San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-17
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
The City Immersed in Dust-Miners
and Mines Improvements
Personals

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When the citizens OF picturesque
Monterey got up Saturday morn
ing, the 9th, they found that an
immense body OF light dust was
hung in suspense over the city
which shut out the mountains and
almost ObsCured the sun. The sun
looked about as dim as the full
moon which occurred two nights
after. The dust continued for two
days amidst a dead calm. 1t was
surmised by many that there was
volcanic eruption not far Off and
what was looked upon as dust
was the ashes from the cra-
ter Of the volcano and on account Of
its buoyanCy remained suspended
above the earth. This was the
opinion Of many until the papers
arrived from Texas, which con-
tanned the account of the
tornado at Fort Bliss and at
FL Paso. That accounted for
it. 1t was the upper Rio Grande
dust that was sent flying through
the air across the plains OF Chihua-
hua and Coahuila in this direction,
and as soon as it struck the Sierra
Madre it stopped it and caused it
to settle down on the city and
plains Of Monterey. BY Monday
the dust settled so that the weather
is clear and warm.
MINERS AND MINES.
There has been a number Of
prominent miners in the city this
week.
Col. j. r. LeveZey, general man
ager OF the Guadalupe mines, VIM.
Hoffle, ST., attorney for the COM
pany Of Philadelphia; Mr.. F. H.
Williams, general uperintendent
Of the mines Villadama, spent a
few days in the city. The same
party own the electric light plant
in this city. They are now put
ting in an entire new plant of ma
chinery and enlarging the capacity
of the same. They expect to have
the same completed by the 1st OF
May.
Mr.. +. l.. Wagner, Of Philadel-
phia, arrived Sunday morning. He
is interested in a number of silver
lead mines in the Cerralvo dis
trict in this state.
Captain j. II. Harrison, superin-
tendent Of the smelling works at
Cerralvo, is here.
(NOl u l. ANNA
his Montana mines Tuesday and
spent the day in the city. He is
pushing construction of the rail-
road from the Mexican National
to the mines.
Captain Louis Freeze, who is in
terested in mines in Conception
del Orc, state of Xacatecas, returned
from there a few days ago. He in
formed your correspondent that
some Of the richest silver-lead
mines in the republic are in that
section.
The Guadalupe Mining company
shipped, during the month Of
March, to the Guggenheim smell
ter, over 200 cars Of ore.
THE RACE AND BICYCLE RACE
COURSE.
All the buildings for the above
race course will be completed by
the end of next week. The track
is finished and the grounds en-
closed by an eight foot plank fence.
The park will be dedicated on the
fifth Of May. The program for
the occasion will be issued the lat
ter part Of this week.
PERSONALS.
Hon. Warner p. Sutton, ex-Unit-
ed States consul at Nuevo Laredo,
is in the city this week, and is reg
iStered at the Hidalgo.
Col. PIT. Milan, who has been for
the past three years superinten-
dent of the Pecos railroad, which
runs from Laredo to the San Tomas
coal mines, arrived here Tuesday
and will take course of baths at
the Topo Chico hot springs.
DR.. Paul Wiesike, Of Victoria,
Texas, who came here about a
month ago for the benefit of his
health, and after taking a course Of
baths at the Topo Chico Hot
springs, was restored to health, has
concluded to locate here. lie has
rented a house on Matamoros
street and opened an office there.
EDMOND.