Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-23
The "NoChe Buena'
 Said to be Rich Field
BIG GOLD AND SILVER STRIKE
 BELOW CANANEA.
Mine is Three Hundred Years old and According to Tradition, is One of the Richest Mines in Northern Mexico.

MexIcC.
 About two weeks ago report came from Huepac, a village 90 miles south Of Cananea, of a rich gold strike, but no details could be learned. The Herald had the information, but noth- ing in the shape of veriication. Much of the information was doubtless held out by those who were anxious to get in on the ground floor"
 Sunday Robert Graham came in. and while not inclined to talk much. accorded the Herald short talk MT. Graham being a miner, prospector and expert of long experience. was ex- actly the man the Herald wanted to see The details are here given in his own language:
 The big mine is called the ''Muna Buena." It is an old mine, worked some three hundred years ago by the Spaniards. At that time it was known as the San Francisco. Ac- cording to tradition it was one Of the richest gold and silver mines in north ern Mexico. Said to be the richest in that age.
 The bells on the church in Aeon chi were made of the ore extracted from the old San Francisco mine. These bells, it is claimed, are very Eich in gold and silver. It is also claimed that the church, a few years ago, was filled with idols made from the gold from this mines A great many of these idols still remain in the old church.
 Why and wherefore these tradi- aions?' inquired the Herald.
 The best evidences We have said Mir. Graham, Ifs the amount of work done in the mine. Judging from the dumps, there must have been at least 5000 or 4.0O0 feet of work done on the property. All this has caved in clear up to the surface during the many years that they have been idle. given back, as il were. to nature 4 native got hold Of the old property, kept up the taxes on the mines. but cid not co any work on them until recently, when he began work on yir- gin ground Running a tunnel 250 feet he cut the ore vein. Just where he cut il the ore was 10. exceptional ly rich but in ten feet from where he cut the vein the pay chute came in. II was very rich. the vein being five feet from wall 10 wall. with a pay chute14 inches wide running 600 ounces in silver and 20 ounces in gold The ledge is now stripped 70 feet. 4 winze has been sunk 15 feet on the vein and there are no signs of it's quitting. On the contrary. there are good signs of its widening. and it would not surprise me if il mace ore from yyall to wall in the next fifty feet"
 What as to formations?'
 "The ledge lays in porphyry: the hest ore is red iron quartz, carrying native silver and free gold. and men who are familiar with the great Pi- cacho mine say, after examining this property, that the vein is as good or better han the Picacho.
 The great strike is now attracting wide attention and many prospectors are going into that section. MT. Gra- ham says he finds that mineral belt Olle OI lne iuOSL pTOHllSiu2 III lHe great mineral producing sections of Sonora.
 He adds: It is my opinion that in the future the vast wealth of these rugged peaks will demand the use of little seven-eighths steel and a few boxes of Judson's 40 per cent, the on- ly articles that will determine the mineral wealth of a district which is a perfect network of veins which have never had a pick stuck into them. This particular belt which embraces about seven miles square of land, contains large lodges of gold, silver and copper, and I regard it as the best field now open to prospect. ors in the state of Sonora or any other place."
 It is stated that quite rush has been mace to the scene of the new strike and that some of the rush in cludes representatives of some big companies in and about Cananeao-
 Monday morning there were some very animated discussions in hotel corridors and on the streets. and men were hastily sent out. No one bad