San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
PAYING GOLD
IS FOUND IN
OLD CLAIMS
Renewed Activity Noted in
Districts Around
Oaxaca.
CAMPS BUILDING UP
Section Explored by Amer
leans Thirty Years
Ago.
CAMPS BUILDING UP

Oaxacs. Mex, April THE redis-
covery of a large gold district, about
eighteen miles east of Ejutla, a town
at the terminus of the railway branch
of that name and some 20 miles south
of here is causing quite a stir in local
mining circles.
Hundreds of claims have been de-
nounced and Ernesto Robert, promin-
Iient in political and mining circles
since the days of General Diaz, says
that be had no doubt the district will
prove to be a second FL Orc.
The district was explored to a small
extent by Americans some 30 years
ago, but the riches of what is now the
Taviehe camp, located the railroad,
attracted them away and the later dis
turbances of the revolutions prevented
their re-entering the section until three
years ago.
Since that time the apparent mother
lode has been discovered and much
work done. A cart road has been con-
structed and some machinery is al
ready on the ground.
Water in abundance for all milling
purposes is there and the conditions
are generally favorable.
Good Gold Values.
In the smaller veins, gold values
running up to 300 grams are common
and one very large vein carrying 40
gram values has been cut. The min
eralized area covers considerable dis
trict, most OF which has already been
denounced.
At the San Martin mine, about 30
miles south of here and on the railroad
to Ejutla, the overhauling of the mill,
which has been underway for the past
three months, is about completed and
il is expected that experimental opera
ton will begin before May l.
This is one of the largest and most
complete plants in the state, owned by
Mr.. Domville, Of Canada, who has as
sociated with him Capt. Is. Harmon, OF
Los Angeles, former army officer
and for a long time Connected with the
United States district engineers Of
flee in that city.
These two gentlemen respectively
head the administrative and mechani-
cal departments, while Mr.. Kline, an
American, has charge of the metal
lurgic operations. The ore is gold and
silver.
Work 1875 Men.
The Mexico Corporation is working
about 12j men at the Escuadra mine,
in Tayiche, and shipping some. very
high grade ore, as is also the san
Juan mine in the same camp. Cowan
and Englehart are developing on their
mine near Peras and G. G. Goldberg
of California has just arrived to take
up development of his property near
Ocotlan.
There is a general livening up OF
mining conditions in all of the terri
tory tributary to this city and it is be-
{ lieyed that this year will see resump-
ton of work on all the properties of
commercial value.
The difficulty which exists at the
present time is lack of milling accom-
modations for the. local ores, which
necessitates only high-grade being
shipped, this being the only ore which
will show a profit, on account OF the
long haul to the smelter, but it is now
pretty well assured that at least two
mills will 20 up in the Tayiche camp
during the year.
The completion Of either OF these
will insure immediate resumption OF
work on a number of mines, the own
ers only awaiting positive evidence of
construction being started on the mills
to begin operations. -,
1t is commonly reported that the
Penoles Company has taken an option
on the famous Conejo Blanco mine at
Tayiche, the price named in the con-
tract being S50O,000. This is one of
the big mines of the district and has
produced upwards of 100000 in
profits, with apparently immense ore
bodies ready to take out.
The property is owned by a COM
pany headed by Emil Beck, president
of the Mexico City Banking Corpora
ton, and has heretofore been valued at
100000.