San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-15

rano, Gregg, Garcia, Calderon, Anto
MO Gonzales, p. S. Gonzales, mos
emphatically denied the existence of
any thing of the kind in the country
There was no signs OF q revolution
in Mexico against President Dinz.
Mr.. M. Ayala, who has been fol
many years onDected with the Gus
toms service, secuted at the idea of q
revolution in this country. He re-
| marked that the MeXicans were
making too much money now to think
of revolution.
Mr. Jesus M. Llano said sit was all
| American newspaper talk. There is
not anything In IL. II there was it lie
strange that we do not know or hear
any thing in Mexico about it.
Messrs F. Psdilla, Jafa Paras, mer.
chants, didn't know any one who was
opposed to President Diaz.
Messrs. J. ID. Coplan, general pas.
seDger agent, L F. COwan, assistan
general passenger agent, w. II. II.
Lingard, the auditor Of the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf railway endorsed
Edmond's letter from Monterey. They
did not know of any revolution against
President Diaz.
MINERS AND MINES.
A short time ago Edmond met
Capt. r. H. McCarken, of San An
tonic, the manager of the SANTA Rosa
Consolidated Mining company OF the
State OF COahuIla, Mexico. He in
formed us that the mines that the
company owns are situated near the
town of Muzgues, district OF MOnclova.
This company owns one of the rich
est mineral districts in the republic,
1t embraces territory uf'9xlS miles
or l4x2S kilometers. This zone (dis-
trict) con tains thirty developed mines.
Many of them have been worked to q
depth of 800 feet; the majority of them
have 100 20 600 excavations, consist
ing of shafts, tunnels al d levels.
This OIL tire group of mines are pro.
ducing high grade free smelling Ores,
and averages as high rs 80 Ozs. of sill
yer to the ton aud rs per cent Of lead |:
and carbonates and sulphites rs high
as 200 Ozs. OF silver to the ton.
The Rssario is one of the principal
mines in this zone, has been success
fully worked for over one hundred
years by the Mexicans; the develop
pent consists of an incline tunnel
run to y depth of 444 feet, at al angle
of As degrees. The vein at this point
averages SO feet in width and there
are over 500 shafts, levels and cross
cuts. -3
The present management are now
running q tunnel from the base OF the
mountain to the centre OF the vein, or
about $50 feet below the surface and
200 feet below the old workings. This
tunnel is now completed to distance
of $50 feet and they expect to reach
the main vein at distance of 592 feet.
This tunnel has run through several
spurs of the main vein.
The daily output of these mines are
300 tons per day, but they Will in.
crease 1t to 500 tons.
In addition to the above the com.
pany controls over 10000 acres of val
liable agricultural land, all of which
Is underlaid with superior quality
of bltuminous coal, which carries so
per cent of fixed carbon, making so
per cent coke. The company have
commenced to develop the coal mines.
with a view of manufacturing their
own coke. AS soon as the company
get their smelter finished, and all
their mines in operation, they will
commence to develop their agricul-
tural lands. These lands will pro.
duce wheat, oats, barley, corn, rye,
cotton, sugar corn, tot acco, and all
kinds of fruits, equal to any on the
American continent.
The company own over 20 miles of
railroad and they are going to build
| tap road from point of the Sahinas
coal fields 10 the smelter at Musquez.
The company owns one of the most
valuable iron zones in the Republic
Those iron mines are situated in
Sierra del Mercado, about three miles
south OF Monclova, on the line of the
Mexican International railway.
There Is one mine in that zone that
has over 200 900 tons of iron ore in
sight. This ore is classed as bessi-
| mer ore free from titonic acid and
phosphorus and averages 81 per cent
| of metallic iron. The company owns
II leagues or As SS4 acres of land ad-
joining this zone. H.. ~. H..
The officers of the company are ].
T. Cruger, presidents; Alexandra
Elquezabel, vice president aud r. H.
McKraken, general manager.
Mr.. McCraken has been identified
with many enterprises In Mexico
since 1875. He was the promoter Of
San Felipe coal mines which are now
the property of the Mexican Inter.
nstiora al company. He was also the
promoter and developed the Frontriza
Silver mines in the Sierra Carmen
sta q of Coahuila.
| While he was in Saltillo he received
q valuable concession from Gov. Jose
Maria Cara Galan, of the state of
Coahuila. He and his associates
agree TO erect smelter inside of Is