El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-13
MINING AND OIL NEWS.
GUkYN0PA DISTRICT
IS 4 GOOD FIELD
Northwestern Railroad Will
Open Up Some Rich Min
ing Properties.

DR.. VIM. B. Phillips. a mining engl-
neer of Austin, Texas, who recently
returned from a visit TO the Guaynopa
district in northern Chihuahua, MAKES
the following report on that district;
The GuaynOpa district northwest o.
the city of chihuahua, is likely to come
into prominence for copper, silver
bearing galena and gold, upon the COM
pleti0n of the Mexico North western
railroad from Casas Grandes TO Ma
dera.
The ores of the district are high
grade copper ore, carrying some gold
free milling quartz ores and silver
bearing galena held in porphyry ana
granite, closely associated with what
is probably a subcarbOniferous lme-
stone extensively developed
Free Milling Quartz.
The free milling quartz veins, carry
ing values up to eight ounces IN gold
are pockety and are likely TO run into
sulphide ores at depth, so that they
would not be adapted 10 amalgamation.
Lacks Development.
The district lacks development With
the exception OF the work done on the
Tres Amigos, the Cinco de Mayo and
the Carolina properties. very little has
been done, and get what has been done
shows that the district is well worth
attention. There are high grade copper
ores carrying enough gold and silver
10 warrant the erection OF a reductoh
plant as soon as transportation facliltleS
can be secured Until the railroad
comes within reach and a good wagon
road is built from Chuichupa, the only
thing that can be done is systematic
development work
Can Build Power Plants.
the Aros river is a never falling
stream of excellent water, ana lis Nol-
ume and fall make the establishment
of power plant attractive and feaslnle.
To a less degree the same is true %
Hassendita creek. While the VoIulhe %
wafer is considerably less than that OF
hros river. vet the fall is about 300
feet 10 the mile and the amount OF
water is sufficient for a Pelton wheel
soft Pine Timber.
In the Immediate vicinity of the
c.navnona district. and partly within
the district itself are abundant supplies
of nine timber of the usual type 1ouho
in Chihuahua at an elevation OF from
5000 TO 5000 feet While this timber
&c soft and pliable as compared WIZ
Georgia and Oregon pine. yet Il IS
S+roDp enough for all ordinary pur-
noses and can be used for mine timber,
for. building etc Along the rloSeS
this timber attains considerable size
and appears TO be comparatively Tree
from knots and other impertectlons;
II is the same pine that is used at the
mills of the MADEIRA Pine company al
MADEIRA and by the railroad company
in its treating plant at La Juanlta, near
AIinaca.
Advises Development.
Looking at this district as a Whole
vould suggest to the various interests
concerned that active development
work he carried on now, so that Wheh
bette- TRANSFORMATION facilities are pro-
1-ided to a point opposite Cnulchupa'
they would be in position TO AVIAN
themselves of improved conditions Mine
supplies and such light or sectlonaIlzeo
Tnacainerv as could be devised can De
DaeLed in from Chuichupa, beng
brought by wagon to this place from
Nuevas Casas Grandes-
Distance From FL Paso.
The Dresent distances into the us
+-ic- are about as follows FL Paso
70 Nueva. Casas Grandes, by rail, lZV
miles Nileva Casas Grandes TO Colohla
Juarez. by wagon, Is miles; Colohia
Ivarez to Colonia Garcia, by wagon, ~
miles. Colonia Garcia to Colonia Chul-
cbuna bv wagon, 40 miles; Cc4onla
Chuichupa 10 Utah camp on the -Hasseh-
dita creek trail, &c miles, total o.
976 miles. From the end Of the ran
road at Nueva Casas Grandes TO fhe
IoxVre HasSendita creek by wagon roau
% miles. and then by trail % miles
IT is entirely feasible to go with
wagon for five miles beyond Chuichupa'
SO that the actual packing would De
90 miles instead of %.