The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-20
VISITED MINES
IN OLD MEXICO
DWIGHT e. WOODBRIDGE is BACK
FROM INSPECTION TRIP. SAY
REVOLUTION CANNOT
LAST.

Dwight j.. Woodbridge the puluC
mining engineer who has just re-
turned from a few weeks "trip In Mex
leo. saws that many of the fatal ar
fr,tvs which have occurred in thai
country since the revolutionary condi
ton has obtained general attention
have never appeared in print lie
thinks that the revolution will be sup
ressed.
Mr. Woodbridge visited the Calumet
& sonora of which company he IS the
consulting engineer; the Greene-Can-
anga and the famous Chispas 81
mines. He was the first outsider 20
20 underground TO ascertain what the
development has toward the property
of the Carmen Cons. which adjoins II.
I'm am Interview on his trip Mr.. Wood
bridge said;
Nearly AN the time ] was i'm MeXi-
ro this trip the so-callcd revolution
was ON. but / heard more talk of IT
and saw more excitement in the AM
erican border towns. still IN some
uurts OF the republic, things have been
lively enough and a great many iatal
ARRAYS never got into print During
and since the centennial celebration al
Mexico city il has been a deadly crime
To say 'Viva Reyes" and more than
one group of innocent bystanders
have been ridden down and killed be-
cause man in the crowd jokingly
said that.
There is no question but the revolu-
tionists will be wiped out and Just as
IL was known definitely that Reyes
was not I'm Mexico. their doom was
sealed. The Anti-American riots are
mot intended against Americans as
such but 20 emburass the government.
The Catholic church naturally would
be very glad 10 see Diaz overthroWn'
but mo- one suspects II of mixing In
Of spent some time in Cananca, at
the Calumet 4 sonora mine for when
l am consulting engineer; it Is now de-
yclopiug into a large property. Ihere'
by number of changes, we nave
have turned losses into profit. we
have solved our question of zinc sep
oration and we have a large profit IN
the pile of zinc middlings now on sur
face The plant is being equipped ana
the mine developed.
Last months shipment were 200
TONS of lead concentrates, and the mill
treated 4.50O tons. Mr. Hauser. the
superintendent. is doing fine work ana
deserves the thanks of the stockhold-
ers.
About n miles south of Cananea is
the famous Chispas Sill mine. ] under
stand no outsider ever went through
this mine until my visit / was es-
reciauv anxious to inspect IT, as II
1oius some of the lands of the Canaan
is largely owned in Duluth. and was
r,ermitted To- do so at my own conven-
fence. Ii is impossible To tell how
much silver or gold Chispas has de-
yeloped the high grading. or stealins
has been So serious, but one year Ine
company got $2.O0O,000 and i'm a ~
minute period two men took Out $lo'-
OOo net II takes 500 mules to carry
the product out of the railroad ana lne
concentrates assay 700 ounces OF Sill
Yer and 90 ounces Of gold 10 the TON
about S1.7OO. The Cananea Maria
claim carries the extension OF a part
OF these Chispas veins while ahoIheI
Carmen claim has the extension OF
lode that is now opened and wll soon
De- worked by Dr. l.. ID. Ricketts, head
of the Greene Cananea, and ms asso-
ciates Carmen also has well located
properties in the San Felipe and Mack
azari. ! am told.
"Greene-Cananea is working along
under the management
of DIR. Ricketts,. who is one OF the
worlds leaders i'm his line. The recon
siruction Of the property is all com
Melted. II has cost $40OOOOO ana mas
cut concentrating charges almost IN
half. New and large ore bodies nave
been opened and the mining meth"os
are fine. Mr.. ID. Cole, who has peen
The highly efficient assistant general
manager for years leaves January ISL
10 take charge of Ray. which is bulld
ing works To treat 5000 tons OF ore
dav. The Ray people could not get
better man. There is talk Of a dlVl-
dend on Greene Cananea next sprln-.
James Douglas. who, with DR.. RICK
otis. examined the Calumet x Arizona
and Superior & Pittsburg properties
for a consolidation ratio, told me that
he was very enthusiastic over ;. x L"
while Calumet q Arizona, too, is look
ing well: hut $. 4 p. is the big one
of course. John Greenway has become
very popular In southern Arizona ana
is carrying forward the policies SO sue
cessfuny inaugurated by Mr.. Powell
besides installing some additional.