El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30
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Il have just returned from a trip
over the mining districts of Sonora"
said A.. NJ. Ellsworth of Bisbee at the
Sheldon last night. M I was sur
prised at the rich mineral resources of
that country. That is n of the richest
mining countries in the world but Few
people there have money to develop
their claims. There are many rich
prospects there that are laying idle
for want of capital and energy and will
remain so IL eastern capital does not
come to the rescue. That country
needs railroads for money will follow
railroads and develop the country. =
would be of inestimable value to this
city as well as that country. FL Paso
is the nearest city and h business
would naturally come here
The price FL Paso has to pay for
coal is simply an outrage said S. +.
Gray OF Captain last night at the
Zeiger. This city is in the edge of
one of the richest coal fields in the
country and coal is just as high here
as it was before these mines were dis
covered. | understand hat coal from
the indian Territory is sold here at
the same price as the Captain coal
which is only $50 miles away. One
engine can bring fifty cars of coal
from Captain here and makes the u
in less than a day. That coal only costs
the company about one dollar per ton
and the company sells il here for S..
That mean that the railroad company
makes $4,000 on one train that is only
on the a one day. Two other COM
panies are developing coal in that
country but il is very improbable tina:
IL will be cheaper when they get to
for the railroad will get
most OF IL.
Yesterday was the lovelicst Thanks
giving day / ever spent" said a Chi
cago mining man this morning. Il was
far from home and friends but the
lovely weather here made up the diff
H this is common winter
in FL Paso ] predict that you
will not be able TO entertain the crowds
when the northern people find it out.
No city needs greater attractions than
kind of weather"
r. r. Downs. one OF the pioneers TO
Camp Nome. spent last night in Ell
Paso. Mr.. Downes went from Carlsbad
Nome when gold was first discov-
cred there and mas been there ever
since.
Nome is by ne means a fake" said
Mr.. Downes TO a Herald reporter this
morning. There is plenty of gold
there but a man cannot pick is up on
the beach. Those who have failed are
men who never worked and went there
without money. Those who worked
and were economical have succeeded
and have the best claims on the coast
Many people lave gone there with no
money and in bad health and because
they could not gather gold on the
sands they returned and denounced
Nome as a fake. Others have made
fortunes and I have not failed entirely.
] have some valuable claims there and
and am now on my way back to devel- |
op them. The best claims are all TAX
n supplies are high but if a man
would DIRK there as he does here he
is sure to succeed to some degree"
Mr.. Downes has his wife with him
but she will remain at San Francisco
next summer.
Thomas w. MuIlaly of San Antonio.
general organizer for the United Mod
ems and proprietor of the Mullaiy
Transfer company in San Antonio.
g seen at h Orndorf last night
by a Herald reporter said: Il nave
been in this part of the country for
A good many years and have a great
many friends in Ell Paso and San An |
My business has kept me trav- |
cling a great deal but | have not Wis |
ted Ell Paso before in ter years, and
Paso was indeed a revelation to
That teachers convention was
he best thing that FL Paso could
nave IA and everywhere ! go I meet
who ask me. What do you know
about I'll Paso? Are all the reports true
hat h is such a wonderful city,?
When | get back to San Antonio | shall
ell the people hat the reports are NOT
rue for they do not begin to describe
he city a h is today. | shall also
my fellow-citiZens OF San An
wherein FL Paso is ahead of her
The only thing ] hav seen against
he city is your lac of electric street
Gou hould nave them by all
means. | expect to see FL Paso a city
If $4,000 within the next ten years.
only last week Mr.. Sloat. general man
lger of the Rock Island. old me in
Z. Worth that their deal with the Ii
& Northeastern was practically
.losed and that they would soon be
trains into Ell Paso. L only
wish that il were possible that | could
ocate in FL Paso myself for | can see
wonderful city. II will soon be a