS
etc. An outlay of So, 900 more is re
quirod for the machinery and to pay
the men, who must have their moneS
promptly at the end ofeach week.
The stockholders of this compan,
are Drs. Burls and Fields, Mayor ]. +
Smith, Capt. j. ID. Reed, Col. j. 7
Hickey, A. NJ. Carter. r. NJ. Wynne
b. G Evans, w. III. Mabry, G. X. Fair
tax, Ben Allen and II. Stone OF thi
city, and Jesus Pinero, Mexican
That thoy may make n big thing on
of their mines the GAZETTE sincerel,
hopes, and feels satisfied that whcl
they do, If not before, Fort Worth. viii
have II big public library.