St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01

Yes" replied Gov. Shepherd 'The
Spaniards did not understand the geo.
logical conditions that produce silver.
They thought that all of the ore was
ON the surface, whereas the best of
the veins are far down. Mines which
nave been abandoned for years are
now being reopened, and many of the
abandoned mines are producing large
outputs of silver and gold.
How about the dumps of refuse
ABOUT those mines, governor? / have
been told that the Mexicans got out
only part of the silver and gold, and
that the dumps can be worked over at
a good profit"
THAT is mistake" was the reply. 'The
Mexlcans mine very WELL and it does not
pay to work over their refuse We had the
idea that we could make great deal out of
would produce good profit per ton. 1t paid
only a very small percentage over the cost
of working"
BRIGANDS AND REVOLUTIONS
"How about the safety of Mexico, governor?
Can Americans go there and mine without
danger of losing their lives?"
"Of course they can" was the reply "Prop-
erty and life are safe in most parts of
Mexico as they are In the United States.
PRESIDENT Diaz has good government, and
away. Now and then there is a little scare
on the frontier but such so-called revolu-
lions amount to nothing. Take that of 1894.
1t consisted Of q conspiracy which was made
up by some men at Ell Paso to rob one of
our trains. About forty vagabonds on the
American side of the line united with forty
yagabonds on the Mexican side and planned
to rob us. We got telegram from the bank
at Chihuahua not to send out the train, and
when the robbers appeared they failed to
find our men and dispersed. Their band was
spoken OF as that of revolution. President
Diaz sent some of his soldiers up to the mine
and they cleaned out the robbers"
MEXICO HAS GOOD TIMES.
"How are times in Mexico, governor? Has
not the demonstration of silver injured the
country?'
~ think not" replied Gov Shepherd.
"Mexico is very prosperous, and that not
withstanding that for four years the crops
have failed, and there has been considerable
famine. This decentralization Of silver acts
as a protective tariff for Mexico. II keeps
out foreign goods which are sold at gold
prices by making them too expensive, and
the result Is that the Mexicans are establish
Ing all kinds of factories. 1t is the same in
Japan, and will be the same in China. The
japanese are now making most of their own
cottons and China is establishing cotton
mills. We are. think. likely to ruin our
selves II we keep up our present policy. We
are trying to establish free trade, and by
our demonetzatton of silver, are not only adj
hitting the goods of the silver nations free,
but are forcing them to keep out our goods
by the protection of gold They have the
cheapest labor in the world and they are
manufacturing on a silver basis. They are
selling on gold basis, and they will in
time be the richest people of the world"
THE SILVER QUESTION.
s'What do you think should be done as to
the silver question: governor"
II am in favor of both metals was the
reply, land l think that the United States
ought to be big enough to be able to control
as money. This country could control
the world in that matter. and could force b.