The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 108, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1908 Page: 3 of 4
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MEXICO AND THE ANCIENT
CITY OF GUANAJUATO
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Cecil Rhodes of London and Af-
rica was the great Englishman who
made South Africa famous. He was
one of the world's greatest philan-
thropists leaving a large part of
his great fortune for the education
of the youth from every country
and was recognized as one of the
richest and most successful miners
of the world.
Extract from a speech made by
him a few months before he died:
"In my opinion the richest min-
ing countries in the world are Mex-
ico Peru and Bolivia especially
Mexico. And while Providence has
cast my lot in the opposite section
of the globe I am not blind to the
consensus of opinion as expressed
by scientists and experts that Mex-
ico will one day furnish the gold
silver copper and precious stones
that will build the empires of to-
morrow and make the future cities
of the world veritable new Jerusa-
lems.
"I may not live to see the ful-
fillment of this prediction regarding
Mexico the land of Manana but
many of you will and if you are
wide awake as I believe you are.
you will avail yourself of interests
and positions in the rising tide of
the world's wealth from the mines
of that Aztec country in the western
world."
As an illustration of the richness
of Mexican mines it may be said
that one camp alone the ancient
city of Guanajuato has produced
two-fifths of the entire amount of
silver current in the world and this
by the most primitive methods and
without the aid of the vast amount
of capital now available for the
opening and development of mining
enterprises.
Mexican mines made Spain the
richest empire in the world and
France England and the United
States have been greatly enriched
from the same source.
me ueveiupuieui υι lut? miues
there has been slow owing to wars
and the instability of the govern-
ment. The war with the Spaniards
the French and the Americans and
the numerous revolutions among
the Mexican people themselves have
all retarded the development of the
mineral wealth of the country.
But there has been a recent great
change in the conditions in Mexico
the wars have been stopped the
revolutions suppressed and our lit-
tle sister republic Is again taking
rank as the greatest mining country
In the world. American capital Am-
erican machinery and American
skill and energy are now dominat-
ing Its enormous mineral resources
and the official recorded production
of $6000000000 will be far ex-
ceeded In the near future. The
crude and primitive methods for re-
duction of ores which in many cas-
es did not recover over 50 per cent
of the values are being replaced by
the most up-to-date methods.
Formerly a land of revolutions
capital avoided the insecurity of In-
vesting In'Mexico until the present
stable government of President
Diaz. Millions of dollars of Ameri-
can money^le now being Invested in
Mexican mines and their enormous
production which formerly enriched
the grandees of gpaln will be great-
ly Increased1 and hereafter be paid
' to enterprising American 'Investors.
The awakening of Mexico Is an ac-
complished fact. She has aroused
from her slumbers and is again
leading the world In the production
of the precious metals. The second
conquest of the land of the Monte-
zumas Is now on not by force of
arms this time but by the pleasant
persuasive lrrlsistable Influence of
the almighty dollar—the American
dollar. Cecil Rhodes prediction Is
being fulfilled to the letter and the
Americans the most wide-awake
energetic and enterprising people on
earth are reaping the reward.
Guanajuato Mexico.
"Guanajuato founded in 1654
owes its existence and prosperity to
the fact that It is In the çentre of
THE GREATEST MINING DIS-
TRICT IN THE WORLD."—Ency-
clopedia Britannica. (Vol. XI Page
20C.)
. Mining has been carried on In
Guanajuato for three hundred and
fifty years.
Its deposits of gqld and silver
have been world-famed for centur-
ies; a Frenchman took out of one
mine in 1743 $18000000.00 and
out of another mine in 1763 $12-
000000.00; a Spaniard took out of
one n:lne $11000000.00 and ano-
ther owned a half interest in a mine
that yielded $226000000.00.
Guanajuato holds the wo rid-rec-
ord of One Billion In silver alone
taken out under primitive method·
what shall we expect from her under
modern method· when the few mill*
now In operation are producing
three time· as fast as waa ever done
■ ! 1
before ί;ntl there is but a sprinkling η
of the mills yet to what there will : a
be in a few years. The wildest stor- j s
ies of ancient fiction will paie before j
the actual accomplishment of'
science and invention in this camp
within tlie next quarter century ii
.Modern mining methods are already S
taking millions out of ore that was
thrown on the dump cast into bot-
toms of drifts and passed by be- |
cause if was not of hijih enough !
grade to be handled by old methods. J
The present plants of the district 11
are treating two thousand tons a λ
day. which v.il] yield ten millions '
t $ 1(10000000.00 ) a year profit. It
is safe to say that this will be mul-
tiplied by one hundred within a few a
years. ^
At this point the question may
arise in the mind of the reader!
"How long will it last?" "Will it .
not soon play out?" Not it our life-
time.
