San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-17

mountains and arid plains Here they
found beautiful springs bursting forth
from the mOuntsin sides, Affording
them an ever failing supply OF waller
for irrigation and grass for psstural
purposes. The natives supplied the
labor while the SpsnisTds and the
Missionaries applied themselves to
the discovery of gold, silver, lead and
| copper that the Indians informed
them that existed in those noun tains,
the erection of smeIters, built cities
and churches.
In this way those early pioneers
laid the foundation for the city Linz
ares, and Victoria, the capital of
Tamulipas.
But they were not permitted to
build and develop the mines in peace;
for there dwelt in the mountains and
on the plains nomsdic bands of In.
dams who looked upon the new COM
ers with suspicion. The Apache the
Lipaus. the Caygua and the Canals,
made raids on those early pioneers;
killed mapyof them, drove off their
stock and pilaged their houses. This
state of affairs continued for about
one hundred and fifty years; or until
the revolution OF 1910 broke out. Many
of the missionaries were cruelty tor
tured, murdered and driven away.
But some of the spaniards, and es-
pecially the Jesuits, read the signs of
the times; they foresaw they would
be'driven out, so they took steps to
obliterate all signs of the most valua-
BILE of the mines, so that all traces of
them ore yet unknown.
was started Americana aud foreigners
examined those mines, denounced
others; organized stock companies
and are now working q number of
them, and are daily turning out tons
of silver, lead, gold, copper and iron
ores.
The following mines are now being
owned and many Of them worked by
| them.
In the San Carlos district: FL Leon,
silver and lead ore; La Blanco, silver
and lead; San Nsrciso, gold; Ssnto
Domingo, gold; Los Remedies. gold
and copper; La Psrena, gold; San
MaurIcio, gold; San Nsrciso, gold and
silver; Santa Rita, silver and lead;
San Ramon, silver and lead; San
Carlos, silver and lead; Los Olates,
silver and lead; Los Reyes, silver and
lead; Juses Maria, silver and lead;
San Arturo, silver and lead; Santa
Anna, silver and lead; Ell Refugio,
silver and lead: La Luz, silver ard
lead; Santa Elpidia, silver and lead;
Las Hermsnas, silver and lead; Sam
Manuel, silver and lead
In the San Jose, municipality of
San Carlos: La Begonio, silver and
lead; La Bretana, silver and lead; La
Negra, silver and lead; La Himogenia
gold and copper; AleDams, silver and
lead; La Aurora. silver aud lead.
In the San Nicolas district Tam
aulipas: La CarroleDs, silver and
lead; San Nicolas, silver and lead;
Las Aguelares, silver and lead; La
Desconocida, silver and lead; Lac
Hormigas, silver and lead; Santa
Anna, silver aud lead.
| Gen. Olivares, of the City of Mexico,
owns q mining zone that contain ten
silver lead mines.
The La Conception mine, silver and
lead, Ls PrietO, silver and lead; La
Fortuna, sulphur; La AmIstal, sui
phur; La Latter, silver and lead.
| Thus it will be seen that there are
forty-seven silver, lead, copper, gold
and sulphur mines In the San Carlos
and San Nicolas district, state Of
Tamaulipas.
| There is not a mountain in this
whole range which crosses the states
of chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila,
San Luis, Potosi, Nuevo Leon and
Tamsulipas but what ontains some
if not all OF the above ores.
There is also In this section of coun-
try, coal petroleum and asphaltum.
CLIMATE.
The climate in this section is the
most equitable that we ever saw.
There is not any thing like it north
of the Sierra Msdre. They seldom
| have any frost, and the Texas
northers rarely reaches them. The
days are not hot, and the nights are
generally cool. Persons have to
sleep under cover In summer.
they are free from mosquitoes. We
HEALTH.
1t is also very healthy in this Sec
ton. There is not one doctor In the
whole district to 5000 of the inhab-
itauts.
Thus 1t will be seen that the creator
of the universe has bestowed on this
country his choicest blessing, and he
has provided for the wants OF both
m an and beast.
This is q country where the orange
and the lemon grow. where the trees
are ever green and the roses bloom.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. G. Krause, who has been for q
number of years station agent for the
Mexican National railway at Saltillo,