Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-30
GOLD BELT
IN MEXICO
PROSPEC7ED
CLOSING OF COPPER MINES IS
THE CAUSE
DuRAzNo PROPERTY lNsTALLs
PLANT
CarbonciIIo Company Strikes Rich
Vein of Gold and Silver, and Will
Increase Capacity of
Stamp Mill
speoIal correspondence of The Herald.

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Dec. 2S.-De-
velopment work is being pushed on the
IngIaterra and Democracia mines, situ-
ated in the Santa Eulalia district, state
of Chihuahua These mines are owned
by L. M. Perry of Chihuahua and num-
Der of New York men. The shaft on the
Democracia mine is down more than
seven hundred feet.
An air compressor has been installed
on the Espinal mine, situated at Sierra
Juarez, state of Oaxaca.
The gold belt, which is said by mining
experts to extend through the Sierra
Madres along the borders of the states
of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa, is
being exploited by prospectorS in large
numbers The closing down of many cop
per mines has caused many of the miners
to flock into the mountains In search OF
prospects. 1t has also stimulated the
search for gold by many men who have
heretofore been devoting their efforts to
developing copper properties.
There is much activity in the mines OF
the Monclova district, state of Coahuila.
The Keystone Mining company is car
rying on development work on several
properties of that district.
The new smelter of the American
Smelling and Refining company at Chi
huahua is still inactive, owning, 1t is
said, to it's inability to get fuel and ore.
Track connection with the mineral rail-
road, which leads to the Santa Eulalia
camp, has now been made and plenti-
full supply of ore will be obtained from
that source 1t is expected that the
smelter will begin operations about jan
uary /, or few days before that date.
Capital Stock Increased
The capital stoc kof La Lucha and
Anexas Mining company has been in
creased from $360,00O to $460,000 Auguste
Bourquin is president of the company.
| The Carboncillo Mining company is
adding fifteen stamps to its mill in the
Zacualpan district. A strike of very rich
ore was recently made in the Carboncillc
mine of this company. The vein is from
nine to ten feet wide and the ore runs
| high in gold and silver
| A merger has been effected of the
Compania Metalurgica de Juliantla anC
the Compania Minera de Juliantla, the
name of the consolidated concern being
| Compania Minera Metalurgica de JUL
anita. II has a capital stock of 100000
The company has rich mines which II
will develop.
Bodeis of rich ore have been recently
uncovered in the mines of the El Por-
venir Mining company, European cor
| pOratlOn, winch is operating SALeuSlVely
in the Parral district.
The Ajutchitlan Mining company will
soon complete the installation of an cleo
trio power plant at its mines in the state
| OF Queretare Other important improve,
ments to the property have been made
recently. Clifton Crowell is genera
manager
The Santa Ana mine, owned by e
| Reye Mining company, situated in the
| ii t- 1rE..<-
ular shipments of ore. This company
recently installed an aerial tramway
more than two miles long, by means Of
which its low grade ores are transported
to the mill. An electric hoist and pump
ing plant are being installed at the
| mines.
A large amount Of new machinery II
being installed at the Providencia mine
| situated In the Pueblo Nuevo district
state Of Durango. This mine is owned
by John Hayes and associates.
It is authoritively announced that tn.