The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-17
NOR FHERN MEXICO.
a pEscRIprIoN oF rAE covNrRY.
E1,.u.i,, Coal Ms. pl.eOr.r.d-w.ultA Of Iron
Ore Inb.ddsd ia the AOuataias s-RAIIrOad
naIiJIns-Rass Between Rival Liuss.
NOrknsa Inbaod with Proper Spirit.


Uebt yet louuu VI luo AlhuHt VI JUL v
Mexico coast have been discovered in tht
State OF Vera Cruz (True Cross. Tho re
cent discovery, and exploitation Of the gen
uine anthracite dual veins in the State o
Sonora settles the allabsorbing question o
fuel for hundreds OF years TO come, as ial
rs miners and manufacturers demands are
concerned. This morning met Senator
Don Martin G. Palacio, OF GuamaS, thai
State, who Ia ne fthe stockholders in The
coal field rs far aB ithas been explored, on
an larea Of forty miles square or l,GOC
tqnRre miles. There are two veins. The
first or upper one has thickness OF seven
and the second one passed through Il
twelve feet thick. These two veing are
separated by fifteen feet Of siliceons shales
and coarse breCcia conglomeratU which the
same as the veins have dip Of S5' from
the perpendicular to the eastward. These
deposits are on the vajios or bottom lands
Of the Yaqui river, distant iorty.hve mileE
only from the port oi GuaynAs east. On
tho hills on either side Of tue coal are out
cropping ledges OF lava and also veins oi
quartz carrying both silver and gold. The
surface OF this vast coal tract is dee1
black, very rich loan, covered with timber
In places, and as pasture or grBzing ground
Is unsurpassed. Black gralna is tho pre-.
yailing grass, except near tho margins oi
the river, and Its arrOya tributaries, where
rank bunch grass grows TO the height
OF three feet. The lower blades Of
this bunch grass remain green the year
round. A branch railroad bas been char.
tered and extended from Guaymas 10 the
coal mines. Another is to bH built from
the mines south TO connect with the Al
tata, CueliaCan and Durango Railroad,
which passes at the edge oi the great tin
ore belt, seyenty.lve miles northwest OF
Durango, and tho unrivAled mountain OF
iron ore near Durango City. This latter
proper Is owned by the Iron Mountain
Mining Company, Incorporated under the
laws oi the State OF New York for $l0,0OO,-
900 In 100000 shares OF SI00 each. They
have, from q conservative estimate made
from surveys, upward OF 1000, 100000 tons
OF Us per cent iron ore in sight. The
height Of this mass OF iron in mountain
form Is G54 feet above Its base. It's length
Is 5000 and width averages 100 iaet. BY
investigation In the shape ol digging a
circular shalt 1000 yards or more from the
base Of the mountain, tho Iron body
wiiens or thickens in all directions under
meath the ground.
The metaliierous fields Of chihuahua,
Durango, Sonora, Sinai0a, JaliscO, ZaCatac.
rs, Guanaguato and San Luis POtosi
abound 10 both veins and deposits OF per.
oxide and oxide, much Of this being
high in percentage OF this valuable mineral.
Then Durango for the iron, machinery,
nails, horsesnocs aud sheet iron 10 be used
In connection with the tin product OF her
tin mines and otherwise and for
iron aad steel railroad traCks, the abun.
dance Of the ores OF manganese which are
required for converting pig iron into steel
gives the Iron MountNin Company, by
the aid OF anthracite FROM Sonora, all the
ample facilities ever possessed by any iron
works. As S2.500,000 cash has been sel
aside by the corporation for furnaces
smelterS, machine shops, rolling mills and
all the necessary parapher nalla Of iron
making and iron working, they
will, as they have planned to,
have the largest iron works in the world. |,
will require lully 1900 mines aud skilled
mechanics to run this business. They will
be citizens OF the United States, England,
Scotland and Ireland. Estimating thai
one.llali will be men Of families, new city
will be erected near DuraDgo which can be
calculated TO hold 10000 OF the Anglo.
Saxon race. 1t must be remembered tnaI
q mining town as this will be, with fac.
tories, also requires churches and ministers,
and schools and teachers, stores aud clerks,
tailor, carpenter, blacksmith, butcher, har.
ness, wagon, tin aud other shops, hotels,
livery stables and hundreds OF other places
OF business, pleasure and recreation. As
an ordinary rule mining, milling OF
manufacturing place working 800 employees
in the mines or factories alone supports
population Of 1000 to $500 lien, women
and children.
RAILROAD RUMnl.ISG.
Track laying between here aud Santa
Rosalia is being expedited with all possible
speed. The army Of contractors, men,
mules and hoBEs at work grading new
track south from that small city are max.
ing dirt and rock literally Ay. 1t has come
TO be dead heat In The race now US to
which line, the National or Mexican Cen.
tral, will roll the first through train from
Boston, New York and other great cities,
into the halls Of the Montezumaa The
very time killing, soldering laborer has
caught the spirit Oi the struggle in this Iron
clad horse race and works with will, as
perhaps be never worked before. This is
charming sensation 10 the hundreds at
work in their imagings about the City oil
Mexico, and but for this one-hali oil the
Americans would abandon railroading for
the mines.
One hundred and City stone quarry
workers are advertised for by the Mexican
Central Company to work in their quarriet
at Sacramento station, which Is fourteen
miles north and the ilrst station In tha,
direction out Of chihuahua. These large
quarries afford most beautiful white iree
stone for building purposes. The rock
to be quarried at once IA for ihe
grand depot, freight houses, round house,
machine shop, hospital and minor build.
ings planned Tor the company and on
which work will be forced with ali prudent
haste. General Superintendent D. b. Rob.
inson, AZ all who know are aware, will moi
have any dragging, careleSsness or shiItless
ness when work Is 10 DO done Now that
SO many millions have been expended
on the north and south halves Of
this road 1t would be crimtna.Iy i'm.
prudent, 10 say the least not 10 complete
roads 10 a junction and carry ali work on
the lines well up with Il. Il Ia the demand |
ot tho south half OF the road for trapsporta
ton and passenger travel that will make
the road profitable, The southern hRliis
commencing with tho City Of Mexico and
thence this way north; Is populated with
oi thousands, when for The firsi
500 miles south from New Mexico In the |
states, are tens Of thousands. These pco |
pic knowing the daDgesot the yellow fever
and other malarious epilenics will always |
prefer this Mexican Central highway over |
tue grand plateau or back bone Of The CONT |
ncnt. All along this line Is prosperity,
fertile lGuds, nutritious cruises, bouni |
fol fruit suppli:s, mountain ranges
now near, then distant, all are
freighted with ores oi prtCion, metal. |
awaiting labor and capital TO extract Them
The scenery oil along these i,!lIO miles
from the capital Of tho nation 10 The rio |
Grande, 10 one constantly changing pano. |
rama-araud old mountains, Viii snow. snow
shroTdCd peaks, the eternal white Of
which glistens In the sun, mountain. foot. |
hills, valleys, canyons, cultIyated fields Of |
orange, hg, apple, peach, ounce,
cocoanut orchards, mining camps and
towns, nine state capital cities, vineyards,
aud the same over and over again In the
pleasing occurrence. There Is no ono long
stretch :ot monotonous Famentss. Then
the climate and temperature arO acmes OF
delightful perfection. Wholly and ever
free from malaria, always inyigOating and
health renewing.