Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-29

The Mexican is supposed to be keen
enough to escape being drawn into
such schemes. And generally the
Mexican miner is an excellent judgS
Of mineral properties. He has dely-
ed in the mines all his life as did hIs
father and grandfather. and a long
line of relations stiII farther distant.
He instinctively recognizes the value
of ores and isn't to be deceivedScon
corning them. not even relying upon
the assays TO determine Their worth.
The Mexican government is getting
, after the thieves in the mining bust
ness in the right way, and mas franz
| ed laws TO protect the innocent ant
Yunish the guilty. Law, in Mexico,
means something. There's nonsense
about it, and the prisons are not
things to be desired as a permanent
residence.
Mexico knows that she has wonder
! full mines that have yet to be brougnI
to daylight, she wants the aid of mon
ey TO bring them into productiveness,
land particularly is she DESTROYS thaJ
American money comes in. There has
cen considerable talks about Amer
cans not being wanted, but that is al
| CANNON There are always a few fel
1 lows who are against the governments
all countries We seem to have
them in the States, too. but the Mex
| lean business men welcome the Amer
lean and his surplus. Tie surplus Is
iwhat they are wanting, and they like
the American way of putting it into
circulation
Mexico looks Ike a great treasure
house of minerals of all kinds. TraS
cling through it one is attracted by
the innumerable outcroppings or min
eral blossoms" suggesting there might
be something well worth digging for
II seems to possess the elements nee
essary for mines, and the wonderful
production of gold nd silver proves il
holds an important place in the lis,
of countries contributing to the world
wealth of these metals.
Of the states in the northern part
of the country, Sonora is probably as
attractive as any, and is one of the
least known mineralogically. It has
many mines, but it is a great region
with many places as yet almost mac
icessable. Wonderful stories are told
Of the wealth awaiting the hand o.
man to transform into dollars. ana
some Of them may be proved ts b.
tue
The outcrops of copper ore attrac;
ed the keen eye of Col Bib Greene
and the town OF Cananea with its -,
900 Of people resulted He picked vi
labout twenty thousand acres TO maxi
this camp a stable one, and he SLOW
IL n. q NrE. tasal
lacked something in financial affalri
} he knew the mines and the worth 0
|, the mineralized range stretching ava,
for miles, and ne picked up the rang
with its miles of outcrops. Il wa.
/. not strange that he had trouble finan
cially when so many old heads IN Eha
: line went bad in the recent grea
slump. And it is true that Col Greer
isn't wiped of the financial map. IL
has plenty TO live upon and isn't tn
! kind of man to remain stationary
The newspapers have been devOting
lot Of space telling Of mis- sfairs
much of it being he creation of TN
imagination of the writer's, but "Bi.l
Greene still lives. is active. and ism
! broke by a long way, and ina he vii
continue to do business in Sonora All
: other Mexican states is certain. be
cause he realizes the opoprtuniiiei
there and viii not be slow in taEin
! advantage Of them.
7 1t should be remembered that n
! copper mines at CanaEea we're cpcr
ed only a few years ago. The Geye
/ opment there has really been wonder
: full considering the brief lime elaps
ing since the work was first begun
Greene is making about 100000
pounds Of copper per month, a
.fmounf that can be doubled when III