Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-14
GREAT CHANGE IN THE
 MoCTEZUMA DIsTRRH

DOULAS, Ariz., July 7.-Ss.sr
 Francisco Chiapa, PerfeetO of the
 Moetezuma district, is in the city
 with his youngest daughter, whsn
 he brings to Douglas for medical
 treatment. To a representative se
 the International, MT. Chiapa Sz-
 pressed himself as being very op6-
 mistic regarding conditions in his SC.
 tion of the country.
 CT have just completed an official trip through the e\ district of Nee
 tezuma," said Senor Chiapa. "fAs situation in many places is ratAer, hard on account of the scarcity ef rain, but the mining industry is tak.
 ing great strides. There is, close ts
 Oputo, a mine called the Santisina. Trinidad that is of great importance
 The mines of the Transvaal Copper company are now in operation. Among the best are the Minneapolis Copper company's mines, and within short time these will be employ ing from 500 to 1000 men. There Is deal pending for the sale of the Cineo de Mayo mine, as well as tAa great mines of Lampazas. A waeon road is being constructed from tAa Las Chispas mine to the Rancho de HOyos, and the first grade ore, ef which there is a great deal, will hs carried over this road to Naeozari, the other to Cumpas, to be redseed in the smelter of the Transvaal com pany.
 "During my visit through the dis trict I opened a telegraph line froxt Moctezuma to Granadas and from Clonia Oaxaca to Bavispe; a tsle- phone line from Ganadas to Baeade- huaehi and Oputo, and from Bavispe to Bacerae and Huaehinera. This will make the nine municipal districts united with the whole world by wire
 HAnd there will be under eonstrae- ton within a short time a telegraph line from Moetezuma to SahuaripA. passing by two important mines of Lampazas and the town of Tepaehe.
 'The Southern Pacific railroad has l50 men fifteen kilometers south of Nacozari. It has been two months since l promoted a business men'e club of Moetezuma and the whole dis triet and the men in active business have offered l 800 tons of freight daily to this railroad for transporta- tiOn to this vicinity. Naturally this freight consists of ore, cattle, mer- ehandise, etc, and on the arrival Of this railroad there will be many mines, that at the present time can not work, which will be in operation l have written a letter to MT. Raa- dolph giving him all this inforna- tiOn concerning above mentioned iH- and he is much interested in rushing the work to completion and has asked more data of me cor corning business that can be done with the object of completing the branch line at once.
 "The governor of the state also is greatly interested in seeing the new road completed and offers it's buila- CTS all assurance of protection to the road. The governor is also interest ed in the telegraph and telephone line before mentioned and he proposes two big wagon roads from Dos Ca bazas to Baeerae and from Bavispe to Casas Grandes in Chihuahua for of ores, lumber and whatever else might avail itself. And the building of these roads will be a great advantage to the smaller inland towns which are only in com munieation with the outside world by trail.
 "The public welfare is assured of no violence. The fear of Yaquis is terminated and the few A Apaehes who were there were fol lowed and annihilated. We have now only one Apache Indian woman in the Moetezuma jail. She is abost ninety years of age and was captured when we were pursuing the Indians.
 "I feel certain, in view of all the we have made and in iucements we have offered, that the Pacific will soon sit up and take notiee.''