Mohave County miner., 1900-05-19
The Mines Of Mexico.

Mr. Henry ", hali OF Colorado |
snrings, Colo, gives the mining Rec
ard Of that city some interesting in.
formation about the mines of Mexico
from where he lately returned after an |
extended visit.
"Mexico," said Mr.. Hall, "presents
many features of special interest to
miniag men aside from the general in
terest one finds in that country. The
district of Guanajuato is perhaps one
Of the most remarkable mining camps
in the world. II is over $50 years old
and is traversed by an immense moth
er veiu,' which has yielded millions
upon millions in silver. The property
Of the Valenciana, it is estimated, has
produced 80 ,O00,0J 9 in ore. The
shafts on this mine measures thirty
eight feet across aud is octsgonal in
shape. Operations were carried on by
means of eight horse Ninches and
10, stations were employed in the
work on the property. The shaft has
attained depth If 1000 feet aud the
workings of it are simply wonderful.
1t is a remarkable fact that this great
mother vein has been mined for dis
lance of seven miles, and it is said has
produced one-tenth Of the worlds sill.
yer product. To arrive at the exact
some figuring, as there are several old
properties which were formerly oper-
ated aud later neglected. 1t is cur.
ious fact that 80 little has been said of
this section, since it presents so many
interesting features. In the first place
the age of some of the mines is in
teresting, and IL one could trace the
history OF them since the time they
we're discovered, many interesting
stories would be unfolded. There is
one property there which an English
company has worked for eighty years
aud three generations have been rep.
resented in its management. The val
ue OF this ore in some instances il fab.
ulous, ore having been mined from the
valencisna worth 0,O1Jsa ton. While
the mines are almost wholly silver
propo -itions, some gold has been found
In paying quantities. Labor j. very
cheap, the average price paid being
about 80 cents day.
Il cbnne ,tion with the silver wealth
Of the coultry of which | have been
Spsskiug there is one substantial proof
Of it at Gusnajuato. A church there is
,oli lily bnilt OF silver ore a, it was
mined from the earth and the several
altars in the ediflcs are plated with
gold said to be worth 90, 00s. | un-
derstand that immense offers have
heen made for the church building,
the object being to tear il down for
the silver it i, worth. The authorities,
however, have rejected all Offers aud
the church still stan Is "a one of the
evidence, of the wealth of that sectio l."
1t may be astonishing, says the Min
ing Record, to the average person that
such wealth propositions as are said
to exist in Mexico should have been
permitted 10 lay idle, bnt Mr.. Hall ex,
plains this by the fact that the crude
operations of the mining there and the
layity Of titles 10 the property have
caused complications to arise which
have resulted in some properties being
abandoned. The activity, however,
J. fast being renewed with the modern
methods of mining introduced the
advanceinent of the country and the
people should be very rapid. Ii is a
fact that now the underground work.
ings Of several properties are flooded
by water to such an extent that the
mot expert engineering and manage
ment would be required to get them
into shape 70 the re nmpfion of opera
tons. Ii one instance large property
is said to have an underground lake
that j. one of the wonders of that sec
ton. There are a number Of proper.
tie> that are being successfully operat
ed, however, aud an immense quantity
Of ore i. being produced from the big
mother vein.