Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-04
B|C THINGS ARE
 AHEAD F0R GREENE CO.
,. A, D. Upton, Formerly of Tombstone, Writes About
 Sierra Madre District.

ieL1oSdcEtcs Inln., NSN.s June zt. Editor Review.-Not long ago, while delying among rare treasures of lit erature, l found a work, in two vol unfes. called ''WsSds History of Mexico" dated 1926. and each of the two volumes accompanied by a map, one of which represents all that was known, at that time. Of the Republic, In inc lic. ~ the events of the last three decades of Mexican hissccrrvs, with which I am familiar, through | observation, and the wonderful deyas, opment and progress of iss,s eoubtry in the march of Civilization. this dap is most Interesting. FAe place where now write was, St that time, the last of the few strag7 gling settlements of the native h. dians in the northern part of the Re public, as shown by this map, and the valley in which it is situated lies on the eastern border of that vast and then unknown, land of mystery and romance, the Sierra Madre." Be tween this place and the Gulf of Cor tes but few places were marked with rames, and all the rest of this wonder fnl region was left blank-Left to the imagination of those who heard inc tales of wonderful treasures of iain- ersl veins, of hidden stores of gold and silver and the last relics cf . Eiv~ ilization that had begun in tha< hay period Of the past whereof the nem- ory of man runneth not
 To give one an idea of the great change that has came over this coun- -.,l srvrsl -lar.Nf TwenIy-six years ego l was one of seven men who penetrated the Sierra Madre on it's western side and 1pent five months exploring and prospect ing the mountains. At the outset of the expedition we tried to secure a guide at Nacazari, but were infornlen that the country We proposed 10 ex- plore was a tierra incosnita to even the oldest inhabitant and, besides, it was the stronghold of the Apaches, and no one had ever yentured into that country and rfturnedi We aftett ward found, at various places, the bleaching skeletons of thirty-eIghS hu man beings, in proof of the truth fulness of the fearful tales we had heard. Today, at the place where we found thirty-two of those skeletons is mine, i'll operation, for which SA, 0o0,0 ,000, gold, was offered and winch was refused six months ago.
 The chief enterprise that is making for the development of this country's varied resources, particularly that oi mining, is the Greene Gold-Silver Company, s. A. the general offices of which are located at this place un der the capable management of Mr Clarence c. Chase, whose long anc intimate association with the Greene Consolidated Copper Company at Can anea, eninently fit him for the re sponsible position he now fills.
 This corporation, under the terms O. a concession granted by the Fedora Government, has the exclusive priyi lege to locate, for a term of years veins or deposits of ore within al area larger than the states of Maine New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecti cut and Rhode Island, combined. The concession also includes other fran chises such as the right to utilize tn water of streams for electric powe and other purposes. In addition, tn company also own, contiguous to thei mines, vast tracts of the finest pin timber lands to be found in the Re public.
 The company now own and are OF erating in the District of Rayon, tn principal mines that have made Je sus Maria (Ocampo) the center O one of the richest mining fields o northern Mexico. Among the numbe the history of which I am well at quainted with, are the ''El Refugio, Santa Eduigis," "Belen," "Matulera and various others which, while the have in each case been worked t the extent of having produced man millions of dollars. are yet in ths condition of exploitation to inspire th practical, experienced miner, with pc feet confidence in their future greate capabilities for production, under th vastly improved methods of extrai ton and reduction that prevail todd,
 About twenty-five miles northeaste ly from Ocampo is the mine known g La Navidad" which is now bein opened up for the extraction of ore supply a mill of 35 tons daily capacit which is now being constructed as ia! as large force of skilled mechanic can assemble the machinery and ni terial
 oSgOEu AHG FilO MdyO, dDOul (H days ride from Ocampo, are the ninC of Santa Brigida.r -Cerro Boiundo and San Jose" All these mines al gold and silver bearing, and fiftee years ago, when I lived in this di trict, I knew the value of the bullio which was regularly shipped frol them. For each 1000 ounces of hu lion the average of gold was lift ounces.
 When the Greene Gold-Silver Con pany began operations in this part the Sierra Madre. it was under n conditions that have always heret, fore prevailed.
 Freighting of all kinds had to I done on the backs of mules and bu res. and heavy machinery had to I built in sections not 10 exceed weight the capacity of mule to ca ". This, most serious obstacle extensive operation, has beer obviatt by the building of splendid vagC road for disfance of ona hun,Ir,