Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-27

the old patio process of reducing ore
which has been in use in this country
for 400 years. It is matter of rec
ord that over one thousand million
dollars have been taken by means OF
this process from three mines in the
immediate vicinity of Guanaiuato.
American capital and American en-
ergy has taken possession of these old
works; the new cyanide process of
ore reduction is being introduced and
Notwithstanding the enormous wealth
that has already been taken out we
are assured that the old Spaniards
and the Mexicans have "just scratched
the surface" There has been enor-
nous development during the past
year. A year ago, there were only fif-
teen stamps for crushing ore in Guam
ajuata. Today there are 500 and in
another year, there will be 500 more.
The deepest shaft at present is only
ZOO feet and the cyanide process is
making valuable millions of dollars
worth of low grade ores that are al
ready on the dumps, which heretofore
could not be reduced with profit. Not
! only in Guanajuato but in many places
4 throughout Mexico, one hears OF
amazing opportunities In mining and
for the man with capital who under
islands the business, Mexico today is
1 proving veritable Ell Dorado. Min
ling men tell me that Mexico will from
now on be the greatest producer OF
precious metal of any country in the
world.
+ Today in Guanajpato one can visit
the patio reduction works where
)mules are driven round and round In
a yard paved with stone. This yard
lis filled to a depth of two feet with
Isilver ore mud, mixed with quicksil-
yer and salt and other chemicals, for
the purpose of percipitating and col
lecting the silver. BY this process, all
the gold is lost and only the richest
ores can be worked profitably. From
these old and obsolete works one can
go to the modern stamp mill which
not only gets out every particle of
silver but saves all the gold and 9th
er metals contained in the ore. The
, old process will soon disappear for
ever and whereby it, the Spaniards
secured millions the Americans, will
by the new and modern methods, Sc
cure hundreds Of millions.
The Trip Home.
| The trip home from Mexico by way
J, Of the Mexican Central and FL Paso is
} interesting and is made very comfort
: able by the splendid service Of the
Mexican Central railway. At Ell Pasc
} the superb limited trains of the great
: Rock Island system await one an6
: the trip from 81 Paso to Iowa points
Tor Chicago is speedily made in the
3 most comfortable manner and with 6
dining car service that is not excellec
) in the entire west
: General Notes.
!, l went to Mexico with a vague no
.. ton that there was little to see out
side Of Mexico City and that few
weeks would be ample time in which
to do all points of interest in thai
country. After seven weeks of trave
! and almost constant sightseeing,
; find that | have only touched a few
of the, prominent places, while many
2 of the most interesting place, l have
! not seen at ALL Where | have spent
. weeks, months would be necessary ii
, order to adequately see the prominent
! points of interest in the great sister
republic on our southern border A
trip to Mexico can be made one Of
rare pleasure and interest, not only
in the winter time, but at any season
of the year and the railway service
! now furnished renders such a trip MOI
only easy, but exceedingly cheap con
sidering the distance travelled and the
points of historical interest that one
is enabled to visit. The recent actor
of the National lines of Mexico ant
: the Mexican Central system with
:. their connecting lines, in making thei1
tickets interchangeable, SO that the
!. tourists can go into the country by ont
: line and return by the other canno
> fail to greatly increase the travel tt
Mexican points. The railways o
: Mexico are pursuing a liberal polio,
and are taking the very best care o
their patrons. There is plenty to ca
in Mexico and one will find goot
! food at every stopping place Of an!
> Importance. The hotel accommoda
! tons are fairly good, though Mexico
. . City itself is lacking in what may bt
! termed strictly modern and first elias!
hotels. In the course Of a days jour
: ney one can find any kind of climate
they desire and little investigation
will enable the tourist to secure ever
in winter or summer, spring or fall
!, delightful and healthful place for a SO
4 journ in Mexico, be 1t of short or Ions
z duration.
! Wonderful Progress.
J "A close observer of present condi
t tons in Mexico states that there Il
: probably no country in the world tina
!. ever made SO much progress in 81
short SPACE Of time as has Mexic,
t during the past twenty five years. Tn
9 der the wise and firm direction o
e President Diaz, the republic has VOL
4 for itself the foremost place among tn,
t nations of Spanish America and ha
S attracted the attention and trust OF tn,
t whole world. The Mexico of Presiden
I Diaz has become distinguished b,
d scrupulous punctuality. in the fulfill
ment of it's obligations. The nationa
8 credit is not only above par, but alst
q tbo+ IF cvorv cfota and a1mccf ouor,