Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-20
SOME GOSSIP OF THE GREAT MINES
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rious stockholders, largely interested in the company and it's success, and practically arranged the financial end of the afair, he states. The Ortega recently encountered ore of a good grade and in paying quantities, it is stated, in the tunnel now being driven. This was most encouraging to them as well as to other holders of proper ty in that section. News of the prob able opening of development work on a large scale will be welcome to min ing men of Cananea-
 The Las .Chispas, the wonderful Arizpe mine which has brought riches to its stockholders in the past, is troubled at present by a great short age in wagons for transporting their ore, having on hand a large reserve awaiting transportation. This was the statement of Antonio Pedrazzini nephew of the principal stockholder in the company and assayer there. Work on both the Carmen and Grin detta claims, is proceeding well at present, mining and development steadily carried out resulting in good ore finds. The total production last month was 50 tons of concentrating matter and from 60 to 70 tons of high grade shipping ore.
 Work at the famous Fl Tigre mine is going ahead with a rush, according to the statement of Interyentor Frank M. Fernandez of this city who left Thursday for the property, intending to spend about ten days inspecting work underway. A wagon road 36 miles i1 length is well underway be- tween the mine and Yzabel and it is expected that the fore part of next week will see the completion of this improvement. The mill which is be- ing erected, was, at last report, he stated, going up nicely. He expects to return to this city about October 24.
 George Dunn and Tony Downs. oil Bisbee, returned to Cananea Thurs day evening after spending two weeks in the hills in the neighborhood of Siniquipa, below Arizpe, on a pros pecting trip. Both stated that although only one sale of any importance had been registered in that district for some time many prospectorS were in the field and some good gold discov- cries are being made. The country in their belief will soon come to the front as one of the main gold regions of Sonora.
 At the Democrata mine little of in. terest is to be noted in connection with the past week. Development and mining work is being carried on stead. fly with average results. The new smelter furnace which is being fn- stalled will be completed shortly but work is at present held up in a slight degree on account of the non-arrivaI of material from Fl Paso. The fur mace when completed vii, have a daiIvl capacity of 250 tons.
 On both the Catalina and Norton claims of the Calumet and Sonora company, work is reported to be Weul under way with good results. This is especially true of the Norton claim. it | IS stated, ore having been encountered in the shaft which carries on the aver age 100 ounces in silver, 2 Der cent copper, and slight tinge of lead andI gold. The shaft is now down to a depth of sixty feet.
 At the Ortega mine of the South. | western company work is going ahead l steadily in the new opened ore body i in the tunnel. Superintendent Morse. ] who was in the city this week, states:
 The ore encountered continues to in. | crease in worth as work advances. The work of putting in a new boiler and pump, which have been on the 1 ground for some time will probably be started this week."
 The following titles were received this week at the office of the mineral agent here:
 Piamonte" 64 pertenencias, Fran cisco Rinaldo; Lucia, 20 pertenen. cias, Mary L., 80 pertenencias: Santa Barbara, 8 pertenencias; Patricoa, E pertenencias, for the Thomas McEmry Consolidated Sonora Mining company.
 No Announcements were made dur. ing the week at the office of the min eral agent
 That the Gro Maximo mining com. pany is preparing To/ recommence IEnrtz on thair nrnnartyLira q ehar4 4iIra is the statement of ]. E. Young and 1tor for the company, who left hereC Friday for Bisbee where he held a short conference with Manager H. Xxi Clancy of the company. For severaI months this company has been doing little and news of the resumption of work will without doubt be pleasing to the public.
 Fabulous assay returns were obtain ed from a picked sample of ore brought in this week from the LaI Sierra De Los Ajos property of the Santa Elina Mining and Annex com pany, situated in the Ajos mountains, about 100 hlometers south. of here. The sample showed values aggregat ing sS,009 to the ton and is said to be representative of foot wide vein tra versing a much wider vein of low grade ore
 Although 1t was known that the ore was d very fine quality the members Of the controlling company were struck in heap" by the vast pros poets opened before them by the re