Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-04


joining the town, is the mine Of
'CONsOLACIoN."
known during the last century as the ''San
Bernardino;" the workings on this property 10
the present date costing about $4,000, and the
property Is owned by the Consolation Silver
Mining company" of Philadelphia and Mexico,
HON. VIM. s. Stokley president. and Mr.. Alex.
Il. shepherd vice president and general manager.
Adjoining this property to the east Is the small
mine Of
''PR0vIDENCIA,"
owned by Messrs. Randolph and Shepherd
On the ridge dividing the arroyo Dolores and
the arroyo Del las Minas is the
''T0DAs SANTOS"
owned by the ''Todas Santos Silver Mining
company" of New York. MIR. Omer Leynes is
the present superintendent. The workings on
this mine are quite large aud under former own
ers considerable "bonanza" has been taken from
It. In the arroyo Del las Minas is found the
"CINCO DE MAYO"
consisting of tunnel and two pertenenclas
known as the Garfield and Arthur pertenencas
This tunnel has been driven distance of 100
feet and is owned by Messrs. Shepherd and Ste
vens.
To the east of this is the celebrated mine Of
"PASTRANA,"
owned by Mr.. George lie Brun, of Alamos. This
mine in the early part Of the century is said to
have yielded many millions Of dollars. but dur
ing latter years has been worked but little. The
workings on it amount to several thousand feet
In length and are made on the ''Pastrana" and
"Cata" veins.
To the south Of this lays the
'EsCRTToRIo"
owned by the Escrtoro Mining company, of
Maine. Mr.. j. J. Durham. superintendent. 1t
has been worked but little under the new man.
agement. but is an old property and believed to
be one of exceeding value, the principal veins
being the ''San Ignacio" and "Escritorio." Ad-
joining this is the property Of
"GAyILANA,"
owned by Messrs. Alex. r. Shepherd and l.. II.
Stevens. This is small property aud worked
but little. In front of this property and on the
north side of the arroyo Del las Minas is the
SAN CARLOS
pertenencia, a small property. owned by Messrs.
Ramirez Bros, of Batopilas. Adjoining this
on the east are the celebrated mines of
SAN PEDRO AND MARTINEZ.
owned by the Consolidated Batopilas Silver
Mining company, of which Mr.. George W. Quin-
tard is president and Mr.. Alex. r. Shepherd.
vice president and general manager These
two large tunnels and several thousand feet of
workings. Total amount expended on this prop
ePty has been SIS. GOO. The improvements con-
sst of superintendent house, ore room. patio
and cleaning table. A vast amount OF ore is i'm
sight of low grade, averaging from $50 TO 500
per ton. and tracks and cars.are being put in to
enable us to handle it economically and quickly
The ore from this mine is treated at the hacienda
San Miguel and, with the exception of small
portion OF lead ore, amalgamating very readily.
Adjoining this property Oh the south is the
. BALLINAs.
owned by MessrS. Alex. II. Shepherd and L. H.
Stevens, which comprises six pertenencias and
is worked through -. C. Hernandez" tunnel
of 700 feet in length. An air shaft has been
driven down for ventilation, which has reached
a depth of $50 feet. The pertenencias forming
this Ballinas property is the ..San Miguelito. :"
La Vaca, '.Guadalupita." "Ballinas. South
Ballinas' and ''SaIamanquesa." Some SO, 600
has been expended In the development of this
property. and from some of its mines large
amount of silver has been TAKEN the ores being
native silver and borasca.
10 the south of this is the property of the
''vALENZUELA'
Silver Mining Co., of New York and Mexico,
with Mr.. George W. Quintard as president, and
Mr.. Alex. r. Shepherd vice president and gem
eral manager. These properties consist of the
aurora tunnel Santa Martina pertenencia, ~
"Santa Teresa. ''San Jose, "'San Juan" "San
Eduvigen." This property contains about two
thousand feet OF workings, which has cost some
S5O.0OO. From the old workings considerable
amount OF ore is said to have been taken.
: Immediately above this property. overlooking
1t, is the
"sANTA MARIA"
owned by the Santa Maria Silver Mining COM
pany of Washington and Mexico, of which Mr..
J. T. Stevens is president and Mr.. Alexander R.
Shepherd vice president and general manager
The workings on this property are about one
thousand feet in extent and the old workings
by the Spaniards some two hundred or three
hundred feet more. This property has Welded
siver and low grade ore, but not in large guam
titles. The total amount expended on it is some
s27, 900.
At the mouth of the arroyo Del las Minas. on
the north side. is the property of the
''BATOPII.As TUNNEL COMPANY"
property owned by an association Of New
York and Batopilas residents, represented by
Mr.. A Morris as superintendent. More than
one thousand feet was driven in this property
during the years 18S1-1SS2 and the total amount
expended VIII reach $50 600
Following the river northerly on the west side
is the mine of
''sAN ANroNIro."
owned by some residents of Batopilas. These
workings are small in extent. Nothing has
been done on them save possession work. Next
TO this comes the ''Animas Tunnel" con-
troiied by sbme residents of California
and Don Enrique ValenzueIa, of Batop-
has. This is Il large tunnel. in a south
westerly direction, intended to be driven
through the Animas hill, with the view of cut
ting the veins intersecting. None save possess
sion work has been done on this property for
the last ten or twelve years. Adjoining this
to the north are the mines of 'Nuestra Sonora
and '''5an Nicolas" with numerous other pros
pected ones. On the northern slope of the An
imas hill. to the north of the Animas tunnel
and above it. is the
"ANIMAs' NINE,
owned by the Animas Silver Mining Co. Of New
York and Mexico, with Mr.. George W. Quintard
president, and Mr.. Alex. R. Shepherd vice presi-
dent and general manager. The new workings
on this property consists of tunnel 600 feet
and ventilation shaft of $50 feet. The expen-
ditures on it to date has been some S2S. A
considerable quantity OF bodOgue and black
silver crystals were taken from the surface
workings by the original owners, but the yield
under the new management has as yet been
nothing. This mine overlooks the arroyo Mon
eriche, which empties into the Batop.las river,
at the foot of the Animas hill to the north. Some
f,rr ,.~Slo h H.