The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-12-16

toWnsman, Frederick w. Spencer, the
we'll known violinist, who is visiting his
former home, abandoned his art AS q
profession about four years ago and has
since been engaged ia mining. For the
past two years he has been closely as
ISOLATED WITH Mr.. George Beebe, president
of the Cieneguita Copper Co., an Arizona
corporation owning vast tracts of timber
and mining lands in Sonora, Mexico.
Mr.. Spencer speaks of Mr.. Beebe as be.
ing one of the best posted men be has
ever met on mining in general and on
the mineral riches of Sonora in particu-
lar. Mr.. Beebe was the original pur-
chaser of the property now owned by
the Cieneguita Copper Co. and is the
largest stakeholder in it. He has had Is
years of experience, has always mined
from pay roll standpoint, having own
ed and operated mines in California and
elsewhere, has lived in Sonora for the
last twelve years, is familiar with the
laws and language of the people and is
thoroughly posted on the way of doing
business In Mexico. He counts among
his best friends the chief officials and
Gnanciers Of Sonora. Mr.. Spencer is a
stakeholder in the Cleneguita Copper Co.
and visited the mines in December.
1903. He claims that the property own
ed by the Cieneguita Copper Co. could
proftably support 10000 miners and the
mines can feed smelters of the largest
capacity. The first furnaces will be
blown in about March LIST, 1905. and as
the company has no debts, it should pay
dividends soon afterwarG. The follow
lowing account of this region which is
described as Unknown Mexico, is won.
derfully interesting.
Sonora is one of the largest states of
Mexico, situated in the extreme north.
west part of the republic. 1t is bounded
on the forth by Arizona and California,
on the east by Chihauhau, on the south
by SinalOa and on the west by the Gulf
Of California 1t has an extreme width
and length of about 400 miles and is
shaped somewhat like irregular trian.
gle with the long side on the Gulf of
California. The Rocky Mountains
which after crossing the Mexican border
are called the Sierra Madres, traverse he
the eastern portion of Sonora About
$50 miles south from the northern bonn
Diary line and 10 the extreme eastern
part of Sonora, in the heart of this great
chain Of mountains. lies the district of
.Sahaurina. This district is the center of
the naturalization Of the great Sonora
belt. The great mines of Arizona being
on the northern edge of this belt; the
Paral mines IN Chihauhau on the extreme
eastern edge. The famous Batopilos
mines on the south and the Minas
Prletas and others on the west-Hum-
boldt, viewing this section with the eve
Of a scientist, pronounced it the Treas
ure House of the World. Over 200 years
ago the Royal Spanish Crown, receiving
one-ffth of all the gold and silver pro-
duced extended throughout this entire
region the most complete and perfect
protection. Military posts with strong
garrisons were scattered through the
land and all the roads were constantly
patrolled In force. The conquerors had
enslaved the native population and dur
ing two centuries this region poured
fourth constant stream of riches. In
1910, when the Mexican patriots rose for
Independence a portion of the military
protection of this distant region was
withdrawn to aid in the suppression of
the uprising upon the eastern side of the
Sierra Madre and when the independ-
ence OF Mexico was secured in 1921, mil
ltary protection and occupation by the
arms of Spain terminated. Then came
the great Apache uprising of 1926. with
which the frequently changing central
government, too closely occupied by
revolutions closer home, was unable tn
cope, and local authority was powerless.
For half century the entire region was
harried with desolation and murder and
nowhere was life and property safe.
Thousands We're murdered, prosperous
cd
attacked and all their workers massacred
'and hundreds of valuable aiming prop.
critics abandoned.
Am the early seventies, with the rise to
power OF General Diaz, the present pres
tdent OF Mexico, and secure entrench-
ment of the liberal party in the govern
ment. attention was turned to the
Apaches. Working together the mill
tary forces Of Mexico and United States
captured the last predatory band Chat
of Geronimo) in 1884. They we're de-
ported and peace returned to this sec
ton for the first time in sixty years.
With the return of peace twenty years
ago, the region took new life, mining
was resumed OH the edges of the great
Sonora belt. Arizona on the north pro-
ducing in 1903 over 118 million pounds
III ESHHeu copper, DoSlueS millions In
gold and silver. Minas Prietas about
300 miles south of the international line.
produces annually over 100000 in
gold and silver bars. One hundred and
ffty miles east OF Minas Prietas, or La
Colorado, is the Sahauripa district con-
ltsining the famous Amigo mines of
Gieneguits, Tayapa Ostimuris and Colo.
RADIO De La Casita. These mines are now
owned by the Cieneguita Copper Co.
The following account of the extent
and riches of the property owned by the
Cieneguita Copper Co was lately pub
lished in The Oasis at Nogales, Arizona,
Sept. 10th, 1904. At an altitude of about
5000 feet in the Sahauripa district of
Sonora lies the Real del Cieneguita,
mining region the wondrous richness of
which is self evident, it bears also every
evidence of having been extensively
worked in the Anteguo days of Spanish
occupation of Sonora. In geologic
sense the vicinity may be divided into
three sections: The Cieneguita Chipiona,
the Ostimuris and the Tayapa. The
Ciener;Iita ChipiOna section Ia evi6ently