Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-27
SONORA MINES LOOK GOOD ID
 VAN OLSEN
Mining Man Says Northern Part of State Is Best Min eraI Section in the Whole Country

R. l.. Van Duzen. having extensive mining properties in the vicinity of Nacozari and Cumpas; was in Bisbee yesterday and speaks very interest. ilgly of the fature of that great mining section Mr. Van Duzen rep resents extensive capital in the east and is investing heavily in mining properties in Northern Sonora.
 "I am convinced that Northern Sonora will be one of the greatest mining districts on the American continent" said he when asked re- garding the mining industry in that section. There has been a lull dur ing the past two years, as there has been elsewhere in the mining world but one tan see evidences of i'm provement again. Already there has been several new properties started up during the past two weeks and arrangements have been made to begin operations on many of tn other properties which have been inactive"
 in speaking of the property which he Is working east of Nacozari which is owned by Messrs. Obermeyer and Van Duzen, he made the following statement:
 q consider this one of the great finds of the northern part of the state. The property seems tO be a promising as the famous Pilares property. owned by the Phelps-Dodge company and is of higher grade. We have a large ledge at no point being less than twenty feet wide and some of the ore runs high. We are arTang- ing to. increase our forces as fast as possible and hope to make . fine showing during tho next few months.
 "The country around cnmpas and Moctezuma is depending largely upon the advent of the new railroad which is slowly coming up the Y3qui river. They are coming in as fast as possi- ble, but 1t win be some time before it reaches that district. There is plenty of milling ore in the vicinity of the Transvaal and the B6lin prop erty, but 1t will require a railroad before that district can be worked to any great advantage. The question of transportation has been a trcmer- dous set back to that section of the mining country. Eastern capital has been spent quite liberally and will be in the future, but the mining sec tion about Moctezuma must have railroads before they can work to great advantage.
 There are several pronerties in tae vicinity of the Saqua de ba Tue, which are making gos 1r' g-' S nd after being idle for some tiIne they are beginning to resume operations. Some oS these properties are being held by Chicago capital and money vii be spent liberally there during the next few years in the full devei- ormClt of their mines
 One of the great properties in the district. some distance below there Is the San Antonio property, which is being worked steadily and fine ore is being shipped. This property is owned by Duluth people. Thomas Cole being one of the directors oi the company. I understand that there are about two hundred men working on the property now and that they are making some very eX- tensiye Improvements The new rail road is coming right through this property and win add very materially to the progress of the mine. l expect to see great activity in that district during the coming months as much promising property has been lo catcd."