Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1883, Page 3

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HENRY LEHMANN, WINDOW SHADES EASTERN PRICES DUPLICATED. 18 FARNAM ST. ingle Breech Loading Shot Guns, from 85 to $18, Double Breech Loading Shot Guns, from $18 to $76. Muzzle Loading Shot Buns, From $6 to $25.¢ Fishing Tackel, Base Balls and all kinds of Fancy Goods. Full 8took of Show Cases Always on hand, Im] orted and Key West Oigars a large line of Meerschaum and Wood Pipes and ev:.rything re uired in a first class Cigar, Tobacco and., Notion tore, Cigars from $156 per 100" -pwards or Price List and Samples - VIGTOR PARK. Located on 21th Street, South of 8t. Mary's Ayenue, Convenient to Stree: tailway, surrounded by besut:iful shade t-ees, and especially adapted for SOCIAL CATHERINGS OF FAMILIES OR SOCIETIES ‘Who can be accommated in first-class style, The bar is always provided with the best of Beers, Liquors and Cigara. al6-1m FREDERIC GCOAL. 8end The only Coal mined west of the Mississi&)‘}ri River that is equal | in quality to the ROCK SPRING COAL. THE ONLY IOWA COAL That wlill stock for a year without slacking or’shrinking, Pronounced by all the leading brick men {n Western Iowa 28 the very best coal for burning brick ever used in the Wes', EUREKA COAL AND MINING CO., Frederic. Monroe Co , Iowa. Have the B;ast é}gcfin Neb;aska. MAKE THE LOWEST PRICES. PERKINS & LEAR, FURNITURE NEW AND SECOND-HAND. 1416 Douglas Street. : W. F. OLARK, WALL PAPHEHR, PAIXTER, PAPER HANCE® & DECORATOR Kalsomining, Glazing, AND WORK OF THIS OHARACTER WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION, B. E. Cor, 16th and Douglas Streets, . L] . OMAHA, THE PAILY BEE--OMAPA THURSDAY Al RIL 19 OLD MEXICO. The Four Rich Mining Districts of the Republic. Pachuca and Its Surroundinge —32cenes and Iocideunts of Mining Life, ‘Wealth end Habits of the Feople, Eto Fpecial Correspndence of the Globe Demcerat. Pacnuca, Mex., March 15, 1883 R:al del Monte, Et Onhioe , in the state of Hidalgo, are among tho richeat mining distriots in the republic of Mexico., Pachuca Ilsthe capital of tho state, and lies 657 miles northeast of the City of Mexico. The journey can be easily made by means of the Vera Cruz rallroas which Pachucs Is counected by way. Taklog this trip a few days ago, we were much entertained by an irol- dent which occurred on this tramway, buat was otherwise quiteout of the way A obild entered the car with some. thing carefally concealed under her “‘rebosas.” It outlines were those of a dog, but strange to say it peeped liko a chicken. She quite exvited the curlosity of the travelers, which was finally satitfisd by the discovery that she held both a dog and a chicken, and pinched the chicken ccoasionslly to give character to her bundle. It seoms the price exacted for dogs brought on the tramway, who are charged for as passengers, 1s quite be- yond the parse of the poor, exceeding the fare for human travel, while there is no chargo for chlckens, and so it wan that the little gicl had recourse to such an logenfous piece of smuggling As the tramway approaches Pachu:a the mountalns seem to draw near, one of them having on its summit a stone formatlon, which, in the dlstance, bears a striking resemblance to a huge cathedral with domes and towers. It is In the region of this grand ca- thedral that some of the richest ores are found. 