Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-07-07
THE OLD MINES
IN PATAGON|AS
HAVE THE ORE
Nearly All of Them Need Money
For Development and This
Their Owners Do Not Have.
Instances Cited.

PATAGONIA, Ju=y s.-Ouring the
past month the writer visited a num-
Der of old mines in the Patagonia
mountains, east of town. and looked
through some of the old workings,
where water did not prevent. The
large bodies of ore in sight in some of
these mines would surprise many peo-
pie 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 prae-
teal mining. Looking over these old
workings has placed the writer in a
position to answer question that has
been often asked within his hearing
during his three residence in Santa
Cruz county: If there are mines in
the Patagonia and Santa Rita noun
tains. why haven't they been develop
ed long ago with the work that has
been done on them?'
Nearly all of these mines are owned
by people who have not the money nee
essary to operate them. They have
been worked by leasers, whose only
interest in the mines was the amount
of high grade ore they could gouge
out of the veins and ship, leaving the
greater bodies of low grade untouched,
as they are today, ready to pay divi-
bends to any mining company that
will put in mills and operate them as
mines should be operated.
The American mine, owned by Frank
Herford and Charles Hoff. of Tucson,
and the Blue Nose, owned by r. R.
Richardson of Patagonia, are fair sam
pies of work that has been done, yet.
severaI leasers aave made small
stakes in years past from ore taken
from it. They only "ehlorided'--
gouged out the rich streaks and pock-
cts found in the part of the ore body
in which they worked, leaving the low
grade In the mine. There was no ma
chinery used. no timbering done, other
than an occasional stuH. There was
no money spent in the work. The
money was taken cut. When depth
is acquired in such mines and work
without machinery becomes difficult,
the "chlOrider' seeks other properties
The Blue Nose is somewhat similar to
IHe AMER 4CdLl. GANEIt AlleAJ II was WIN
ed to a little greater depth. With
depth there are indications of copper
in these mines, and bodies Of copper
ore perhaps lie deeper. But properties
NAV be worked for many years as
these have been worked and never at
tract any attention as mines.
over in Alum gulcn is the Volcano
mine. owned by Richard Farrell OF
Harshaw. The property has been
worked to a depth of about So feet on
A ledge that crops out for distance
of 5000 feet and IA feet wide. From
the bottom of the shaft 10 whiting 30
feet of the surface, ore was stopped out
and shipped, paying well in copper,
gold and silver. With depth the ore
bodv grew larger, and as usual, OF
lower grade. which cannot be worked
without some expenditure in develop
ment work and preparations for treat
ment.
The old Trench mine, the original
location Of which is Of record some
where in New Mexico, Of which Ar
IONA was a part when the mine was
located. has produced several fortunes
from rich pockets encountered by those
Who worked II years ago. It Is now
oyyned bv a Salt Lake City man named
salisbury. The Josephine, adJolnlhs
II is owned by Mrs. Richara Farfel
of Harsbaw and W. T. Powers Of Pata
gopia Since eleven years ago on!
s,,.ogsrpan+ work mas been done OF
these properties. Just previous 10 INA
time they were worked under lease D!
sicbar5 Farrell. who struck some rlci
-.octets and took out about half a MI
lion dollars. most of which he spen
IN development work, and on otne
nroDerties, when he went broke an
was forced to quit.
The big Hardshell silver mine OWL
Cd nv p. r. Richardson, has been WORE
ed TO a depth of about 500 feet on a
incline. the vein dipping at ABOUT :
degrees. 1t is equipped WITH mn
but one not large enough to Work
a is capacity. II has never pee
worked In its capacity, perhaps D
..rsa II never was operated by mn
ing company with capital suliiciel -
vow, IL Systematically and FUZZY IN
zrork done has been on the MeXlca
- cblorider's plan. Drifts. sIna
tones and shapeless holes Tor Wnie
miner would have trouble imam lc
name. twist and turn In ell are
tiops II is practically impcsslDie
estimate the amount OF ore no"
siabf but it has been estimated -,
mining men -tosbe from 1oo'oVo 10 ~
coo tons. -, ~.
rae Hermosa mine at Harshaw W
,,orked in 1879 and 1880 by Calitorh
neonIe who took out several hunor'
thousand dollars from pockets OF -
liver ore in short time, ana g
,,-han The rockets were worked out.
~ 1850 and 1890 James Finley nc
aead cleaned up over 100000 fro
smother rich pocket, and in turn bank
he fortune and quit the mine. II
now owned by James E. Cochran
bradford. Pa. who has capital sal
Gent to properly operate nine a.
who probably will do So
humber Of other cases might
cited but the few mentioned WIN g
tas reader an idea of the kind OF M !,
Inc thst has been done In some OF