San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-09

HOTEL SAN ESTEBAN,
SALTILLO, Dec. 5, 1891.
To the LIGHT:
The engineers who have been run
ming the lines for q railroad from
Jarsl, Oh the Mexican International,
finished the survey to Saltillo last
week, and as soon as they get their
reports ready, they will forward
them to New York, for Mr.. Hunting
toms approval. The engineers, Mr..
JIG Patterson and Mr.. Jackson, who
had charge of the survey, arrived here
on Friday last, and left for JaraI last
night Being late in the season, and the
holidays coming on, they do not
think that any active work will be
commenced before the middle of Jan.
uary, 1892.
The electric light plant of which we
mention in previous letter from here
is finished, and the lights were,turned
on on the evening of the 18th. The
plant is one of the most complete in
the republic. The arc lights have
twelve hundred candle power, and
the lncandescent sixteen candle
power.
They are pushing construction on
the flour mill. AS the contractor is
under bond to have it finished by the
first of March he has large force of
bricklayers and carpenters working
on it.
There is company being organized
here for the purpose of erecting a
foundry and machine shops. There
is big opening for one In this city,
as there is not foundry in the state,
while the supply of iron and coal in
Coahuila is unlimited.
The fore part of October there were
some st. Louis capitalists here with a
view of erecting distillery in this
city. While here they made thor
Ough examination as to the supply of
corn, barley and rye that could be
raised here. The price of land, build
ing material, &c. They had an inter
view with the governor with a view of
ascertaining what inducements the
state would give them toward the
erection of such plant. The cover
nor told them that he would extend
to them every facility in his power,
and that they would receive as liber-
al concession as was in the power OF
the state to give. They expect TO
commence active work in January
1892.
MINERS AND MINES.
Edmond cannot hardly turn around
in this wonderland without running
up against miners. They are to be
met with on every corner of the
streets and at the hotels. Many of
them have been attracted to this
country by reading the accounts that
we have furnished the LIGHT, from
time to time about miners and mines
in Mexico. They have come here
from all parts of the United States
and are more than pleased with what |
they saw and found in this country.
On Friday last we met Prof. G.. G. |
Jaweregaberry of Monterey. He in.
formed us that he spent over thirty |
years OF his life as q mine superin- |
tendent and expert in the mines of |
New Mexico, California and |
Colorado. He has been living IL |
Monterey about eight months and he |
has examined many mines in that |
section. He is now examining the |
resources of the SaltillO dis |
trict. He informed US that the min
eral resources of this section are i'm.
mense, and that it contains all kinds |
of ores, many of them high grade. He |
is at present developing q silver lead |
mine which shows up well. In as
saying ores he generally gets the |
opinion Of two assayists. He sends |
each sample of the ore to assy while |
he assays another sample of the same |
ore, so as to ascertain what amount of |
silver, copper, iron and lead they con-
tain. Saturday morning re went out |
TO inspect new mine that was re- |
Gently denounced.
Mr.. James Ewing arrived Friday
morning from prospecting trip in |
the adjoining mountains. He had |
with him several samples of ores. He
informed US that he struck some very
rich silver-lead ores near by.
We met several other miners with
their sacks of ore, but they did not
want to say much about them until
they had them assayed.
THE BAPTIST MISSIONS.
The Baptist Missionary association
met in this city last week and trans
acted considerable business. They
raised for missionary purposes 81 900.
5000 of it for home missions, and the
other $500 was for the purpose Of
sending Mexican missionary to Cos
Ia Rica.
The Baptist Missions are in a
healthy condition in Mexico. Their
success in great measure is due to
the iudefatigablel abors of theRev. w.
D. Parnell, the general manager of
Baptist Missions in Mexico. He il a
great worker, always on the go and is
very popular with the Mexicans.
While the association was in ses.
sion, they proposed TO add another
story to the Modero Institute. This
will take about $40 600. FIX Govar