San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18


one had chance TO enjoy the holt
day.
THE SMELLING WORKS.
Today the Nueva Leon Smelling
Manufacturing and Refining works
| started the fire under their furnaces
These works are the largest IN the
repu bile OF Mexico. This afternoon
your correspondent paid the works
visit. We found Prot. Samuel Ledder-
or gen eral manager Of the works on
| hand and he showed us through the
works and explained 10 US how they
| converted The ore into metal
They have SIX furnaces. Whose
ca opacity Is 800 tons of ore per day
The main building is 2l5x292 fee
one story frame, Gus chamber Is 295
feet, feet, inside measurement,
II feet outside. IL feet high, all brick;
chimney is brick stone foundation, 10
! feet high, octagOn outside, D feel
square inside. 10 teet outside. The
ma machinery 10 run by a'Carlis 81 gire
275 horse power. They have al
electric light plant with q separate
en gine, capacity 200 mcandecenr
lights. The ssnIplipg works is a one
/ story brick and frame. 96X9l i-et. l.
has a separate engine and machinery
for crushing ores The general offic.
is a two story brf k, 20x120 with n
| ten FOOT gallery al 'OuRd There are
three rooms In this building for q lab.
ratory. g.,
They sre erecting three story brick
hotel for the use OF the Office rs 40x64
| feet, with gallery all around. mans
ard root This will be- fitted up with
bath rooms, electric lights, literary,
reading room and billaId room. One
brick ware house 40xl00 feet, with
basement; ore story stone house of
| fifty rOoms tor the lab
orers; one hlscksmIth shop one tool.
| house, one stable and carriage house,
one pump house, Two wooden and one
| iron tank which hold 4 900 gallons,
two reservoirs, 250,' 90 gallons each;
| two wells with capacity Of 450.000
gallons PER day. They have urteen
rail Dad ira ks running into the
yard. The grounds contain rs acres,
which will he enclosed by q fOur-fOOt
stone wall with picket tence on top
| They have now at the smelter As
600 tons OF ore, have $1,000 tons
at the mines and 5000 tons of coke on
hand al of which is paid tor. The
| The whole plant will cost over
$500. 900
The officers OF the works are Prof
Samuel Ledderer, general manager;
Capt. A. r West assistant mapsger;
Senior Joaquin Maiz. secretary and
treasurer. The stock Is all owned by
Monterey CAPITALISTS.
The metal will DO shipped to Liver
poll There 10 not q day hut what
Americana are coming to Monterey
for the purpose of locating here
Many of them have purchased real
estate in tho city. while others have
purchased farming land.
There are several here who propose
going into gardening and fruit
raising. At present, land 10 very
cheap and great bargains can be had :.
This week several northern capita
lists have been here prospecting.
Hon. II. NJ. Bassett of Conn, and
Hon. J. Richardson OF New York
City spent several days In the city,
and have invested . few Thousand
dollars while here.
The following parties have left
their autographs at the Hotel Topo
Chico and took baths ut the Springs.
r. NJ. Bassett, Conn, J. Richard
son, New York City, J d. Copelan,
d A. M q. Ry., 8. n.
Ussery, Toyah, Texas, Miss Annie
s. Mason, Miss E. A. E Stone,
Miss Gertrude NJ Stone, Denver, col.
/, oTAdo; Capt Ed. Regain, SOcOrro. New
, Mexico; DR.. Charles @. Jines, Austin;
Mrs. John Grau. Mon ierey; Mr.. G.. b.
FLYNN IaPado. IT Mnrnhv Mon.