El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-31
TWO MEXICAN MINING DISTRICTS
To GET ELECTRIC POWER BY JAN. |
Extensive Development of
Important Properties to
Follow It's Installation.

Guadalajara, Mex, Oct. 31.-The
Chapala Hydro Electric and Irrigation
company of this city. which is prepar-
ing to transmit power to the HostotiS
'paquillo and Etzatlan mining districts
of this state, is completing tower lines
and is stringing wire. The work is
being done under contract by the Sic
ns-Schuckertwerke interests of Be-
lin, which are also installing for the
company a new 1000 horse power plant
on the Santiago river. Power is now
promised the mining concerns of the
two districts about the first of the
coming year.
The main transmission line extends
from the new power plant on the Santi-
ago in direct line to Lo de Guevara,
a point on the Southern Pacific extern
sion near Magdalena- There it branch
es. one line of towers extending to the
Embocada camp of the Amparo Mining
company, in the Etzatlan district. and
the other to the Ell Favor mine, of the
Ell Favor Mining company. in the Hos
totipaquillo district At FL Favor there
will be a switching station, and from
that point pole lines Will carry power
TO the properties Of the Consolidated
Mining company, the Amajac Mines
company, the Virginia & Mexico Mine
q Smelter corporation, the Espada
Mines company and the Mirador Mining
company. The transmission of electric
power is expected to result in making
Hostotipaquillo one of the most impor-
tant milling districts of Mexico.
The capacity of the new reduction
plant Of the Ell Favor Mining company
in the Hostotipaquillo district, now
awaiting the transmission of power to
that district, is being increased by the
installation of two additional tube
mills. There are now two tube mills
in place. The mill has 20 stamps, and
with four tube mills for regrinding 1t
is expected to handle 120 tons Of ore
daily. Systematic development work
has been in progress at the big Ell Fa-
vOr mine for several years, and great
tonnage of ore is blocked.
The Mirador Mining company, con-
trolled by the same New York inter
ests in control of FL Favor. will build
a 100-ton plant during the coming year.
The company owns the Mercedes
Providencia group in the Hostotipaquil-
10 district of this state, and the San
Francisco group across the Santiago
river IN the territory Of Topic. The
plant will be built at the Mercedes
PrOvidencia properties.
The Mexican Iron and Steel compa-
ny, the Boston concern that is purchas-
ing the Tula iron mines, foundry, tim
Der and lands in the Tapalpa district
of this state for 1000, 600 pesos, will
use traction trains for the transporta-
ton Of iron ore from the mines 70 the
foundry The distance is % miles. One
train has been purchased and two more
will soon be ordered Up to this time
the ore has been transported on mule
back.
The Boston company has capital of
IS 100000. Its investments so far total
nearly 100000 pesos, the greater part
of the money having gone to Daniel
Ochoa of this city, the former owner Of
the lula properties. The plans of the
Boston concern call for the erection Of
modern iron and steel works, a tool
and implement factory and a plant for 1
the manufacture of by-products of
charcoal.