The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-29
FABULOUS WEALTH I
IN MEXICAN MINES.

of the old mines could be secured for
long time. Traces Of gold and silver
were of course found, and mines were
worked in some sections of Mexico,
but nothing answering the descriptions
of the old Spanish mines could be
discovered.
In the Sonora country it was found
that the very earth was impregnated
with gold, and placer mining, or wash
ing gold out of the loose soil was re-
sorted to with varying success.
CANTON MAN ON THE GROUND.
Canton parties sent Mr.. simonds and
other prospectors out into the region
with the idea that with improved ma
chinery the placer mining could be
nude to pay large returns. A mining
machine was patented and Is manufac.
tured by the Aultman company of Can
ton. One of the machines was sent
into the new field and put to work.
Letters received from Mr.. Simonds
written to members of the company
in this city indicate that the machine
Is wonderful success, and that its use
will revolutionize mining in that and
other sections. Reports say that the
machine cleans $50 worth of free gold
oilNeT III IL 10y lTOI1 Iu6 lOOoc SOti
that Is on the claim.
The claim of the Cantonora company
is located at the base of the noun
tains and runs well up upon its side.
The claim is 600 feet wide and 1900
feet long, and there is auriferous soil
enough upon 1t 10 keep a number Of
such machines at work for many
years.
The gold that is found, and sam
pie Of which was sent in the letter to
Mr.. T. r. Turner, at Canton, indicates
to the experienced miner that it's
source is somewhere near the point
where it is found, the metal showing
TO indications of having been smoothed
or rounded by friction in water or by
contact with soil for any great length
of time.
This fact led to the supposition that
somewhere near where it was found the
mother lode existed, and investigation
revealed facts sufficient to lead the
members of the company to the belief
that on their claim was one of the
abandoned mines that had been covered
up nearly hundred years ago by the
priests when they found they must
abandon them.
KEY TO THE OLD MINES.
Within the boundaries of the claim
held by the Cantonora company are
the ruins of thirteen sme1ters of rude
sort used by the early Spanish miners
There are also over two hundred rude
pits where the ore was crushed by their
primitive walking beam crushers, af-
ter 1t had been subjected to heat to
aid in crumbling the fiinty rocks
| While no careful search has as yet
been made to uncover the old work
ings, the difficulties being very great
those who are on the ground are GER
tain that they have the key to one
of the richest mines in that territory
The placer mining will be continued
and the facilities added to. but in the
meantime systematic effort will be
made to locate the old workings anG
II they are found there is little doubt
that there will be not only visions o
wealth but good hard gold and silver
to reward the toll and energy of those
who have ventured into that wild coun.
try.
Friends of Mr.. Simonds, who Is Oh
the ground, are rejoicing with him not
only at his success in finding gold ant
silver, but on the fact that the ma.
chine of which he is the patentee, ha:
proved to be more than was ever
claimed for it. The local company
that is manufacturing 1t has sold {
number of the machines with universal
success, many being used in mining
sections of the west. It is claimed
that with this machine, the dumps o.
! old mines, where the tailings have
been thrown, can be worked over witt
profit.