Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1903-10-24
General Whining Rews.

VIM. Petit. one of the leading min
ing man of Parral, and owner of the
we'll known Adela mine near Santa
| Bar bara, has closed deal for the pur
chase of fourteen mining properties of
w. S. Benton in the Inde district, state
of Durango, for 12O,O0Is Mexican. Mr..
Benton was guest of the Palace Hotel
last Sunday and Monday and was here
on business connected with this deal.
In speaking of this matter and the dis
trict generally, Mr.. Benton said: II
have been at Inde, engaged in the
mercantile business and mining for
II years and | feel certain that we have
there the best undeveloped section in
northern Mexico. l am certain 1 gave
away my property, but 1 have others
and thought it best to sell some to a
mining man like Mr.. Petit who has
the capital to exploit them properly.
The ores of Inde are rich in silver and
| lead with some gold. All that has kept
the district back is lack of transporta-
tioD facilities, as We have to haul ore
60 miles to Rosario. We think we are
going to have a railroad soon, as the
National is making the preliminary
survey from Discubridora to lnde, a
distance of eighty miles. There is con-
siderable high grade ore shipped from
lnde. From the La Cruz, Ernesto
Avila and myself ship about 200 tons
per month that runs 100 OF. silver, 10
per cent lead and 10 OF. gold. The
Potrillo mine of Victoriano Mortos, ad-
joining the Petit properties is shipping
2J0 tons of I25S ore monthly. A mum
Der of other mines are shipping smaller
amounts. There is at least 100000
ounces silver in numerous dumps, all
lower grade ores, that await railroad
trans portation aud reduction plants.
Inde mines were discovered in 1857,
and it and Santa Barbara, chihuahua,
are the oldest mining camps in north
ern Mexico. The ore bodies are very
large aud high grade and are in good
demand at the smelters."
Enterprise.
Wm. Climo, superintendent of the
| Shannon mine was down town this
week for the first time in almost year.
Mr.. Climo says that he is now employ
ing about 300 miners in the various
mines under his supervision. The
mines are now producing an average of
6OO tons of ore per day, which is GER
tainly a splendid showing. During the
past month about loco feet of develop
ment work has been done in the mines,
and new ore bodies are continually
bling opened up. The old Shannon
mine is now producing a considerable
amount of high grade ore and Mr..
the best of them in the territory. He
has one slope 80 feet wide of low grade
ore. He has also recently opened up
fine body of high grade ore on the
Sands group, which is owned by the
Shannon company, and from which
Mr.. ClimO expects great results in the
future. Everything around the mine
is now running like clock work, and
there is no trouble to get plenty of
miners. Mr.. Climo is one of the hard
est working and most conscientious
mining men in the territory and the
success of the Shannon mine is largely
due to his intelligent management
Copper Era.
o. B. Steen and Colonel Fox of San
Francisco are in the southern part of
the territory for the purpose of in
specting the Soledad property. The
thirty days option given the Kansas
City parties expired on the 7th inst.
These parties. on account of the pres
ent condition of the eastern money
market, wanted sixty days extension
of the time of the first payment, but it
was refused by Mr.. Steen, as he had
two other offers for the property which
he considered much better. Colonel
Fox represents some prominent capi- |
talists who will buy an interest in the
property, providing it comes up TO his |
expectations, upon his examination.
1t is his intention to put up some ex-
tensive machinery and open up the
property-Tucson Star.