Sonora Its Extent Population Natural Productions Indian Tribes Mines Mine
Sonora Its Extent Population Natural Productions Indian Tribes Mines Mine
Jos Francisco Velasco
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At San Javier was established the second territorial mining deputation ; and there was distributed quicksilver to all the matricula- ted miners of the province of Upper Sonora. MINES THAT AKE WOKKED. 127 The mines of this settlement are worked at the present day, but not with activity, as they are principally in the hands of the gambucinos, who labor without method or assistance \ nevertheless, the annual yield of silver is considerable, most of it being " de fuego " (reducible by fire). In eve...ry direc- tion may be observed veins of metal unex- plored, with the exception of a few super- ficial excavations. The mine of Subiate, eleven leagues to the south of Hermosillo, was discovered in the year 1813. Its first owners not being able to pay their expenses, sold it to two persons called Monge and Munoz, who, by increasing the number of workmen and car- rying on their operations in accordance with the mining regulations, derived a handsome profit from a mine hitherto worthless. Mu- noz, having acquired sufficient wealth, sold his interest to Francisco Montevideo, who continued the operations in company with Monge until the death of the latter, who 128 SONORA.
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