Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27

Wander1nkt Vi hos4-
nond's bower These tunnels are dug through
vei=s Of solid silver. Silver in specks all
around AMI about you from the hundreds Of
mines which dot tine sides Of the mountains to
the clear. silvery sky which hangs overhead.
This is a bare outline Of the great Mexican
mining city Of Zscatecas- Here everything Is
silver.
In the DAYS Of Cortes the mines were worked,
and from then till now the work has gone on,
giving hundreds OF millions to the world IL
goes on still. and under my feet the Aztecs Of
today are working away they did in the past,
and across the way l soc the mules tramping
their hoofs OF in the vitriol and quicksilver
with which the crushed h mixed In order
20 rednce Il for the market
MEXICO has given the world more than four
thousand million dollars worth Of gold and
silver, and mu-h Of the latter has come from
here. This whole region is full Of silver. The
nearly every part Of Mexico are filed with
ore, and from the Pacific ocean TO
she Gulf OF Mexico there Is a vast coun-
try Of iLcalculable possibilities Travellers and
old MexieSns tell me that the southern part Of
the country Is even richer IN minerals than the
northern part and all agree that the land has
not as yet been pro-pected. The western coast
contains undeysloped regions of gold and sill
yer, and this will soon be opened to the rail-
roads.
THE CHIHUAHUA MINES
In Chihuahua, Just north Of here, there are
mines out Of which s3ii. 100000 have been
taken in about one hundred and thirty years,
and seven days ride by stage to the west Of
these are the Batopilas mines which are owned
by Gov. shepherd and out OF which he u
taking great quantities Of good are. So
far he has put all of his profits
back into his mines and he II. | am
told. developing them the same magnificent
IL. ~ IA
hive. In the hope Of q vast fortune IN the future,
and h spsrdIng. II h said In Impressed ma
ehinery and fine mihing furniture what any
Mexican OF ordinary American would consider
a fortune. About twelve miles from Chr
hushua there IL u little mining territory
the size Of an Ohio township or about
si1 miles square IL IL among the mountains
and in II more than 200 mines have been de-
veloped- The veins run deep down into the
earth and hfty Of the shafts are more than 600
feet deep. These mines have been worked for
nearly ten generations and the mines Of Gov.
Shepherd are 40 years old. They have ssready
cost millions and ~ - easy To spend millions in
the development and furnishing Of mine.
The Count of Regia. Who made mSoi out
OF the famous mines at Pschuca. spent. IL h.
said. two and one-half millions ON his reduc-
ton works of an hundred years ago, but he
Cleared half million dollars year
out VI them for twelve years, and wac
80 rich that he had way OF
kutrhr Win oh p@f- VI
silver Shsn they came to see him. Ii was
one Of HE descendants who founded o. a
charity the government pawnshop OF Mexico,
and the original count who began life by driv-
Ing mules and who bought his title for a
cool million, when he struck il rich. had the
cheek TO ash the King Of spain 30 come TO visit
HIN. and told him he would plate the walls of
his bed room with silver At he would do and
that wherever he walked about the place he
should have the paths paved with silver bars.
ms urfartl Nnr fl1nE and
these mines are still among the largest in the
world