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Show QOOO ASPHALT IN MEXICO American Company Formed ta Work the Depoalta There. Attention has lately been turned, ay Modern Mexico, toward the d poslta of asphalt In Mexico. That thai exist In various parts of the republic re-public ha been known for some time, but no effort has boen niads unt'.l lately late-ly to place this material on tke market. mar-ket. Now several companies ar at work quietly exploiting bed of asphalt as-phalt In dlffornt part of the south and southeast of Mexico. Among others oth-ers who are Investing monsy m this enterprise I si-Oov. Ho of Texas, who ha secured a concession akug th Hue of the Monterey aad Quit road In the ststs of Tataeullpas. A strong fore of skilled workmen from the United States Is at work, and maehla-ery maehla-ery 1 on th way to further develop th asphalt deposit. It I th Intention Inten-tion of ei-Oov. Hogg to export most of th asphslt from bis mines to th tlnitad State. He claims that the asphalt as-phalt depoalta of Taniaultpas are of vast extant aad axcllot quality. |
