El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1903 Page: 6 of 8
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KL PASO MORNING TJMKS. ‘ITESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1903.
ENTERPRISE UNDER WAY
BIC TUNNEL FOR GUANAJUATO
' MINES.
Project Started to Ralec Twenty Mil-
lion Dollars to Drain Valuable Prop-
erties so as They Can Be Worked
to Greater Depth—Mining Notes.
Thr project for the digging of a
I< ng tunnel for the purpo.se of drain-
ing the mines of Guanajuato, Mexico,
h<> that they tan l>e worked at a mtjrb
Rteater depth than at any time In the
part hidA fair to la- the mor.t Impor-
tant enterprise ever undertaken In
mining In Mexico. Mining men of the
famous ramp believe that It would
prove fabulously profitable. One of
thi most prom In nt of tlieao speaks
of the project In a highly favorable
way:
"While It In eotmervatlvely esllnin-
led that In order to complete the tun-
m l It will be necessary lo provide the
company with at Iphm S20.fi0o.Ml0." lie
said, "there is no doubt that those In-
terested ran cattily raise that amount.
Among those who are chiefly Inter-
ci led In the project Is Mr l-andero,
I lie millionaire min owner of 1 -
chpen. whole- strength flnanr tally Is
tn l a» to Kunarantee aticeesa.
"The scheme Involves the tapping
of the mother v.'ln of tiuanajtialo at
leant 100 feci below the low r! level
now being winked In Me' digging of
the tunnel the many tunnels or drifts
aln ady In existence a,id connected lo
a distance of about three miles will
be made line of. Thc.io tunnels of
course, will not serve us means of
diiiltiliig the rein. All Ihat ean be
done with them to make connections
for the purpose of supplying the very
richest ores of the ramp, aggregat
log millions of tons, it is safe to estl
mate ttint within ton yours after the
completion of the undertaking Guana
Junto will add to the wealth of tie-
world In previous metals at least
$400,110(1,000.
Copper company whose works are at
Conception riel Oto In the state of
Zacatecas, there Is a mammoth de-
posit of lead and copper ore and has |
to be, to keep running the big redur i
Hon plant which consists of copper
furnaces, four b ad furnaces, and a I
IlrMiemer plant for purifying the cop- !
per. In addition the company owns a j
railroad ISO kilometers long, running
from Saltillo to Conception d I Oro.
S/r.m tho mine to the plant are twenty !
kilometers of overhead tramways.
The president of the company Is Will-
iam Purcell, who Is at the head of one !
of the oldest hanking hours, a In the!
j republic, and the general manager I*
Joseph Lynch. The company I* a
Mexican organisation, but mo, t of the
stockholders are Knglltthmm. For sev-
eral years (Ids company has been eb
daring dlvld ndg of about 4b per cent
annually. The company give; employ-
no nt to about 4000 men.
• • •
Rich Gold Strike Made.
Oaxaca Mcx.. Aug HI.—There Is
lull lire excitement here over the find
log of another wonderfully rich gold Douglas, In the Cnlmllona mountains
Climax Mine.
At the Climax mine near l*r« -reft.
Alls the company has seven shafts
on Ibis property with the prospects
of ns many more under the proposed
development scheme. The old mill
had been Idle so long tlml the new
owners determined to practically
make a new one of it. and to that end
erected a new concrete foundation
under lhe battery of ten stamp; put
in two new concentrators and erected
new eyanldlng tanka besides bank
houses, blacksmith shop mid other
necessary buildings for a well con-
ducted mine Including a new tram
way Mr. Truman would not nay
when the more aellv development
v.rrk would commence but It would
re! be until ev< ylhlng was In firit
class shape, and that would be short-
ly and then the Climax would be
heard of ns a producer as II was for
years In the part
Improvement In Market.
Advices from Mi all I gun give out the
information that there Is i-nniidcruldc
Improvement In the stock market
there, caused by the demand for good
slocks in iioston and few York und
aim that beginning with H pternbor
all look for another trig demand for
copper stocks of the mines now deed-
oping in Arinina and Hotmru and
throughout the southwest.
Demand for Stock,
The Santa Itosa Mining company
which owns the Santa Rosa mint* near
d poult .it KJ Ilf In. which wa< ace I
ilc t.telly (Uncovered by ari Indian
Mayor Salazar of Kjuflit, In company
xv If ft a Mtidiet. took up the first two
ell,Iras nod they have him offered a
li.rgc sum for them, but will not sell.
pul their stock on the market last
week and over half of the blea k allot-
ted was sold In two days. The direc-
tors of the company are well pleased
with the way In which the stock has
sold and have refused an offer for (lie
a i gold abounds and bows 40 per cent : remainder of the block to la; taken by
Of the yc llcnv met.il, All mining iin n one man,
b if, as well as many business men i - - ■ ■■■- „
and lawyers, have gone la a wild
rush lo Kjulla and are denouncing
urine;: if (s probably (lie richest
most extensive gold dirt:lit yet
ills. i,V" -I'd In this country.
