Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-23

MEXICO IS
REPORTED
EL RAY0 COMPANY EXEMPTED
FROM TAXATION
AMPARo's PLANT RUNNING TO
CAPACITY
casado Mine Is Said to Have One
Million Tons of Milling Ore
Valued at $40
Ton
,recIal correspondence Of rhe Herald.


Special Correspondence Of The Herald.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico. Dec. 21.--
The Norias de Bajan Mining company
| Is preparing to enlarge the operations
at it's mines situated at Norias de
Bajan, state Of Coahuila. The capital
stock of the company will be increased
to provide funds for the purpose.
FL Rayo Mining and Development
company has been granted an exemp-
tion from taxation for a period of ten
years by the state government of Chi
huahua This exemption applies to It's
smelter and reduction works at Azules,
in the Santa Barbara district.
The Teziutlan Copper company,
which operates large copper mines anu
500-ton smelter at Teziutlan, state of
Vera Cruz, has reduced it's working
force and partly shut down its plant
on account of the low price of copper.
The smelter had been running night
and day for some time prior to the re-
duction Of operations.
1t Is announced that the Consolidated
Metals company has temporarily sus-
pended ore buying operations at
Oaxaca and in other districts.
George A. TreadweIl of New York
we'll known mining expert, recently
made an examination of the Rio Tinto
copper mines at Terrazas and Savona-
rola, state of Chihuahua. He is siad
to have made a highly favorable re-
port upon the property. The minei
are owned by the Rio Tinto Mines and
Smelter company.
The Amparo Mining company's new
stamp mill and concentrating plant in
the Etzatlan district, state of Jalisco,
are now running to their full capacity.
There is a large amount of ore on
hand which will keep the mill running
for several months. In addition to the
ore already mined there is a great
amount blocked out in the different
levels of the mines of the company. 1t
is claimed that the company will pay a
IL per cent dividend upon it's business
for the current year. Its headquarters
are in Philadelphia
Wages Increased
The wages of the miners employed in
the Cananea district have been in
creased at the direction of Governor
Luis Torres of the state of Sonora.
The new scale provides that common
laborers shall receive $3.50 per day
and that Mexican miners shall receive
S325 per day. 1t is reported that some
of the larger companies will evade
these high wages by letting most of
their work out on contract.
1t is reported that the Casado mine.
situated in the Hostotipaquillo district.
state of Jalisco, continues to show
greater richness of ore as the develop
ment becomes deeper. Ore taken from
shoot discovered in the hanging wall
of the main shaft runs from 10000 to
10000 grams of silver to the ton.
Regular shipments of good ore are
being made to the smelter. 1t is esti-
mated by mining experts who have ex-
amined the property that there are
100000 tons OF milling ore in the
Casado's veins which will run $50.
United States money. to the ton The
Consolidated Mining company. which
owns the property. has planned to erect
a 200-ton concentrating plant during
the coming year.
1t is reported that operations at the
mines at Canaea will
soon be resumed.
The American and Mexican Mines
company has purchased the Paso de
Sotos tin mines, situated in the state
of Aguascalientes, from w. A. Pratt.
Carlos Rettich and D. II. Ross, all of
the city of Aguescalientes. tits stated
that the development of these mines
will be inaugurated on a large scale
in few weeks.
La Protectora Anexas mine Is again
it's high grade ores to the,
smelter. 1t has a large amount OF ore
blocked out II the price Of coppe-
should improve large shipments of its
h"
ores would be resumed.
Othon Durstewit of Cuanajuato has
acquired title to about ten acres OF
mineral land in the La Luz district,
near Guanajuato. This property is
said to contain promising gold anl
silver claim, which adjoins the rich
mines of San Nicolas del Jaral and Los
Yanquees.
Elisha c. Moore has acquired title
to rich mining prospect in the Santa
Ana district. state of Guanaiuato
A considerable amount of develop-
nent work is planned by the Tajo Min
ng company, which was organized sew
sral months ago to take over the Tajo
Ind other ancient mines of the Real
Alto and San Sebastian camps state of
Ialisco. The ore of these mines lie in
greas open cut from which the Span
ards took ore amounting in value to
'11,9S3250, according to the old rec
'rds of the property.
The 200-ton smelter of the Ceiguita
Copper company. situated in the Sa-
luaripa district state of Sonora, is
low in regular operation. This COM
,any is now working in some good
hipping ore The veins are said to be
# unusually large size and run from
o to 10 per cent copper. 100 ounces
liver and three to four ounces gold to
he ton. The building of the new line
# the Southern Pacific through Cumu-
lpa and other mining centers of So
fora is having the effect of greatly
mining operations in the
Iifferent camDs