Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-10
ADMIRES CONDITIONS
 IN WARREN DISTRICT
MR. sATEMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS
 ON VARIOUS MATTERS.
rh. Modern Is Getting Into Shape for Resumption of work.-Thinks Ari' rona and Sonora are Good Invest rnent Fields.

Mir. MT. William A Bateman, Of Calumet. Michigan. and mining maa and promoter of extensive experience, who has been in Arizona and the southwest during several weeks past looking over the various dlstricts' very kindly gave the Review represen- tatiye his views on several phases Of the mining situation as it appears 10 him MT. Bateman left Bisbee this morning for his Michigan home but will stop at Clifton and Morenci on the way and will go to Chicago by way ol st. Louis and then home.
 In response to an inquiry MT. Bate man said that he had last been ln the Warren district a year ago last March and that events since that time hao but confirmed the opinions he haa then formed and he still has every confidence in this community.
 Tn his opiaon the most Of the local properties will get ore. but he has aot much confidence in some of them.
 in regard to investments here, there has been a little exaggeration in the prices asked for properties but buyers are more to blame for this than the sellers. as they have been so anxious to get hold of properties to promote fearing that others would head them of. and local people, knowing this took advsntage of it, for which they are not to blame.
 Tn regard to the Modern mine about which so much has been said ana which has been in operation for some time past MT Bateman was pleased fo say that an option had been se- cured or a large amount of the pro motion stock, which would now De put back into the treasury and sold for the purpose of placing the property in q strong position financially for eouipment and development. The d. rection and management of the com pany and property will be in the control of Michigan people and re- newed activity may be looked for on the property shortly.
 "The people of Michigan have as much confidence in this district as ever but they are a little more care ful and think their confidence. in most cases. will be rewarded. De veiopment work on most of the prop critics is to be energetically and eco nonicalIy pushed. with the view to de- veloping ore bodies.
 Mir. Bateman thinks boards of trade for camps like Bisbee inadvisable. as the capital here comes mainly from outside. but he thinks a mining ex- change located in Houghton county. Michigan, would be benefit to both localities.
 "The time of wild speculation in this district ispast but properties of merit will find capital for their development and l don't know any place better for the investment of capital in mining properties than in Arizona and the state of Sonora.
 T fancy an ore testing works in the community would be Q great boon to many operators. as it would give more definite data on which to judge of the merits of a property than does an or dinary assay. in which the majority oi mining men really place very little con hdenee"
 ''Bfsbee people have every reason to feel fortunate" said Mir. Bateman iAnot only is the town right over one ol the greatest ore deposits. discovered in recent years. but it is situated 1T the midst of a group of mining dis tricts which should serve to make any camp famous the world over.
 Amongst these may be mentioned the Huachucas. the Cananea in north ern Sonora. the Dragons, the Chiri cahuas and still others. and while think the Arizona mining district 1: going to bring a great deal of wealtf 10 northern Michigan investors think they will be amply rewarded fol their investments in the Huachucas spent two days at the Mitchell devel oument company's property witt the superintendent and mine can tain and with Mr Gus Brown, o Tombstone. and like the property bet ter than ever. All that is wanted i to get the necessary machinery on thu ground for more rapid developmen and this has been ordered and shipped several weeks ago. I visited severa properties at the northwest end O the mountains and secured some fin specimens of native copper and be iieve there Is the making of a bi
 mine in that part of the Huaehuca and that the Huachucas will take prominent part in the county's uinera production as some very rich develop ment work is being done there.
 T also visited the Cananea and th emelter there. which is to be greati