The Amajac Mine is located in Buenos Aires, east of Istlan del Río, Nayarit, México. [view map] The images below show transformers being unloaded onto mules at La Quemada railroad station
La Quemada railroad station. The men unloaded three transformers and put onto mules. In this way, the whole mill was freighted up to the mountains. (1914)
One of the transformers along the only exisiting road to the El Favor mining camp, north of Guadalajara, in Jalisco. (1914)
Atley Company Track Wagon. Walter Pentland I helped design the wagon (1914)
Atley Company Track Wagon en route to El Favor mining camp in Jalisco. From there, they would switch to live porters to take to the Buenos Aires mining camp, Nayarit.
The track wagon to El Favor, Jalisco from La Quemada railroad station (note tracks and diesel engine)
Oxen pull carts loaded with equipment along the highway to El Favor
Oxen pull carts loaded with equipment along the highway to El Favor
The El Favor mining camp, Jalisco
Wagon freighters for the mining camp, en route from La Quemada railroad station to El Favor mining camp
