Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
CINCO De MAYO MINE
IN PROSPEROUS SHAPE
General Conditions in Northern
Sonora Are FavoTabIe-Capi-
tai Heads That Direction

During the last six weeks" says A.
J. King, general manager of the Cinco
de Mayo, 'the mining field of north
ern Sonora has been a scene of won
derfu activity, with a few exceptions,
where existing conditions have been
such that it is not profitable to oper-
ate the properties. The seasons
rainfall has been of great assistance
to us all. In cases where concentra-
tors were able only to work one-half
or one-third capacity, the much need
ed rain arrived in timely fashion to re-
plenish the fast diminishing supply
of water and practically rejuvenated
the field. 1t had almost the same ef-
feet upon the cattle and ranching in
dustries as far as l know, gathering
this from the cases which came under
my observation.
1.-THE Cinco de Mayo is now running
full blast" says Mr.. King. 1--WE are
getting ready to make a number OF
large shipments. There are 200 men
employed on the property at present"
The Roy, which adjoins the Cinco
de Mayo, has been shut down. Oper-
ations on the property will be resumed
at an early date. 1t is rumored that
the directors meeting which was held
at Tucson recently may have some
effect upon the reopening Of the prop
erty.
There is considerable activity in the
Tigre camps. The North Tigre and
Fortuna are working full blast, en-
gagged for the larger part in develop
ment work. The development work
on the North Tigre is being pushed
with all possible speed by a series of
tunnels driven in on one vein, one
above the other 100 feet apart. These
tunnels, which are 279, S54 825 and
1000 feet respectively, are all in ore
it is said, there being no dead work.
as they are all on the vein, which Is
thought to be the same vein as the
main working vein of the Tigre. The
report says the North Tigre has 5000
tons of $40 ore blocked out.
The main work at the present time
is being done in tunnel No. II, which
is a cross-cut being run from the side
of the mountain on the west and cut
in an easterly direction toward the
vein. This is already 2S6 feet and in
all probability will have to go lS0 feet
deeper to intersect the vein where It
will be 30S feet below the lowest tun-
mel in these properties.
The Fortuna and the Verdadero I'll
gre are also busily engaged in devel-
opment work. This work, says the
report, is peculiar, as they are utlliZ-
ing the cross-cut tunnels that the IL
from the west side of the hill to in
tersect their main veins. 1t seems
that they cut the Sooy vein and pushed
on to cut the other. AS the SoOy vein
outcrops on the Fortuna and the YER
dadero Tigre, the company has de-
clared it's intention to drift southwark
on the Sooy to the extreme south
end of it's property. 1t Is said ar
rangements have been made with the
Tigre people to this effect
Henry S. Carr, general manager of
the Antigua Mining company, owning
the Antigua mine in the Tabatacochi
district has gone down from Tucson
TO the property. More than 100 men
are employed on the property and
hoist and other development machinery
have been installed. 1t is the inten-
tion of the management to provide re-
duction works at this property after
more ore has been blocked out.
The company is also the owner of
Ell Tremblor mine, eight miles from Ell
Tigre. Here, also, a good force of
men is at work and considerable ship
ping ore has been taken out and is
ready for shipment as soon as the river
will permit it's transportation to the
railroad. A good wagon road con-
Meeting the two properties is being
built and is near completion.
\ meeting of the stockholders of the
Cinco de Mayo company was held in
the Gadsden hotel, Tucson, at which
Manager King presented a report of
the work accomplished during the
past quarter Plans for installing ad-
ditional machinery and for increasing
the force were presented and were
approved, and it was decided to close
a contract with Ell Tigre Mining COM
pany by which the latter should pro-
vide the Cinco de Mayo with power
as soon as the electric line from the
c. Q. reduction works was installed.