Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-18
W. [. GREENE HAS PURCHASED
 FEDERAL SHELTER AT FL PASO
New Undertakings Of The Greene Quicksilver Company In The State of
 Chihuahua

When at Fl Paso last Sunday on his way to Cananea, where he IS re maining this week. inspecting the great Sonora copper camp Col. w. c. Greene, when asked for news concerning his operations in the state of Chihuahua, handed the Herald re- porter the following letter. which had just been mailed to the stock holders of the Greene Quicksilver Company. 1t will be seen that Col. Greene is negotiating for the pur- chase of the Federal smeiter at Fl Paso.
 The letter follows:
 The Gold-Silver company has re- gently concluded the purchase from E. c. Creel and associates al Chfhua- hua. Mexico. Of the Santa Eduviges group of mines and mill. This prop erty is situated adjoining our Belen property in the camp of Jesus Maria, and has upon it one of the best mills in the state of Chihuahua. Addition al concentration capacity will be add ed upon the completion Of which the reduction plant will be ready to run.
 We have had some diflculty in re- iation to right of way and surface rights with the Concheno Mining Company, which are now being ad- justed-
 Rains Delay Work.
 The excessively heavy rain and snow falls since October have practi- cally stopped all transportation from Temosachic to the mines. conse- quently machinery for our reduction plants has been delayed four months longer than previously anticipated. The heavy rains are undoubtedly now nearly over, and as soon as the weather has settled sufficiently so allow heavy teams to go over the road the machinery which is now at Temosachic, the present terminus of the Chihuahua & Pacific railroad, will be forwarded and erected as rapidly as possible.
 The wagon road has been complet- ed from Temcsachic to Concheno, and the extension from Concheno to Pinos Altos is now under way. This road across the rugged passes of the Sierre Madre mountains has been very expensive, but it has been well and solidly constructed and will ad- init of the transportation of the heav- jest machinery under any ordinary weather conditions, the curves and grades being such as to allow twen- ty-four mule teams to be handled without difficulty upon any portion of the road.
 Railroad Extensions.
 Tn addition to the Santa Eduyiges the company has also acquired the concessions and property of the Mex ican-American Smelling company at Guaymas, Sonora This company is erecting 250-ton customs ore smelt- ing plant for handling ores from eastern Chihuahua and Sonora. upon the western portion of the Greene Gold-Silver company's mining conces- sion. This section is now being rap idly approached by the Cananea, Ya- Qui River & Pacific railroad, which is being constructed by the Hartman interests from Guaymas to Guadala- jara and the City of Mexico This road is at present being rapidly con structed, track now being laid at the rate of two kilometers per day. This road will open up what has previous ly been the most inaccessible part of Mexico. and will afford railway com munication with the Gold-Silver com panys mines that are situated be- tween the Yaqui river and the Chi huahua line.
 Surveys have betn continued up- on the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific railroad to its connection with the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pacific railroad, previously mentioned, at a point near Toniche. This latter rail road. when built, will run for 200 miles across the southern part of the company's mineral concession and will give additional railroad facilities to all it's properties.
 The Temosaehie Spur.
 The spur of road now being con- structed from Temosachic to the mills of the Sierra Madre Land and Lumber company near Dederick, will