Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-21
MINES AND MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO.
Appreciative Praise by an Authority on
Mining Upon the Publication.

Santa Fe, February 20.-Col. Max
Frost, Secretary Bureau of Immigra
tion, Santa Fe, N. NJ: Dear Sir--Las
evening, in the governors office, / wa
presented with copy of the little book
Mines and Minerals i'm New Mexico,
published by the bureau of immigration
under your direction. I went to my
room and started to read it. When
got to the chapter, Grant Controver.
ses," page 30, my eyes began to pair
me, SO l dropped the book and rested
Then began again, and got to page CO.
| toward the end of the chapter, '"The
Copper Mines of San Pedro" AS I was
last Monday ait this, one,of the greatest
copper mines in the world, and saw the
magnificent new smelling plant run
your opinion of the resources of this
locality.
The book is SO rich in learning an!
profitable thought that by this time
forgot my sore eyes and kept on read
ing and reading, and it became so inter-
esting and fascinating to me that
could not stop until I reached the end.
The bureau is certainly entitled to great
praise, not only from every loyal New
Mexican but also from the people of the
country at large, and l must assure
you that the book has opened the eyes
Of many of the people. The concluding
chapter, "a Word to Capitalist and
Miner" will remain monument to the
far -sightedness shown in the chapter
for generations to come and l am very
pleased to state that the reading of the
book has afforded me much pleasure
and instruction, and it will do so to all
those who are fortunate enough to real
it. 1t will surely be of great benefit to
New Mexico.
I am very sorry that this book was
mot ready for public distribution at
Paris during the exposition of 1900
where 100000 copies should have been
distributed in English, French, German
and Italian; but it is not too late now
to prepare at least 10000 copies of this
jewel book in these various languages
for public distribution at Buffalo this
nation this will go farther than any
exhibit in bringing before the world the
wonderful, quasi-known and vast re-
sources of our territory. And certainly
those who have had the privilege of
reading the book will not rest in peace
until they tread upon the rich soil of
New Mexico.
Before closing, permit me to- add that
while at Paris 1 was able to gather
from the various mineralogical and geo.
logical surveys published by the ma
tions that participated in that gigantic |
contest, that 80 per cent of the paying |
mines of the world are very low-grade |
and that the Rio Tinto
mines in Spain, the richest ore produce
,rs in the world declared a $4,000, 900 |
dividend in the year 1899 on the various |
copper sulphides, which only averaged |
per cent in copper.
If this is so, and fit is SO, New Mexico
,tands to-day at the head of the galaxy
# states and territories of this Union
s the home of the largest low-grade
opper, gold and lead mines of the con-
inent. What the mining industry needs
most is men who lin suc, simple and
truthful manner can bring before the
mining investor impartially and COR
ectly our great and unexcelled mining
esources. Very respectfully,
J. c.. CABRERA.