The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-09-24
.i8 and Silver in Honduras

.t. Ntnr> NON NOfhta p4 aWeticahS' itsu-
w., ,br capital of the Republic and Genter
Richest shining Region.
u,ponJence OF The journal. |
AlI4, HoNDuRAs, Aug. 5th.
.f1Ilis ancient mining town, so
H.. Ia tongues unaccustomed to the
easy enough to pronounce
a- gets used to it-as if spelled
- e-ghal- pah, accenting the
p. arabe. In the aboriginal Ian
..sl, Two words, which signitied
.fn uf >iver;' and well indeed
served the appellation. On it's
plateau. 5000 feet above sea-
mt upon and completely sur
... mines. which in former times
d.. rusiy Of the precious metal.
r> always ranked first in min
mong the Republics OF Cen
.. Within the II, 900 square
Ho4y which the frequently
l3sal lines and political divi-
tseur allow to this Republic,
trNel than 100 mines, all of
upn more or less celebrated
md OF that number up
-a.fdIds are grouped around
within a radius Of fifty
d oil days of the "Ning's
ser Il district proved to be
the government acknowl-
.od fortune by decorating the
-ms high sounding title or
Le-a more economical pro
0edueing the taxes OF grant
money for public improve
Ike a decoration conferred
ual. the royal decree cost
Zee I houored the recipient.
stroke Of the Kings pen,
@ au isolated mining village
... lDIed Inhabitants, suddenly
aiy INTO a full-tledged city.
.el some musty documents in
nruE / came across the fol-
4gHph: The tlourishing state
-
aaaught to the crown, SO in
eng that on the 18th day of
ave to the pueblos (ham-
Miguel, Tegucigalpa and He
liable title of villas, (cities),
All the rights and privileges
uing.0 At that time Coma
ptal. had been hourishing
s Two centuries; but it be-
ls with Tegucigalpa's rise,
lie latter place. A fair ex-
richness of the neighboring
Of lamcd Guayabllia, which,
~- long after its palmiest
~t-yielded to its owner up
H'Iion dollars a year, after
meats share of 20 per cent.
'racted. In those prosper
mine owner thought it
'c reduce any ores from
not realize at least $50 to
chs after the Guayabilla
nned, a Yankee settler IN
liked SO, 900 out of its tail
'.4 I.. year 1897, when the
I'll worked to the unusual
country OF 300 feet, wa
it, The miners made no
the flow, but stampeded at
tIe customary dog-in-the-
NJ Spanish Americans. in
mine they pulled out the
Imported its walls, for the
-hev might contain. OF
4u. cayed i'll when the pillars
and the melancholy his
nobody knows how
precious metal are hidden
tbl4s-is similar to that of
mines in Honduras. Until
HA, mining was the one great
iAe country, and incalculable
Called under tue rule of
ing to the methods then
the crude old system was as
thcient Few of the mines
nteliigently, or with any ref
yJended and continuous OPP
lleu there was no arrange
citing rid of superfuous
u-ul air, and the difficulties
wa pumping and ventilating
4sily obviate then suspended
4tlltI. w uncut dQllS OF
training, the only means of
water which Invaded many
>- mines were leathern buck
oil The backs of men-much as
aides Of our grandfathers'
llpped. The ore was brought
same manner, from shafts so
'' rarely allow more than one
Work. at breaking out the ore.
"Hued, it was usually crushed
stones swung backward and for
power; or slowly reduced by
nd most cumbersome machin-
."d by oxen OF mules. Natural
-aborious and expensive pro-
miners seldom worked a great
The surface, and were often
i9 abandon "a lead'' before it
arued to the depth where the