The border vidette., 1908-07-11
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
A Few of the Good Mines in the Pata
 GOnia and Santa Rita Mountains.

Patagonia, July 3 Especial Cores pondence of The Republican. Dur ing the past month the writer visited a Dumber of the old mines in the Pa tagonia mountains, east of town, and looked through some of the old work ings, where wster did not prevent. The large bodies of ore in sight in some of these mines would surprise many people who have resided in Santa Cruz county for years and have never visit ed them. An inspection of the work ings would also surprise most people who have a slight knowledge of prac- tical mining. Looking over these old workings has placed the writer in a position to answer 8 question that has been often asked within hls hearing during his three years residence in Santa Cruz county: "If there are mines in the Patagonia and Santa Rita mountains, why haven't they been developed long ago, with the work that has been done on then?"
 Nearly all of these mines are owned by people who have not the money necessary to operate them. They have been worked by leasers whose only in terest Tn the mines was the amount of high grade ore they could gouge out of the veins and chip, leaving the greater bodies of low grade untouched, as they are today, ready to pay divi- dends to any mining company that wilt put in mills and operate them as mines should be operated.
 The American mine, owned by Frank Hereford and Charles Hoff of Tucson and the Blue Nose, owned by R. R. Richardson of Patagonia, are fair samples of work that has been done. The deepest workings in the American are not more than one hun dred feet, yet, several leasers have made small "stakes" in years past from ore taken from it. They only "chlorided" gouged out the rich streaks and pockets found in the part of the ore body in whic!: they worked, leaving the low grade in the mine. There was no machinery used, no timbering done other than an occa- sional stull. There was no money spent in the work The money was taken out. When the depth is ac- quired in such mines and work with out machinery becomes difficult, the 'chlorider" seeks other properties The Blue Nose is somewhat similar to the American, except that it was worked to little greater depth. With depth there are indications of copper in these mines, and bodies of copper ore perhaps lie deeper. But proper ties may be worked for many years as these have been worked and never at tract any attention as mines.
 Over in Alum gulch is the Volcano mine, owned by Richard Farrell of Harshaw. The property has been worked to a depth of about eighty five feet on a leuge that crops out for a distance of three thousand feet and fourteen feet wide. From the bottom of the shaft to within thirty feet of the surface, ore was stopped out and shiped, paying well in copper, gold and silver. With depth the ore body grew larger, and as usual of lower grade, which cannot be worked without some expenditure in development work and preparations for treatment.
 The old Trench mine, the original location of which is of record some where in New Mexico, of which Ari- zona was part when the mine was located, has produced several fortunes from rich "pockets" encountered by those who worked it years age. It is now owned by Salt Lake City man named Sudbury. The Josephine. ad-
 oining it, is owned by Mrs. Richard i Farrell of Harshaw and w. T. Powers of Pata gonia. Since eleven years ago only assessment work has been done on these properties. Just previous to i that time they were worked under lease by Richard Farrell, who struck some rich pockets and took out about half million dollars, most of which he spent in development work, and on other properties, when he broke and ] Wa 6 forced to Uuit