1t 1s obvlous the ADVANTAGE OF THIS RRGION over other diatriots in Mexlco, being thas easily connected with the great oapital and having easy access to the cosat. That miners have avalled themselves of this advantsge is shown by the list of mines: Pachuoa works 164, Real del Monte 76, El Chico 24, Santa Ross 13--a total of 267. The powerful “Rsal del Monte Mining Company” works 77 of these. Real del Monte lles to the noriheast of Pachuca, El Ohlco to the north, and Santa Roea to the northwest, From the time of the conquest up to the present date it is estimated that these four districts have ylelded $1,000,000 out of §4,000.000, the total amount extracted from the mines of Mexico. The Aztecs, before the con- quest, scught silver in these reglors, and sfter the subjugation innumerable Spanteh miners dug holes in the moun- talns, ex racting what ore they counld before their works were obstructed by water, when they abandoned them to dig other holes, The sllver was ob— talned by smelting by the early miners, but it was in 1667 a Spaniard named Bartholeme de Medina discovered, in Pachuca, the process of amalgamatlon with mercary. His discovery ia the basis of THE ‘‘PaTIO" PRCCESS, which is the system mostin use in Mexico, having been found, so far, the cheapest and possibly the best adapted to the country, The ore when brought from the mine is cracked into small pieces and assorted acoording to Its richness by hands employed for the purpose; it is then put in sacks and carried b{ maules to an ‘‘hactenda de beneficio " Here it {s'ground toa fine powder by belng crushed between huge revolving stones, turned by horse power. These grinding stones are called ‘‘arrastres.’” When the ore s sufficlently fine 1t is mixed with meroury and salt by means of mules tramping through it an aver- gae period of ten eays The mass is then washed, the refuse passing off with the water, the amalgum sinking to the bottom. This washing 12 done in Pac- huca by mep who steady themselves with ropes hanging from the roof cf a shed, and walk bsckward and forward in the “torta.” As the water is al- lowed to paes off it runs through a narrow channel, the bottom of wh'ch is laid in ridges, Ia this channel little boys shufile thelr feetabout, detaining in the ridges any portion of the metal that may pass cff. Tae boys earn 26 cents & dsy for this work, For the most part these workers looked chilled and unhealthy, splashing sround in the muddy water. In G juato the washing is done by of huge stones revolved in the water. When the water passes en- tirely off from the works the natives often obtaln from it quite a large quantity of sllver. Many of them are at this work all day in tae waste water sait leaves the ‘‘benencio.” The pro- cess cf separating the silver from the meroury s simple and well known, In Pachuca thers are seven reduction works, most of them on this aystem. There 1s but one ‘‘pan” mill so far established. Foreigners sroat present trylog to latroduce improved methods and machinery, This, when accom- pllehed, will ba of great service, as oros not ylelding more than $30 a ton are not oonsidered worth working by the present process, Great quantities of these depreciated ores lie outside the mines walting some less expensive method, Miners not owning their own works csn have thelr metal re- duced at the ‘‘beneficlos” st $20 or 22 a ton, with a charge added for the loas of mercury, which is aboat 10 per cent of the quantity nsed THE IMMENSE WEALTH of these regions was proved by one Pedro Jose Bornero de Terrcros, a Spaniard, io 1739, He having acquired a fortune in Qaeretaro, started for hls native Spain, but on bia way he stopped to look lnto the mines of this reglon. He beeame so much Interested thet he soon put luto them his entire fortune. In this he was asslsted by Bustamente, a friend, who jolned his enterprise. When thelr capltal was exhausted, nothing daunted, Bustamonte returned to Queretaro to ralse fands and Terreros went for a like purpcse to the Oty of Mexico., Bustamente falled, but Terreros returned to his mines to be relmbursed, when finslly he brought cause they look so stern and grave. taln side nnder whiol out of them $11,000,000 and the title of Conde de Sta Maria de Regla- Regla befug the name of one of his mives, Santa Gortrudls, one of tho mines now in ‘‘bonanza,” has within tho last four years given a gross yleld of $4,- 000,000. It s as yot worked only 160 yarde deep. More than §2,000,000 has boen pald over to shareholders in dividends or used for improvements in the mine, It has an engloe ot