El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22

A PAZ. Bolivia, Aug. 22.-The Sa
Francisco exposition Will have a
IL wonderful exhibit showing the
treasure vaults Of the Andes. For
months Bolivia has been collecting
specfmens to show her mineral re-
sources. and she will undoubtedly have
the finest mineral collection shown at
the fair.
The exhibits already prepared fill a
room 20 feet long and 20 feet wide, and
Dr. Manuel Vincente Bolivian, who is
TO take the collection to san Francisco,
tells me that when completed it VIII be
three times this size. The specimens
already collected embrace every sort
of metal, from bismuth and tungsten 10
gold. silver. copper and tin
Bolivia has the richest tin mines OF
the world, and 1t now supplies ABOUT
one fourth OF the worlds prOducllon-
one block Of tin ore 10 be sent 70 me
fair weighs 500 pounds, and OF tnat ~
percent is pure tin This IS IN striking
contrast TO the less than 3 percent ores
Of other parts Of the world Anolner
sample weighs 1900 pounds OF pure IN
It comes from the mines OF SIMON Felt4-
no Who is now the tin king OF the
world. He has an income Of about $780,
600 a month from his tine mines at
Nucia. which seem inexhaustible.
Rich in Copper Ores.
Another large exhibit consists OF
specimens Of copper These come rom
various parts of the country and es-
r,eciaIlv from the mines Of Coracora
and Carangas, where the ore hes IN
LAYERS Of sandstone, nine OF ten 1eet IN
thickness. The copper runs throuen
the sandstone in grains, and all that IS
necessary is TO pulVerize the stone and
wash out the sand You have then the
pure grains Of copper, ready 70 De pul
up in barrels and shipped OH TO Eu-
rope
other copper specimens are ingots or
charuui. some Of which weigh seVeral
bounds. and others are pure copper
in the shape OF seamOsss or IN great
sheets or plates covering many squaIS
feet. 1 saw one such plate that Would
cover a dining table The exhibit VIII
efso have conner water bottles, basins
and utensils made by the INDIANS.
Has Tungsten kings
Another mineral that viii be SHOWN
IN great variety is tungsten used 50
me tungsten comes from the depart
neut Of Potosi. which now supplies the
most OF this metal used in the world
Tbe owners of the mines are known as
the tungsten kings They control the
worlds output and fix the prices.
The exhibit viii contain also many
samples Of silver and golo, IeaG
mixed with silver, and copper ana
grains and nuggets, washed out 3y
the Indians Just outside La Raz the
Spaniards picked up a nugget that
weighed thirty-three pounds and was
worth $1,000. Last year nugget as
big as a palm of a mans hand was
found near the same place
To these specimens VIII be added
some Of blocks Of ore, Weighing three
or more tons, which Bolivia has been
showing at Client, and the whole col
lection will form one Of the finest min
eraI exhibits ever seen at any eNposi-
ton It viii give a fair idea Of the
wonderful possibilities Of the Andes
These mountains are highly miner
allied throughout their whole length
from the gulf Of Darien 10 the strait
Of Magellan. The republic Of Colombia
at the north has added hundreds OF
millions Of dollars worth Of silver and
gold TO the wealth Of the world
Ecuador and Peru have produced vast
sums. and also Bolivia and Chile They
are now washing gold from the sands
at the strait Of Magellan.
silver Mines Of POtOsi.
The greatest Of the silver mines OF
There is a mountain there that has pro-
duced more OF that metal than any
other place in the whole world The
mines were found about fifty-tWo years
after Columbus discovered this hemis-
uhere. and from then on until the l9tf
century the average product was more
than S12.OOO,O0O a year, or Sl,O0O,OO0 z
month, for 294 years- The total sun
amounted to over three billions Of dol
lars. and il is estimated that almost
four billions, have been taken out
TO this day.
The mountain Of Potosi is now hon
eycombed with mines, and the silver