The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
RETURN WITH GLOWING RE.
REPORTS ABOUT ENTER
PRISE AND PROSPECTS.
MANY TONS OF SILVER
And Many Square Miles of Fine Tim
Der in Property Largely Owned
Cairo charlottesville Is
Needed.

!, eturn yesterday morning from Mex
leo. where he has been several weeks
with party Of mining experts in
speeding the property IN which score
on two OF Cairo citizens hold stoca-
He has come back brown ard hearty
AS a result OF roughing y IN the
woods. including an eghtday hor Y,
back ride. He says. though not accus-
toned Ia this exercise he felt no un
pleasant effects from Il. The com
try through which he and his party
travelled was ten thousand feet above
sea level and the air was bracing
yith some frosty weather TIE foi
lowing account Of the trip which az
,ears In The Mexican Herald q
March ~ will be read with interest
by the many Cairoites who are in
terclted III the silver mines men
tened.
The party Of st, Louis and Illinois
people. who have been In the city
since last Saturday after having spent
some time Ia various mining distrie
IF the state Of Oaxaca, will leave %
iay for the United States The patty
II beaded By f. C. Rendel, pres dent
If the Mexican Gold and Silver Mining
company. which company has IFS head
quarters in ST Louis Mr.. Rendel is
assistant 10 The general manager OF
lie Mobile and Ohio railroad and lives
n st. Louis Other members OF the
larty are Mrs Rendell and Miss
0rine Rendell. Dr. G IT, Krause and
Mrs. Krause OF ST Louis and l. A
2ossman. Of Cato Illinois
A. n Stewart the manager Of tn"
Mexican Gold and Silver company. II
With the party and will accompany
be others TO the United States He
aas resigned the active management
II the company on account Of other
nterpri es but will still have super
vision over the properties. as he will
himself In the same mineral
district.
w ID. Jenkins. who is connected |
with the company as assistant to Mr..
Rendell is in the capital. He will re-
turn shortly to Oaxaca.
All Of the members Of the party are
Fery enthusiastic over the condition o.
he company properties. which com
rise over 100 pertenencias at Santa
20 Miuas. district Of .Iaqila Oaxaca
In speaking of his trip to the prop |
critics Mr. Rendel said last night In |
IN interview at the ST, Francis hotel |
where the party is registered:
THE first thing to impress me
greatly was the Oaxaca valley I rode |
through II for a distance of thirty
eight NJ les and it H. the most beauti
full valley have ever seen. The
climate while little warm during
he day. is ideal II Is the grandest |
country have ever been through |
lust at the present time every enter |
rise is leaning toward mining, but
conditions are receiving
enough attention TO show the vast pos
) bilities of the country | think ! |
saw every vegetable and cereal grown
n the United States thriving in thi
falley, and in addition tropical fruits |
Along with this must be counted
he thriftiness Of the natives, who are
more progressive than those of the
central states of the republic and this
Will. naturally. be one of the great
actors toward bringing he state for
yard in its march toward the develop
nent Of its countle resources. Agri
cultural interests find that the whole
district is wonderfully provided with
mountain streams. II is one Of the
best watered systems in Mexico and
power is to be had for mine develop.
ment merely by Harvesting the
81, cams"
The road with which Mr.. Rendeil g.
.onec'e ed. the Mobile and Ohio runs
hrocgh the finest yellow pine dis
,ricts of the United States. and con
sequently. the lumber and timber as
oect of the trip appealed 70 him espe
cially. His recommendations. there
fore. are tho hes. that thar district
could have.
After leaving the valley be con
iinacd. going TO the westward We
got into he timber district To my
mind 10 is the greatest pine district 10
he whole 81 Aemica. ] .aw trees
seven feet in diameter. i00 feet vol
FIRST limbs. and there five feet in
liamet r.. There are hundreds Of thou
sands OF acres Of this timber. ] ride
for three days through this and The
hardwoOd we saw was equally as fine
as the pine EveryN here The mag
niiude " -he trees struck me Other
valleys. equally as good a. the Oaxaca
valley ase being developed but they
are not So extensive
My destination. however. was san
fiago Minas. where our properties are
located II is enc Of the most highly
districts ] have ever seen.
The ore values are principally silver
Cur company has shipped forty ton
averaging $3.50 per ION. principally
iu silver values. We have one run
ming a. high as 5s6 ounces Of silver to
the ton. the ores carrying Z per cent