Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28
6REAT MINE BONANZA.


tains has caused great deal of excite
ment In Arizona and the southwest and
a large number of miners and prospec-
tors have already started for the
scene. The strike Is not new one, IT
having been found over year ago by
three Americans +. Sults. who Is a
civil engineer and assayor. employed
by the Mexican government. with +. NJ.
Sturgis and A. c. Riordan. The men
found the ledge and broke of some of
the rock, which showed free gold, and
ter an assay was made by Suits they
ok steps at once to denounce 1t and
obtain title TO the ground from the
Mexican government After title had
been received they started To do de-
velopment A shaft was sunk on the
ledge TO a depth OF about fourteen feet
and ore was found all the way down
The assays OF some Of the ore ran Gs
high as $4,000 TO the ton. and no as
say made ran less than SO 200.
Millions in Sight.
The property has been examined by
three different experts and all give
out the report that the El Tigrt has
the biggest body OF free milling gold
ore in the state Of Sonola thus far
fonnd. They have carefully gone over
the ground and give estimates from
$4,000. 600 to $500 600 worth of gold
ore In sight The owners are holding
the property for 5000 600 gold. and will
not let II go for cent less. A Phila'
delphia company has an option on the
property which lasts about thirty days
more, and the Phelps Dodge company
of New York will take the property If
the Philadelphia parties are not able
10 raise the money.
The Phelps-nodge company own The
Pecacho mine, which Is another high
grade gold mine. and shipped few
weeks ago a solid train load Of ore
which was valued al over $1,000 900.
Colorado experts claim the Pecacho
has several million dollars near the
surface. and the ore is being mined at
n very low price. The average of the
Pecacho ore is about the same as the
lei Tigre. Both mines are free milling
and are located about forty miles
apart
The heavy snow storms for the past
week have made prospecting and
travel in the new country impossible.
The Yaoui river Is about ten feet over
its banks and II is impossible to ford
H. Some placers are being worked in
the arroyas which run into the Yaqui.
and gold is being taken out in paying
quantities When the snow has melted
In the Torres mountains and the Yaqui
has resumed It's normal condition a
large amount OF gold will lie found In
ahe placers and large number Of pros
pec,ors will work the gold on the bars
in the river.
Route to the Gold Fields.
The best way TO get TO the new gold
strike is to go by the way of Douglas
Ariz., and TO Fronteras. which Is on
the Nacozari railroad. Mules, burros
All horses can he obtained at From.
terae while 1T Cos and Turicachi IL is
impossible to get any kind of convey.
ance to the gold fields. The distance
from Frcnteras to the new strike is
about sixty miles, But IL Is over easy
wagon roads and the trails are better
than those by way OF Turicachi. A
VI H'brH'ANpAG ait
to leave Douglas in about two weeks.
Several parties are being formed in
Bisbee, Tombstone and other Arizona
mining camps and will start for the
scene o. the excitement just IA soon
as the snow is melted enough TO get
animals over It.
There is a strip of country about five
miles wide and twelve long which Is
open to location, and good mineral
ieGges can he traced the entire length
of the strip. II is a honey -combed
quartz and shows free gold. This strip
is adjoining the FL Tigre and is good
ground 10 prospect on. This ground
lies outside Of the free zone, and Amer
leans can take up the ground by max
ing a announcement and filling their
papers at the Mexican mining Office In
Montezuma. The American prospec-
tors who are camped at Turicachi will
make rush for this section just as
soon as they can get through and some
have already started, taking a round
about way. and hope to be able to get
into the country ahead OF others.
Mexican Mining Laws.
Americans going into the new coun
try In Sonora should familiarize them
selves with the Mexican mining laws
and be very careful in making de-
nouncements, and should provide them.
selves with all necessary exploration
papers This will save them great
deal Of time and trouble. The Mexican
government mas an Office at Fronteras
and assists the Americans In every
way they possibly can.
Some very fine specimens OF the FL
Tigrc ore and some of the placer gold
10 ON exhibition al the Atlas mining
bureau in Douglas and has been ex.
amined by a large number OF mining
men In this section.
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