San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-12
MINES AND MINERS.

The FL Carmen Mining, Smelling
and Refining Company, Viliai-
dana, Nueyo Leon, Mexico
Fired Up-Eirst Shipment
or Bullion silver
Lead - Copper - Iron
Climbing the Noun
tains Above the
Clouds
sonal.
MONTEREY. Oct. s, 1891.
To the LIGHT.
On the morning of the End your cor
respondent took a trip to Vlllaldama
for the purpose of paying visit TO
the smeltingss and refining works of
Mr.. B. F. Larue, which are situated
one mile north of Villaldama on the
line of the Mexican National railway.
We found Mr.. Larue IN his shirt
sleeves. surrounded by a large force
of mon VINO We're busy hauling.
On Monday morning September the
2Sth he started the fire in furnace No.
at the Guadalupe station which
has been kept running night and
day since he keeps two gangs of men
at work at the smelter and they turn
odt 100 bats of 100 lbs. each of silver
lead base billion)a day which assays
1l6 OF. Of silver to the ton. He has two
furnaces at present, and he will erect
more as soon as he can get all the ma.
terial on the ground. A II the ore that
he treats Is brought from his own
mines, the Gel Carmen anu San An
tonic" which are situated in that
district, and they are connected with
the works by railroad to the Hacienda
and mule and burro trains from out
side parties.
The Ell Carmen company leased the
reduction works for q term of five
years to the San Antonio smelling
and refining company of Villadama.
This company will be an active one
buyer, and thus open another market
for mine owners OF the Republic, thus
affording them a good market for
their products.
The second furnace was opened last
Monday morning, which increases the
daily output of lead bullion to two
hundred bars per day.
The third furnace which is now on
the ground will be put up with all
dispatch. The plant is in thorough
working order, and the three will
represent q daily capacity of one
hundred and fifty tons of ore that will
be reduced every twenty-tour hours
In addition to the operating of the
reduction works al Guadalupe, the
shipment of fluXing ores to the Monte
rey smelters will be continued as
heretofore, which will approximate
from 100 to 200 cars, or 1000 tons of ore
per month.
The company have a narrow gauge
railroad, six to ten miles, which con-
pects the smelters with the first group
of mines, which nave an altitude
4, $50 feet; and mule and burro train
from there 10 the next group of mines
which are situated above the clouds
at an altitude of $3.50 feet.
They run two trains, which make
three trips each a day to the mines.
The mines are connected with the o.
flee by telephone, by which they con-
troll the running of the trains.
The Mexican National rail way COM
pany have run sidings and switches
into the yard, and along side of an
elevated railway from which they
dump the ore from the mine cirs in to
the cars of the Mexican National. A II
the mine cars are iron and each one
| holds five tons of ore.
The company have comfortable
quarters for the officers and employees
at the smelter. They have their own
electric light plant, and the building
and the grounds are litup with mean
descant lights. They have in connec.
ton with the smelling works a brass
and iron foundry and they dc
all their own castings and all pre-
pared to do all that class of work that
may be called for in that section. Il ne
plant when completed will be second
to noae in the republic of Mexico. AS
they own $40 acres OF land they have
ample room to carry on an immense
business. On Saturday last they
made their first shipment Of 400 bars
of 100 pounds each OF silver lead bull
lion to Monterey. This was the out
put of five days work of one furnace
Mr.. B. F. Lsrue, the general manager
aud principal owner of the plant and
mines in that district, is one OF the
most progressive and go ahead Amer
lean mining men in the republic OF
Mexico. He is a man of great energy
pluck aud perseverance, 81 can't
manana and Orita" is foreign to his
nature. Whenever he has anything
to do he takes hold at once and never
lets up until it is finished. Mr.. Ls
rue is assisted by the following young
men whofill very importa Mt positions