The Arizona sentinel., 1874-09-26
We are indebted to the Tucson Citizen for the following very in- teresting article:
THE SONORA COMPANY.
Something of its Organization, His
 tory and Purposes

Gov. Stafford and Dr. L0rd, start
 ed to examine the Arivaca and
 Santa Rita ranch and mines. They returned on Monday, the Colonel expressing himself very
 decidedly pleased with all the
 property as regards mines, wood,
 water. grass, accessibility, etc. ],
 and will take the stage on Friday
 for San Francisco, for the purpose of purchasinc fnll nntfit of min 1 ing supplies, including maChin-
 cry and appliances necessary to sink and keep in order an artesian
 well. Among the first jobs done, will be the sinking of 3n arteSian well, it being regarded aS one of the most economical c00veCieuCes 1 in the lOng run. But t0 come to the order of this statement, we
 will cull some facts as they ap-
 pear in the company's articles of
 incorporation.
 The name of the company is
 "The Sonora company, Limitei." The principal office is in London, England. The capital of the con- pany is one million pounds sterl- ing or about five millions of dollars. Each share is twenty pounds or S1OO. Of the 50,000 shares, 10000 are ordinary and 30,000 perfer- ence. The liability of it's mem bers is limited The articles of agreement ofsaid company were entered into Dec. 30, 1873, and it was incorporated Jan. 10, 1874. The directors are: The Right Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton, M. P; Henry Wollaston Blake, M. A., F. R S., F. R. G. s {; Robert Glad, stone, Esq; Charles D PostOn (of Arizona); Hon. Alexander Willard, U. S. Consul at Guay- mas, Mexico; SenOr Don Manuel Escalante, member of the Mex ican Congress from Sonora; Nathaniel Greene, Esq of Lon don. Charles A. Allis is Secre- tary. The general Manager is Charles D. Po5ton, and the Super intendent at the mines, is Col. W. G. Boyle. The general manager in London. is Nathaniel Greene, Esq. The names of other officers .are omitted.
 The company was formed to work and i'm prove certain mines and ranches III Arizona, and per h3ps others in Sonora. TbOWns the Santa Rita mlue and las leased the noted ArivaCa mine anu ranch. The prospectus be- fore us says the ores of Arivaca are more refractory than those of, the Santa Rita, but this is com- pensated for by their greater value, and that both properties are we'll known to mining ex- perts who have reported favor ably upon them.
 AS shown by the memorandum of association, the company con- templates c0IOniZing and utilizing lands described in the article of agreement as we'll as others that may be acquired. and to work the mines embraced therein; to con- struct and maintain roads, includ- ing railways needed for the com- pany's operations; to buy, rear and sell domestic animals; to buy and sell goods needed by the To- cal population; to let, mortgage or sell any and all kinds of pro- perty; in fact to generally carry on the business of a trading cor poratiOn. It is in the plan to ap- ply for and obtain a concession or grant and authority to con. Struct and maintain a line of tele- graph and railway from Quay mas to Arizona and to the works of the company in this Territory, and to make junction with the Texas and Pacific railway; also to build any and all needed wharvna docks, Clc-. that may be reQUiEet by he company at Guaymas or other ports, and tO dc any ana al business for the advantage of ne company.
 Col Boyle says the frst busi- ness will be to devel0pe tt mines
 nc determine the qua ity of ores in them to a satisfactory ex- tent. While in California this time, he will make a careful in- spection of the celebrated Krom Dry Concentration, with a view to introducing one of them here. He will recommend the purchase of large lot of sheep to put upon the 100000 acres of choice grazing lands belonging to the company, for he says he never saw such body of pasturage, and the profits of sheep raising can be made to meet ordinary interest on the en- tlre cash investment of the com pany.
 Superintendent Boyle thinks he can work at a profit as low grade ores as can be done in NeY2- da at points many miles from the railway. He says grain to feed the working animals, labor of all