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Show j AMERICAN MINING WOMAN SfWADES MEXICO, OAXACA. Mexico, July 24. Mrs.' I'reula Wilson is the most enterprising American mining woman in Mexico. She recently made a prospecting trip into the wildest portion of the mountains of Ihe Tehuantcpec district of this state, where she was successful in finding rich outcroppiugs of gold and silver. She staked sixty mining claims, covering practically all the mineral-bearing for-ritory for-ritory in the district. She returned to Oaxnca; whero she filed upon the claims, complying with the forms which the law requires and Is now in full possss-sion possss-sion of title to the valuable properties. It is planned by Mrs. Wilson to develop 1 tho claims as soon as she can makaj Jfi rnugonients for starting work a; them. Tn her trip through the mtj tains, Mrs. Wilson had for her gui O"5 aud companions Indians, some of wl ( had never before seen a white won! Sj, She was splendidly treated by the 5-tives 5-tives and her experiences, whilo rot g-jft were not altogether lacking in keen' Ci .ioyment. she snvst With the dovel gj ment of these claims by Mrs. Wilsoi ijj is expectcd that an important Ampni mining camp will soon spring up ml jvj Tehuantcpec district. The samples jviig ore. which she brought back with;. assay high in values. 'g! |