The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-22
BURCOMINA, Mexico.


through Mexico:
BURCOMINA, Mexico,
Dec. 12, 1906
we have reached another objective
point, namely, the railroad we had
good weather the four days trailing
which was made through an unin-
terestfng section of country. prac-
tically uninhabited. The trail path,
though a new one, compared favor
ably with the old one, over which we
Travelled first from Ocampo to
Arechuivo. All our party got along
nicely during the ten days continu-
Gus riding in saddle, every man
thought he had the best trail mule.
I have fully forgiven ''Damn-You-
Anna" for making public exht-
bition of her rider in ocampo. We
are friends now, her sure footedness
on the billy goat pathways, over
which we travelled for ten days, has
made her a wonder of bravery and
skilfulness.
This new railroad point is, or will
be when completed, within 30 or 40
miles o four mining site, which will
give only one day to trail. whereas,
now we have three days staging no
miles and four days in the saddle.
My last letter 10 you was from
the mining sites, during the exam
mat and Investigation of the ores
of the two mining experts, which we
have with us, namely. Prof. w. o.
Evans, metallurgtst, formerly Ohio,
who has had none years mining eX-
perience In Mexico, and Mr.. II. A.
Clarke, of Mayer, Arizona, who has
had 80 years experience in mining
gold, silver and copper throughout
the Western States and territories.
We appreciate having such reliable
and competent experts in our en-
ploy, from whom we get the true
facts and results Of each mine. Both
of these experts fully agree that
they never saw so many large veins
and OF such rich values located so
near each other.
In my letter TO you from the
camp at the mines I referred to the
multiple aerial trainway to the
smeIter site 1 may make this more
explicit by stating that the loca-
ton for smelter work means mill
lions of dollars saved in getting the
ore from the four mines already To-
Gated, with probability of as many
more mines being located by means
of aerial trainways, thus deposit1ng
the ores on the smelter site at the
least possible cost The water power
is as great an object in this smelter
site. There are several strong and
never failing streams of water con-
centrating into one stream, at which
point the whole current passes
through neck canyon" which is
$50 feet or more in height and which
is not over feet in width, thus en-
abling water gate or dam to be
erected at a very small cost, which
would not only give a large surplus
of water for all purposes, including
electric power, but also form lake
of water one half by one and a half
miles, that could not be surpassed
in beauty anywhere in the Mexican
Republic.
There are forty-five thousand and
eight hundred acres of heavily tim
bered land, surrounding this smell
ter and mining site, all of which has
been secured by our company for
smelter use. Each mine contains
the necessary "flux" matter, which
is quite essential to successful
smelling. Both OF our experts say
they have no knowledge Of another
site, in the midst OF what seems to
be many almost inexhaustibIe mines
of copper, gold and silver
In speaking of 'Our mines"
only wish to convey the possession
Of my interest as a small share hold |
er, honestly regretting that cannot
hold the greatest amount of obtain |
able stock in the Mary Mining Com |
pany, who are the pioneer locaters
in that section of the State OF Chi
nuahua, Mexico, to which I refer in |
this letter. The Mary Mining Com |
pany made their claims over three |
years ago in the above section |
han. OF Canton, Ohio. Since that |
date there has been quite a large
number of mining companies both of |
The Republic and or the States, |
which have taken up claims in that
part OF Mexico, none of which have |
4 smelter site. There Will be ore
packed to our Sme1ter from disc |
lance Of $50 miles.
In conversation with Mr.. @. -.
Oeln0, of Chihuahua City, who ts the
manager of San-Enlalia |
Mining Company of Chihuahua City |
md other points, which - the larg-l
sst capitalized mining company in
The Republic, IL not In the world.
One of Its mines near Chihuahua
hundred million dollars, said It was
! matter OF very short time until
The mining world would be making /
4 mad rush into Mexico, and par
.icularly Into the state OF Chihuahua.
Mr.. Delno also stated that the Mary /
best that are known in the Republic
md while that company was holding |
1 property in that locality from
which 1t expected to extract many
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, It
would be glad to exchange its prop-
srty for any one OF the Mary Mining
Jompany's mines.
Win not write at greater length
IN the mines in question. 7 do 80
,nly that my friends may have the
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