Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-31
YAQUIS CAUSE
 SERIOUS RESTRAINT
Their Deeds Preventing the ' Development of Some
 Rich Properties


 
 In spite of all the efforts of the gov ernment 10 subdue the Yaqui menace fear of the marauding Indians contin ues to initiate strongly against tn welfare of the mineral districts of So nora Mexico. A r. Tanner of Mil ~sukee, president of the Mesa Rica Gold Mining company of Sahuaripa sonora, who is at the St. Regis. says that any traveller who attempts to wis lt the properties in which he is in- terested, must take his life in his hands.
 Every man cares six-shooter and Winchester rifle in thai dis trlct. said Mir Tanner at the St. Re- gis this morning. Naturally men are not likely to rush haphazard into that district as long as the peril is as great as it is at present"
 The Mesa Rica company is located on property in the Sahuaripa district about 100 miles straight east from Hermosillo. Sonora. The nearest rail read station is at Nacozari. the Phelps Dodge camp, and is more than 100 miles away, the journey being made by stage to Moctezuma. In the en. lire district there is not a mile of. wagon roads. The country is noun tainous. and is amply timbered to provide the needs of the mining camps for fuel.
 Tn crossing the Sahuaripa from HermosillO or La Colorado. it is nec-l Q; sarv to traverse the Yauui country" said MT. Tanner and that is an ex- tremelv risky thing to do [ believe that the Mexican government is doing everything in it's power to protect | bcna fide investors but at the same time the question of danger cannot be eliminated. Dr. Reilly of Calfor- nia who left Hermosillo to buy tn | Mesa Rica property was murdered. and while the full details of his death were never known it was of course attributed to the Indians. He was killed just ont nf Moctezunla
 When visited the property. the government furnished 9 good guard, and let mvsalf believe that was as safe as I would have been at home r. does a man no good to become alarmed. o~ca he ventures into the district If he did. he would surely Lack out. But as I say. We had enod g1'ard which was furnished after we had called on General Torres at Hermosii'C and asked his protection"
 ". A. Morley is the general super irtendent of the properties in the Sa hauripa district He is also at the St Regis. as is w. s. Barbee. secretary treasurer lCf the Anacond3 Montxna company, copper proposition located i1 the same district The three men are just returning from the City of Mexico. where they were in consulta- rion with the government authorities uEegarding concessions for the proper 2 ' sa.mar Fl Pasoan. coming to this city from Den [ yer He was with the Mine & Smelt- e- Supply Go. He is associated with [ J. Smith. who is also a COloradOan.
 The concessions which these men are seeking have to do with the fur ther development of the district. They especially urged that the mail route 10 Sahuaripa be changed. so that it would be possible to avoid the Yaqu | district. In addition, they wish teie | graph communication established byi federal wires to Sahuaripa. which isl at present without telegraph. They were given assurances that the mat ter would be taken up, and they hope +0 have the wires in operation by next summer.
 We have just contracted for the, installation of a five stamp mill on the Mesa Rica property" said MT Tanner. "As soon as it has been in successful operation for a time. it will be replaced by a 25 stamp mill, and the stamp plant will be removed tol arother portion of the district. Therel are many properties to be developed and we intend to make the stamp mill serve in a way as a pOrtablel plant
 ''The Anaconda-Sonora company isl a straight copper proposition, and is. also controlled by Illinois and Wiscon sin men. It was opened up last Jan uary. work at the camp beginning in June. The camp is located nearly GO miles from the Mesa Rica camp. The company has two mountains of ore. Mir Morley has ouaned , up about p tunnels, and not one of them fails to show good values. II vii average about s70 to the ton. To de- velop the property, a smelter is of course necessary. It ic not practi- cable at present to ship the ore. The property is simply being blocked out.
 "Sahuaripa. the capital of the dis trict, is a quaint old town. that is to- day just what it was 200 years ago GO not believe there is a cookstove in the town, and I never saw pane of glass there.
 'Tt is intended to make Fl PasO the seat of supplies for the camp. Order for machinery have been placed here, and the provisions and other supplies for the camp will be ordered from the johbeTs in this city"
 W. A. Morley, the general superin- tendent of these properties. will be married at 5 o'clock this afternoon