El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

did other things to cause the belief that
there Will be something big doing there
very shortly.
Mining has been particularly active
In the Nacozari section OF the state. as
not only did the established companies
there do great deal Of work during
the year, but a number OF new COM
panies became Interested and acquired
large holdings. A remarkably large
number of sales were reported during
the year. the larger number Of proper-
ties going to men believed to be rep
resenting the Phelps Dodge Interests
The Sahuaripa district has also been
active the past year, number of the
larger companies undertaking tremen-
dous improvements, The Cleniguita
company operating about so miles from
the district Headquarters is preparing
TO build a railroad between it's mines
and the Hartman Yaqui river line This
district Is producing more gold than
ever, the year just closed having been
very good one, and there are so MANY
men ana companies going in there that
the year 1910 must be a good big one.
All Trnde with lei Pnso.
The state of Sonora will purchase
hundreds of thousands OF dollars worth
OF mining machinery milling and
smelling machinery, and mining hard
ware during the year 1910 and nearly
El Paso houses, as nearly every mining
district In the state Is absolutely with
In the trade territory OF lei Paso. and
freight reductions already secured or
arranged for should enable Eel Paso
firms to handle all the business
lei Paso manufacturers and iobbers
should pay more attention to the needs
OF the large mining companies and to
the methods Of transportation possible
in the districts in which their goods
are sold Many of the big companies
are forced TO buy inferior foreign goods
because. they come in packages the
freighters will handle. Very few of the
mining properties are located on the
railroads, and the majority OF them
are using mule transportation from the
railroad to their properties, and il thew
cannot get their goods in packages the
packers can handle they do not buy
the goods.
Aside from the machinery. steel and
powder required for mining purposes.
the mining trade of Sonora demands
flour, coffee, sugar, corn, canned goods.
boots, shoes, clothing of a fair grade
light articles OF furniture blankets.
light stoves, cutlery, drugs, and many
toilet articles; leather goods OF all
kinds find ready sale, and In the
larger mining towns almost everything
sells which can be sold in an American
mining camp. American goods are con-
sidered the best and command the high
est prices every where in Mexico
state of SinaIon.
Mining in Slnaloa has been fairly ac-
tive during the year 1909 and much
more progress was made than during
the year previous, but not as much was
accomplished as is promised for the
early months Of 1910.
In the northern part of the state the
district of Mocorto experienced the
greatest activity in mining affairs as
In addition to the many rich proper-
ties being worked there by private en-
terprlse there are a number OF large
low grade gold and silver properties.
which attracted the attention of repre-
sentatives of American capital and a
number OF them changed hands or
were put under bond during the year.
In the central part OF the state OF
Sinaloa there was but little real activ-
ity, the bismuth properties on the state
line TO the east being about the only
producers or the year, but number Of
other properties changed hands and
were worked for the purpose OF devel-
oplng ore bodies.
In the southern part of Slnaloa there
was considerable activity in the Noria.
Concordia and San Ignacio districts. a
number or sales being made and con-
siderable development work done,
These districts offer a number of large
mining propositions which have been
attrctive to capital. The copper in the
southern part of the state is so near the
harbors or the gulf as to offer indie
pendent means OF transp to COM
panies operating them there that 1t is
only question Of a few months until
there Is great activity In all the copper
properties OF those districts