San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-06
MINES OF MEXICO
As Seen by One Of Fort SCOTS
Business Men.
PROPERTY OF A FORT SCOTT
SYNDICATE.
Visited and Investigated .-The
Cities, Climate and Country
Described.

SlIlSSs SliiIioIS ana NoNi'I'
Described.
From the Fort Scott Daily Tribune.1
For a number of years past Mr.. A.
w, Clifford has devoted his indomi-
table energy and great executive and
organizing ability TO the mining in
terests OF Old Mexico. He has en-
listed a vast amount Of capital in the
mining interests and has done more
than any other one man to bring to
the attention of capitalists of this
country the vast resources of the
mineral territory lying south of the
Rio Grande. He has become so fami-
liar with every phase of the mining
interests of that country that his
great store of information is drawn
upon by hundreds of capitalists who
are seeking investment there. He
organized a syndicate of Fort Scott
gen tlemen, who are among our wealth.
lest and most prominent citizens, to
develop a mine in the vicinity of
LampazOs, Mexico. This property
is being developed by the company
and thus far the most favorable re-
suits have followed. The best of con-
centrating machinery has been put
in the mines and every facility efford
ed to mine ore in large quantities.
1t was for the purpose of inspecting
this and other mines that Mr.. III. G.
Moore. of this city, one of our most
substantial citizens, accompanied by
Mr.. Clifford, made a trip to Mexico,
returning last Friday. So much in
terest has been manifested in these
mines by our people that Tribune
reporter sought Mr.. Moore and OBJ
tanned an interesting interview with
him.
"After spending day at San Anto-
nio,n said Mr.. Moore, 1--WE went to La
redo, Texas, which is situated on the
north bank of one Of the most beautl-
full streams of North America, the
Rio Grande, dividing the United
States and Mexico. Laredo is, in
deed, wonderfully thrifty and prom
ising city of some $1,000 inhabitants,
principally Americans. 1t has &C
quired all the modern facilities for
convenience and commerce that can
be found in any of the northern cities
of that size. 1t is now the southern
terminus of three long lines of rail-
road, connecting with the railroad
system of the southwest, and is the
northern terminus of the Mexican
National railway, which has begun
the erection of extensive machine
shops which will employ at least 500
men. The probability is that at least
two more roads will be built to Lare-
do within the next twelve months,
which, with their shops and round
houses, will make it's railroad facili-
np,n1a tho mid 1nual
opment of the city. 1t has electric
custom house, military station, schools
and churches and is, in my estima-
ton, a most complete city for it's size,
a large city. Among its leading in
dustries may be seen cOncentratOr
for ores, costing quarter of a million
of dollars, fOundries, machine shops
and wholesale houses of every line.
passing into Mexico over the Next
can National railroad, we next stopped
at LampaZos and took a conveyance
overland for thirty miles to the loca-
ton of the mines of the Fort Scott
syndicate. The country intervening
between the railroad and the mines
is of that general character observed
III all w . SoNOlSu
the thirty miles in about four hours
in a lumber wagon drawn by five
mules, three at the wheels and two
in the lead. The Guadalupe mine
is one of a group of mines principally
owned by Fort Scott capitalists and
has repeatedly been described by
your paper. Notwithstanding will
say that I was more than surprised
to see the progress the company has
made in developing the mine, and the
prospect for paying product. have
investigated many mines but have
never seen one that appeard so prolific
of paying ore as this one. They have
now piled out on the dump 5000 tons
of rich paying ore, awaiting shipment.
The locality is easily reached by
railway and a projected road from
the Mexican National is already pro-
posed, Even the transportation of
the ore by wagon to Lampazos station
is but a common matter; and once
there, you have direct railroad COM
municatiOn to Fort Scott. l found
mines in this neighbOrhOod supplying
smelters at st. Louis, Omaha, and
even cities in New Jersey. There Is
no doubt i'm my mind that the mines
of tho Fort Scott sVndipat ia can supply