| CONTENTS | |
| OF | |
| THE SECOND VOLUME. | |
| BOOK IV. | |
| THE MINES OF MEXICO. | |
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| Page. | |
| General Observations: subject, how divided | 3 |
| SECTION I. | |
| Comparative Statement of the Produce of the Mines during a double term of Fifteen Years, before and since the Revolution of 1810, with the Proportion borne by the Produce to the Exports of the precious Metals during the same period | 8 |
| SECTION II. | |
| The Mining System of Mexico before 1810; Changes which occurred from that time till 1823, when the idea of Foreign Companies was first suggested. The number of these Companies now established in Mexico, with some account of their Outlay; the Extent of the Undertakings in which they are engaged; the Difficulties which they have had to encounter; their Progress; more particularly during my Residence in Mexico:—and State in 1827. | 47 |
| SECTION III. | |
| Whether the large Capitals which have been remitted to Mexico, and invested in the Mines by British Subjects and on British Account, are likely to be productive of adequate Returns to the Adventurers; and within what period it may reasonably be expected that these Returns will become sufficiently considerable to make the general Produce of the Country again equal, or ultimately exceed, the Annual Average Amount derived from the Mines before 1810 | 98 |
| SECTION IV. | |
| Some general Observations upon Mexico as a Mining Country; with an Inquiry as to the Probability of her being enabled by her Mineral Treasures |to multiply her Commercial Relations with Europe, and to acquit the Interest of whatever Loans she may have contracted there | 143 |
| Additional Remarks | 165 |
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| BOOK V. | |
| PERSONAL NARRATIVE. | |
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| SECTION I. | |
| First Visit to Mexico in 1823. Journey from Vera Cruz to the Capital | 171 |
| SECTION II. | |
| Residence in the Capital; and Return to the Coast | 219 |
| SECTION III. | |
| Second Visit to Mexico in 1825. State of La Puebla. Description of Huehuetoca and Tezcuco. Route to Cuautla Amilpas | 256 |
| SECTION IV. | |
| Preparations for Travelling in Mexico. Journey to the Mining District of Talpujahua | 308 |
| SECTION V. | |
| Journal of a Tour to the Mining Districts of Zimapan, San José del Oro, La Encarnacion, El Chico, Capula, and Real del Monte | 330 |
| SECTION VI. | |
| Visit to the Mines of Temascaltepec, Angangeo, Tlalpujahua, and El Rancho del Oro | 373 |
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| BOOK VI. | |
| SECTION I. | |
| Commencement of Journey to the Interior. State of Queretaro. Zelaya, the Baxio, Guanajuato; Mines of the Two Companies established there. Revenues and Resources of the State | 401 |
| SECTION II. | |
| Road from Guanajuato to San Luis Potosi. Hacienda del Jaral. State of San Luis. Road to Catorce, and Mines of that District | 464 |
| SECTION III. | |
| Journey from Catorce to Sombrerete. Mines of that District | 519 |
| SECTION IV. | |
| Journey from Sombrerete to Durango. Account of that State. Mines of Guarisamey, and the Sierra Madre in general. Eastern Frontier, Texas. States of Sonora and Cinaloa. Gulf of California. Mazatlan and Guaymas. Mines of Arispe, Alamos, Mulatos, and Cosala. General Observations upon the North of Mexico | 549 |
| SECTION V. | |
| Return from Durango to Sombrerete. Zacatecas. Mines of Veta Grande, and of the United Company. Road through the States of Guadalajara and |Valladolid, by Ozumatlan and Tlalpujahua to the Capital. Some Account of States of Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Tabasco | 612 |
| SECTION VI. | |
| Return to England by the United States. Character of the Creoles. Feelings of the Country with regard to the present System. Conclusion | 700 |