El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-01
MINE AND MINERAL
Resources of This Section
Would Be Brought to the
Attention Of Capt.
taIists.

hibit for the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo which will properly repre-
sent the mineral resources of the vast
mining country contiguous to Ell Paso,
embracing New Mexico, old Mexico and
the western part of Texas is one which
is receiving no little comment and indi-
vidual approval from the mining men
of this district The consensus of
opinion it that it would prove one of
the best advertising mediums that
could be utilized for bringing 70 the at
tention of the world the mineral wealth
of this region, in general and Ell Paso
it's center, in particular.
Secretary Russell Of the chamber of
commerce who is also secretary of the
Southwest International Miners asso-
citation. has received several communi-
ing taken in the movement and desire
to aid it. For instance, a letter was re-
ceived from L. B. Ricketts,. superinten-
dent of the Moctezuma Copper COM
pany, which is practically the Phelps
Dodge company, operating at Nacosari.
Sonora Mr.. Ricketts, is, a member of
the executive committe of the Miners
association. In speaking of this mat
ter, Mr.. Ricketts, says:
L would say that if the committee
succeeds in organizing so that a repre-
sentation of ores can be made at Buff
falo 1 would be glad to send them a
good set of commercial samples Of the
product of our mine and works. will
deliver it to them at Buffalo free of
cost but 1 would not care to go to the
trouble and put our company to the
expense of making and shipping the
collection to Buffalo unless there is a
certainty that the association will
make an exhibit
In order to carry the project through
two things are necesSary-funds and
| the material. No less important is the
selection of the man to take charge of
the collection at Buffalo; one who
could talk intelligently about the ex-
hibit and the resources of the south
west to all whose interest. might be en-
listed. With regard to the funds, the
executive committee of the Miners as
sociation passed a resolution several
weeks ago providing for the raising of
81 500 to meet the expenses of the ex-
hibit- In that connection it was fur
ther resolved that men should be sent
out to solicit subscriptions to the fund.
While some effort has been made along
this line it has not met with the degree
of success that was hoped for.
The suggestion is made that the larg-
er portion of this money can be OBJ
ftained by an appeal to the large cor
porations of this mining district such
as the Ell Paso & Northeastern railway,
the Sierra Madre railway. the Ell Paso
smelling works. the Phelps-Dodge
company operating at Bisbee- the De-
Clifton companies and others of like
character. These large mining con-
Germs can well afford to contribute
handsomely to an enterprise which
would do so much to advertise them
and the country in which they are op-
Grating.
Then as 10 the material 1t is we'll
known that the collection of Prof Ca
rrera now in the chamber of commerce
is one of the most complete in the
world. 1t has attracted the greatest
interest wherever it has been exhibited
and it has been instrumental in bring
ing about several important mining
transactions. 1t this connection the
words of Col. Max Frost, secretary of
the buerau of immigration of New
Mexico, given in a letter to Prof Car
rera may be quoted:
Il am informed" said Col. Frost.
that the organization of several min
ing companies during the past three