Going to Douglas.
Walter John, assayer for the Mit-
chell Copper company In fhlatieeiigo,
Guerrero, Is exiM’i'ted to arrive in
Douglas this week. Mr. Julius was
lor many years chief chemist In the
Copper Queen laboratory. Mr. John Is
in El Paso.
Plant Boino Built.
If. C, G i ber, »««l. laid general man I well known
! i; i 'I the Yncpil K in' It 1 ii K and He j —,—„—
linin'.', iaimpany. hnitnunecs lb I llilii j Promising Samples,
•err,pany. iie.irlv all of whom arc from I r Klneulde is In Douglas front
tin* Cnlmllona dfMtrlrt. Ho. took with
liii.i a Hack of KumploB of copper nr*
fion> a Icdpf? four feet in width. Th*;
pmpnty Ihm about two nilbn cast of
Hi Mcudc A'* Short property. For top
Toledo. Ohio, have in course of con-
rfruction to tic> coniphted this fall.
J» one hundred and twcnty-tlve ton
n->tbnt rmchcr. h Is slhiHted on
I he hank of the Vaipil river at a point ,(1 tI|l ii|if
about sixty miles b low Haute. Nlttn i jn, |.‘'Vt"’fonks ‘fine.'
and Is named after Toledo. M Is , _
('(to I rueleil nf the latest and lies I I Fit,„
I»islide machinery that could be id, | „ , „Flnc sPeclmen»'
lamed and will be of untold benefU In ,)r' 1 0. Sawyer has fixed up a
the many Imlllon producers of th, v"y “<trnellvo show of specimens
Urc:, and Balmm I pa districts I1...... dim rent mines In northern Bo-
Hume uf them arc very haml-
Hcld Up Watchman.
Vancouver, II Aug III Four
masked men belli up the wiilibinun
of the PcHilicrntoiiliiiiigli mine In At
lnu Alaska, and secured $20,001)
werlli of gnlil dust collected In the
slulcea (luting the day,
Nearly Completed,
The large linin'I being dug b.v John
I* Snyder near the /.arngusa mine nt
the terminus of the Mineral Hell mil
road Mexico, which wits begun aboul
smeii mimItik ago fur the purpose of
reaching a bed of rich ore la Ur
tael,main, is nearing completion.
Budding Completed.
The building for the Ideal i.lamp
mill is complete,) and ready for flie*
machinedy. which will sism begin to
arrive Muperlntondi-nt Haratio an
vry busy iirepniing for the plant.
The Ideal people ale eerlaialy to be
ecd'gralnlaleil upon their good for
Don in securing sue It good mineral
pii petty Th, lllnke gtoup Is a win-
ner Prescott Herald.
Gladstone Mine.
A! the Uladstonc nilno, near Mc-
Cabe, Art/.., !ir, men are einplnyed and
tin y nre shipping a eai'Uittil of ore
each (lav to Val Verdi Jm-t now
thi y lire prosertltlng work on the tiOO
foot level and have the drift in n
eeiiple of hundred feet.
Looking Promising.
Out of the Mark Twain camp. Ail
zi nu, things are looking very good,
Jim McDonald and Ills purl tier who
ate operating it have tnet with very
good mreess and In the face of their
tunnel they have twelve feet of very
good ore. most of which will tie shin
ping. Jual now they are about llultdi
Ing another shipment lot to Val V, rile
amt from appearaneeH tt will net them
filly ns much ns the last ear which
was very satisfactory.
nora.
sonic and there are also some valu-
able ones in the collection. The spec-
imens tire to be sent to the world's
fall.
On a Vacation.
ITei| Hitch, bookkeeper and cashier
in the general ofllce of tie MoelezuniB
Mining company at Nacozurl. passed
Hnough Douglas Saturday on his way
I *' Du ITu'lfle const for u month's va
cation.
Palaminas Mines.
At the I'alnmliins mines. In Sonora,
II legs are progressing with n bust
(■ess like manner. The ramp now has
a population Of over SOI) people, and
I here an over 200 men employed ill
the Polamlnns mine, developing the
property. A very rich stringer of
gold on was struck last week, mid
shows permanency as development,
work continues. Stock In this cum
pony took a big Jump Iasi we k on
Die strength of this new strike and
holders In Douglas would not part
with theirs' al even a considerable
advance.
III* Hu 111 One of (lie, rs-rninlela.
