Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-14
A MEXICAN LETTER.
What Some Fort Worth Men Are Doing
South Of the Bio grande-A Fortune
in q Silver Nine,
A Glimpse at Old Mexico aud Hint to
American Citizens in Regard to
Field for Investment.
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city, either directly or indirectly, |
send you some facts. While they AZ.
feet individual interests, all Of these
individuals claim to have their homes
In the Fort, and hence their interests
are those OF the people and town, and
more especially, too, when we say that
there ia no man in Fort Worth that
bias done more toward the develoI.
ment OF the city In proportion to his
age than II. Il. Daggett, who IL one Of
the largest owners OF the Cerfalvo
Mining and Smelling company, whose
works and mines are located in this
district, state OF NuevO Leon, Mexico,
This town numbers 1000 people,
nearly all OF whom are either directly
or Indirectly living of OF the business
OF this mining company. This IL one
Of the finest located towns In this part
of Mexico, and the almost allthe.year.
around summer weather makes
the place exceedingly desirable
M n residence. Add TO this
the fact chat live American company
IL driving Its business of reducing
mineral into bullion and scattering
money right and left, makes not only
the Mexican but the owners OF the
business laugh, as good fat dividends
are acceptable even 10 residents OF 40
prosperous a city as Fort Worth.
AS before stated, Il. Il Daggett IL
one OF the fortunate owners OF this
bonanza, and ! know OF no one man
more worthy OF this good fortune than
he, and | am certain that all who
know him will rejoice in this piece OF
richly deserved good luck.
Or. n. ID. Barradall, the well-k nown
member OF the drug firm Of Barradall
Bros, formerly Of your city, IL general
superintendent and an active bust
ness manager, and has made for him.
self here tirst-class reputation IA
gentleman, "a finished scholar and
No, business man.
Dr. II. W. Harper, formerly chem.
iit aud laboratory manager OF the
DlBhwo0d Medicine company, Ia the
asaayer and secretary of thls company.
He came here In very Ill health,
but In the few months OF hls
stay he bas very nearly been cured.
He IL now the first as well IA the last
nj the table. His reputation IA a
thorough scientist and able chemist
preceded him even here, and In all the
many attempts to wrest from Dame
Nature her secrets looked in the min
eral productions of this county he has
been eminently successful.
THE SUPERB NrENDENp or FURNA CEs,
Frank J. SPAR, IL genial son OF
brotherly love, Philadelphia, and has
been with this company from its In.
oipiency having putup the machir cry
and stood manfully at his post doing
his duty well and wise man has
said, in acting well our part In where
all the honor lies.
These three, in connection with MIR.
Daggett, constituted the company,
These gentlemen named ara the resi-.
dent managers,
Now u few words M to the business.
What la known "a the HicondR con.
sists Of some four acres Of ground lust
north Of the city, through which runs
n bright and beautifully clear stream
Of water that ia Invaluable to the
emeliers, Of which there are five, three
what are known IA rock furnaces aud
two German furnaces OF iron, which
are usually called iron furnaces. These
are capable of treating large amount
Of mineral each day. The output,as
have counted on many occasions, Is
fifty bars OF bullion from each rock
furnace, OF which there are three,
making $50 bars, and twenty.eight
bars from each Iron furnace, OF which
there are two, making 81 bars per day
OF four hours, three bars being an
advance OF 81 each In the yard at the
furnace, no That when all the furnaces
arc run they would make 206 bars per
day the amount OF advance being
ISL, to say nothing OF the balance
which Ia settled every month. Az you
probably know, thls Ia pre-emlnently
the land OF cheap labor, M the average
amount Of pay per man Ia less than
aeventy'llve cents per day, making
cost OF something less than SIS per
day, which leaves an immense mar.
gin for the fortunate owners. In fact,
mining In this country may he said to
pay about so per cent. OF the vol
ume OF the business as profit, and this
ought to be an inviting field for can.
ltalists, Within u circle Of 100 miles
there Ia an immense number of mines
nearly all silver, bearing well, but IA
yet there are but few that have been
N''aN ~ NtNsAA AANhA AAANll lNIAhttN lllN
amount Of tons or the value of silver
that this company has obtained.
There are other districts some hun
dreds OF miles away that have copper
and precious metals to u large extent,
having tissure veins OF immense width
and great richness. This il known IA
the San Carlos district
Mexico is now Ahre for the entrauoe
OF whomsoever ohooses to come, and
her chief cltiea are connected with
the entire railroad system OF the Unit.
cd States. This IL unQuestionably the
greatest event save one in the strong
aud somber history OF this people, and
Ia only secondary In Importance TO all
Americana, especially to mining men
and capitalists This country, fenced
IN 10y impossible barriers for some
three hundred years, this old, rich
quaint and isolated empire has sud,
denSy become the coming country of
the iouriet, capitalist and miner, a
land ia which by the invitation OF It's
people we have already begun an end.
less 'rles OF bsnefi rent aud bloodless
c0nquests
McNicDs most vslnabla neighbor II
our Own country, differing from her In