San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-22

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ent specimens of ores. He had with
him one sample of ruby ore that
sparkled as bright as diamonds. He
had another sample of silver ore that
was chuck tull of silver threads that
were as thick as telephone wire.
The mine that ore came from yields
them over SIS, 900 to the ton. He also
had samples of lead, copper, gold and
iron ore.
AS the sheppard mines are high
up in the mountains all the machin-
cry has to be hauled on burros, also
the ore from the mines. Sometime
ago they had to take 10000 loot,
one-inch steel cable rope to the mines.
In order to get it there they tied it up
in 100 pound coils and them had Mex
leans to carry it in that way. When
they were strung out they made
line over two miles long.
We met also Senior Y. 9aitan, of
Jimulco, state of Coahuila, who came
In with samples of ores to be assayed.
He had silver, lead. copper, iron.
gold and coal with him. Many of
the ores from the Jimulco district are
high grade ores.
Col. B. F. Larus Of Villadama was
in the city Saturday. His shipments
of ore to the Monterey smelters since
the first of July to the 18th of Au-
gust amounted to 100 ores of ore con-
tanning 800 tons.
Mr.. Ed Gereman, superintendent of
she San Antonio mines spent q day
in the city last week. He informed
us that he is getting out large
quantity of rich ore.
The Con ception mining company of
which he is also president, have re-
csntly opened two mines in said dis
trict. The "Prieto" adjoining the
Todos Santas, and La Conception adj
Joining the Corolena is being worked
by the Tamaulipas mining comp any.
All the mines are in the San Nicolas
Municipality, state of Tamaulipas,
and about As miles northeast of Lin
arts, Cd the line of the Monterey &
Mexican Gulf railway.
Capt. w. ii. Wentworth, chief en-
gineer of the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf railway, is president of two
m ming companies in the San Nicolas
district, state of Tamaulipas. Yester-
day he received the second shipment
Of ore from the Todas Santos mine,
which belongs to the Refining and
Mining company of Tamaulipas OF
which he is president. The ore from
this mine runs IS OF. of silver and so
per cent lead to the ton, which nets
$40 per ton.
Mr.. L. HI. Martin, of Terrazas, state
of of Chihuahua arrived from there
last week. He has been tor some
time chief engineer for the Torreon
Silver and Copper company of Torreon
that there are many Americans en-.
gagged IN mining III that state and
that they control some Of the most
productive mines in the country. Mr..
Martin is interested in silver and
lead mines in the state of Guiana
juato.
The Mexican National railway
company received for freight at the
Monterey office, for the month of July,
over SlO7,0O0 They expect q much
larger receipt tor this month. We
counted this morning at the depot Is
cars loaded with machinery for the
Guggenheim smelter.
Your CORRESPONDENT is in receipt of
an invitation to attend q concert 10.
night at the Z.rangiza plaza which
IL given in honor Of Governor Ber
nafdo Reyes, as this Is his patron
saints day, San Bernardo.
Mr. Sam Park, OF the NJ. T. Jones
Lumbe Co, of Laredo, secured Sat
urdsy evening the contract for fur.
nishing the lumber Tor the Guggen-
helm smelter in this city.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Adolph, Jr., and Misses Ada and
Julia Heusinger, of San Antonio, are
spending the August month in Mon
terey, and have rooms at the Plaza
hotel.
Mr.. J. s. Martin, of Saltillo, former
~ of San Antonio, has rooms also at
the Plaza hotel.
Col. J. n. Gailbraith, superin end
ent of the Northern division OF the
Natioual railway, with headquarters
at Laredo, came up Monday with the
pay car.
DR.. Thos. Carney, aged 81; J. A.
Carr, So and D. NJ. Level, 68 years,
total 2l2, are taking baths at the Topo
Chico springs for the purpose of re.
neWlng their youth. EDMOND.