Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-05
MINING TAKERS
DOWN IN MEXICO
SHADY OPERATIONS CAUSE
NEW LAWS IN SONORA
Pasadena Man Locates New Gold Mine
T. J. Carriean in Arizona.
The Worlds Gold Pro-
duction

Americans nor any other foreigners
are barred from acquiring new mining
titles and operating them in the state
of Sonora. Wildcat mining and Ameri-
can faker prospectors are, according
to ]. p Casey of the Pittsburg-Sonora
Mining company, responsible for the
supposed trouble that has recently
been brought upon the mining men of
Sonora and Lower California. The
ruling some time ago on the part of
the secretary of fomento prohibiting
all foreigners from acquiring new
mining grants in that state and terri
tory is thought by Mr.. Casey to have
been caused by the Inconvenience to
the Mexican government by this class
of operation in that field. AS there
has been no official statement purpos-
ing to explain the exact cause of the
decision and nature of its conse-
ouences, 1t is interesting to know
what prominent Sonora miner thinks
about it. In the western part of the
republic this question is at present.
causing more inquietude of mind than
anything else in regard to mining.
Mr.. Casey said:
1.-THE recent ruling does not bar
Americans from acquiring mining
property in Sonora. BY forming a
corporation under the Mexican laws,
Americans can acquire mining property
just the same. They merely denounce
the claim in the name of the corpora
ton. The company may be composed
exclusively of Americans and its for
nation only costs about $3.50 Mexican
money. This being true L fail to see
wherein Americans are excluded. Pros
pectors can go on as usual, and when
they get ready to denounce all they
have to do is to form a Mexican cor
poration composed entirely of Amerf-
cans, if they see fit, and denounce in
the corporate name. This plan gives
the Mexican government a chance to
examine into the character of the peo-
pie who compose these corporations,
as the papers pass through the hands
of the authorities when the company is
in process of formation.
Cause of Trouble
1.-THE trouble has been brought on
by dishonest wildcat mining fakers,"
Mr.. Casey is reported as saying.
"They acquire property along with
others in Sonora. but as a rule these
people have made no effort toward
honest development. They sold worth
less stock on false representation and
when the Yaqui troubles came on in
the mining districts, even from their
remote properties, they raised a howl
that their properties were suffering
because the Yaqui troubles prevented
them from developing. This was done
to square themselves with the people
who had bought the stock of mining
companies, in many instances, which
had no holdings. In fact, in Sonora
they have suffered their denounce-
ments to revert to the government
Ey neglect to pay taxes on them.
hiI nd he
trouble it has caused the Mexican gov
eminent is responsible for the recent
ruling. But the ruling is only a tenn
porary one. The Mexican government
is just as willing as ever to have honest
Americans and American capital in
Sonora, and is only trying to protect
the real investor and the honest min
ing man. 1t will devise a way to shut
off wildcat companies and things will
soon be as smooth as ever for the right
kind of people"
Carrigan Shows Gold
In a recent interview T. J. Carrigan
stated to an Arizona newspaper man:
I'VE have one of our shafts now
down to a depth of 1O1 feet, and the
ore is, if anything. richer than ever"
at the time exhibiting a sack of ore
the pieces of which were literally
specified with gold.
I'VE have let a contract to crosscut
the entire vein or deposit" he said
"the extent of which we have not vet
determined, but we will continue this
crosscut until we find the walls and
make thorough tests as to the char
acter and value of the different ores
found at this depth. The crosscut will
tap the mountain at a depth of 400 feet
from where the apex Of the deposit
appears above u.s. and where we first
found ore of such startling value in
boulders which had become detached
from the ledge many years ago by the
elements. We are now planning TO
erect a 20-stamp mill"
Further continuing. he said that he
had visited all of the places in his
neighborhood upon which locations
had been made since the wonderful
discovery in which he is interested and
found that ore of great value had been
taken out of several of them.
Gold Production
Never before, reports the Mining
World in review, has the world s
production of gold been as large as
1t was in 1905, when it aggregated
1875, 597 1893. This is per cent greater
than the previous record in 1904, and
judging by the progressive spirit which
is debating further improvements in
mining and metallurgical methods and
machinery to reduce the cost and
make possible the profitable develop
ment of many low-grade mines, the
gold production in 1906 may carry the
banner as the leader" The article con-
tinues:
"An unusual occurrence in 1905 was
the drop from first to third place as a
gold producer of Australasia, which
reported $S4153,S53. and the rise to
second place by the United States with
SS6,298.200; while the Transvaal led with
$101,179,473, it's high record Together
these three countries supplied nearly
threequarters of the worlds gold out
put in 1905. The silver production in
the world. reported principally by
Mexico and the United States, showed
marked expansion in 1905, amounting
approximately to 1S0,O0O,0OO fine ounces.
Market prices during 1905 were the
highest in years. and encouraged the
developp' at of properties which have
heretof re suffered from Inadequate
earnings. The silver output in the
United States was 58,93S35 fine ounces
most of which was obtained as a by.
product in the treatment of ores con
tanning other metals, notably copper