Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-18
OF INTEREST
 CONCERNING TIGRE PROPERTY
HIGH GRADE ORE WORTH S25o,ooo SHIPPED TO FL PASO
 LAST YEAR
Low Grade Ore Agqregaung Much More ia Value Put cn Dump for Treatment by Home Piant-Offices May Go to Fl paso.

DOuElaHs Jdlts Aas~-A AAf I4l q lE = Mining Company is now under the complete contrc' of the Kansas City This was recently brought about by the Kansas City peo- pie buying all of the treasury stock of the company which was sold in order that the recent payment on the mine might be made. During the last few days the rumor was heard on the streets of DnneIas that 1t was inten- ded by the Kansas City people to move the headquarters of the company to Fl Paso.
 Concerning this rumor the cores pendent sought information from President B. F. Graham a; the com panys office in this city.
 Yes" said MT. Graham. there has been some talk of such a proposition among those who now own the con- trolling interest in the property. The talk originated because of the high freight rates We are charged on ore shipments from the mine to the smell ter. It now costs the company s12-50 per ton to pack the ore from the mine to Ysabel station on the Naco- zari railroad; from Ysabel to Fl Paso the rate is $1O per ton. Upon investi- gation we have found that We can transport our ore from the mine to Fl Paso by way of Casas Grandes on the Sierra Madra railroad for much less than this amount. The Sierra Madre railroad has promised to as- sist in the construction of a wagon road from Casas Grandes, or some point nearer. when the proposed eX tension of that raod to Dedric is com pieted.
 From Fl Tigre to Casas Grandes is about one hundred miles; the distance to Ysabel is thirty-five miles and the ore is packed the entire distance or burros. To haul the ore to Casas GranGes would not cost us more than Sl5 and from Casas Grandes to Fl Paso the freight rate is only $2 pei ton.
 The Kansas City people would nat urally prefer Fl Paso for the head quarters of the company because oi the time and distance saved in visiting the office. Personally, I would mucr prefer to remain in Douglas and hat made the plans for residence in thi. city. but if satisfactory freight rate' cannot be obtained of course if the company goes to Fl Paso will g' with it."
 MT. Graham. in talking of the pos siSi!i;ies of the removal of the head
 quarters of the Fl Tigre to Fl Paso imparted some other interesting in formation concerning the property
 During the last year the compan!
 shipped from the property more thai S25O. 900 worth of high grade ore t'
 the smelter in Fl Paso. Beside tn
 ore shipped low grade ore worth
 great deal more was piled on tn
 dumps ready for reduction by the ne'
 mill now nearly ready to start.
 Since the Fl Tigre company bega Iwo-k on its mines the ore shipped ha
 been more than sufficient to pay al . operating and development expenses
 MT Graham is of the opinion tba ! when the mill is in operation the ne monthly profits. including the contin
 ued shipments of high grade ore. wi
 amount to S35,OOO per month an ,. this will soon make the final pay
 ments on the property. there bein yet due only about $275.00O. MT. Graham also stated that when th Fl Tigre began to ship ore to Fl Pas the smelter charges were only S10.5 per ton. but this had been steadily ir 7 creased to $22.5O per ton. the amour charged now With a favorable rat
 to Benson or Deming Nr. Graham of the opinion that it would be advi; able to ship the Fl Tigre ore to Sa : Francisco. where the smelter charge , only amount to $11 per ton.
 T he people of Douglas would regr' very much to see the trade and head quarters go away from this city an
 will hope that some arrangements ca ! he made by which ft I--iiI remain