Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-25
RAILROADS AND SHELTERS IN
 MEXICO
Millions of American Cash Are Developing Mexican Min
 eral Resources.

The. development of the copper re- zion of Sonora, Mexico. writes cor respondent cf The Times, has recent Iy been given a new impetus by the construction of railroads and smelters by large American interests in this great mineral state of the Mexican re- public. just across the line from the United States American railroad and mining companies are now spending millions q: collars in Sonora
 The two more important railroad en- terprises. and which most affect the Sonora district are: The Cananea. Yacui River & Pacific. owned by the PteIps-Dodge company. which controls the Copper Queen and other great copper interests at Bisbee, Arizona. The Hartman railroad is being cun- sirUcted in order to frraish transpor- tation to inc copper fields of eastern Sonora. The track of this line has now been laid from a point on the Sonora railroad. eight miles north or Guaymas, in a direction almost easter ly, to the town of Cocorit on the Yaqui river. From this point the railroad will be continued northward until final connection is made with the Southern Pacific line probably at Pierce, Arizona. While the ties are being laid along the Yudui river at Cccorit. clearing and grading are pro- ceeding southward from the northern boundary of the state of Sonora. This line will open up what is probably the richest copper section in Mexico.
 The Phelps Dodge interests already own line, which is in operation, from Douglas. Ariz., to the town of Naoozari Surveying parties have re- cent,y gone ont from Nacozari to lay out line south from this point. also to reach the central and southern DOT ton cf the Sonora copper belt.
 This whole region has suffered for many years from lack of transporta- tion- and while it has been known that nous increase in the earnings of cop per mines have hastened the railroad and shelter construction in this cop per region.
 Two smelters of large capacity are now being built in Sonora. One of these belongs to the Phelps-Dodge iu- terests. and is located at the mine nI the Moctezuma Copper company. at Nacozari. This will cost one million of dollars The other belongs to a cGmpany headed by William C. Greene. president of the Greene Consolidated Copper company. and this smelter is located at Guavmas. Both of these, it is expected will do a customs business. g,1 ;,,41 nlf ate copper mines The Noctezuma Copper Co. has a large property. and is now shipping ore over the Phelps DGGge railroad to the smoIter at Doug las.
 One of the other large copper prop critics which will be given transporta- lion by these new lines is that of the AEaconda Sonora Copper company. which is controlled by Chicago and St Paul interests. This company owns a vein three and one-half miles in length, containing a rich deposit of copper of high grade. The Anaconda has purchased a smelter. which is to be erected on the Yaqui river, nine miles west of it's mine. The smelter will be located on the main line Of the Cnh-eh4Ci' idHui IaiNSI c fdC'iIc Tdli' road.
 Recently a small vein parallel to the copper vein has been onened in the Aanconda-Sonora miae This new find contains very rich si'vr.. some of the ore runs as high as goo ounces to the ton in silver; alI Coltrain3 three 70 four dollars in gold.
 In the Sahua~riDa district, in which the AnaCCnda-Souor7 i; located. are important copper and silye" proDnrtcs owned by Richardson Brothers. of Los Angeles and New York One of thesp mines, the Trinidad. ;n cid Drc- ducer. and oDeTated for great mum Der of years by MeXlcars, was sold ' o. gently by Richardson Bros. to Col. ". c. Greene. The RIc;lafdson r0nipSnY owns also LaDura 4Ed Ls B!lfa in ihe same belt. The latter is having lal % dividends annIally These mines are also to be reached by spu- of fhc Southern Pacific.
 One of the prime movers in the rai!- road construction Fl Sonora wac Davis Richardson, president of Richardson Brothers Co. IL was through his e; forts primarily that 2. i HarFiman made the investigation witch led to the construction Of the Carane1, Va cui River. & Pacific railroad.
 When these lines arc finished Son era. Mexico, win DC furnished with transportation faciiitirs that co3paie favorably with those of Arizona.