El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-14
ARIZONA : CANANEA
WILL TAKE Up
OPTIONS
Output of Greene-Cananea
For October VIII Equal
Previous Month.

Cananea. Mex, Nov. 14-This week
word was received from the New York
offices of the Arizona Cananea COM
pany that they have decided to take up
all the options which they hold on
the various properties in this district.
This means that the corporation will
begin operations on a large scale as
soon as possible. David Miller. of San
Francisco, who has been here on bust
ness connected with the company, stat
ed that the company would undoubted-
ly begin operations by the first Of the
coming month, or at least by jan
uary 1.
The amount of property involved is
considerable and includes the Huerfa-
ma. Corrigidor, Morita. Creston, Native,
Blight Elena, Martini, Escoces, Pelon
and Residual announcements. All these
properties lie to the southeast of Can
anea and were owned by separate COM
panies, including the Miller company
Southwestern Mining company, Con-
soIidated Gold & Copper company, Can
anea Mining & Development company,
Red Cloud Copper company, and most
of the holdings of the Ortega com
pany.
Greene-Cananea Output.
Although the figures have not yet
been made public, the October output
of the Greene-Cananea company will
be about the same as the preceding
month, 100000 pounds. Six furnaces
are now in use at the smelter and it is
believed that this number will remain
in use until the first of the year, when
the plant will probably run with seven,
on account of handling the Miami
"a for the
handling of which being now under
way.
The steel for the six new McDou-
gal furnaces has begun to arrive and
work on the steel building has been
begun.
Mine Opened in Altar District.
A new property has recently been
opened up in the Altar district In
which Cananea parties are interested
Jack Kelly is in charge of the prop
erty and this week he brought 105
samples which averaged $3.50 Gu. S.
Cyl per ton. The property is known
as the Gold HILL and consists Of zoe
pertenencias It is located about 80
miles north of the town of Altar, close
to the Occua ranch
Ell Triunfo Consolidated company Is
busily engaged in installing it's so ton
smelter Arrangements are now being
made to make all their red brick on the
ground on account of the great expense
in freighting the material to the mine.
A kiln of 10000 brick will De begun
at once
W. Spencer Hutchinson, prominent
mining expert is at present making an
examination of the properties Of the
Mexican Metals company, located In the
vicinity Of Magdalena-
Reports from the San Geronimo mine,
east of Poza station on the Southern
Pacific of Mexico, state that the new
100 ton mill has been completed and
that shipments of high grade concen-
trates will soon be made.
Operations will soon be resumed by
the Industrial Mining company, which
owns property west of Carlo, in the
Carnero mountains A tunnel has al
ready been driven a distance OF 800
feet in solid limestone.
Building 20 Ton SmeIter.
A rs ton smelter is being constructed
at the Nina Mexico, in the Sahuaripa
district. which will be ready for opera
ton at the first of the new year.
The Santa Eduviges mine, in the
Sahuaripa district, has resumed oper-
atoms.
Work is being rushed on the new 100
ton smelter of the Sonora Copper COM
pany at Cobre Grande, near Noria. An
aerial tramway $500 feet in length
will be installed which will convey the
ore from the mines to the smelter. The
tramway will have a capacity OF 500
tons daily.
The Tharsis York company, operat-
ing in the Nacozari district, near the
Pilares mine has this week awarded
a contract for the sinking Of a shaft to
a depth of 800 feet. Some work was
done on this shaft previously and is
now down about so feet
Work at the Tomlinson and Miles de-
nouncements, which has been carried
on by Bendelari & Cook, of Joplin,
Mo. has ceased for the time being. AS
says recently taken from the vein,
which is eight inches in the ledge. as
sayed 1914 percent copper, .0s ounce
gold and 50.4 ounces in silver.
Tunnel on Taft DenOuRcement.
A tunnel is being driven on the
'sTaft" announcement in the Baragon
district between here and Nacozari,
which is showing up we'll. 1t is in 80
feet and assays have been taken which
run 125 ounces in silver and one ounce
in gold. The denoupcement contains
six pertenencias. The property is own
ed by Cananea men.
Last week the board of directors of
the Industrial Mining company held
meeting IN NogaleS at winch Ihey Oe-
cided to resume work at their proper
ty. the Mixed Metals mine, located
about 80 miles west of Carlo. Suffi-
cient money has been raised to pay all
outstanding Indebtedness and to permit
the development of the property
The Cadena de Cobre company, which
owns 20S acres in the Sahuaripa dis
trict is making arrangements to re-
sumo operations. The property was
recently examined by an expert and
the company is now devising a way Of
raising the necessary money. The
property is three miles from the Yaqui
river, where a power plant can be in
stalled at small cost.