The oasis., 1905-11-11
SONORA SETTINGS.

bp Yaquis on the road, between Ciabi- Ian and that place They made 2 fight and drove away their assailants, with- ont casualties on either side.
 MT. T. r. Basset, who succeeded the deceased Robert Barnett as superintend- ent of the Tarasca mine, near Torres. has accepted the superintendency of the Belene mine in the Arizpe district, near Bayiacora and went out there last week to take charge
 It Is currently reported that the Butt ters Company, leasing the Grand Gen. tral mine, at LaCol0rada, has unwatcred the mine to point fourteen feet below the seven hundred foot level and there are rumors of new strike of very rich ore in the depths now open.
 The Yaqni River Smelling and Rein ing Company, at Toledo, on the Iaqui river have completed their new reyer- beratory furnace, which is now in suc- cessful operation, and shipments Of matte are coming 10 the railway. The company runs it's own freight teams, which travel under escort.
 Monday evening NJ. Robert Graham returned 70 Poza, from q visitin Tucson, and Tuesday went across across country to Huepac, on the Sonora river, about sixty-five miles east of the railway. At Poza he was joined by Mir. Ben Smith, who was summoned by telegraph from Hermosillo to % to Huepac with him.
 At San Javier Messrs John Smith, John CIeayer and Frank Wiener have developed five foot ledge on very promising mining property they de- n0unced sometime last year. From Q very rich tW0-foot pay streak running throughout the length Of the ledge, they have recently shipped ten tons Of ore which netted S8, 100, paying all cost, including mining, transportation and smelting charges.
 At Minas Prietas there has been made recently q transfer Of the Columbia and Monte Rosa mines, the purchasers be- ina Messrs Simons and Hansen, of Rock Island, Illinois, the deal having i4en made through the mining broker st1e llrm of II. ]. Wood X Co.,, of Her. Morilln. The new owners have framed e Inate Rosa Mining Company toI Like over and operate the properties.
 A[e-srs Phillip sharpless, E. Y. sharp less aud t n. Rickett, Of New York. nave bought from the Prietas Develop met Company, at Minas Prietas, the Don I1 llcip and San Placido mines, tue dpsu being made through II J. Wood x Co.,, the Hermosillo mining brokers, The Don Ignacio Mining Company has been framed to take over and operate the properties, Mir. VI. B. l Dupal being general manager.
 Messrs K. W. Rover, of Denver, and ! H. G Palsgroye, two mining engineers | sent out by the Venture company, of ] London, which owns and operates the great Camp Bird mine and the Inde- 1 Iendence mine at Cripple Creek Colo- i rado, have but recently returned from q 1 visit to La Barranca and vicinity, where they went f0 examine and report 1 upon the Gandelaria, Los Goteras and l other properties the Venture Company are negotiating to purchase through Senator S. " Dorsey and Dan Nc FarlaHd, of Los Angeles, California.
 Ia Rsina Union and Reduction Com pany k the nane of q corporation with headquarters in the E. and c. building, Denver, Colorado. which has taken over q very rich mining property Of the same name at san Jayier, and k isprepar- ing to conduct operations on an ex- fpnsive scale. The mineral holdings of 1 the company are about l73 acres, in the leart of one of the richest mineral re- gions in Sonora. Mr ] F Williams Is the general manager, in charge at San | Javier. ]. E. Button is president; ] ! 4 Gosney, president: E. c. Hil- ! Hard, secretary; F. ]. Mcintyre, treas urer, all Of Denver.
 Out at the Yeso mine, in the San Jose de Gracia region, about thirty miles eastward from HermosiIlo, the Angus | Mining and Milling Company, is push 1 ing the work with all vigor, and will l soon have the mine cleaned out and ] ready to prosecute development. Last week the property was visited by Mir $. i |. Dworman, of Brownsville, Texas, president and Col George k. Cooke, l T. & ! vicp-Dresident who remained l