fifty horse power, for which was pald §75,- 000. The hoisting apparatus ls often moved in the mines by horee power. A MONSTER LIE. The Most Bigantic Fiction of the , tha Century The Author Buried Two Hund- red Feet Under Ground, Texas Takes the Bakery. o t ol and Retail JEWELRY HOUSE MUSIC HOUSE The machine ia oaled & “mauchte. |4yt 10 the e Decrs in Omaha, Visitorscan here de I8 THE WST 1 e e ! Maastommia e | Dattas, Tox., April 16 —The fol. | ind all novelties in SIL-| oroneral Agents for the o vary from §20 o $300 per top, | 1oWIDg. telegram haa bien recsived Finest and Best Pianog and trom Willia VER WARE. CLOCKS, Rich and Stylish Jewelry, the Latest, Most Artistic, aud Choicest Selections in PRECIOUS STONES and all descriptions of FINE WATCHES at as Low Pri- ces as 18 compatible with honorable dealers. Call and see our Elegant New Ranch, Brown county, dated the 14! About 2 o'clock this morninga ponderons meteor fell from the heavens upon the outskirts of this town, killlug several head of ecattle and completely destroying the dwelling house of Martinez Ga Moxioan herdsman, who with his famlly, con- eisting of a wife and five children, were barled beneath this monster moteor, Tho greatest consternstion prevails here over this singular phen- omenon, the shock from which may be compared to the shock of an earth- quake, and its descent resembling an IMMENSE BALL OF FIRE, In shape It resembles somewhat the even runnlog as high as 8500, The ores found in the reglon of Santa Rosa contaln quite & peroentage of gold, selected ores having assayed §16 20 gold, $103.60 silver per ton From Cheya Santa selected ore has as- sayed up to $350 por ton of silver, Pachuca has a population of 25 €00, which is < INCREASING RAPIDLY by the incoming of miners, drawn thither by mines in bonanza. A con. siderable part of the population s made up of Cornishmen, who are for the most part the ekilled laborers in the mines. Thoy make §3 per head a day, whilo Mexican skilled labor can Organs manuf: cturap, ur prices are as Low ag any Meitern Manufaotvrer and D+ aler, Piancs and 0 ga»s sold for cash or instillmeut at Bottom Pr ces. A S8PLENDID sttck of Steinw sy, Chickering, Enabs, Vo:e & 8Soa’s Pi- anos, and ota r mases, Also Clough & Warren \nly Clatm 818 day and common Iabor | 005t houte at Fort worth, and is| §tore, Tower Building, |Sterling Imperial Smith 974 cantr. “Tho miner working at 81| HIGIOLANS @ SetbRe T iReCtel | 0o o 11¢h and Farnham |Smerican Orzans, &c. Do » asy fa entitled to_one-elghth of tho t::we:- :::uve l:l:z :nr{-n“e of tahne'u.::.h b bt not fail 10 see us ;before ore ho oblaine. Owing fo this he| yon " yaventy feet and will cover Btreots loses no time, and bends all his ener- gles to make his eighth as large as possible. A man is only employed wwenty-four hoors a week, in order that all may have a chance av work, This, however, may be the case only in some of the mines. The Ranl del Monte mining company pays as much a8 30,000 a week to miners, and it lo estimated that as mach as §756 000 1s paid out by the four minlog aistricts together. Of all objeots of intereat in Pachuca and its vicinity there is nothing so beautiful as the road from Pa. chuca to purchasing.' MAX MEYER & BRO,, MANUFACTURERS OF SHOW GASES. A Large 8tock always on Hand. HAS TER SEST ST0CK IN OMAEA AND MAKES THR LOWEST PRICES IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS Have now been finished in our store, mak ing it the largest and most complete i FURNITUREHOUSE o eratey i e nenoe s | In the West. 