The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-25
THE HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 20 1884

Ave days with much interest and satis'ao.
ton. They visited the president
and otter officials; the theatres,
churches and Other public nlacss
OF note. General Wilson speaks
Ia praise Of the railroad through Mexico,
which Ia In charge OF Americans. Said he;
Ut 10 standard road and erythinG ~
built on tho standard plan, the nsme m In
vogue on the beet roads IN the state. On the
narrow gauge road from LAREDO every en-
CINE has different standard, whereas
standard roads make everything on one
plan and can very easily oupply detects or
breakages at ones and with little iots OF
time.
VISITORS from THE STATES.
"a great many people from tho states
gre going iuio hcxico, aud mutual adyAn'
tsseA between both oountries VIII be tho
result. The climate u delightful aud ev-
orything ~ plranlo aud loVel, the plants,
mo people and no new aspects IN which
nature presents iiEeli TO the ego OF itrAn-
ger irom tho north. The county ~ rich IN
~ minsrsl doposlls, ard o new impetus
according 20 modern fasthods. Bsr.
on Humboldt In 1904 rad
he notsllo treasures Of Merito
gurnnssed those Of ANY other country for
their abundance and excellence, ana no
even then predicted that In tho northern
srctions oftho country great mineral wealth
would yet 10 discovered IN tho rocks OF the
secondary formation. la the year, OF
greatest prosperity the mines OF Mexico IN
The las, century produced annually 1872
Q00l00 IN silver aud about $1,000 COO IN
,old. The annual produce OF the mlnes in
Mexico, ss then eetimsted, wne about TO-
coo COZ moro than was onorded by oil The
mlues IN Europe.
PRIMITIVE x.EIro
"rhe syetem OF mining Was then aud still
Ia carried on In the most primitive manner.
The mining operation was carried on by
individuals. When a person discoyertd
mine and his claim 10 the discovery was co.
tsblished the king o, Spain granted them
district OF land around the mine, In The
directions OF the vein, and IN those days
granted TO him also certntn number OF
ludisns TO work the mine. The proprieto!e
were obligated to pay one-ienth al the pro.
duct 10 the king and one.
half per cent. besides toEeth-
er With the average and the sslgnorage.
The working Of the mine was attended with
immense expense. A shaft vns sunk 200
and 500 fest, down which ladders extended.
and the laborsrs would bring up the ore in
sncks on their backs, SO little knowledge
had these old miners OF lsbor'ssving ma
chinery, and this method 10 continued up
TO this day In some o. the mires. IL 10 trus
that tho want of fuel near many OF tho
mines was an objection 10 the uee o! steam
engines. and animal power hsd 20 DO EN-
ploycd.
MAsaIHynr WAS USED
at ~ true also that defect IN working
the minop prop0rly was not owing entirely
TO want OF appreciation OF machinery, Tor
over fifty yo'rs $50 machinery was pro
cured at West Point and shipped from New
York. and the mines OF Conception and
Temnscaltspec were drained by tiers Of Ill.,
ipg pumps operated by siesm, the mschin.
cry of which was made in New York, and
In 1928 800 yards Of csst-iron pipss we're
contracted for a. the ioundfy in Louisville,
Kentucky, for tho mine at C,toree, at cosi
OF $4,000. Tho debris thrown out OF the
mines under the old system Ia richer than
many mInas .re in other countries. Under
the new methods ,hsse rejscied ores can be
worked over at a profit
Mr.. Dana and General Wilson leh last
night on special car OF the Vspdsli. line
ior.New York; st. Louis Republican.