| Title |
547_1971_William F. Keyes to Weston Bourret |
| 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 |
two pages 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 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Washington, D.C. 20520 October 14, 1971 Mr. Weston Bourret Utah Construction & Mining Company 550 California St. San Francisco, California Dear Mr. Bourret: This is in reply to your letter of October 8. The following individuals may be able to provide the information you are seeking about copper exploration in Mexico: Ing. Amado Mesta Director General Direccion General de Minas y Petroleo Moneda 4, Mexico, D.F. Ing. Mesta supervises the mining registry, among other duties, and his office and a number of field offices keep track of new mining claims. Lic. Eduardo Gonzales Guerrier Gerente Camara de Minas Gante 14 Mexico, D.F. Lic. Gonzalez Guerrier can provide general information on mining progress in Mexico, particularly on the activities of the larger mines, which are members of the Chamber. If you need any further information I will be happy to try to provide it. Sincerely yours, William F. Keyes October 18, 1971 Mr. William F. Keyes c/o The Mexico Desk Department of State Washington, D. C. 20520 Dear Mr. Keyes: Thank you kindly for your letter of October 14th providing information on individuals in Mexico City who I may contact for information on exploration activities. In line with your suggestion I am asking a former associate of ours who lives in Mexico, Mr. William Dettmer, to call on Eduardo Guerrier for additional information on copper exploration activities in Sonora. Would you be kind enough to let me know if and when you are reassigned to a new post as minerals attache for the Department of State. Sincerely yours, W. Bourret Vice President WB: js |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6trmk6g |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_mp |
| ID |
58587 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6trmk6g |
