El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-03
ROSARIO MINE IN THE P|LAREs
DISTRICT HAS CHANGED HANDS
E. c. Brassngton, Representing San Diego Parties Pur
chases the Property and Will Sink Another Shaft
Harry Duey to be in Charge of the Mine
Under the New Ownership.

Cananea, Mex, Oct 3-The Rosario
mine, in the Pilares district, has re-
Gently changed ownership, the proper
ty passing to San Diego parties, repre-
Sented by E. G. BrasSingtCn The mine
is silveT-copper property and Is tons
Of ore are now on the dump. This will
be shipped 10 a smelter in a few days.
The general run of the ore is 200
ounces in silverNand 10 percent copper.
The shaft is now down a little over 100
feet. The new owners will continue
down to the 200 level and will also sink
another shaft about 125 feet north Of
the present shaft. Harry Duey will
be in charge of the property.
George Dunn is in Cananea this week
from his Tungsten property in the Ajo
mountains.
The Ell Trfunfo company, which is
operating about eight miles from Ba-
coachi, has piped water from the So
nora river, q distance of two miles, to
its mill Considerable new work is be-
ing done at present at the property.
President A. c. Chariot of New York
is expected at the property early in
the coming month.
President ". D. Thornton of the
Greene-Cananea company has been in
Cananea during the past week on one
of his periodical visits.
Manager DR.. l. d. Ricketts, of the
Greene-Csnanea has been in Bisbee and
Douglas the past week on business in
connection with the Calumet & Ari-
iona company, so it is reported.
The Greene-Cananea continues OPP
Grating six of the eight furnaces, and
this number will be kept in operation
for an indefinite time. Considerable
Instruction work is being done at
present and when this is completed
ha nj xr-s1I he in % CHI
and without doubt is one of the best
smelling plants in the southwest.
The Calumet & Sonora mill is now
working full force and shipments con-
tinue to the Ell Paso sme1ter.
The Cananea-Boston company has
opened up about 20 feet of high grade
ore in their Reeves shaft which runs
high in silver. The new shaft, located
about a half mile from the Reeves. is
being timbered down to the 7O-foot
level. where drifts will be run in sew
eral directions.
Pete Lepash has discovered some rich
silver-lead ore on his property near the
Calumet & Sonora's main shaft, which
runs high in silver. The ore was en-
countered near the surface. Mr. Lee
paSh expects to sink a shaft in a short
time.
Bendelari & Cook are continuing
on the Tomlinscn and Miles denounce-
ments. Considerable copper ore has
been encountered in their No shaft
Miller. Saunders & Walsh have de-
nounced IS pertenencias on the south
side of the Mariquita mountains. They
have named it the M. S. & W. The
ground adjoins the Cananea Northern
on the south. Walsh is at present en-
gagged in sinking a shaft on the vein
which has been found that runs IS
percent copper and carries 16 ounces II
silver The vein is about three feet
wide.
The Santa Fe Consolidated has en-
countered a full breast OF. ore in it's
Montoyo shaft in the east drift The
drift has been entirely in ore for dis
tance OF IL feet The ore iSsilver, lead
and zinc. the former running about 50
ounces to the ton.
c. I. McReynolds has purchased the
interests of Chas Weiss in the Santa
Fe company.