Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-12-17
MEXICO'S VAST
MINERAL BELT
MOUNTAINS OF PRECIOUS PAY
ORE IN SIGHT
Increased Activity in Development of
CoahuiIa's Fields-san' Anto-
MO Companies.
1Rv w. j. Edgecombe. }


matter OF general knowledge, that
during the past twenty years APP
proximately $bO0,OOO.OO0 has been
spent in developing the mineral re-
sources of Mexico by English 'and
American capitalists, assisted by
Mexican investors. This, however, is
a conservative estimate, and 1t is a
we'll known fact that many splendid
ly paying properties are now being |
operated in an unostentatious man
ner, but in the way that are return
ing almost fabulous profits to their |
owners.
Favorable Mining Laws.
The favorable mining laws of
Mexico, which amply protect the
prospector and investor, are to a
certain extent responsible for the
rapid development of the mineral
resources of that territory, so rich
ly endowed with mineral deposits OF
every character President Dlaz,
realizing that the development OF
the Nations mineral resources meant
great increase in it's industrial
growth, has aided in every way
foreign investment in the Mexican
mining fields, and his wise foresight
is bringing Mexico rich financial re-
turns.
Many of the rich gold and silver
mines formerly worked In a crude
manner by the early Spaniards, are
now in the hands OF American min
ing companies, and by the use OF up
to-date methods are giving satisfac-
tory results. True, Mexico, is not
land where the searcher after gold
+ finds it in nuggets, in the gulches
or on the mountain, sides. without
labor; hut with the necessary labor
and development It seems to be pos
sible to uncover pay ore in any of
the mineral districts.
Rich Finds.
The late discoveries at Sylyanite,
Cananea, Gold Pass, and further
South in the States of Sonora and,
Coahuila, have caused general in
terest to be felt in the great mineral
belt which comprises the entire
Southwestern portion OF the North
American continent. 1t was in that
section where the first discoveries OF
any richness were made, centuries
the animosity of the natives and the
consequent difficulty in operating. A
trip to that section, through the
sunny lands of the Southwest, is
particularly pleasant during the win
ter months, when the North is
shrouded in ice and snow and sur
face development work is at stand
still.
li Nhann aI,ox
wv The Mexican laborer, when hand
l1led1 properly, is a good worker and
reasonable in his charges. The
yearly expense OF operating is far
less than in the rigorous North,
where the operator has six months
OF winter to contend with. The
Republic of Mexico is fairly well in
tersected by railroads, and the
transportation OF supplies is not the
impossible proposition that it was
ten or fifteen years ago. In the
mining districts which are not sup
piled with water, 1t has been DEM
Onstrated that artesian water can
be reached without much difficulty.
In many sections in the State of Goa
hula this water is piped into reser-
voirs and stored for use in the
plants now in operation.
no Immense Deposits.
An examination of the rich min
eral areas OF the State of Coahuila
reveals the fact that there are In
existence immense deposits OF sedi-
mentary origin. which have SO far
been neglected for the metamorphic
ores, and which are highly suscep-
tible to the cyanide process; SO much
so, that SO per cent to 95 per cent
OF the gold values can be saved by
the cyanide solution. There are
four species Of country rock found
in connection with the ore bodies |
in the rich district situated about
mile south OF La Gloria Station, on
the Monclova and Panuco railroad |
The granite and syenite show an |
upheaval through slate. sandstone |
and shale. consequently constituting
two distinct formations, sedimentary
and metamorphic. This condition
exists in the majority OF the min
ierai districts throughout the State
The values in the netamorphic for
nation are in large chutes or chin
neys of high grade copper ores con-
tanning a good percentage of gold
and silver. The ores of sedimentary
origin are carried in a sandstone for
nation and are very susceptible to