Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-25
MEXICAN MINES.
A aeport of Various Mining Properties From Personal Examination by Competent Au- thorfty

from trip to Sonora I thought few
 lines about matters there might be vel come. I found Magdalena a quaint old
 Mexican town just waking mp to the possibilities that railroad to their doors may bring. A wide and fertile valley, well watered by the Magdalena river, gives evidences of great fertility by the beautiful orange trees now loaded with fine fruit. I saw there for the first time the date palm bearing fruit and below the town quite large fields of sugar cane and the process of making "piriochs" in the crude manner of the natives was mo- ticed
 The situation of the town, being sur rounded on three sides by high moun- tains, the valley opening to the south | gives it an equable temperature, and though, by the level of the railroad sur veyors, found to be 2,516 feet above the sea and thus little higher than Tucson, the Summers are cooler and Winters milder than at the latter place.
 I found the officials very friendly and seeming very willing to do all they ! could to assist the enterprising visitors to find out about the country and its re- sources and also to secure good mining or other property.
 As went there with some misgivings as to Mexican titles and Mexican ways towards foreigners l wish to say that so far as could see they were quite un- founded, and am of the firm belief that if Americans go there with willingness to abide by the laws and do as they would be done by, they will have no trouble.
 On referring to the trouble lately had in the Altar District l was told and l think by those well informed that the trouble was matched up by an outsider, and an American, who put up the Mexi- cans to what We would call blackmail operation.
 As number of parties in Arizona had told me much against operating ln So- nora, I sought by inquiry to satisfy my self what was being done by Americans both in the so-called zone of twenty leagues and below, and was much sur prised to learn of the number of men and companies so working and amount of money SO invested.
 For information of inquirers, like my self, who may hesitate as l dld about going into Sonora, will say that I find there are many good mines and pros poets to be had in Sonora at very reason able figures, and that while 1t is no country for the poor prospect0r, with no money, 1t Is good country for those who have money enough to go on and work the property secured. For the benefit Of those who wish for more de- tailed information as to experience there, noted down a number of men and companies now at work to whom in- l qGiry Is directed.
 Captain Wm. II. Town, well known iU | Arizona, Is working the Plancha del la l Flata mines, about eight miles from the l Arizona line, south of Gro Blanco. Has | a two-stamp mill with capacity for five. | Am told the mines are fine. Associated ! with him are Dr. Clark, of Magdalena, | and Mir. Hough, of San Francisco.
 Capt Barker, representing an Iowa | company, Is at work pine miles west O. | Saric and IS opening up some fine prop | erty.
 West of them Holbrook and Hogue | are running a two stamp mill, paying | dividends and expenses.
 The San Antonio Gold and Silver | Mining Company of Chicago, D. W. Irwin, President, have a 2O-stamp mill | 30 miles south of the line and 20 miles | from the Gulf, running on gold ore. | Also a two-stamp mill at Quitiwaquia, | on the line, now called Fremont.
 The Caborca Mill and Mining Con- pany, Roberts, Hoffman others, D. c. | Mills, superintendent, are running 20 | stamps on gold ore, 45 miles from the | Gulf and 75 miles south of the line.
 The San Felicita COmi any of Chicago, | % miles west of Altar, are running 20 | stamps on gold ore. The late reported | difficulties are settled and pans are now being put in position to work the silver ores.
 A New York company are working the | San Pedro mine, Eear the Gulf, 20 miles | north of Port Lobos.
 A Chicago company have mine called | the San Felix, for which they are build | ing a 20-stamp mill at Port Lebos. They | own several mines.
 Charles Wimple and M. Escalante | are TOW working an antimOny mine, and | are sending the ore to San Francisco to |
  northeast of Port Salinas.
 The Sombretillo Company, of St. Joe, Missouri, A. l.. Kerr, J. l.. Motter and Mir. Cunningham, have en-stamp mill on the ground and will have it running in 60 days This is said to be a fine | mine, worked many years by Spaniards. It has four-foot vein of SlOO ore.
 James Rodgers and brother. of Har- shaw, own several mines Sierra Cache said to be good, and are running an ar astra. They also have some placer claims and have sent for a steam engine | to pump water from the gulch in which | the gravel occurs.
 The McArthur Bros, of Chicago, have | several promising mines on the line | which are to be worked.
 J. F.. Thompson, Joe Pearson and Mir. OBrien, of Magdalena, have two gold mines 35 miles northwest of Magdalena. They have been at work fourteen months and have twO-foot vein showing free gold, running $40 per ton. There IS plenty of wood and an abundance of water. They have done much work.
 Below the dead line or colleague zone a large number are at work, among whom may be found Hagin and Tevis and George Hurst, of San Francisco, who are running q mine called No Palaro, 30 miles east of the celebrated RamboZ mines, lately bought by E. P. Allis, of Milwaukee. The No PalarO mine IS smelling ore and cost S12,0OO. A smelt- CT has been erected at a cost of Sl5OOO and IS now at work. Nine tons of ore were sent to San Francisco which cost 2l cents per pound to haul t. Tucson. On the nine tons SG000 was made clear of all expenses. MT. King, near the same place, Opodepo, IS running tun- nel in a very good prospect.
 A. F. Tritle, well known in Arizona and Nevada, has a fine mine IS miles from San Miguel, of carbonate ore, smelling, and has four-foot vein.
 The Minas Prietas, 45 miles from Her mosillo, was sold by Dick Johnson to San Francisco and Eastern parties for S25O,000. They have 40 stamps running | on gold and silver ore, and 20 more are | to be added. They are now getting $50 | per ton in gold American miners are | employed at S4 per day. The adjoining | claim, also called Prietas, has recently | been purchased by Eastern parties, who | are vigorously prospecting, and may put | up a mill.
 The Chicago Mining and Milling Company, headed by A. E. Hessing, of the Staats Zeitung, in Ian Pas district, | near Oposura, are putting up smelters | on very valuable property.
 From Santa Teresa, west across the | Dolores valley, in the black hills, NIT. $. Y. Thompson, recently from Colorado, |