Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-31
NEW TOWN
 NEAR CANANEA
 A PROBABILITY
ideal Townsite on Santa Cruz River Has Interesting His tory-Has Been Often De- nounced-Backers Loyal.
lspecial Correspondencel

Special Correspondence)
 | CANANEA. Jan. 30.-Along back in | 1888, a German by the name of John stOn. nearing reports of gold in the horse shoe bend of the Santa Cru. river. came in with considerable per s5nai capital and prospected for sey- eraI years with slight success. Cop per was too low a product to attract any nctice then. although he encount- cred it in varying quantities. Finally vita wasted fortune and blasted hopes ae drifted into Nogalos and ended his | life with six-sihooter. For over .. decade this community was passed by alike by prcspector and capitalist. Tn ] the early part of February. 1906, i Harry and Arthur Cook Of Cananea, 1 with associating capital. dsnOnnceu what new comprises the Aurora Con solidatea Copper Co. and the Arnold ] Mining Go. A party sent out to ex- ! amino the property gave a very ad- verse opinion Of it's yalue. and on the | strength of ti-at those who had been i associated with the Cooks threw up | their faith and interest in the prop erty. Witl unwayering purpose and tenacity, these two gentlemen clung | C n despite the discoTuagiag report of the expert. and at the present time hold @ large slice Of stock in the ] Aurora Consolidated
 l During the month of June pTacti- "Gllv all the ground that had been re- l'nQuishCd was denounced again,
 making tl's company consist Of the following claims: Aurora. Aurora
 OestC Cook and Cook No. 2. There
 has never been a serious amount ol
 work done at this mine but prglimi-
 nary prospecting Ias mere tan as- sured its owners that their property 1 Is destined to be the equal iu rich ness Of aEy ln JEe region. Arrange
 us ats fer more exhaustive work have ! been aeId up on account of the prob atiiity of sale being ccnsummateG.
 Closely fclirvi~g tAe Aurcra filings, l came Dr. E. M. Carpenter with his de 1 dC-0cemcuts of t-e EarCka and Car 1 renter No. l. He still holds titles for ' th's ground, and. as far as can be learned. has made no effort 10 de- vclcp, sell or fcrn an operating com
 -any.
 ! Mayor r 2. Aracld. the third
 conner, has rccLzsG more results and o~ns mere work that all ths other companies combined. Ills c~rpora-
 ~n lurwn cs tre Arnold Mining Co., CT which te holds Gity-0ue per cent
 -f the stock. started tO Ship ere to 'r~ swe1far in El PGro four m-nths after titles had been recei eived. There
 was no let uD in the work during tne
 "~"aut d-prgssiCn and the normal
 fierce of one hundred men has ben : Fopy intact The main shaft is down ! four hundred feet and Is located on 8 ] granite dyke. on both sides of which thu ere lies. On account of the firm ! uess of this dyke very Tttle timber
 ing is necessary. The broadness and | exact location Of the ore bodies IS ] IIct known yet The character of the ore is: Native copper, carbolates and black sulphide. but calcOpyrite pre-.
 dem 'pates. He has refused several offers for his share in this mine.
 Another property of much promise
 and admirably located is the La Suerta. wiica joins the Arnold C..
 John F. Evans, Luis Lease. W. K. f Peters and Harry Lane. all Of Can anea, are the owners.
 About the time these companies re ceiyed their titles. Colonel Greene and | laSsOciates. with their neyerfailine
 energy and resource, laid a blanke,
 Announcement on all the open ground within a radius cf fifteen miles. pr L. D. Ricketts, J. Fl. Kirk and David Cole began work oa their own ac
 count at once. The entrance of ties, experienced and reliable men ip tht ' field added a strength and assurance
 to the district that cannot be over estimated l. has pinned fresh hope to the pioneers in the field aud
 brought outside assistance that would
 have been slow in coming under diff
 fereDt conditions.
 , The likelihood of a gOod-sized towT , spring'ng up there cannot be ques ? toned The location is ideal The
 Santa Cruz river has an abundant sup . ply Of water: the hills teem with
 wood that solves the fuel problem tle railroad pierces the heart of thi
 reg'On. ths valley Is dotted witt farms and ranches that will furnisa
 the sustenarce Of life al reasonable prices: and the geogTGp Gph'cal lorna
 tion Is suca that all the mines nave ; natural outlet at the toe of the horse shoe Cananea hopes tO see the smok | of a busy town rising over the mount
 ains at the west, and many of he
 citizens are uushaken in their belle that the realization will be greate sha- f..r ho.sh