Bisbee daily review., 1902-11-08
MINING FROM THE SOUTH
Splendid Properties Owned and Oper- ated by Atlas Exploration and Mining Company

pleasure than to record the good TOT tune and successful operations of con- scientious mining men and legitimate mining combinations. Among the lat ter is the Atlas Exploration and Min ing company of Douglas, composed of sound citizens of our neighboring city, R. O. Johnson's name appearing as president, H. c. Beumler, vice president, N. W. Chase treasurer, D. T. Dunlap secretary and F. A. Hess, director. Their main office, which is iR Douglas, is fitted up to the queens taste and is one of the attractions of the enterprising city on the line. A magnificent display of rich speci- mems from the different properties of the company are displayed with most pSeasing effect.
 Through the courtesy of MessrS. Nichols, Hess and Beumler, Review representative was given the liberty of the establishment and an insight into the rare and extensive properties controlled by the popular local com pany. Their frs group of mines is ne Hoosier, only twelve miles from Douglas. in the free zone of Sonora. in a southeasterly direction. It con- sists of six well defined bodies en- bracing about 50 acres. The forma- tion and walls of this group is gneiss or decomposed granite. The princi- pal va'ue being silver, supplemented by copper and gold. The surface in diations in this gorup are iattering and the development work which is not as yet very extensive, gives prom ise of great results as the company gees down.
 Now we come to very remarkable property, the Pavo Rico group, situ- ated in the celebrated Moctezuma mining district, about ten miles from Nacozari and about twenty miles southwes. of Cos, Sonora, the present terminus of the Nacozafd Isiilroad, and about fifty miles south of Doug las.
 We were shown photographic views of the property and open develop menr work, also assay certificates and all kinds of specimens from the property From this and the undis- puted statement of Messrs Nichols and Hess we are authorized to say the property embraces twenty perte- nencias. The original discovery Of rich silver ore for which it is distin- guished was made by a Mexican boy v ros. It was a parallel proposition to the discovery of the Rich Hill plac- CTS by a Mexican boy The property is rich in copper, gold, silver and lead, the principal value being in silver.
 The company started out to put their property in such shape that they might sell sufficient stock to prosecute vigorous development oper- ations, but it was their good fortune to strike ore at the mescal roots that paid for every stroke of the pick. It is not the object of the Review to magnify or exaggerate the merits of a mining proposition. It is our chief ambition to be known as an impartial medium of mining information, and deal exclusively in cold facts. and in strict harmony with this policy, we can say, that while this property Is not extensively developed it is exceed ingly rich, especially in silver. A neat button of silver was exhibited, which was extracted from half ounce of ore picked up on the dump. IL was as large as the head of an or dinary collar button. The develop ment which was shown by a photo
 
 an open cut about thirty feet long, Then appears the mouth of tunnel some 2S feet in length. From the end of the open cut drift is run some 30 feet to intersect the projected tun- nel- As will be readily conceded these developments are very limited. but that fact renders the result all the more surprising, since out of the ore taken out in this work the com pany has shipped three cars of ore to Fl Paso. Only getting returns on one, which after deducting all ex- penses nets them $1S0 per ton. The assays ran as follows: Lowest assay, 110 ounces silver, highest 1,504. The same ore averages 5S per cent lead. 71s per cent copper with a trace of gold. This is certainly a remarkable showing and one which has attracted widespread attention in the east. The company was formed with 9 view to taking up obscure prospects, develop AG them and taking chances on the result. They are to be congratulated on striking a paying proposition from the start
 Sales of stock by the Atlas people have been remarkable since the com pany's shipments to Fl Paso. One gentleman by the name of Turnbolt from Ohio. invested in 2,000 shares. Subsequently, he came upon the ground and after due investigation upk 25,00o additional shares. The psusonnel of this company ought to q Dire great confidence in the integ- r1 of it's oDc-@Xons and dealings,