G'morning Rogue: You must be a coffee guy ? Nah ? k, tea then in the patio.

Like your name sake, the Tayopas were rogue mines, and were involved in many Jesuit, err, shall we say expressive & expansionist movements.

The 'UC' Tayopa, #2, played an important part in the failed attempt by the Jesuits to finance a revolution to take North America away from Spain with the help of the Dutch. This is the true reason why they were expelled from the Americas, not for mining, as is popularly proposed.

Later the Tayopas were one of the basic reasons for Napoleon's failed effort to install Maximilan as the Emperor of Mexico. The French engineers had drawn up plans to contruct a Rail Road from Guaymas to the Tayopas in order to use them to help rebuild France.

No, Rogue, your UC Tayopa, #2, is not just another mine, but one that had an indirect hand in western development and history, even up to Canada.

Need I suggest that according to my data, there is a large treasure somewhere in the area, but where ? It would be fascinating if it were discovered by Jim, to see just how it would be explained in Canada, where no - one believes in Treasures. snicker

Don Jose de La Mancha

p.s. http://www.goldandsilvermines.com/diosp.htm Part of UC's holdings. Just remember "I have Tayopa #1", the one mentioned in Dobies book.