Cochise review., 1901-02-02
THE CANANEA.
Its Big Copper Mines. Col. Greene's s
 Success

M, F. Freeman, President of the Consolidated National Bank, of Tucson, has just returned from Cananea, Son. ora, where he has been visiting w. c. Greene, President of the Cananea Con- solidated Copper Company. In explan- ation of an apparent confusion of titles, MT. Freeman explained to Star re- presentative that the Cananea Consoli- dated Copper company was the title under which the company was incorpo- rated in Mexico, the Greene Consoli- dated Copper company being the Amer ican corporation, and owning all of the stock of the former company. The Co bre Grande company is the name of the company with which Greene has had a long legal contest for the control of the property, and which was finally settled by compromise that removed all diff ferences and gave to Greene absolute control of all the properties.
 Mir. Freeman was at the mines three days and in company with Mir. Greene visited the various mines which the company is now working. In his opin- ion the Cananea company is destined to become one of the greatest copper pro ducers in America. He visited sever- al of their mines, anyone of which would be. 2 great property Of itself. He was agreeably surprised at the enor- nous amount of ore already developed, although the work is only it is infancy. Almost every character of copper is to be found in the different mires, runn- ing from low grade to native copper, large quantities of which are found.
 The great amount of work that has been done within the limited time that active operations have been under way was also surprise. The adverse con- ditions, due to the legal complications while making it more difficult, have not retarded development of the mines, work on which is now being prosecut- ed on large scale. Splendid noun tain roads have already been construct ed to the various mines, over which the ores are being hauled to the shelter. In addition to this narrow gauge rail- road is now being constructed, by which all of the various mines will be connected with the shelter, and over which the ore will be hauled.
 The company has a smelter plant with a present capacity of four hundred tons, to be largely increased by the ad- dition of another stack, already order ed, and which will soon be in operation. The copper output will only be limited by the shelter capacity which will be further increased as rapidly as possible there being scarcely any limit to the amount of ore that the mines as whole can be made to produce.
 Over eighteen hundred animals are now employed by the company in haul ing between Naco, the railroad termin- us, and the mines, forty miles distant. For the better handling of their coke, supplies and copper, the com pany has ordered two traction engines and will soon have splendid road com pleted, over which they will run these engines from the rail way to the mines, and seeing the absolute need of it, the company has decided to build railroad to connect at Naco, which will be done at once.
 George Mitchell, formerly of the Uni ted Verde, is the general Manager, and in MT. Freeman's estimation, he has no superior in America in the treatment of copper ores.
 F. B. Wightman, formerly of Tucson, occupies very important position, as accountant, and has large force of clerks under him. The company em- ployees several hundred men, and it's monthly payroll would make man comfor tably we'll off.
 MT. Freeman pays high tribute to Colonel Greene, the head and front of the enterprise, and of whom he is a great admirer, and believes him destin- ed to become one of the wealthiest mining men in the United States, and attributes to his indomitable energy and nerve, coupled with unusual intel igence and ability, the rapid progress made in the company's affairs.