Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-24

This is the larsst mining district
IL the state Of Sonora. comprising
territory ESQ by $50 miles. The Oh
town of Altar. which is located fifty
four miles from Santa Anna. on the
Southern Pacific railway. is head
quarters for the district, and here Is
the office and resideEce Of the miner
al agent. Very few Americans live il
Altar. but many make It headquarters
aad stay there when business demands.
There is some farming in the section.
wheat being the principal crop. ald
water for irrigating is supplied from
The Altar river. Here one sees a cur
iosity for America-wild oragos.
There are many Of the trees ia iris
section. some OF them bearing bounti-
fully. Date palms thirty feet high and
tai olealders are seen. which shows
what possibilities there are here FOR
raising whatever one reeds IN fruit OF
vegetables. The country immediate
lv surrounding ARltar is the same des-
crt that we find in Arizona and New
Mexico. and is made ~ OF dlseonnect-
ed mou-tain rarges with level valleys
between. often Of sand, and having the
usual vegetation OF cactus and mes
quite.
To reach the mines Of this section
one must go by stage or private con
yeyance to. some central point. and
arrange To go out from there to the
place he wants to go In Altar there
are several parties who will furnish
an outfit and driver to take you to any
part Of the district. The charge IS
$40 per day and expenses II the trip
is OF three or four days or more; or
see for one day. The expense per
day outside the team should be about
81. The hotel charges are 50 per day,
and seyenty-five cents per meal is the
customary price. The stage fare from
santa Ana TO Altar is s. and from San.
ia Ana to Boludo Is S7.50. There is
no stage from Altar to Boludo. Sc
one must go by private CONVEYANCE
as he does when he wishes to sec
any OF the outside placer fields. These
prices are all Mexican money. The
stage leaves Santa Ana for BoludC
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
returning the following days in time
to catch the train. The stage leaves
Santa Ana for Altar or Tuesdays ant
Fridays at : a. m. AID leaves, return
ing. about the same time on the fol
lowing day. The road is sapdy. and
trip. Sr. Lorenzo Pompa is the miu
eral agent at Altar, and he is a eonr
teous and obligflg gentleman
Following are some of the promin
ent mines OF the Altar district:
Fl Plmo.-Fifty miles northwest @
Altar. A silverlead mine, operatins
with ten-stamp mill It is owned by
a Chicago company, F. y. Shaw bein,
superintendent They are down %
feet on the main vein. and work is Il
be resumed soon. This company ais'
owns, six miles away. another proi er
" called the Lone. being quite 1ic'
in gold and silver. lecessitating
Waterman all the time TO prevent high
gading By outsiders. There is SAID 4
be 10000 to 1900 ions o. ore bloeke'
out and several thousand feet of wor'
has been done This company Ia
other properties in the same district
Sixty miles northwest of Altar y
W Pope OF West Virginia has q Trol
erty equipped with a 20-stamp mil
, They are down GOO feet and are Gr!f'
ing and finding good silyer-gold orc
: The practice is amalgamation ani 6
hiding
The JuaroZ mine.-This is located q
JuaTez. and is owned by tire Ju~re
. Mining company. and composed q
New York and English investors. The