Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-13
RICH MINES THERE.
More About Mexico as Seen by a
Summit County Man.

speaking Of Mexican mines, TO con-
tinue: At Minas Nuevas In this dis
trict OF anita Barbara, a mining camp
that was started shortly after Santa
Barbara by stampede of miners from
that place, there Is an ore vein called
the Veta Colorado ruddy veinl be.
cause the ores are all colored red with
oxide of iron. II is the strongest vein
In the district and perhaps in Mexico.
for it's out-crop is plainly visible ten
miles across the country and 1t Is
known to be, In places, 500 feet wide.
The deepest mine on this vein Is 1000
feet deep. and the. ore carries 40 ounces
of gold per ton. All this region Is arid,
having but little water, which is stor-
ed in the reservoirs during the rainy
season. and but scant vegetation. All
the dominating veins having pronounc-
ed characteristics. carry the same
name throughout the contiguous min
ing camps. At Escalon, AZ miles from
Jimenez. there is branch railroad
running rs miles east to Sierra Mojada
which is said to be the largest car
Donate camp, mining silver lead ores
in the world Below Escalon short
distance, the Mexican Central passes
out of 1the state of Chihuahua, in which
we(haye been travelling for II hours,
and cuts across the northeast corner
of the state of Durango, and follows
close on the line between the states
of Durango and Coahuila for 10 miles,
when it enters the state of Zacatecas.
Between Escalon and Jimulco, there
is IA section known as the Laguna
Country old lake beds, watered by the
rivers Nazas aud Aquaraval. This is
the principal cotton growing district
of Mexico. At Lerdo, In the state Of
Durango city of 5000 inhabitants,
! in the center of this cotton section,
there are, large oil mill and soap fac
tories which utilize the waste pro-
ducts from the cotton seed. Gomez
Palacio and Torrion are two cities
within three miles of each other, which
may be said to have started from their
being contiguous, to this cotton belt
4 Each. has large cotton mills. Torrion
is extremely prosperous and is rapid
ly growing, 1t is the southern term
mus of the Mexican International
railroad There are large smelling
works here, operated by Americans
who are residents of Torrion and are
! independent Of the smelter combine
The company is managed by expert
enced and capable officers and they
, have had continued and uninterrupt-
. ed success since beginning operations,
three years ago. They send all their
bullion to England, where it is refined.
From Torrion there Is branch rail-
road running to the Hornos Hacienda.
40 kilometers is IN operation and 800
J kilometers more are under construc-
ton. This hacienda, which is 1,S00
square miles in extent, has a repu-
tation for producing the finest of Ma
laga grapes.
Raising cattle. the pursuits
of agriculture, mining and rail-
roading are all carried on upon this
hacienda. This hacienda and one in
Rosario have the only two big springs
of water which are of sufficient vol
ume to furnish irrigation, the irri-
cation bitches being 60 by six feet
and 20 miles long, and there are eight
of them. Flowing is going ON some
where on this hacienda all the year
round. They begin blowing for wheat
in October and end in January. Corn
is planted In January and February,
cotton in March, April and May, corn
again in June, July and August and
beans in August, and September. Six
thousand worEmen are employed upon
the hacienda and the crops are har-
vested with 90 steam threshers and
the plowing is done with traction en-
gines. 1t must not be inferred from
this, that agricultural pursuits are car
J. ried on throughout Mexico with mod
ern implements and in as enlightened
a manner as they are on this hacienda.
The reverse is. quite true. The son of
0 the owner, a Mexican, who has the
management OF this hacienda is Cor
nell graduate and is well educated and
a capable young man.
1t is almost the universal sight in
Mexico to see 10 and l2 yoke of oxen,
following each other across the culti-
waited fields, drawing single-handed
plows, the beams of which are cut from
Anerve Ionic never equaled