The border vidette., 1918-02-09
"A MINERAL KINGDOM"
Mining Activity in Mexico Returning to | Normal Conditions.

In the HfSG interview gwen to the press since his arrival in New York about two weeks ago to assume the duties of Consul General of Mexico, Senor Adolfo de la Huerta on Saturday gave to a representative of the Indus trial and Mining Age his views on the revival of mining in Mex | ico, says the Industrial and Min l ing Age. The Consul considers the mining outlook in the south ern Republic as brighter thar ever before. He is particularly enthusiastic as to the silver mines of Mexico, the total pro- duction of which approximates $4, 500, 100000. He pointed out the intensity with which mining all over the Republic has devel- oped, calling attention to the splendid fashion in which the mines in the states of Hidalgo, | Mexico, Zacatecas and Guana- juato have entered an era of great prosperity.
 Before leaving Mexico for New York, Senor de la Huerta stop ped over in Sonora, his native State, where he remained sew eral weeks. He served for over a year as the Civil Governor of Sonora, being succeeded only about five monts ago by the pre- sent incumbent, General Plutar- co Elias Gales. The splendid record he made in the admins tration of the affairs of that E@ @l, ,..lr l11 1,N role he played in the revolution | ary movement headed by Senor | Venustiano Carranza and in the | Department of the Interior, where he served for more than year under the Constitutional Govern ment, eminently fit him for his work as Consul General. It is certain, therefore, that his ad- ministration of the office will bring about better understa nd ing between his country and the United States.
 l. Senor de la Huerta is a young man of progressive ideas and has an attractive and forceful personality. He is the proud possessor of a large gold medal presented to him by the Mayo IndianS~as evidence of their es- just manner in which he con- ducted affairs affecting their land interests.
 Questioned as to mining con- ditions in the southern Repub blic, particularly in the State of Son. ora, Senor de la Huerta said:
 It is a source of great satis- faction to me to be able to say that mining activity in Mexico is rapidly returning to normal con- ditions and that the outlook for the industry is very bright. As all those who have investigated are aware, Mexico is great treaSure-houSe of minerals. It has other vast resources, of course, but on account of it's great production of the precious metals, it is best known as a mining country. While the de- velopment of all resources is making good headway, mining is leading in the rehabilitation of the nation, and the future output of silver to say nothing of other metals, will make the production of the past, great as it has been, appear comparatively insignif1- cant.
 Throughout the Republic mining companies which have
 been operating on reduced scale are returning to normal conditions, and companies whose
 properties have been idle for several years have resumed or 7 are preparing to resume opera
 tons. The mine operators of Mexico, native and foreign, are
 keenly alive to the opportunity
 afforded by the stellar position silver has attained and can be
 depended upon to exert theil
 utmost efforts to place the na-
 tion once more in the lead as 8
 producer of silver in the short , est possible time.
 "Sonora is in itself minera kingdom. Notwithstanding its } great output of silver, copper , and gold in the past, the State has hardly been scratched anc it has yet to gain it's greatest fame as a producer of these me r tals. Sonora is leading all other States in mining operations anf } the future for the nduStry there