The Spaniards have been at it for
nearly four hundred years and have J'
really only scratched the surface.
The deepest of their works was
v
shallow in comparison to what is
(J
being done by modern methods and
A-here they did work they did not
take out over 50 per cent of what
is now considered pay dirt.
Rand & McNally's Geography ]
says: "Three centuries of constant r
productiveness have not been suffi- t
cieiit to exhaust the principal mines
originally worked in Guanajuato
WHILE BY FAR THE LARGER s
PRODUCTION OF THE GREAT ]
VEINS REMAINS UNEXPLORED."
The present cost of mining ores
in the Guanajuato district is not
over one-fourth to one-half of what
it was under old methods while the
saving is now itO to 95 per cent ot 1
the values as against 40 to 60 per
cent with old methods.
It is conceded that Guanajuato 1
leads the world in the low cost to
which the recovery of silver has:'
been reduced. j
The American Mining and Mill- I
lng Company composed of success- j
ful Texas business men with head- .
quarters at Dallas own α 50 acres of1
valuable mineral land in the heart
of the Guanajuato district. On their
properties are located several mines
ÛIIIOJJg LUtîUi !JU« OlUliU Λ.Λ. A ^
mine that was worked a hundred j
years ago by the Spaniards. In this !
one mine they have ιΟΟΟΟΟ tons of
low grade ore which will with the
recent installation of electric power !
in the district and the application ;
of the newly perfected cyanide pro-
cess of extraction net them $8.00
per ton with a stamp mill.
For the purpose of installing this
mill a limited amount of the com-j
pany's full-paid and non-assessable j
stock will be sold in $100 shares
for $25 per share.
A small experimental mill of fif- j
teen stampe has already been in- j
stalled and has just completed a
test run of 100 days which has j
proven conclusively that tjie new
company can pay handsome dlvl- j
dends with a large mill and cyanide j
plant and other modern equipment j
sufficient to handle one thousand |
tons of ore a day. These will be put I
in at once and within 12 months' j
time the first dividend will be paid.
Already hundreds of: thousands !
of ^dollars have been spent in the !
development of these properties we !
hare a gravity railway of steel from
the mine to the mill over one mile
in length. The mine Is equipped j
throughout with chutes for the cheap |
and rapid handling of the ore. A j
telephone system has been put In !
connecting the mine and the mill |
and both are supplied with electric !
lights. We have an Invaluable gov- !
eminent franchise on the waters of |
the Santa Anna and La Joya rivers :
for milling purposes and hold per-1
feet titles to all our properties.
IT IS NOW NOTHING MORE
NOR LESS THAN A MANUFAC-
TURING PROPOSITION. WHAT
RISK THERE WAS WE TOOK AT
AN EXPENSE OF HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. BE-;
FORE INVITING YOU TO JOIN
US. It is a matter of running a
large amount of raw material
through modern appliances. THE
PROFIT IS SURE.
W. S. Davis of Guanajuato the 1
financial agent of the American
Mining and Milling Company Is at
the Rogers Hotel in Waxahachle for
a few days and will take pleasure In 1
explaining the proposition fully.
Decrease in Death I ta to. j
Philadelphia August S.—A de-j'
crease in the death rate irora tuber- 1 j
culosls of 15 per cert is reported by
the department of public health in I
this city as compared with similar '
periods last year. It la believed that :
the lower motality rate la due to
the educational campaign against ! ι
the "whit· plague" which la now be- j j
lng carried on la Philadelphia.
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IN THE CHURCHES. ♦
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Catliollc Church.
There will be services al the
ailiolic church tomorrow. First
lar.s at 8 a. m.. second mass at 9:30
m. All are cordially invited to the
«■vices. .1. M. Byrne Pastor.
Methodist.
Sunday school 9:30 a. ni. Preach-
ig 1 I a. m. Junior league 4 p. m.
enior league 7 p. m. No preaching
night as I am going to the camp
leeting at Bethel. J. T. McCLURE.
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First Baptist Church.
Services Sunday morning and even '
ig with sermons by the pastor Wm j
[. N'evins. Morning subject: "^he j
ondage of Love." Evening subject I
The Poor Man's Cry." A full at- j
■ndance is requested by the pastor
t the Sunday school and the Β. Y. [
. IT. meetings.
i
Christian Church.
J. B. Boen will speak both mom-
îg and evening. Subjects: lia. m.
ersonal Influence. Eight p. m.
iho To Hear and How to Hear
unday school 10 a. m. Strangers in
le city are invited to all services
he divine ordinance of baptism
111 be administered during the
vening services.
First Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m. W. E. :
lcKnight Supt. Preaching services
1 a. m. and 8 p. m. League 7 p.
ι. Rev. J. N. Ivy will preach at both
ervlces.
