San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-26
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Not Revolutionists but Bandits and
Highwaymen-Somebody Wants
Mexican Bonds-Miners and
Mines-PersonaL

| SJarJeu Oy y. II. TARA against MEXICO, IS
not entitled to such honor. They are
| nothing more or less than bandits and
| highwaymen. When they are captured
| land there is no doubt about that it will
| be found that they had stolen property
with them that belong to Americans and
| MeXicanS. That being the case why not
| call it revolution against the United
| States.
| Who prompted Mr.. Cara to makela
| raid on Mexico and flood the country
with revolutionary proclamations? He
| had no money nor is he qualified to head
a revolution. Then who was it that
started him out to rob and kill Americans
and Mexicans? What was he TO ac-
cOmplish by turning bandit and high
| wavman?
| There are capitalists behind him and he
was well paid for doing what he did, and
the parties that started him expect to
| make millions of dollars out of it.
| Your correspondent has been informed
| by a reliable party that capitalists started
| him for the purpose of deprecating Mex
lean bonds, SO they could purchase them
at the deprecated value. As a revO-
luton would affect all kinds of Mexican
SuretieS, railroads. mines, etc, thus those
| capitalists would load themselves with
| those bonds and stocks. The same party
told us that General Ruiz SandOval, who
started a revolution at Laredo year ago
last June, boosted afterwards that he
| caused Mexican bonds to depreciate over
80 per cent. and that his friends made
big haul. My informant thinks that the
same party started Cara out.
The news from the frontier had no effect
on the business men nor citizens of Mon
terey. They feel confident that Cara
will be captured and shot, and that will
be the end of it.
1t was only two weeks ago that we
wrote from here that there was
no sign Of revolution break
ing out in Mexico against President
DiaZ. We then said that Mexico never
had better government than she had
since he got into power. Mexico today is
peaceful and prosperous, and the people
are loyal TO the government. There is no
sign of u revolution breaking out. The
most unpopular men today in Mexico are
the would be revolutionistS.
The late celebration brought number
of miners to the city, and a number of
them staid over for the purpose of taking
a look at the SmelterS.
On Saturday last we met Prof. H. A.
Smith, general manager of the Ell
Porvenir de Matehuala Company Mate
huala state, San Luis POtOSi. He in
formed US that Americans are investing
considerable money in Mexico, and that
they received liberal concessions form the
general and state governments.
The company that he is general mana
ger of are working under liberal con-
session, in the construction of new rail-
road from Matehaula to the Santa Fee
mines, and the surrounding grOupe, some
ten kilometers, and a system of street
railroad in the city, which connects the
same with Ohio do Agna Springs which
are distant from the city three kilOme
tiers.
The projectors of the road went there
to stay as they are building street road
with hard wood ties. They have all the
material on the ground, and Will have
the railroad built in ninety days and the
street railroad in thirty days.
This railroad penetrateS the Matehuala
groupe of mines, which with those at
CatOru on the opposite side of the noun
tain, constitutes one of the richest dis
trictS in Mexico.
All ores from these mines come to Mon
terey for treatment, and this is only one
of the many projects which will follow
the boom which the Window ruling has
assured for Mexico.
The building of more smelterS at Mon
terey called for more ores from its terri
tory, and heavy shipments of ore de-
mandS railroad transportation. While
the above road is only fourteen kilUme-
tiers. il is connected with the VinegaS &
Mexican National railway, which road is
connected with the smelterS at Monterey,
thus making the treatment of immense
bodies of low grade ore feasible and profit
able,
The ores are loaded on the cars at the
dump and can be hauled at the rate of
25OO tons a month. The stock of the above
company is about equally divided between
the MeXicanS and Americans.
Capt. w. J. McGarrick, of Denver, Col
OradO, returned from the City of Mexico
last Saturday. He told US that he is in
| tereSted in some valuable silver and lead
mines in Mexico and Colorado.
A few days ago Major Jules A. Randle
| paid the Rosario mines a visit, for the
| purpose of examining big bonanza that
| Prof. p II. Ehrhardt, the superintendent
| of the mines, discovered. While working
| on tunnel they struck cave, and while
| exploring it. he found a mineral vein
| which is over twenty feet wide, and only
| one of the walls exposed. The ore from
| this vein carries silver, lead and iron, and
i Is in virgin ground which was recently
denounced by Major Randle for himself
| and company, and was named Don
| Julio" in honor of the energy and
| staying qualities of the Major, who or
| ganized the company nine years ago.
| Last winter he purchased controlling
| interest in the property, and Judging by
| the way his eyes sparkled when he was
| telling us about il, he struck it rich. As
the Major has host of friends in Texas
they will be glad to hear. of his good for
fune in the Rosario mine. When the
Major returns from Mexico, he will give
| us full particulars about it.
| Mr.. Il. +. Larue came up from Nillal-
dana this morning, but as he was so very
busy, he did not have time to give US
mining news this time, but will for our
next letter.
Col. Abraham P. de la Cara
received this week some rich speci-
mems of iron ore from mines near
| Villaldama that he is interested in.
| This morning we drifted into Prof 5
G.. Brides laboratory for news. But as
he was engaged in making assays for par
/ Il Ernr., 90 h lilo had To nNrnSn hin