Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-09

| favorable conditions which IS dlStln- guished neighbors can boast. Perhaps greater variety of commercial metals have been found in this district than in any other in the state, including tin, cinnabar and tungsten. These met als, however, are not mined at present in commercial quantities but copper, gold silver lead and iron are in strong evidence on every hand. The leading companies operating in this district are the Ures Consolidated, the Los Coches, the Rubens. La Gonzalena, and the mineral of Querobabi. The Palo Alto Mining company also conducts respectable operations on a copper property in the principality of Rayon.
 This brings us home to the two strongest districts in the state, dis tricts between whom and ourselves, the best mutual business conditions exist, and it is a very natural source of congratulation that, since they are our nearest neighbors, they also en- joy the distinction of being the heav- fest modern producer in Sonora. Their importance is the result of their ex- traordinary copper resources and the nfux of capital attracted of recent years by that specific condition.
 refer to the Arizpe and the Mocte- zuma districts which by virtue of the recent operations of powerful com panies, have easily taken first rank as producers in the mineral empire of So nora
 The Arizpe.
 When you speak of the Arizpe dis trict it inevitably calls for Cananea and the great Greene combination in locality. The Greene company is to the Arizpe district what the Mocte- zuma Copper company is to the Mocte- zuma district. They constitute the respective cores Uf those districts, around which cluster innumerable other propositions. some of which may be of as great importance as the hold ings of the older pioneer companies, and yet fortunate fatality seems to wait on he steps of these mighty com binations of capital, and to invariably reward them for the outlay and the risk which they made in the hope of opening up a virgin country.
 The Arizpe district is in the north central section of Sonora, with Mag dalena on the west, Ures on the south and Moctezuma on the east. It also reaches northerly and easterly in a form suggesting an immense cornuco- pia, tapping completely around the north end of the Moctezuma district to the western line of the state of Chi hauhau Thus leaving Douglas for the MocteZuma district, our faorite field of operations, we find it necessary to cross section of the Arizpe, enter ing the MOctezuma district near Gala basas on the NacoZari railroad.
 Paradoxical as the statement may appear, we are not called to make ex- tensive mention of this district, and its remarkable resources, simply be- cause of its importance. The fact that it has been so constantly in the public eye since Col. W. c. Greene installed the big smelting and concentrating plant in La Cananea renders an eIab- crate review of the premises unneces- sary. The history of this remarkable camp, which constitutes practically the Arizpe district to date, is common property among the intelligent masses. The impression should not gain cred ence, however, that Cananea is the only factor of importance in the great Arizpe district. The local mineral" of Cananea alone, is far more exten- sive than one would infer from a cas- ual visit to the great camp. For miles to the west and south valuable de- nouncements have been made, an in- dependent development companies have been successfully operating for years. As is invariably the case in instances of this character, numerous speculative individuals have endeavor- ed to exploit worthless propositions On the strength of the reputation of their illustrious neighbor, but the result was neither serious nor far reaching since the public has been educated up to the point where such schemes are rarely successful.
 A general shut down in the big camp followed the panic in copper stocks and the fall in the price of copper. Ev. cry indication, however, points to re- sumption of business in the near fu- ture and in the meantime the integri- ty of the workings in the great mine is being carefully guarded. Cananea among other features of reduction equipment, has the largest coneentrat- ing plant in the southwest The smelt- CT at this point is not up to the stand ard of the concentration A great smelting plant is not necessary under the present system of reduction, since a very large part of the product of the mines is concentrated, and a eompar- atively small part reduced in the fur naces in its raw state.
 The operations of the c. c. c. c. company have been handled on a great and very generous plan, wages being steadily maintained at the highest rul- ing standard, and Americans have been accorded ever favor which con ditions and the laws of the country permitted. It is universally conceded that Col Greene is entitled to leading credit for this liberal and wholesome example.
 Cananea is about eight years old, and has gathered population of over 10000. It is on what is generally known as the Mccarthy Massey cop per belt. Certain mining writers whose description is distinguished for species of delightful looseness in de- tail, attach every important camp in hundred leagues to this belt, includ- ing Globe, Morenci. Nacozari Cumpas, Dos Cabesas Baviacora, Tepache, Chi piona, Batuc. Sahuaripa, and even more remote districts. This theory is indenlite, untenable and calculated to do mischief in the great field of pros pecting and investment. This great belt, On the contrary, Is entirely dis tinctive and confined definitely to the Arispe district
 | Through the medium of the South ern Pacific, it's numerous branches and the presence of the Nacozari railroad, the Arizpe district is happily situated in regard to means of standard trans portation. Construction work of i'm portance is in progress among the