New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

troons against the French man war Id VI
deller an action which was dramatzed III az no
wear, by Colonel IrepeO PaZ. Later oC'i'' .
came Governor Of Sinaloa. anu W.us ddo ~ - ,ha
Fr,ncisco to raise a loan Of SlOOoOVO LOT ''ir
Rnnublican cause. He assumed coTnmahu vi
the federal troops under President Leruo ue - i
iado and was faithful to that fresiuent H.,
when deposed by General Diaz escor'ins nm
in safety TO the coast hi9 flight toward Ne"
York When General Diaz assumed tne TIesi i
dency he appointed Ochoa Chief OF ,hc "a r"i ho
neering Department in the war cfilcc. anu hc
organized the department and placed upon
practical working basis the Mexican hI,'"i MI, ~
Academy of ChaputeDec. The time toSseu oIu
veteran lives in bachelor retirement III d Io,i 80,
fortabIe suite of rooms at the Iturbide, induis
inc in day dreams Of the conquest. by steer anu
steam Of the uncoIquered peak or Popoca'epe'
EARLY WORKING or MEXICAN DEPOSITS
Icnacio Reyes of Amecamcca was the hrst
TO make a business Of lphur eXtractloH' ne
began work in 1886. Later on Juan MuSic~ ,
Osorio nut up ovens at TlamacaS. ana the III,
dustrv was tak,n UP by General Ocnoa -
ROYALTY used to be paid 10 the poems ol -n "
nor arroba and they earned sometimes > 'p
dav The extraction in the cary udS u.s. ~
lao about : opO arrobas OF 1IJWD pOuhdS, Il
wear The present owner has taken out III
single Year 1OD.OOO pounds. Ihe cpnsuHPVio,n
of sulphur in the republic during lS.S was car
cuIatod at 1OO.VO quintailes (hundredWelgh2
and of this fully nnc-tcntES was lhVoitcu
The sulphur product OF Popocalepcu - o.
ticaUv linitloss The present cNtId'' ''I'i "a, ,i
wh.o conducted according to the old methous
I-Don the completion of the system coiltc cit, n
plated General Ochoa believes that ne WIZ DV
ahle to mine the .ulphur and pack IL anu u'
liver IN the market at 81 per hundredWelShl
imnlvinp / very declarablc profit. 1he sulphur
nrecipitates on POpOcatepetl as 1t does at |'ii,i
The fumes issue hot and on striking the 'o'u III
air they condense They are supHineu y" a. al
sitos of tho crater and on the floor below anu
in quality the sulphur is almost pure Ooil'd'n
ing no arsenic or iron The market price U'
a,,Irbur ranges from $50 to $40 ton. ana SUI j.,
nbnric acid eight cents a pound Ice also used
>, ha hrought down. and before railroad days
used TO bring - cents per pouhd' put NV
brings only 80 cents an arroba, or aDout a. ~
nound II is manufactured in the CITY Oh
Vevico hut if the Ochoa railway IS c'hstruc
II can prOiitablv be shipped To Cuau'a anu
othor cities in the Mexican tropics. ,,..oa.
Aside from the commercial NaiCe OF l"'9 "'
o,,,seion General Ochoa is very PROUD oi
Popocatepetl account Ci lts scch'. ii'S'lI Si
cencn and here his mind takes in the posi-
hiIities of the peak as a point for tourists i"
,.isi, at present the ascent Of POpocatepeu Ic
nuires an expenditura of SID TO Sd W. vi
three days time and an immense aHlouIit Vi ~
posure and hardship. !: the ''hud ia'I"|
huilt the trip from Mexico 10 the peah anu
hack again can be easily acconpisheu J" 'c'
hours time OF course, the volcano uhu'i ~, , u
nractical conditions would lose npch oi 10
charm People would miss the hoISendch l.uC
from, Ameca through the pine forests. the pSiIo
10 - tbo halfway huts the tramp over logs
and across mountain brooks. ana the lohE i anu
steady climb during the matchless morn i
hours However while these nlnuue "ou."
n, rhaDs be PASSED unnoticed. the srahueS' 80
pr ~ tho excursion the peerless view from
th.. summit would reward the traNeier'