El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-13

~ an one Of the recent members
Of the colony Of American retu-
gees from chihuahua now tenn
pcrariIy and impauently waiting in FL
Paso for the troubles in Mexico TO END
Sc as to return there and operate ny
mine" said James Clayton. one OF the
prominent American mining men o.
northern Mexico today in the Hotel
sheldon lobby
II had everything ready to besin
mining operations on an extensive
scale when the reVo noIe Of nc
mining companies have been as
turbed seriously in western Chlh I'd
and there is probably no danger IN t.5S
future We all hope the IrOGble WI
60 md SO we can resume operations
However we generally deem II pIO-
dent 10 cease for a Whlle-
Mr. Clayton is well Know y oS a. -
old timers in FL PasO, having FORMER
IL been In the cattle business IN norlu-
e-r Chihuahua and southern New Mex
leo He mas had all the ups anu uoWHs
of a western man. way -, go - ~ in
he was in the cattle business o1sI IA
-ba Ea,-isDe district Meeting Win re-
verses ne concluded to try prospeclIls,
and I'm 1886 began prospecIuS IL
1v-i1as in the Sierra Mares de started
--It w-frb $40 capital, and without any
C,-ts55a assistance, and almost without
- mining knowledge or experience,
made a fortune IN H cbiaI95sb ma
Evyarv time he got 500 or SzuO aheau
for services rendered; ne So 80 III
-for the mountains many IlIuv9' So, So
H.. II -1ade a water haul Dut kept
~ Int riding and on the so ali
-. +;r7a Finally / took charge or the
-,-boIesale cOmmtssary OF lHe Coil 'La ~
49, furnishing supplies 70 tLe suo
Contractors who were conSlIuSttHS '-41
COtIt- q o7,- west of chihuahua
ram go Founds n New City.
Co.. +ir1e about Is years ago ne Sc
cured a floating opuon on a. sIua -l %
Ii Of land from the Mexican owner
-, --as by It's terms, TO be Where-
eve~ the Chihuahua-PaclIlc IallIoau
sbCI11d establish its station AS soon as
si-'l u-+s+ion was established. he with
~, SEe .sCciates. Dale Bros, OF Chihua-
Us ms --71Tveved and plotted a townsite,
d mile square. around the station ne
railroad Fought them lleFcSIy, DuI lIey
a. - The new town they founded (
y. lrf-scs one OF the most flOurlshing
5C,+-Dg i'm western Chihuahua IL Is IN
60 --15dst of the beautiful valley in tie
t,-,---.-o df-trict, q valley two TO six |
~ 49, --fde and IS miles long. The VAL |
NJ now under cultivation and is /
evcaedingly fertile, growing all kinds |
Of lain. grass, beans. corn, potatoes /
- F,71ffs of the temperate zone. Much I
- - land is what is called TEN Z
1872 which raises crops by natural 1
P1I-rs11- and the balance is irrigated I
~ - soo,rrders Of the town put in Wa I
ter system. the. plant pumping water /
frorl tbe river into steel tanks OF co. /
I-oS gsii0ns each. which furnished wa /
- - the new town Lots sold fast
and soon they had sold $4,000 worth or /
- Then the town began to boom. /
M stiiI own a large area Of land /
her and own the waterworks, which
y,eid handsome income
Locks out for Mines.
r,.-t.,- This time Clayton kept his
eyes on the lookout Tor mines mes. He made
80 So, the Republica- He went out To
IooI< az the mine when il was mere
-,,,-,e,,.c+ owned by Gibbs and White. Z
= 49, saw the mine, Gibbs only had
a prospect shaft down % feet deep"
80 a-SSnIed some OF the rock. pam
nfnr silver wires. I tore a slip from
mn memorandum book. and made notes
on If I entered in IT $4,000 gold. ana /
under This S25. 600 in six months. $50
G6O IN one year, and 100000 in rs
months, ana handed II 10 GIoos with