Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-16
I J. II. ROBINSON RETURNS FROM
INTERESTING TRIP TO MENICO

Engineer J. II. Robinson returned
lat Friday from = i've Eeslzs' trip in
% Old Ne1lcg, where he WeHt la the
interest OF E.aEtsTu capitalists To
look over and report upon : mining
property near the city OF Ameca, in
the s.4te u Jlll5c0.
Mr. Robinson went into Mexico by
way gf p IlsD and Jlarez, thence
-Duth a.ug % Mexico City, where he
TUNED E--t ol q bElrrh lane TO Quad
aisJaFa- the capital of JlIsco. He
sent on % Amnca. q city Of abou,
1900 population where he examined
The property lE which his eastern
'usl1E are gaterg. Ted. The property
a- . UrE gold, silver and lead propo-
slLUu, situated -l q particularly fine
mineral Cp-lt.y. one Ut the richest
copper pTDa poets iH the World il 10 b.
found Iu this vicinity, running from
i#O 10 EeEeE per cent IN copper.
Ordinary commercial copper ore viii
average about one and 0ne-half per
cent The owner Of this property
Vas forced 20 leave the country dur
ing the revolution 10 Mexico, and the
present unsettled condition, together
WEih the l0w proe Uf copper, have
preveHtd resumption Of work or
the property.
The mining outlook Is now begin
ming TO brighten up in Mexico, as a
result Of the quIetIEg down Of the
revolutionary foryes- Obregon, the
pTestlt executive Of the republic. has
been well backed up by the people.
Who are sick and tired Of the revolu-
uOn, and has restored some senblance
Of organized government to Mexico.
He Is particularly anxious 10 secure
the favor Of all Americans coming in
10 the republic, in order that formal
recognition may be gained from tn
United States. Every passenger
train thruout the country carres
with IL a carload Of federal soldier
TO ward of the few remaining bands
Of outlaws.
Mr.. Robinson states that most of
the really troublesome bandits have
been killed of except 4 few big ones
like Villa, who have been bought of
with huge estates. But the Mexican
peope are 30 thorOly bored with the
bandits that they can easily counter
ance any conceivable means of silenc-
ing them. In Ameca alone, a city Of
about 5000, about 1000 bandits and
citizens were killed during the ten
years revolution.
Practically all forms Of industry.
and particularly the mines, were
forced to close down during the reto-
luton, and but few have re-opened AZ
this time. The abandoned mine build
ings were in many cases wrecked and
looted beyond all hope of resuming
operations. The machinery will b.
repaired, which means considerablc
initial outlay, which is more or les
impossible during the present mining
depression. One large America
mining company employing about 100
men. continued 10 operate their mine
about ten miles from Ameca, but
every man was heavily armed and
strong guard posted at all times. This
company produced their bullion and
shipped il under their own guar,
practically without loss.
An additional heavy overhead ca
pense 10 mine operators in Mexico Is
the II per cent gross production tax
taken by the government, so il may
be readily seen that an extremely high
grade proposition is the only one that
can be worked at this time.
Jahsco state is a particularly fertile
agricultural section. Altho situated
not far from the Pacific coast, the
mountains rlse precipitousiy, and the
capital. the beautiful city of Guadala-
jara, is about 5000 feet elevation.
Some of the finest wheat in the world
is grown in this section. and right
beside 1t may be found coffee. bananas
and other tropical fruit. Strawber-
ries grow the year around. Agricul-
tural methods are a full hundred
years behind those of the United
States. Flowing is still being done
with crooked stick, and the harvest |
ing of the wheat is done with the use
of n sickle, not even using a scythe |
and cradle. 1t is doubtful whether |
modern farming machinery would be
welcomed among the ignorant poems
of that section.
Mr.. Robinson reports a very hot 1
and dusty trip, but remarks that the
general low average of education and
intelligence in Mexico does not ex-I
tend into the brewing industry. Al
number of American equipped brew |
cries thruout Mexico are turning out |
u very fair product
Upon his return, Mr.. Robinson |
went on to Cleveland, Ohio, where he |
made report on the property he had
examined.