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

, out asking him what price he held the
! property at He accepted my offer.
I then sent IL up to the 81 Paso people
WAC bought Il for the sum Of Sz50.o09
/ gold 81 is no trouble TO sell a good
Z mine in the Sierra Madre.
CIaytOu's Strenuous Life.
i have led q strenuous life in Mexico,
having Travelled thousands of miles.
said he over the Sierra Madres. I have
crossed the ArOs and other rivers often
er than any Apache ever did Snow, ice
and flood never phased me When !
mide up my mind 10 go anywhere I
generally went one morning about 1
o'clock I came to that river and found
10 MeNicans and Pima indians VINO had
been camped there for over 10 days.
waiting for the river 10 lower. ] asked
why they didn't cross. Its mUy alto
VERY high) and danger GUS said they.
win long pole 1 sounded the river
and found IL very deep. I made a boat
by wrapping a large canvas around two
large beer boxes 1 had been packing
Then l drove my mules into the river,
Out the current was too swift for them
TO cross ana they were swept back TO
the ShOrefOn the same side below FL
nally they crossed Then I padded
over on my boat. making several trips
10 carry portions Of my effects. Once
tile flood swept me TO the very brink
Of a waterfall and I barely escaped
certain death To give you an idea
OF the force and volume Of the cur
rent ! would state that I could hear
DOuluerS Weighing many tons gong
w CA A--E -1AAa AlAc liz nLnLn2- Ire
Ter there was 80 Feet deep. 90 feet
wide and rushing with great velocity
4 made the same fOrding later on wiz
alexander brOQle. manager OF the Bato-
plIas mines Many a time I've had TO
sit up all night on account of the cold
ram sat up all night like a horse.
SouIun sleep for the water. But
never turned back when / once set o11+-
ana nave travelled the Sierras from New
Mexico clear down TO Alamos on pros.
pectlng trips. ] tell YOU it beats stavfng
around town and IL pays in the long
run My experience may be of intaras+
10 many a young man who wants IA
make a fortune.
Clayton's Advice to FL Pnso Youths.
nave never acquired many pros
Pects- L was very careful to select a
good one. Eighteen wears ago I zrsrtaf
out Tor the Sierra with only 40 Mexican
pesos Tor my capital and never have
-.lU any assistance from anyone. There
e-e HdluFelS of young men in this
low VINO II they would ger out and
LiCSpect Tor mines. and would locate
tIen ana so 20 work on them. Instead I
OF Iying around the plaza or trying 10
W. schemes TO sell stock on the
curp. would get rich. It takes men of I
nerve and push TO do things Lots OF
men men say: II 1 only had some capital I
" 1 9lu mine Let them do as 7 did Find I
ilAeIy looking vein and go 10 digging. I
/ began by breaking up sulpnide rock I
win a hammer, for want OF crusher, |
ana built small jig and jiggsd the ore /
li'ls manner succeeded i'm making the /
Ilrsl shipment 10 smelter and made a I
ECou STAKE w ny know of numerous {
races IN western Chihuahua where
there are sulphIde ores. copper pvrftes.
carr ING kold and silver. where a man \
can put up small crusher. ifEs and /
Greens, requiring only small capital
and can take out at least $1,000
month ] have done III r1vsa1f down
there The Old Sierra Madres are the
IInesl mineral country ON the Amer
N
} Dung men.
The way did was to hand ifa- nv
own ore In this way I have taken 0us 1
and shipped about 30 cars OF hand SORT
ed ores and concentrates. sv-raegfr.sr
from % l-Z TO 80 percent cODper. haIf
an ounce gold and a ounces silver. NV
shipments ran from $3.50 to $4,000 per
car.
Millions I'm Ore Body.
Now ] am arranging here to install |
3u-ton concentrating mill on our mine. |
We shall buy your machinery I'm Ell |
Faso- our mine is called the Hidalgo
and is owned by the Virginia Mining.