Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-17
SONORA COUNTRY
 FULL OF MINERAL Building of Railroads Will Open Up Rich Mines and
 Bring Ore In.

DOUGLAS. Jan. 6.-(SpeciaI.D-- At the custom office of the Nacozari railroad it is stated that recently there has been a material increase in the amount of ores coming from va rious districts in Sonora to the south of this city. The hioctezuma Copper company is sending now an average of twelve cars of concentrates from their mill daily to the Copper Queen smeiter. Besides these concentrates there are several small properties shipping with regularity.
 The Harris Copper company recent ly began the development of the Car adad mine. and has sent forward three cars of 25 per cent copper, and are now arranging to increase their development force and install more machinery. It is said this property shows immense bodies of low grade ere in addition to the high grade which is being shipped.
 R. L. Van Dusen and Fritz Kohl meyer have secured a large tract of mineral ground and have began deyel- opment Work In an open cut they ran
 
 ore. giving a value cf 8 per cent It Is expected that these gentlemen will make the first shipment Of ore during the present month.
 John Alexander in continuing his lease work on the San Pedro mine and is making regular shipments to the smelter in Douglas. Besides this lease work Alexander Is continuing work on the NacoZart Consolidated property. This property adjoins the Pilares, and is being developed by a tunnel which has already been driven for more than three hundred feet, and it is expected that great ore body will be cut before the tunnel reaches five hundred feet in length.
 In the Tabatacochi district several properties are active now. The Tab. atacoOchi mine continues to send out regular shipments of it's nigh grade ore The Dawson Mining company is erecting a new mill which it Is ex- pected will be completed not later than Janlary first.
 ". E. Foster returned to Douglas this week from the La Uuev,r. which IS located nine miles east of Calabasas station. and on the trail leading to the Tabataeochi mine. This mine proper. ty consists of thirty pertmencias, and work has been started on it. With Mir Foster in the ownership of this property are c. o. Strickland. R. s. Caruthers and Mr. Rose. The title to the property has been perfected, and there is an excellent showing Of cop per and silver ore.
 In the Fl Tigre country there are one or two new properties now under development from which good reports are received. The El Tigre company is blaming some important improve ments for the near future, and 1t is expected that this district will pro- vide employment for an increased number of men in the very near fu- ture. Among the properties which have recently attracted much atten- ton in the Tigre country, because or sent to this city $ the Fl Temple, owned by James Taylor and Mr. Shippey.
 In the Cumpas country but little is being done at the present time but this is not because the properties in that section are not valuable, but it is because of the fact that a rail road has been located and partly built which will run via Cumpas to the south and the principal mine owners in the district tributary to Cumpas decided that it would not be a good policy to continue operation until the road was put into operation, as the distance from railroad transportation at the present time makes operation very costly. The Tlansvaal and the Belen companies. both have mines ready developed and the former com pany has a modern smelteT plant at Cumpas. With the completion of the railroad to Cumpas it is expected that both these companies will be back into the copper production game.
 This same condition has caused a luFl in the mining industry in the vii cinity of Moctezuma.
 All this rich mineral country for a hundred miles south of Moctezuma will some day be sending train loads of ore ana bullion tc Douglas and thousands of people will be depend ent on this city for supplies.
 Railroad to cananea.
 The location survey for the propos- cd line of railroad from Douglas to Cananea is now nearing completion and there is q well founded belief that construction will begin on this line early in the spring. The com pletion Of this railroad would still bring more ore for reduction in Doug las and a greatly increased trade from that section.