Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-28
HUAcAL & cHURUNlBAs,.
4 Great Gold Quartz Mining Region in the Moctezuma District of Sonora, Which is Now Attracting Much At tention.

Seventy-five miles. or tn sreabout south from the international bound ary line at Douglas. eX.erdir3 east ward from the line of the NacoZarl railway between Cos station and Na- cozari. is a country which is generally considered as within two separate mining regions (Huacal and Chiruni- bab) but which. geographically. may be practically considered as one great and very rich mining field. With in this region were included some ot the richest and most productive Of the far famed Antigua" mines from which poured into the coffers of the royal Spanish treasury an apparently inex- haustible stream of golden wealth and silver values, which made. all over the world, the name of Mexico synony- nous with that of the Ophir of King Solomon. Here were the famous Do na Maria "Chirunibahi" "Huacai." San Jose" Santa Rosa and many other great mines whose unremitting flow of precious metals enriched their lucky owners, and aided in swelling that wealth and splendor to which the Spanish monarchy attained curing the coupe 0Ol CeElu-lSS lOliO"ihS ehS great discovery of Columbus
 Huacal mountain is lofty and con spicuous peak which rises to height of about 5000 feet some nine miles east of Nacozari. From its Hanks there radiate numerous ridges, some Of them extending for miles. Along these ridges there run, likewise great dis tances. strong, well defined and high ly mineralized dykes and ledges. In places the ridges overhang Ceep and precipitous canyons. When Huacal mountain. the rending and cracking of the ear;h'S crest caused the dykes and ledges; the erosion of the ages which have since passed, made the deep canyons and lofty ridges.
 Within this great region there has been great activity during the past two or three years Many new prop critics have been denounced and work begun. antiguas have been taken up and reopened, while others that have heretofore been recently operated have taken on renewed activity.
 One of the oldest and best known mines in the region is the San Jose, which was developed by Suits & Rior- dan, a very enterprising firm who have operated in the Moctezuma dis trict more than twenty years and have brought out many fine properties, earning as they well deserved. each a very handsome fortune. Through sev- eral years they operated the San Jose" building at San Miguelito. some miles away. a good 10-stamp mill with which they reduced the ores from this and others Some three years ago they sold the property to a French syndicate. a strong solid concern, which built a new 10-stamp mill on the property and is preparng 10 add twen- ty stamps to the plant
 Among other properties upon the San Jose vein are "El Vaquero" and "Goodenough,' owned by the MocteZu- ma Copper company. san Josecito" nd Blanca" owned b. John Evans Georges, owned by 6. E. t{sfKe tt{hf s ASi Si Bisbee; the Maria de la Luz," owned by J. Barcelo and John Evans; the
 vermont owned by Geo. F. Wood ward of Moctezuma; the Sure Thing and others.
 All these properties show good strong ledges, and wherever work has been done they produce ores showing good values.
 It is upon this line that is situated Pittsburg, the new camp of the Sono- Ia Development company. and it's very valuable group Of mines, viz: Maine 'Pittsburg." "Velcx." Kan garoo," Kalamazoo" San Miguel. ]" Opportunity. 'St. Louis," and Port land The company has now a new 10-stamp mill in course of erection.
 To the north of the Huacal mount ain is the 'Olivido," a great property Of sixty pertenencias, through which IS traced a great ledge fifty to sixty feet Tn width, all mineralized with broad sections ten or twelve feet in width from which good shipping ere mas been extracted and sent to the smelters to the value of many thous- ands of dollars. In one place there is tunnel more than loo feet long from which such ore has been extracted. and the top bottom and breast are still in good ore. It is now the prop- erty Of MT. George George F. Wood ward of Moctezuma.
 This same belt including the "Olivi- % is traced clear through 10 the "Churunibabi.'' ten miles away and -S~N eO tIt fliiUdt. nJIIl from Ma cozari four miles The .Churuniba- bl was an intigua and is reputed to nave yielded immensely.
 IL was taken in hand and developed by Suits and Riordan and sold to the Moctezuma Copper company, and it is said that at the time of the sale there were reported s3s' 010 worth of ore In sight. worth $sO gold per ton. The ore Is nuor spar, carrying heavy val ues In gold. It is said 10 be used as | nux and ii is reported that the gold IS afterward separated from the COD per product. At least that's the way l the story goes.
 Included in the same beIf are aIso the Alaska Julia Blanca" and Gas tllio. group close to Nacozari own Cd by George F. Woodward. The Al aska," there is evidence to show is probably the far famed "Dona Mar le' mine which Wards history of Mines in Mexico" quotes as having produced very richly 200 years ago.