Telegram-herald., 1888-05-11

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Ex-0oserner A. Z. SAspsra. known 70
the political world - Boss ehspherd,
passed throaxh caieAxs lev asys AGO &C.
coznpsnisd oy his hniiy aad Gen. I. L.
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caihazhuz, Mexico TIE party trsysl in
enc of Pullm2n's hnest private carr. named
tie Plckwlck. zad cxms from Aew YORK
over tie Chicago ana Atlantis rxilroza
early tie evening before.
During the forsaoon of the followiax day
the fiek wick VAS transferred 30 The Alton
read and vent eat en- the Denver a. q. n
The schedule zine for leaving wss II
O'Clock. but tie Governor could not get
through With his business ia tiue. so ths
train vas held "a hsur for his con veniencs.
His car Vas equipped Ike the palace of
prince. ana hse every laxary that chiea-
COS great car builder could conceive would
add TO the comforts OF . traveller. . condi-
ton Vi afsirs weieh will - . marked con.
trast with the diseomforts OF the latter part
OF the journey. for when they reach Chi-
huAaua they viii Be compelled 10 60 20
miles over 4exioo's rugged surface on Il .
backs Of mules TO reach their destination.
The Bafspiiss Minss
The Governor has spent the past ak or
eighth months in New York. He has been
engaged ia consolidating several mining
companies Of the State of ChihuabUa, and
the name Of the consolidated organization
Is the Batopiias Mining Company. The
mines are located in the vicinity of Bxtopi-
las which 10 situated IN . deep guich about
$50 miles southwest VI the city OF Chlhua-
hua. aud are native silver mines irregn-
lazy distributed through regular VEINS.
Shepherd located I'm this Vicinity
aud has since that time been shipping
ss0 0O) Of silver monthly.
Ii has been recently mentioned ia the
columns OF some of our daily papers OF the
fine specimens of silver ore on exhibition at
the Board of Trade rooms, Ia this city.
from the Lincoln aud La yunta silver mines
at San Jose de Cruces. State of Chihushua.
which are located eighsy-fiye miles south OF
Governor Shepherds property, OF whom a
Mr. Freeman. OF Mexico, and E. i. Bevok-
field and G. ID. Spalding, of this city. are
the owners. There has been $2l 600 spent
on this property in develop work, and have
now $4,000 of silver In sight.
Messrs. Brookfield Il Spslding have just
returned from Chicago where they have
been for the past week making arrange
meuts for . smelter and the necessary
machinery for converting the silver ore
into bullion. They will form stock com
pany at once. and Immediately after the
rainy season which is about Nov. lst. will
go to Mexico and personally lock after
their interests in placing the machinery in
working order. The next day after they
have their machinery in operation they
will commence producing silver bullion s.
of h bay tax \
assays OF ore running from $2ll.90 10
| 1921 90 per ton now, and the further in on
the drift they go the better the quality o.
the ore grows, with the prospects of rail
road now in project from Guaymas tc
f! Jimenez which will 60 twenty-five mile.
south of Batopilss. This property is des-
| tined 10 be . very rich one.