Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-07
MEXICAN MINES ENTER
PERIOD OF PROSPERITY
Favorable Weather and Ample
Capital Act as Strong
Impetus to Industry

MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov. 6.-With
the passing of the rainy season mining
development operations are showing a
revival. 1t is expected that all of the
mountain roads, which during the pc
riod of heavy rains become more or
less impossible, Will soon be in good
shane again and that the transporta-
tion of machinery for mines and mills
over them will no longer be hindered.
In the more arid localities the rains
have served to provide an adequate
water supply for regular operations
until the next rainy season rolls
around.
The American Mexico Mining and
Development company's mines in the
Velardena district Durango, which
have been idle for several years, are
to be reopened for development. Opera
tions for the present will be confined
to some of the richer properties, where
proved veins are available for ore eX-
traction. 1t is announced in this con-
nection that the company will ship
its ore to either tie smelter at Velar-
dena or the one at Torreon, instead
of placing the San Lorenzo smelteF In
operation.
An old gold and silver mine in the
municipality of Rosamorado, Tepic,
owned by w. H. Hartgrove of Aca-
poenta, will soon be reported. 1t is
said to contain rich ore.
A promising gold and silver claim
in the Huicila camp, in the Dulces
'Nombres Mountains, Jalisco, is to be
developed by ]. w Sharpless of Van
couver, B. G. He recently applied to
the government for title to the prop
erty.
The Compania Negotiation Minera
de San Rafael de Pachuco has added
to it's electrical equipment and also
installed additional stamps and tube
mills.
Many new mining claims have been
located in the Guanaiuato district re-
Gently. Some of them are to be oper-
ated by the larger mining concerns,
and others are to be worked as inde-
pendent properties. The Guanajuato
Reduction and Mines company,
through Henry P. Smith, has In
creased it's holdings by denouncing a
claim under the name of Minute" in
the Mellado section. Several denounce-
ments of claims have also been made
in the Pozos and other districts of the
state.
The Estrella del Sur is the name
OF a new mine which the Gemelos
Mining and Milling company is pre-
pairing to develop ir the Mineral de Ia
Playa district, Guanajuato.
The Cinco Minas company, which
operates the Cinco Minas group of
mines in the Hostotipaquillo district,
Jalisco, expects to place the order for
it's proposed 250-ton reduction plant
the latter part of the present year.
Several carloads of the ore will be
shipped to the United States for
thorough tests in order to determine
the best method of treating it. The
company recently made arrangements
with the Chapala Hidry Electric and
Irrigation company of Guadalajara
for the use of electric power to be
furnished by the latter company at
the rate OF 800 horsepower a year:
Steps are now being taken to build
a branch transmission line to the Cinco
Minas company from the main line
of the electrical concern. The Clnco
Minas company has also acquired
water rights in the vicinity of Tequila,
Jalisco, which are capable of general
ing 1000 horsepower. In view of the
contract that it has just entered into
with the Chapala Hydro Electric and
Irrigation company, it is probable that
1t will not install It's own hydro-elec-
trio plant, as was originally proposed.
Under it's new ownership there has
been more than 100000 tons of ore,
running about $25 a ton in value,
blocked out by the company in its
mines.
The rich ore which Is being taken
out in the development operations is
being shipped to the smelter at the
rate of about seventy tons a month.
This ore runs from five to ten kilos
silver and from fifty to ninety grams
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