San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-20

time. One days shut down would
entail loss Of over a hundred
thousand dollars"
The readers of the LIGHT will
see from the above that Monterey
lays claim to having the largest
Smelter in the world.
The company OwneS three hun
dred and fifty acres of ground, they
have several acres of it sin barley
and rye. They raise all kinds of
vegetables, and have set out fruit
trees, orange and bananas.
We saw grown round the office
and dwellings, flax, some of which
measured three feet. The flax was
grown only for ornamenting the
flower gardens and walks. But it
demonstrates that this section is
well adopted for growing flax.
1t is the general opinion that the
fumes from the smoke stacks and
chimneys of shelters are detri-
mental to health and the growth
of vegetation. But such is not the
case. The men and officers that
are employed are a healthy look
ing lot of men, and the vegetation
that is now growing under the
very show of the smoke stacks
and works disaprOved of such
erroneous reports. 1t is we'll
known fact that smoke, the dust
and ashes from chimneys and fur
naceS make the best fertilizer.
Mr.. William Guggenheim, the
general manager Of of this, the
LARGEST SHELTER IN THE WORLD,
Is a beardlcss, boyish looking
young man. He is in stature be-
low the medium size, and would
pass for a boy of from l6 to Is
years old, but as a practical bust
ness man and manager he knows
as much, if not more, about the ore
and smelling business than many
men who have worked at the bust
ness forty years.
\ NEW ENTERPRISE.
Capt. John ROsseter, who is eX-
tensively known in railway build
ing and mining in this country,
| has this week established a trans
fer business in the city. He has
received from the United States
five large floats, two of them with
springs, and there are seven more
on the way. He has made arrange
mentS with the merchants to haul
all their goods, when foreign goods
arrive take their invoice, go to the
custom house, pay the duty, re-
ceiVe the goods and deliver them
to the owners.
Captain ROsseter is well known
throughout Texas thorough rail
road man and has made record as
a railroad builder in Mexico that
is second to non e. He laid a
great portion of the rails on the
Mexican National Railway between
Laredo and SaltillO; he overhauled
and rebuilt Major Jules A.
Randle's street last time in this
city. He laid all the rails on the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf Rail-
way, from Francisco station on
the Mexican International Rail
way to Tampico. He is thorough
railroad man, full of energy and
now ready to put money in any
kind of legitimate business where
he thinks there is money to be
made at.
FROM THE GULF TO THE PACIFIC.
We have been informed that the
contract has been let to build the
extension of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf Railway from Ira
vino to the Sierra Majada. This
road is named the Monterey
and Pacific Railway.
There are a large number of con-
| tractors now on the ground with
their outfits and as we stated in
our last letter, ground would be
broken before the first of April.
Track laying will follow right
along, as the material for doing so
is already here. AS soon as they
reach the Sierra MOjaka they will
| strike out for the Pacific.
| MINERS AND MINES.
i There have been a number of
miners in the city during the
past week, and considerable ores
changed hands. There were sever
al blocks of mining shares said al
so. The assayers are all kept busy
assaying ores and examining new
mines. DR.. II. c. Mills receives
samples of ores daily to be exam
ined and assayed. In our next let
ter we will give fuller account
of miners and mines.
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