Ruins of an old hacienda near Batopilas, operated from 1880 to 1911 by American silver magnate, Alexander Shepard, were visible from the edge of town. The workers at this hacienda extracted more than 19 million ounces of silver from the nearby hills.
© Geri Anderson, 2001
Source article: Mexico's Copper Canyon spans Chihuahua and Sinaloa: introduction and resources