The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-07
DIAMOND MINES IN MEXICO.
REDISCOVERY OF THE DEPOSITS
THAT WERE KNOWN LONG AGO.

uH~,aAU avnuu,-,nne. a. 0aathnrn E~nNrnrntn
MEXICO CITY, Mex, juno 5.-Tho diamond
fields have been reopened in the mountains OF
the States Of Guerrero and oaxaca. In 1922 some
Indians from Tixtla brought to Gen. Vicente
SSuerIoV0 soVeIei speUnnehs % VIM. 'noy oans
crybtai cnips' ana no. aiter having ehanilueu
the stones. found that they wero diamonds. Min
~. ~" ao.s. n.anm =, an ,".utw "a .,uoi.
tnat inc oiaHonos wore ot nno quah'' ahu sinh
posita wore lost. Recently Father Caballero of
oaYsoo was scnt ont ~ synloro certain regions
o@haca was sent out 70 e.piore oor.alh reSions
In 0axaca by the Archbishop Of Oaxaca, who
wboso opinion the diamond fields existed in
Oaxaca or in Guerrero. Father Caballoro has
been very successful in his search, as no has
sent some hne specimens of stones to this city.
ToLUcA, State Of Moxico. Mex. juno 6.-The
Rio Tinto copper mine. State of Michoaoan, has
oeeh SOFA uo u Europeah eshaio"Ve' II 10 .no
richest copper mine In Mexico, and the new
owners viii erect a smo,ter At tho mine with a
e..-- o.. ..s... ono 80. -. -
capacity TOT treatins l'ooo TONS OF ore per aay.
The amount involved In the purchase of the
MN anu 1 rUu,'oh u oou - se, r.",n,,S $780,; $4,000
$500 ooo gold in another copper mine in the
State of Micboacan.
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DENVER, June The mining stock brokers
have had q little fun with the silver stocks be-
con and the Al at Aspen. Mollie Gibson
~ an, 20 80 90 - s.noIon
about for q few days, slipped back again to for
NOR low figures. II has not been demonstrated
~" So ~ |, ~ y - 80 10 ~.
yet Wnnt Vaiue there IL IN the strike mace oy inc
lessees In the Mollic. For the past month small
rockets Of rich ore have been struck, and tho
report now Is that a genuine chute has been en-
countered. simultaneously comes a report of a
hiEh,srado body Of ore in the ~.
Inc output Oh oripple oreeA aistrict during
turned out a slightly Increased tonnage Of
smelling ores but the grade mas been lowered
the smelters ores of the common class, When
tha r,iIIs oro h,nd,na oros 90 ,as. as tho s,nrIv
comes. they get a good class of stuff to treat,
D :. "n panr inc n man are 0, 81 IKE o .ne s%0'1 Ths
Metallic Extraction Works at Florence handled
1900 tons of an average value of sos. The
colorado-Philadelphia, ut Colorado City, used
1,400 tons; the FL Paso, at Gillett, 1.4O0 tons;
the Brodie, at Mound City, l,776, and the aver
age value of all this tonnage was about $50.
value OF 81. The railroads. hauled above To-.
600 tons q a probable average Of sss;, This
m Nhn NnnnIh
The biz mines of the Telluride district are
now ali at WorI. and some remsrkabIe discov.
The mana aepent NJ an Englisb srndic,te Ia
making i1s hest racord a large cbimnev n
rich ore was recentIy encountsreS in the north
and If tbe Jrnion NJ the S,nu oeier. I]ninn nrani
erties' One sbipment netted ~ 600 mpnsS9fPRy
gold. The discovery is closely GSIardei. and
only trusted employees are permitted to work
the chimney
-FOUR !essees on the Tam o Shanter, on NJ. WI
son' nave about twenty car loads OF high-grade
ore TO snow Tor their eight months work, which
viii De packed down on burros as soon as the
trans arc opened. Inc pay streak Is from
WE'VE 10 twenty inches WIDE. and runs from six
10 WE'VE ounces In golu.
h 2lncS Aprn tfe new camp Oh saw Plt has
shlpPed, out Sixty cars OF ore, which amount
equals the entire output OF last year.
d.p n cum Gun anatba a. S oh Is again IN evi.
aence Win another rich strike. Inc cross-cut
tuhhsa nus struck an9her iode 10 ieet below
ane iooLoot smart: Inc ore Is three ieet wide,
ana ASSAYS from 35o 70 LOO ounces silver to
me ton. The In Royal Charter Is now sending
with good ore This mine was a prospect six
months ago.
some men are trying 10 revive old summit
VIE, IN mo uranpe county, where ex-senator
Iom Bowen mace ms nrsi fortune. some talk
or elecuhg a CYANIDE mill al SunmltViile is
nearU.