The border vidette., 1908-12-12
PATAGONIA.
Duquesne Looking Up--Work Progress
 ing. at the Four Metals


 ty-news that is regarded as the fore
 runner of an event that the people of
 this county have wished tor constantly
 during the past year. The press
 dispatches referred too state that Geo.
 w. Westinghouse has applied to the courts for the discharge of the receiver and the return to himself of the mah-
 egement of the big electrical manu- head And here in this copper bottom ed corner of Arizona the hope Is pre- valent that the court will favorab!y view the matter and grant the ap- Cruz county, according to the view taken by people here. Were it not for local interests the troubles of the | Westin gbouse concern probably would not occasion, more than passing con- | ment iu this section. But there IS | big chunk of local interest involved in the affairs of the Westinghouse company, in the shape of the Duquesne mines, in the Patagonia mountains. The development of the Duquesne mines is the pet project of Mir. Vest ing house and with the wires of the big electrical concern again in his hands and properly connected, there is no doubt that he will soon turn on a strong, live current that will send a thrill of lIf4 through the mineral lined mountains of the Patagonia range. Just previous to the crash of year ago, Mr. Westin ghouse had made ar engagements for the appropriation of three million dollars for the develop ment of the Duquesne copper mines. that he might be able to mine and smelt the copper to be used in the manufacture of his electrical machin- cry, but the work of development had scarcely been started when the tangle in the affairs of the company, precipit- ated by the financial panic, made 1t impossible to continue. But with the management of the business again in | the hands of MT. Nesting house, it Is | hoped (and expected) here that he will soon rustic some of the promised | three millions and turn it into the | treasury of his Duquesne Mining Go.
 Harry Smith of Nogales, who. with O. K. Franklin of that place. owns group of claims about a mile from the Red Hill of the Four Metals Mining Company. is looking after the annual assessment work being done on the claims, where there is good copper showing. While in the district Ar. Smith is making his headquarters at the Four Metals camp.
 At the Four Metals camp in the Patagonia mountains, everything looks alive. In addition to the develop mept work at the mine, which is push ing along as rapidly as ever, force of men now employed in grading the new wagon road from the camp to | connect with the Patagonia Mowry | stage road at a point about mile Or moro below Mowry. The road goes l north from the Four Metals camp, and | about three quarters of a mile from the camp enters what is known as Cunningh m gulch, which is followed about mile and a quarter to the point where it connects with the Pata- gonna Mowry stage road. Travelling by the stage road, the roai now in use between Patagonia and the Four Metals camp, It is necessary to go around by Mowry and from that place to the Four Metals camp ever a rough and poorly graded road through the Old Patagonia canyon. making quiete a long detoCr. The new road will go almost straight from the camp to the stage road. below Mowry. cutting off about two and half miles and avoid ing some of the rou $ hest of the road between the camp and Pata gonia. As the supplies for the camp are hauled :! from Patagonia. the need of the cnt off has been felt since the camp was first started. The work at the mine | is going along smoothly. The air tun-