'An_additional story has been singular phenomenon, built and the fiVeJ‘OOI‘S all connected with two HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS, Darras, Texas, April 16,—The story of the meteoris withous foundation, It is a pure invention, One Exolusively for the uga of Passengers. These immense ware- rooms---three stores, are 86 feet wide--are filled with the Grand= egt display of all kinds of Household and Office Furniture ever shown. All are invited to call, take the Elevator on the first floor and go through the building and inspeot the stock. CHAS. SHIVERICK, LOUIS BRADFORD, DEALER IN LUMBER, SASH, DOORS,BLINDS Shingles, Lath, &c. LOW PRICES AND GOOD GRADES, Oall and Bet My Prices Befora Buying Elsewhers. YARDS OOR. NINTH AND DOUGLAS, ALSO 7T'H AND DOUGLAS STENCIL CUTTING, Locksmithing, Bell Hanping, Saw Filing, UMBRELLA AND PARASOL REPAIRING. . A. FPUTWNANM, 6h Btreet, 2d Door North of Dodge, =+ - - =« about one acre of ground. The con- cusslon was terrific. Nearly every window In town was shattered to atoms. People were hurled violently from their beds onto the floor. Goods in the storohouses were thrown from the shelves, and everything was thrown into. A STATE OF OHAO3 AND C)NFUSION, No lives were loat as far as known ox- oept the Mexican hardsman and his family, although several buildings fell to the ground and the cattle fled in terror In every direction. The alr was filled with & sulphurous ges, and the wildest confusion prevailed, as it waas a long time before anybody could even conjecture what it was, This is undoubtedly one of the largest me- teos vhat hay ever fallen ln Tex leady been visited by msny people, and will doubtless continus] attract great attention for months to BL CHICO, A narrow bridle path runs over the mountalns fifteen miles. The moun- talns themselves from thelr very helght lend a grandeur to the soene. For some dlstance they are crowned with huge perpendlcular recks, which are called the ‘‘Fralles,” perhaps be- One points a great stone finger up to heaven. At one spot is passed a great rock projecting from the moun. twenty persons could find & sheiter 1f not made nerv- ous by its curious pcise; but this and other great bowlders that the stone monks have rolled down from above, seem to have stopped a moment (grown into centurise)In their down. ward course, Another mountain with a rocky crown has on its summit a huge stone eye to which the heavens give a blue pupil. Stll another bears on its orest a solitary tree for which the birds of the alr muat have sown a teed Jorg years ago. At the most beantiful point in the road two huge moss-covered bowlders meet ln a bend, wsod above them two others. Over theee mosey steps from opposite directions two laughing streams como darcing; thoy take the fall together, and aash down the ravine, jampinog moss grown trees that fall across the way, and curving groat rcund nooks encased in imoss and dotted with anamenes, 'Tae trees around have a hildden ambition for thip masts, or great beams In the mines, they stand so tall and stralght, holding thelr Leads high even on the edge of a ravine, never deigning to stoop forward or bend intheir dignity. Here and there a red croes {8 thrown out against the green, markiag the kilometers of the way, and redeeming the pass from & devil's haunt. This reglon {s 8o high it cever knows the drouth and parched aspect of the duaty, dry season; 1t always an emerald, one of Mexlco's jewels with- out price, The road from Santa Rosa to El Caico is RUGGED AND PICTURESQUE, but lacks the verdant freshness of that of El Ohfoo, It was on this road we travelers sought shelter in a ‘‘pal- querls,” “El Angel.” It was rather surprising to find ourselves sitting on “The Angel's” bar, It is wonderfal with what rapldity the raln creates mountain torrents; an hour will serve to convert a pebbly path over which one has walked Into a hoarse, raging streem, defying a pasesge. Oa this oocasion El Ohico, as the clouds lified, was as protty as a ploture, It difers from other Mexican villages in having peaked thatched roofs, and with ita pointed caps nestled sgiinst the mountaln unusually attractive to the traveler's eye. In every direction when crossing the mountains can be ecen the tail red chimneys of the mines. Oa the ontskirts of Pachuoca lics & pulque ‘‘hactends,” owned by a Mexi- oan and daughter, both grass widows. The house is finlehed in Pompelian style and