Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter XIII. Some Mines with a Brilliant Past and a Promising Future.--The San Cayetana.--A Remarkable Tunnel.--The Future Working and Its Probable Cost.--The Pabellon Mine, a Once Famous Producer.--Thirteen Years' Production.--The Union of Constancia.--Another Big Tunnel.--Some Future Exploration Work.--The Tajo de Dolores Mine.--The Celebrated Tajo Vein.--Twenty Years' Production.--Refugio.--Bolanitos.--El Cubo. A M ONG the many famous mines in the Guana/ juato Camp with a brilliant future assured unJL A-der a vigorous and a modern system of handling, may be mentioned the San Cayetana. Its history goes back to a period considerably exceeding eighty years, and since a complete--or at least a very full--set of the mines books still exist and are in a state of good preservation, the ambitious and industrious student could scarcely find a more promising field than this for his labors. During the past five or six years, several fractional claims have been denounced in the locality with the idea of consolidating and making one complete block of the property, which up till then had not been attempted, many small and insignificant interests being held in the scattered directions. A vast amount of good development work has been done on this ground during the past half a century including the construction of a remarkably long tunnel measuring 3,035 meters, and which still remains in excellent condition, proving that the former owners, although slow in their methods, were usually Page 177 sure and did not skimp their work. This tunnel took nearly 19 years to complete. The San Cayetano Tunnel was commenced in June, 1862. It has a total length of 3,140 meters, 10,299 feet, exclusive of the branches, which have an additional length of 3,540, or a...