Show SO SOMI- SOMI I MEXICAN X IAH EIS Bonanza From Which Multiplex X Millions Mil I- I I lions im OI m I- I I Have In v I Been Jeri Jeri tc si S. S D. D Bridge e of or Monterey anti and nl C. C H H. Hoffman Hofman of or San Luis Lumis LII Potosi Mexico who nl ar are Interested n in tim mining In that tha c country cure are re registered ll at nt the ford They Timey The Theare are here lle to lo confer will wih Rim Salt Si Lake people who possess interests Interest In Iii that republic and have with i then hem son some Interesting documents and maps One book written In time the year 1761 1 h bj by u mm mining expert of that period I Is descriptive de mb- of or time the mines mimics ot of o San nn Luis Pot Potosi l. l It I is ig a tI preer well vm th time the writing and the time official eals of oC Spain being but slightly faded Cadell 1 IP In addition th they carry cany a map drawn well wel i in n sheepskin n parchment parchment y very reserved of of the 1 mine nine h In Inthe the above e aho named district This mine mint was discovered In 1 arid and ald since then timen is to have hav produced between am and Time The map mop shows how full ful fully tho timo development of or th time the mine 11 the time years 1778 and amid 1703 of the time properties In Char Char- ens s. of or which imIch ho Iw Is superintendent Mr Il Hoffman Hofman nays Charcas Charca state of San an Luis Poto Potosi l lies between Laredo and and the time City o oj of Mexico r at ut an elevation of or feel fee feeland and has Imas a population of It I wai wn founded In 1574 1674 lj- lj hy by Don Juan QuarK Quarte do de dt Cortex Cone Th Time The origin of or iho timo camp camj was the time discovery of or Its ls mines The discoveries there then early copper of h tIme the wore taken advantage by of sir sil now new process of amalgamation sl ver ll ores ons In Iii their tl crude crudu state dl disco disco- discovered cov ered in iii Pachuca In 1 Hi Ur 7 j 1 by a 0 Spanish monk Bartolome do lC deMedina le lna The he copper ores oles being In a cru crude slate were welt mixed l with wih salt al and roasted which the time chemi chemical cal al combination of or this process called callei patio In the following years arg the tIme lend lead ant and silver sivel mines came limb into prominence The Tiro flO fro General the time Sta Stu Rosa Hosa am others othen were wele the lie to produce large larg quantities s of rich oie on-c and amid ha ha e beer been worked more more- or 0 less up imp to the time present The Time Tiro liro 1110 General alone produced ovel over 1 and was sold wId to an nn American company compan for Cor Al At present It I Is shipping OUO tons of oC ore oie ole a month and aull paying Jn it I Hi shareholders I ovi nw r n a mu 0 im In Ir dividends II hl Mr Mm fl Hoffman Holman 1 Is phased rl I with wih Mexico The country lun r 1 Is Just jw t now no what California Cal Call Cali fornia was in mm time Ut OOs I Og said stun hi he I Bil lImit Bui one Ohm ont al advantage we WI IU have over oyer el 1 condition it In mm time the Golden state stale al nt 11 time lime J I. I this Minors flee are nr paid imald 7 75 ii cents a aday aIa aday Ia day muckers and ami common help fO fill cents a lily day Mechanics and anal hla blacksmiths black black- I. I smiths get gel et 75 l. l cents to tn 10 a day nun Mexican silver Wo 0 have no imo strike lm no IlnI miners miners' unions a and no nl to cut tt tiff off work vork the the climate is good loll and living 1 Is ism cheap |