Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-13

This plow-beam is keyed to long
wooden shoe. pointed with short steel
plowNpoint, which leaves narrow, "
shaped furrow. Modern plows have
been introduced in many districts, but
almost invariably the poems cut on orc
OF the handles and make use OF II af-
ter their primitive methods. Corn is
planted by hand and covered by the
plow. Wheat is sown broadcast. The
oxen are yoked to long beam strap
ped behind their horns.
At Zacatecas the railroad scales the
highest point between Ell Paso and
Mexican City. on the line Of the Mexi-
can Central, the altitude being 500
feet The city was founded In 1885.
1t has $4,000 inhabitants and is the
center Of one OF the rich and probably
the most developed mining districts
| in Mexico. Philip / granted to this
city the same privileges given TO the
city of CASTLE. The ascent and de-
scent of the steep grades in and out
of this city afford an interesting and
picturesque view Of Zacatecas from
many points. as the train circles
around the hills which surround the
city.
Three hours ride from Zacatecas,
and we come to the city of Aqua cal
ientes. its name being derived from
the hot springs abounding there. The
altitude of this city is 6179 feet, some
1000 feet lower than Zacatecas. The
intermediate country is a rich mining
region especially in the vicinity of
Acientos and Tepezala. At Ell Cobre
two miles from Tepazala. there is an
enormous out-crop of copper ore, which
may be readily seen and followed by
the eye, some miles away. Aquacal-
ientes is city of $1,000 Inhabitants,
and was founded in 1875. 1t is a ia
vorite resort for invalids troubled with
rheumatism, who go there to take the
hot baths. The city lie famous for its
| weaving and the fine needle-work of
it's women. They come to all the
through trains and offer their drawn
work to the tourist through the car
windows. The feast of San Marcos is
celebrated in April with great pomp
and ceremony and this has now he
come an annual event which attracts
thousands of people, from distant
points, to this city. The Mexican Cen
tral is building what will be the prin-
cipal shops, at Aquacalientes. There
has also just been completed the best
equipped and finest appointed rail-
way hospital at this place, superior to
anything of its kind in Mexico. There
are free bath houses for men and wo-
men, who cannot afford to pay for the
baths, and there are numerous bath
houses for guests who go there to
take the baths for the benefit of their
health, where fees are charged. Be
sides several woolen. flour and starch
mills. the American Smelling & Refin-
ing Co. has one of its largest smelt-
ing works here. 1t treats over 1000
tons of ore daily, the output being
greater than any one of the other 20
plants in the combine. Nine chemists
are employed in the laboratory doing
analytical work, and they report an
average Of 10000 determinations a
month.
Electric power for lighting and pow
er purposes is TO be brought to the city
from the Santiago river near Guada-
lajara, distance Of ia miles, the line
now being in process Of construction
at an estimated outlay of 100000.
5000 horse power will be available
for transmission to Aquacallentes, u.s.
ing 10000 volts, but not more than half
of this horsepower is required by the
city needs at present. 1t will be deliv-
cred to customers for cents per
horsepower hour. Lighting will cost
90 cents per 16-candle lamp per month.
The city now pays $3.50 per lamp per
month. Pocahontas, Va, coal costs
$1,000 per ton delivered there. From
this it will readily be seen that this
electric service will afford very great
saving over the steam power now in
use. The electric light plant of the
city is owned almost entirely by Amer,
lean residents of the city.
The company engineer is Spaniard.
Four years ago he left his studies at
the University of Illinois and re-
sponded to his country's call joining
his regiment in Spain from where he
was sent with his regiment to the de-
fense of Havana. Upon the conclus-
ion of hostilities, he returned to his
studies at Champaign, with the feeling