New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-17
INNING IN WESTERN ME.XTCO
DISCOVERIES NEAR COLIMA-A TALK
WITH NETHERTON HALL.

Certain American investors in copper mines have
lately been directing their attention to the de-
posits the Pacific coast Of Mexico. extending
some fifteen hundred miles, with tteir centre near
COlima, about fifteen miles from the harbor OF
Manzanillo which is becoming one of Mexicos i'm
portant shipping ports. Large being used
in the Development Of this harbor and in building
a breakvater ike that which was constructed by
the Federal Government at Galveston. The con-
tractors at Galveston are In charge of the work
Manzanillo and the Mexican Central Railway.
which extends TO Guadalajara, has been
pushed well toward ManzanillO. by way OF
CoIima
Netherton Hall has been in New-York for a time
representing the interests OF P ". Horbach, OF
Omaha He spen: last year Colna and
vicinity Mr.. Hall has a fund Of anecdotes
gardiug his experiences IN the mountain regions OF
In q talk with a Tribune reporter the Waldorf
ng into ne Me f 4a for hs oea at Of m va
natural resources. He believes that the State OF
reticent regarding the interests which he repre-
He said the climate perfect. labor is 80
day in Mexican money or 2 cents in American
money; there is an abundance OF timber and pure,
cool water from the mountains. while the lands
oranges lemons, bananas. coffee cocoanuts. sugar,
and on the highlands wheat and corn, =, +,ro
hundred and INV thousand acres; that Is he has
an option on this property which embraces the rich
Colima copper mines in which ne and his friends
OF the equable climate sugar mills can be run con
stantly throughout the year and always on fresh
cane and that refined sugar sells readily in Mexico
q eight q pound. Twenty-Five hundred pounds
10 acre be raised, and with labor at % cents
a day in Mexican silver 500 net acre can annu-
ally be earned on sugar planta ton strangely
eonugh, Mexico imports most OF its sugar. The
coffee OF COlima IS Of the highest grade The lands
about Colima specially adapted also 10 the
production OF tobacco and Cuban tobacco grower
has lately established large tobacco ranch IN the
State and is delighted with its success. Mr. Hall
has plenty OF pasturage for 5000 cattle ana says
that fences unnecessary. the mountains act
as barriers the dispersion OF his Groves.
Speaking OF business opportunities in Mexico and
especially near COina. Mr.. Hail said there was not
a single bank in the State Of COlma- and yet its
raw materials and lumber iron, copper and other
products OF immense value and were just COM
ing light But Mr.. Hall is specially enthusiastic
over the development OF the copper interests. One
Of the mines Santa Ana, he said, shows out
groupings Of copper extending for over two miles.
and FIVE foot vein has been exposed for depth
o. several hundred feet. The entire body aver
gold he says. The output OF the Santa Ana alone,
with the limited force al work on IT, VIII yleiu
q profit OF $50 900 year
Mr. Hall said that only OF thirty
copper mines IN that part Of Mexico. The hacienda
embraces the and harbOr OF ManzaniIo and
half the harbOr OF Santiago. ten miles across the
bay from ManZanllo. The popula ton OF the latter
place Is about thousand, and OF CoiinG, when
is one Of the oldest cities IN Mexico. about thirty
thousand. Attention attracted 10 the copper
indians from the mountains had utensils Of solid
copper. They produced from the ores found
IN The old Spanish mines Mr.. Hall says that old
coDper mines have been found that were worked in
the time Of CorteZ. and enormous dumps or refuse
are scin found the mouths OF their shafts J. NJ.
TI0rbach OF Omaha; ". J. ATkell OF this city. and
others are interested in Mr.. Halls undertakings
He will soon return to Collma-