Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-31

A short time ago the Mining Re porter of Denver sent one of its staff down into this part of the country to see what there was here. The correspondent took a trip into Sonora and wrote an article on part of the
 district which lies to the south of Douglas. It is always interesting to
 know what others think and say of
 Douglas and its surroundings, and the
 following account which appeared in
 the Mining Reporter is big boost for
 Douglas:
 The development of the mineral
 resources of the districts of Arizpe and Moctezuma, state of Sonora, haexi- co. has been rapid during the past five
 years since the advent of American capital and enterprise. The Phelps
 Dodge company gave this section its first substantial impetus by securing large acreage of mineral land, which has since been worked to a handsome profit under the name of the Moctezu- ma Copper company. The company's $ mines, located at Nacozari, about 80 miles south of Douglas, Arizona, are credited with a production last year of 9.00o,oo0 pounds of copper. at Nacozari the company has in opera ton smelting and concentrating plants. The Nacozari railroad, in operation between Douglas and Cos, distance of fifty-five miles, is also owned by the Phelps-Dodge people. The grading for the road between Cos and Nacozari, 22 miles, is almost completed and the first train will be run into Nacozari about May | The new town of Nacozari has been built up by the Moctezuma Copper compa- ny, and now has population of about 1,05o. Several gold and silver prop critics reached from various points along the railroad and in the vicinity of Eacozari and MocteZuma, seventy
 five miles to the south, are producers of considerable bullion and high grade shipping ores, while a number of oth- CTS are under active development
 Douglas, Arizona, with a population of nearly 1000. is the. gateway to this portion of northern Sonora Here Ire the smelting plants of the Calumet & Arizona company in operation for over year, and the new plant of the Copper Queen company, under con strUction. (Since the visit of the cor
 espondent some of the furnaces of he c. c. smelter have been blown in. -Ed) The latter plant will be the argest and best equipped in the en- ire southwest, and will have a day of over 2.00o tons. It is ex- >ected that the furnaces will all De blown in about May 1. It is also te- ported that the National Metal con- )any, of New York, and the City of dexico. will shortly erect sampling yorks here.
 With the completion of the Copper Queen shelter at Douglas the Mocte- zuma ysmelter will be discarded. Douglas. from its very location on the nain line of the Fl Paso and South western railway, 215 miles west ct T Paso, its excellent site and water iupply, Is destined to become the melting point for not only the Bis zee and Chiricahua districts of Arizo- Ia, but of all northern Sonora tribu- ary 10 the Nacozari railroad as we'll che Nacozari railroad will probably ,e Iextended to Moctezuma. thence 'outh through the YaQui river country, the districts of Sahuaripa. Alamos and Sinaloa to Topolampo or some other point on the coast All llong this proposed route are valua- ,le mineral, grazing and timber lands