Show PACHUCA MEXICO ITS MINING ROMANCE pachuca capital of the state of hidalgo mexico captured by mexican revolutionists is one of the worlds greatest and most famous mining centers accordia according za to a bulletin from the washington D C headquarters of the national geographic society one of Pach silver mines the real del monte contained the counterpart of nevadas famous comstock lode says the bulletin which as everyone knows is the accepted synonym for mining riches and the wealth of romance and adventure that has sprung b from it has rivaled the metallic treasure an inconspicuous muleteer became the owner of the mine in 1739 when its value was unknown his pick opened up tip a bonanza vein such as seldom has been uncovered soon he was a multimillionaire in a day when even millionaires were rare he presented several fully equipped war ships to the kill king of spain and for his happy thought was made a count conde de santa maria de regla this mexican count of monte cristo spent his millions with a lavish hand and his memory is cherished in mexican traditions wealth drowned by underground river the famous mine mine came to a tragic 6 end soon after the counts rise to fortune by the burstin bursting g into it of a subterranean river its drowned riches remain remained ed untouched I 1 until near the middle of the nineteenth century when efforts it british engineers led to frenzied speculation by to reopen those of the rivaling investors london and a crash among bankrupt mississippi Missi sippi bubble local Pachuca ns bought up the vein bonanza second found a and promptly r u pt company than eighty richer than the fi first silver valued at more even million pesos apesos has since been taken from t the he second vein fame does not rest alone on the Pach mining with real del monte mine the to town wn lies in a big ZI gulch three sides the slopes of these hills are hills rising on with hundreds and hund hundreds reds of mine tunnels combed bed honeycombed honey com of terrace gray characteristic out outside side of each is a works assay in the town are reduction stone tailings inevitable accompaniments osof of mining offices and the other world most of the inhabitants of the in every part another with the connected in one way or of pachuca are of a has the appearance and the place dominant industry first since the which in truth it has been mining lining camp sunk in 1 shaft was pachuca is an e exposure posture po of great hills near in the which has been terme termed d the columns ix sided basaltic mexico city lies less than causeway of america seventy giants five miles to the south of pachuca pacha |