. Transactions. 1 oz. of gold present toevery 100 oz. of silver,—or in money values, about $20 in goldto $50 in silver. Within a radius of 3 or 4 miles from the Escuadra minemany other ore-bodies have been found, some of which haveyielded large returns, among which are the Providentia (whichis a modern mine), Zapote, Carpenter, Conejo Colorado, ConejoBlanco (an enormous old open-cut working), Trinidad, Cali-fornia King, San Carlos, Indiana, Altoona, and the Chivo andOaxaca. Most of these mines have been bought by Americanswithin the last two years; and since my visit, doubtless manyothers also
. Transactions. 1 oz. of gold present toevery 100 oz. of silver,—or in money values, about $20 in goldto $50 in silver. Within a radius of 3 or 4 miles from the Escuadra minemany other ore-bodies have been found, some of which haveyielded large returns, among which are the Providentia (whichis a modern mine), Zapote, Carpenter, Conejo Colorado, ConejoBlanco (an enormous old open-cut working), Trinidad, Cali-fornia King, San Carlos, Indiana, Altoona, and the Chivo andOaxaca. Most of these mines have been bought by Americanswithin the last two years; and since my visit, doubtless manyothers also have been purchased. The State of Oaxaca seems destined to become popular amongmining-investors; its fine climate, great variety of agriculturalproducts, fruits and vegetables, enable one to live comfortablyand cheaply, and insures the continuance of an abundant sup-ply of cheap and relatively good labor, since labor is alwaysbest and cheapest where the laborer is able to live comfortablyat small expense. I I. 4. \ V- r HENRY Ci t 30RN AT LAWCAi T£R LMOINTERRED AT HAW1F5 r£AD I U00TO WHOM THE WORLD IS INDE9FOR ^H^ARJS OF REFINInOIH av > ^Lino wmi_wii. COAL. > 0 F #Q i. i. ] i J 0 i A :-; * i» 1 H O j vr D rol Til I 0 LSI 01 B1NR1 ? OB i The Case of Henry Cort. Bl I M IRLES ii. KORG w W ORI I it. M LBS.(Lake Buperior Meeting, September, 1904.) The case of Henry Oorl comprises: (T) the nature of Cortsinventions; (II) their value to England and to mankind ; (III)the remuneration received therefor by him or his family; and (IV) the suitable permanent record and recognition of his ser-vices by the representatives of the art lie founded—a debt long overdue, and still unpaid. I. Corts Inventions. Under this head, it is unnecessary here to enter into facts have been repeatedly published,1 and a brief outlineof them will be sufficient for my present purpose. Henry Cort, born in 1740 at Lancaster, England, became anavy broker in* London about 1765, and gain
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