The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-11

chlnery is used.
There are several mines owned by Amer
leans in the vicinity of the city of Mexico,
but the information concerning them is not
definite nor satisfactory Americans are
also working small claims in the state of
Guaniuato and in the state of Michoacan.
In the state of Chihuahua, a number of
mines are worked exclusively by Ameri-
cans and with American capital. These
are the Batopilas Mining company (silver),
Philadelphia Mining company (silver), Ell
Refugio Mining company Silver and gold,
Torreon mines and smelter "copper", silver
and gold.
Probably the richest of these are
THE BAToPILAs MINES.
They are situated near the southwestern
part of Chihauhau, near the state of Sina-
loa, and the groups of mines and veins
number $50. The American company owns
a concession of 10000 acres, or about sixty
square miles. Native silver and, in some
sections, gold is extracted. Most of the
machinery used comes from the United
States. An average of 10000 tons of ore is
annually extracted from these mines. The
nearest railway is 100 miles and the ore is
transported on pack mules at cost of about
$50 ton. The company employs about
thousand men who are paid Sl.50 to 81 per
day. II is in this district that the principal
mines of the Shepherd syndicate arelocated.
In nearly all of its properties the company
has executed works of Importance. Some
Of the mines were worked many years ago
by the ancient Mexicans, but the recent
workings have been to a greater depth.
Mr.. Shepherd has recently driven tunnels
in the greater number at depths of 100 and
200 meters below the old workings
The Ell Refugio mine in the Sierra
Madre range is connected by tramway and
railway with a twenty stamp mill pur-
chased in the United States. Gold and
silver are both found here. Lumber for
mining purposes costs $50 per 1000 feet.
Native labor is $3.50 per day; Americans
are paid 81.
The mineral district of
JESUS MARIA JOSE
is one Of the NOSE extensive in chihuahua.
The deep ravines in which the claims are
situated appear to be complete network
of silver bearing veins, with a ley of gold
adding about25 per cent to the value of the
silver. In this district is situated the
Santa Juliana mine, discovered IN 1922
From that date until 1886, when the river
flooded the mine, it produced nearly
30,0OO.00O. In 1866, this mine was still un-
worked, and it was then estimated that the
expenditure of at least so, 600 would be re-
quired to move the water.
The Santa Eulalia Mining company works
about thirty mines near the city of Chihua-
hua. The cathedral of the city of Chihua
hua, one of the finest in Mexico. was built
by the voluntary contribution of one real
Q215c.) on every mark of silver extracted
from these mines. The ore is transported
on donkeyS and by the company tram car
line to their mill. The bullion is sold in
Chihuahua
The Philadelphia mines are situated near
Jiminez, on the Mexican Central railroad.
Silver aud lead are mixed here, the ores
being reduced by lixivation. The Torreon
lean railway station of Yerrazas, in.the
state of Chihuahua The output is about
1000 tons. The average yield of ore is
about per cent copper, ounces of silver |
The copper bullion is all sent to Hamburg,
Germany.
ID. THE STATE OF SONORA.
is very rich one for all mining purposes.
Five American companies are known to
have works in this state. The gold and
silver producing mines of Prietas, near
Torres station, on the Sonora railway, are
owned by San Francisco companies. |
Thirty thousand tons of ore are annually
taken from the mines, and ore is reduced
by free amalgamation. The bullion is sent
to San Francisco. In the same district and
near the same station are Creston and
Colorado mines, owned by Cleveland, o., |
parties. The ore contains gold and silver |
in about equal parts, and is reduced by
process of raw amalgamation in pans. The !
annual output is &c, 900 tons. The machin-
cry used comes from the United States |
Ninety-four miles distant from the railroad |
station of Ortiz, in the same district, is
group of three mines-Noche Buena, Santa !
F'e and Santa Ana. These produce silver |
and lead ores. The high grade ore is sent |
to Denver, Colo. High grade silver ores |
are also shipped to Denver from the L. |
Prieta, Ladura and La Ramona mines, |
situated ninety miles from the railroad in
the district of Alamos. Sonora. These ores |
also contain lead in large quantities, but |
are exported as silver ores, and thus pass |
free of duty into the United States.
The Gavilan mines, thirty five miles from
Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora, are |
owned by Americans. The average grade |
of ore is $35 per ton. There are three Of
these mines, and the machinery is all sup
piled from the United States. In the |
Guaymas district there are eight mines |
owned by Americans, the total value of |
which is estimated at s., 000, 600. The ma |
chinery is all from the United States. The |
ore from all the mines is gold and silver.
THE oso NEGRO AND LA UNION MINES
produce silver carrying lead and zinc All |
of the ores are shipped to the United
reports, 200 tons went to the Kansas City |
Smelling and Refining company, twenty |
tons to the Philadelphia Smelling and Re |
filming company, twenty one tons to the
Denver smelling works, and 900 tons to the |
Rio Grande Smelling company. All of this |
ore was shipped as silver and went through |
Ell Paso into the United States free of duty, !
although it contained great quantities of |
lead
An American company has extensive |
mines in the Ballosillo district near Veil |
Albania, on the Mexican National railroad. |
Silver and lead, averaging 1000 of ore per
annum is worked here, the ore being in the
shape of lump galena. Nearlyall of the ore
is shipped to the United States. and passes
through the custom house as silver
In the Ingunna district near the town of |
Sampazos, on the Mexican National rail
way, are the Guadalupe and Valatoro
mines. Gold, silver and lead ores are ex-
tracted, but the output at present is very
small. New machinery has been ordered |
from Fort Scott. Kan, and as soon as it is
in place largely increased output is ex-
pected. A considerable amount of the
silver and lead ore is shipped to the United |
States.
The report of Secretary Whitehouse in
dicates that while American capital is ex-
tensively interested in Mexican mines, a |
large portion of the product is sent to the |
United States either in the shape of ore or
bullion. Most of the silver ore is mixed |
with lead, so that it comes in duty free,
Notwithstanding the fact that in many in
stances the lead is the greater proportion
of the ore 1t is probable, therefore, that |
this ''evasion" of the revenue law, charged |
by the lead producers of the United STATES
in their recent complaint to the secretary
of the treasury, is practiced for the most |