The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
The MINES OF GUANAIUATO.
some with Marvellous Records in the Past
Others with Fine Prospects.
From the Modern Mexico

| Ffom the Modern Mexico
VINO that has visited Mexico has not
heard OF the celebrated mines OF Guam
| aJuato, discovered in 1913 by packers go
Ing from Mexico to Zacatecas? The FIRST
mine was given the name of San Barna-
De- ana TWO years later came the discov-
cry Oh the celebrated San Juan de Rayas.
men III QUICK succession Mellada, Santa
niiItd' frahstos' Cata, Sirena, and a host
| VI othefs; put 1t was not till in the course
oI the eighteenth century that Guiana
| Juato reached a surprising degree of
wealth and prosperity. Then all the fa
nous mines were at the height of their
lame and produced an enormous arooupt
OF gold and silver From 177e 10 tE1g tb,.
| mines produced one hundred and si,tv-
| hVe millions in gold and silver; from 1903
10 1881 the production was S355,6ls5O0.
Whlch makes for period of l22 wears the
enormous total of $50, ,616, 800. These figures
are taken from the records of the min
islIy oI encouragement, and are undoubt-
eGly correct IL We consider that these
mines were worked for us years before
400 ana produced at least four millions a
year uuFlhg mat time, and that since 1877
the district OF Guanajuato has produced
Oet"teh hVe ana six millions annually. IL
VIII De seen that the enormous total of
between fourteen and fifteen millions has
been added 10 the wealth of the world bv
THIS district. And there are enorrnous
tracts OF the great vein from which All
TINS wealth has been taken that have
hardly been well prospected as yet.
Inc hrst mines worked on a large scale
were fayas and Meliada; then came
santa ANITA, san Vineente, Cata, Fraps-
Us, Slrend, kaIenciana Ia Iuz SapT,
LISid' odH JOS' de Los Muchachos and
many others. Ire first OF these san
J@tah Ian &c hdyds, is one OF the most famous
,l.IS rnnn, =, yh ,, tne NAN vein, and the docu-
,neht OF announcement is the Oldest In
tne archives OF Guanajuato The hook
vi the owners show tnat Kayas alone
p pdlu IN royalties to the King OF Spain
,'.s,,' st''Sc,,uVy, ana II has been worked con
slahtIy Tor a period OF 3iy years. Pavss
ana halenciana are also noted for their
treat shdItS OF OctagOn shape the FIRST
LII meters in diameter ana 5sa rnefers
a Yep. whlcn cost N,7eo,00o. The second
~ meters in diameter and 5I5 deeD anI
walled IN with cut stone from fhe tdr tn a
aepth or 10 meters, which cost 81 i1l 1s1
Holns southeast from Mellada We cone |
10 the sirena. which is now being worked |
c:,,ii.,Aa al company. VINO have just
ooIlpIeleo me, modern tWenty-stauap /
Wei Wei crushing mil, with the Boss continu-
gus process or amalgamation From the !
slfeha southeast for a distance OF 2Go /
t lAe VEN Is capped, and IL has not |
value " iii'le IT'S
Inen we come to another irnportanf
e.oup OF goiC mines Of the Cedro and
' Sofoohes district, consisting OF The ReI
: e' dde' san Jose. San Matias, San Guerra
aFaones, AMI Union. of which the rnosi 4
ll"ppI tdnt are ihe CedTo, which has pro-
-uSeG many thousands o! tons OF ore
ahD mas thousands OF dollars worth az
lhcdern machinery on IL, including hoist
Sohl S'' piesSor, boilers. pumps, and engfnes
CAfdoLes, noS worked BY the American |
.o-Hpsny wltn a moCe m mill hoist purnUg |
-. ana me Snicn, which is being rapId- |
y ueFeioped through a magnificent tuu- |
III, a!lo producing very high grade go!i |
.Ln silver ores. All .hese Tnines ar. p0fed
Ior the amount OF gold they have produc-
"a ana are Producing, az this end of the
VEN carries much more gold than the
-Hd on which the other famous mines are |
situated Celr0 ard Casdones, especially. |
-.'Ye Zig bodies developed, which CARY
sls percentage u gold. South from Car
loieS anu On tne same vein, which Is
stFe OF an immense width, are Cznaies |
-amacho, san Fi1ento, and several 9TH
.rb noted 10. their rich gold ores. and on
ahich an American company Il soon TO |
'esln erecting gold mill OF big capacity |
y est from these Is the mine II santO !
Nlno del SaJal, celebrated for the rich J
'hd enormous amounts OF gold Ore Il has (
reduced am which has a modern ten |
fafnp ril operated BY an American CON- |
any. S;ill farther south are Villapzndo |
an Rafael, Gaia. Dolores. la LOca. ana |
most or OtreTz Win the advent of
nodefn machinery and adequate capital, |
nth scientific working under able man !
cement, this celebrated vein IS bound 10 |
make CuanaJ1ato mere famous Ia the |
uture for the gold IL will produce than
I has been u the past for the gold and !
liver u has produced