furnished with continental loxury. In the ‘‘corredores” are glass osges in whioch hundred of birds sing The grounds about the house are beatitiful with artificlal lakeaud grotto, It ia the ideal ‘“‘haclenda” for which the traveler locks in Mexico but sel- dom fiads. M. T. D, An Undoubted Blessing. Abcut thirty years ago, s prominent Physioian by’ the name of Dr. Willlam Hall discovered, or produced after long perimental resoarch, a remedy for dis- o8 of the throat, chest and luogs, which as of such wonderful effioncy that it soon gainod a wide reputation in this country, T'he name of the medicine is DR WM, HALL'S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS, an may be nafely relied on as a speedy and positive cure for coughe, colds, sore throat, &u. 8 druggists, An Honest Boy. Detroit Froo P'1oss There were a dozen of around the depot at Ch take the train for Atlants soon & stont, red-faced and hien. tempered man from Columbus, O, began jawing about the wn{ he had been bled by the waiters at the hotel, and added that there wasn't a single honest nigger south of Mason ahd Dixon's line. *‘I beg your pardon, but I must dif. fer from you,” remarked a man from Bouth Carolina. “Diffor be hanged!” shouted (he fat man. *“I wouldn't trust one out of sight with a ten cent peace.” “Oh, you certalnly misnnderstood them, I'll bat you the olgars thatif I give one of 'ema $10 bill to get it changed he'll return as straight string " “I'lldoft. Glve your money tothat chap by the window.” The gentleman walked over, took & bill from his pocket and quietly sald: Bl , Yoo up town and get change Omaha, Neb, DEWEY & STONE, FURNITURE, was the reply, as the youth harrled out, In about fifteen minntes he return- ed, walked up to the Cirolinlan aad retorned the bill and said: *‘Went all ober, sah, bat counldn’t git 1t bosted."” He was rewarded with a dime, and the Buckeyo, after a great desl of puffing and blowing and wondering over 1t, paid the olgars As we boarded the train I asked the win. ner: *‘Did you know the boy?" For answor he took the bill from his vest pocket and unfolded it. It was a $10 confederate note! Gentle Women Who want glossy, luxuriant and wav¥ tresses of abundant, beautiful Hair must use LYON’S KATHAIRON. This elegant, cllefl; artiele alwa{s makes the Hair grow freely and fast, keeps it from falling out, arrests and cures gray- ness, removes dandruff and itching, makes the Hair strong, giving it a curling tendeney and keeping it in any desired position. Beau- titul, healthy Hair is the sure result of using Kathairon, —— Durkee's Barap DressiNg is the best thing of tho kind ever seld, With 1t superb ealad of any kindfoan be made without delay ortrouble. It is also one of the best sauces for cold meats, — SLAVEN'S YOSEMITE OOLONGE Made from the wild flowers of the rar ¥aMep YOSEMITE VALLEY it is the moet fragrant of perfume. Manufacturod by H. B. Slaven, Sin Francisco. Forsale in Omaka by W 4. Whitehouse and Kennard Bros, Monev for the Unmarried. One of the most eolid and subst: acial institutions in this country is the slar riage Fund and Mutual Trust Association, of Cedar Tapids, Tows, They are oran: ized under the laws of Iowa, and heir of. ficers and directors are among the leadiug and most prominent business men o Cedar Rawids, Every unmarried person sbould have a certificate in this assoclation, 1t is splendid investment, as safo an overnment bond, You can just s well fave & good sum of money to oommence married life on as not. A large number of X, ORCHARD & BEAN, DUFRENE & _Wholesale and Retail Carpets. MENDELSSHON. | yo» 1 w1 O &5 CORGIANS members have been paid off, recelving nver 800 per cent on their investment, Write for oirenlars fully detalling the plan, which 18 the flnest known, 1o not postpone it. Good agents wanted, Mention where you saw this notice, 15-8m, ARGHITEGTS! REMOVED TO Omaha Natiopal Bank Bvilding, On Long Time---Small Payments AT MANUFACTURER'S PRICES. A. HOSPE, JR., 1519 Dodge, Gmaha,