Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-30

RI gUlar automobile service viii soon
ne established between the city of TuXtla
Gutierrez aud the station Jalisco on the
Pan-American railroad.
Silver continues 10 lie the premier
metal of Mexico in point of value of
product, thus upholding tie ancient rec
urds of the republic. The value Of the
copper product is growing 50 rapidly
however, that it may be hut few
Years before it supplants silver. Lead
is falling off somewhat as copper in
creaSeS. and copper smelters are growing
in number and in favor as means of
gathering the precious metals.
Everything is now in readiness in Tam
p.co for commencing the work of raising
the entire low section of the city from
five To seven feet above the present Level
Tracks running all over that section
have been laid and Il powerful steam
shovel will move enormous quantities M
earth. After the filing in has been
completed the whole city will lie we'll
above sea level and the source of much
sickness will have been removed. 1t is
estimated that it will he about tNo
years before the work is completed.
All indications go to show that the
west coast of Mexico is at last to have
its day. Through the centuries the
i4NtiiFNS III liilS VAST ItS .il HIS btti
barred from communication from inter
ior Mexico, except by pack mules over
the heights of the Sierra Madre. -Four
railroads are now extending their lines
toward the western coast and the open
ing of Tphuantepec railroad route will
combine with these To make available 10
Mexico and the markets of the world
a wealth of timber and mineral products
while agricultural and fishing interests
VII awaken to undreamed of proportions
in the course of Il few years of contact
with the outer world. Heretofore trip
from Mexico City to the Pacific coast.
some 300 miles in an air line. necessitat-
ed journey of more than 1000 miles by
rail and water. or longer than from any
point in the central part of the United
States. All the west coast has lacked
has been facility to market its resources
and this now seems to be in sight.
One Of the difficulties in selling Mex
an mining properties in the past, and To-
Il very @reat extent at present. is that
mines here have been worked on what is
Known among the Indians as the rat syy-
TEN. That is the veins and lodcS are fol
lowed and all the metal is taken out
without amy attempt ut Developments
work. Thus S1.OO0,0O0 worth of ore
might hr taken out of mine under this
system without leaving any security that
jhc property was Stlll worth SdOOoO Bu
mine owners. especially those who wish
to dispose of their properties have be
gun to realize that it is not what has
been taken out of a mine that makes il
valuable, but the amount of ore in sight
! II IL the realization of this prime necpS-
Sity that has led to the investment of
large sums Of money in prospect work
within the last two years and especially
during 1906.
well known mining engineer and
owner of mining property in the state Of
Durango. who recently sold one of his
mines for S20QOO0. says he realizes now
that had lie spent 10000 ON this prop
erty he would in all probability have got
Ten for it twice what he actually did As
Il result Of this conviction he is employ
ing the money he obtained from the sale
Of this mine in the development of two
other properties. with view of leaving
rs much ore in sight as possible and
really finding ont the value of the prop
erty.-Modern Mexico.