The Jlrltlsh museum, the great Euro-
pean storehouse of things out of the
ordinary, has hundreds of Egyptian
mummies of nil dynasties carefully
slowed tiwny wltldn Its walls. Home of
these nre comparatively recent efforts
tt euihalminjr, and other* dale hitch to
the "wide revolving shades of centu-
ries past." The oldest of the entire col-
lection is the mummy of Mykerinos.
He was n ltlng in Egypt In what Is
known lo history as the “fourth dynas-
ty" und wore Ids golden Ultra and snt
on the throne of thrones -l.otHi years be-
fore the wise men followed Die star of
fate till It stopped over that lowly
hovel hi llelbleUem where tho Infunt
Jesus lay.
Mykerluos was Die builder of the
third pyramid nt Gbseli, where Ids
headless mummy wus discovered In
tho year 1830. The stone ecdlhi in
which lie was la-big transported to
England was lost at sen and Iny nt the
bottom of the ocean for two years be-
fore being recovered. It Is seldom that
u man’s bones are subjected to vicissi-
tudes, especially 5.000 or 0,000 years
after Ids death.
Struck Oil.
George W. Norton was clown from
Mol, a w it Friday last to look after
sc no business matters, and as usual,
handed in n hunch If news Items,
say: the Yuma Sentinel. II? an ye
that H. \V Pease, who lias been dr Ill-
Inf fni artesian water, last week
ntrh'-k oil at a depth of 400 feet in a
wed- he was sinking at the I’hoyaa.
an old placer camp six miles from
Quirt alter Wh ther there Is any
(jufUiitty of the oil has not yet been
determined. The capacity of the rig
1.4 1,20(1 feet and the well will lie put
down to the limit In the hope of get
ting a strong flow of water, or possi-
bly developing an oil gusher.
Col. Norton Is Just now engaged In
delivering a lot of casing from Mo
hawk Summit for the new loot) foot
weP now being sunk at the King of
Arizona mine. He repoits the Glia
river as unfordalde. but that the
ranchers In the contiguous valleys are
not worrying aland the Irrigation and
all growing crops nre In splendid
rhnpe.
Resumed Work.
The Pm Inge lacke and Ilisliee Iiiih
for Die third titn lately resumed
silking In their shaft and work Is
piogrcHshig nicely. The pumps have
been Installed and Die new boiler and
engine have been set and will be
filed early next week Huperlnten-
ili nl 1‘ unkey expects lo make much
better headway from now on In sink
Ing ris lie bus good pumps capable
of handling a very heavy flow of
water, and will Increase his working
force of miners In the main shaft.
Several new houses have/recently
been erected ni-nr the shaft to ac-
commodate the miners nt work.
Rich Strike Made.
From Die west side of the Patagonia
i mountains, Arizona, comes Hie litfor-
j [nation of u new and rli b strike In
jibe Arltnna gromi, recently sold Mr
■ iohnnm by Proto brothers. In the
jThessalln ground, still owned by Pns
to brutIn rs. adjoining the Arizona,
there Is a fine ledge upon which u
Shaft has been sunk nl a depth ef 10!)
loot, where operations were cheeked
flow of water. Fine ore was taken
out of that ledge. A lunn* I Inis been
run In the Arizona toward the shaft
Ip the Thessnlln. which would cut
Dint bilge about 40(1 feet below the
croppings. At the distance of 125
feet another beige, six feet wide, wus
cut, and from which there came dip-
per carbonates which run 28 12 per
cent copper. *t Is declared one of
the itchest and most Important strikes
ovtr frtiiul In the Patagonia moun-
tains.
Conception Del Oro.
At the property of the Mazaprel
Once More at Work.
II Is learned that the Sonora River
Placer Mining company is showing
Rigid of life again, lairge hmounts
of pipe and machinery are lie ing ship-
ped to the property by tin way of
Naco and Cannnea. fionie people In
Sonora who had stock in the com-
pany. and who had been offering It
for sale nt reduced figures, have with-
(Ituwu It from the market.
Half-Tone Cuts
Made at Home.
THE TIMES has installed a com-
plete Photo-Engraving Plant, and is
now prepared to do all kinds of
Half Tone Work,
and Zinc Etching's
on vShort Notice
Your work may be for a catalogue,
letter head or advertisement—what-
ever it is, there must be something
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acilc-lclcs cm "lllne Xiondar."
A scientist who bus made a study of
suicides bus discovered that more wom-
en commit suicide on Monday than on
any other day of tho week, 1
Monday, "blue Monday” ns It lias
long been called, Is one of the most
trying days of Ilia week for women
Who are housewives, principally be-
cause It Is "wash day." Breakfast Is
usually served earlier than on oilier
days and more hastily prepared. Tho
Children are early hurrhsj off lo school
nml dinner Is often "picked up." “Blue
Monday" la the one day In the week
When a housewife's troubles, bard
work and annoyances seem to come ail
nt once: lienee the significant name
for the first working day of the week.