There will be stereopticon views ;
η the life crucifixion and ascen- :
ion of Christ at night service. \
jveryone welcome. Leonard Gill. !
Senior 11. Y. P. IT.
Subject: Missionary Outlook.
Leader: Mr. C. L. Bunkley.
Missionary progress in the east- |
•rn hemisphere. Willie Todd.
Special music.
Missionary progress in the wes-
ern hemisphere. Robt. Crow.
Evangelization of the world a
lomraaud of our Lord. Miss Ida '
îray. i
Closing exercises.
Program Westminster League.
Leader: Floy Fincher.
Opening song.
Prayer.
What was the sin of Miriam and
\aron and what was their punish-
ment? John Mizell.
For what purposes were spies sent1
into Canaan? Was this a sin? Effie
Velte. j
the land? Willie Fern Kennedy.
What ein did the people commit j
ind what was the punishment Qod j
ironounced upon them? Harris Mc-'
[ntosh.
What became of the spies who j
vere sent into the land of Canaan? '
Vernon White.
What did the people do when
hey saw what had befallen the spies i
ind what was the result of their at- ;
empt? Robt. Buie.
Epworth League. ·
Devotion.
Song—"Fast Falls the Eventide."
Resp. Read.—Ps. 34 led by Irma
2ole.
Song—Coronation.
Scripture—John xxv 15-22 and 2
?or. v 11-19.
Prayer closing with Lord's Pray-
;r.
What is required of self In order
ο become a christian? S. E. Bales.
What is required to live as a
christian should? Jas. Campbell.
What is required to meet death
is christians should? Mrs. Edwards.
Sentence prayers for these re-
lu'rements. Compare the passing of
ielflshnes3 from the lives of Peter
ind Paul. Alta Bratcher.
Bible illustrations by al'. leaguers.
Doxology.
League benediction.
Million Dollar Golf Links
Port Arthur Texas August 8.—
îolf links with a club house and
jther improvements will be con-
itructed at a total cost of nearly a
niillon dollars at the home of John
iW. Gates. Work has commenced on
he magnificent tract of 750 acres
mrchased for the purpose by
îatee for $100000. Construction of
he linkB and club house will follow
ilans derived from a study of the
>est links in Europe.
THE CONSTIPATION EVIL.
s Ree|M>neible for Most Cases of
Piles.
Constipation paralyzes the blood
essels of the lower bowel and often
«uses plies. Women and all other
ndoor workers are the most fre-
luent sufferers. But curing constl-
lation atone won't cure piles. A «pe-
lai cedlclno is needed—internal
reatment to strengthen the flabby
'elns and start pure blood circulat-
ng.
Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid is the
inly internal pile cure. Sold under
ruarantee. IT at B. W. Fearls Waxa-
lachie Texas or Dr. Leonhardt Co.
ttation B Buffalo. Ν. Y. Write for
looklet. d9
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• ANNOUNCEMENTS. ♦ '
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Kor Sheriff—
riENRY FORBES.
For County Clrrk—
JOHN M. LOGGINS.
for County Attorney—
CHARLEY PIPPEN.
?or Tax Assessor—
JACK KILLEBREW
for County Collector—
GEO. C. SWEATT.
H'or County Treasurer—
JOHN JOHNSTON JR.
For Constable Precinct No. 1—
J. J. McCALPIN
For Justice Peace Precinct No. 1 .-
M. H. PINCH.
Look at that smile on the cook's
'ace she knows the dinner will be
ill right for the Roast came from
he North Side Market and she is
lure of the quality and quantity of
t. I handle only the best Meats.
H. N. Nycum
NORTH SIDE SQUARE
ERWIN ι coon
1ENEKAL oontractohs and
BUILDERS.—HOUSE PLANS
A SPECIALTY.
Manufacturers or planing mill
roducte of all kinds. A few days
lore only for reduced prices on
ouse ecreens. Office at mill on
Duth Monroe street near Katy
•eight depot. S. \V. Phone 4 90.
7AXAHACHIE PLANING MILL CO
8. 9. Erwln Mitr
Use the
Independent
Phone
Ellis Co. Independent
..Telephone Company..
F. S. EATON Mgr.
¥
FINE. !
is the verdict of all
who have expressed
their opinions on
¥
Enterprise Publishing Co's
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Fans! Fans! Fans!
Get you a fan and keep cool.
We have plenty of both Ceiling and Desk Fans in stock. ♦
Phone us and we will do the rest.
Waxahachie Electric 4 Gas |
COMPANY
Bread is the Foundation
To every meal we eat. To have a good
substantia! meal the foundations must
be the best. .....
"TOWN TALK" FLOUR.
makes the best bread of any flour be-
cause it is the best flour made
Sold by first-class grocers.
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Ownby, W. A. The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 108, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1908, newspaper, August 8, 1908; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1071292/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .