Title |
550_1971_Weston Bourret to Georges Ordonez |
Creator |
Utah Construction Company |
Description |
In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs. |
Subject |
Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico--History; Mexico; Dams--Design and construction; Asphalt pavers--Mexico; Canals--Mexico; Sonora (Mexico : State); Chihuahua (Mexico : State); Sinaloa (Mexico : State); La Quemada (Mexico); Tepic (Mexico : Territory); Railroads--Design and construction |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Digital |
2010 |
Temporal Coverage |
1923-1928; 1945-1958 |
Item Size |
8.5 x 11 inch |
Medium |
Correspondence |
Item Description |
one page of typed correspondence |
Spatial Coverage |
Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/3996063, 23, -102 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/212 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
MS 100 Bx 93, 100, 101 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
OCR Text |
Show October 20, 1971 Mr. Georges Ordonez Consulting Geologist Glorieta Gutenberg 160 Mexico 5, D. F. Dear George: Since my return from Mexico City I have been intending to write and thank you for a fine lunch at the University Club and visit to your office. We enjoyed this more than you know - also, of course, I am pleased you had a chance to meet Hugh Douglas and Phil Dettmer. Needless to say I am very much impressed with your library and exploration facilities. The work you have going on for finding copper deposits in Mexico sounds intriguing. To me the possibility of discovering a major district along the intrusive structural belt of the Western Cordillera offers much promise. I shall be on the lookout for reports of your progress through our mutual friends. Last week I attended the mining show in Las Vegas. As usual the equipment gets bigger and better with each passing year. Also the unusually large group from Mexican mining engineers and executives present attest to the expansion underway in companies like Penoles, Asarco and Placer Mexicana, to mention a few. In a few days you will be receiving an announcement from Utah on its change of corporate name. This reflects our continuing interest in copper mining, uranium, coal and other minerals. Since we have dropped the construction business there is no justification for carrying the name construction in our masthead. I know you have enjoyed your trip to Spain and Portugal while attending the geologic conference. Perhaps before too long we will have a chance to sit down and exchange some ideas on metallogenic privinces and exploration philosophy. With kindest regards, and hope this finds you well. Yours sincerely, Weston Bourret Vice President WB:rjs |
Format |
image/jpeg |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6g5y4wt |
Setname |
wsu_ucc_mp |
ID |
58562 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6g5y4wt |