(’tarlosltles of riant*.
Times at which different plants open
and slmt their petals have been Investi-
gated. nml It Is commonly found that
the hour varies accord Ing lo theumount
Of moisture in Hie nlr. The main
tiling Is lo protect the pollen from In-
vading moisture, and since some plants,
siicli as (lie pimpernel, promptly close
their petals on the near approach ot
rain they serve as weather glasses.
Home plants mvm to believe In a short
day's work, the pimpernel, for Instance,
opening nt 8 In the morning und clos-
ing at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the
goal’s heard, on the other hand, doing
business from 3 a. m. to 10 p. m.
KnglUti «» She I. PnnFlaaln).
In a recent number of the British
Medical Journnl the troublesome com-
ma Is responsible for tho following
wonderful tttdiunl story:
"The driver having ’finished milking.
Ids cow ofTered to take me Into mi ad-
joining niom where' the milk was
cooled, saying (bat while he fetched
the manager 1 could have a look
around."
He fttirtl^d Her.
“Some women," lie spid, "have very
link' sense of rhythmic time in their
heads. Are you go. d at keeping step.
Miss Gushlelght”
"Oh. Mr. Grubbing," she cried, “thi*
1* sn sudden I”
For of course nil she knew about
keeping step tv«» confined to the wed-
ding march-'- Cleveland I'lnln Dealer.
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE---
REDUCED
Round Trip Rates
VIA --------
EL PASO-NORTHEASTERN SYSTEM
A"n ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM
Buffalo, N. V.,
Benton Harbor, Mich.
I’ittshurg, Pa.,
Battle Creek, Mich.,
Detroit. Midi.,
Milwaukee, Wis.,
Minneapolis,
Minn.,
Hot Springs, Ark.,
All Points in Indiana
Principal points in Ohio
Baltimore,
Colorado Springs,
Boulder,
Deliver,
Pueblo,
Dates of Sale
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily tn Sept. 30
Daily tn Sept. 30
Dally tn Sept. 30
Daily tn Sept. 30
Dally tn Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
August 18,
September 1 and 15
September 1. 8,13
and < ictuber 5
September 15, l(i, 17
COLOUADO POINTS
Daily tn October 15
1 hiily to (letoher 15
1 hiily to October 15
Daily tn October 15
rinal Limit
October 31
October 31
October 31
October 31
October 31
October 31
October 31
21 days from
dale of sale
30 days from
date of sale
Sept. 28 Oct. 3
October 31
Octtoln'r 31
October 31
October 31
RATE
$73.75
$03.35
$71.25
$01.75
$01.75
$03.15
$58.00
$30.55
Fare and
a third
$57.70
$35 00
$35.00
$35.00
$35.00
The above is a partial list only of our summer excursion rales. VVe
have them tn points North, East, Northeast and Southeast.
T. II. MEALY,
Passenger Agent,
11. F ('OX,
General Agent.
EXCURSIONS
“El Paso Route**
Texas & Pacific Railway.
••NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS”
Below is a partial list of Excursion Rales on via the ‘ Old Reliable’
Mineral \WIlsf, Tex.
und return
Hot Spring, Ark.,
and return
Mattie < ’reck, Mich,
and return
Menton Harbor, Midi,
nud return
Huffalts X. Y.,
and roturn
Detroit, Midi.,
and return
Milwaukee, Win.,
and return
Minneapolis, Minn,
a ltd return
Pittsburg, I’ti., ***
ami return
Chicago, 1H.«
and return
St. Louis and return
cites of Sole
Daily
Auc» 4 and JN and
Sept. 1 und 15,
Daily to Sept, ill)
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
Daily to Sept. 30
August 15
rinal Limit
RATE
GO days from $24.35
21 days from $30.55
date of hale.
October 31 $01.75
October 31 $03.35
Octobc^l $73.73
October 31
October 31
October 31
October 31
August 31
Aug. 28, 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1 September 8
$01 75
$1)3.15
$58.90
$71.25
42.80
39.80
Also ticket* on *iiie to the various .Summer Itecort* and cither pointa
in the Northeast ami Southeast. Dicing I’nrs, Electric Lights and Fans.
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R. W. CURTIS,
S. W. Passenger Agent,
Hotel Sheldon Block, El Paso, Tex.
TURNER,
General Passenger Agent,
Dallas, Texas.
Mining Machinery
HOISTING ENGINES
AIR COMPRESSORS
DIAMOND DRILLS
ROCK DRILLS
THE
STANDARD
Of THE WORLD
We carry n complete tine of Koek Drills and
Uepairs. llosc and Steel; also Compressors
ami Diamond Drills at our
'BRANCH HOUSE. CL PASO. TF.X.
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Jxxst Received a Complete Line of
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