El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19
ORE SHIPMENTS IN
FOUR MONTHS
100000
Resumption of Activity in
Ameca District Becomes
General.

Guadalajara, Mexico, July 19.-In the
last four months the Consolidated
Mining company, owning the Casados
mine in the Hostotipaquillo district Of
this state. has shipped from that prop
erty ore Of a value of 500. goo, Mexican
currency All the ore shipped has been
taken out in the course of development
work, no stopping having been done.
This establishes a record for a mine
under development in this state. The
company is pushing work on a reduc-
ton plant. to have a capacity of $50
tons daily, and will have it in operation
before the end of the present year. W.
R. Ramsdell, one of the principal Amer
lean operators in western Mexico, is
at the head of the Consolidated.
Bonanza Resumes
The Bonanza Mining, company, organ
lied by Pennsylvania men to operate In
the Barranca mine in the Ameca dis
trict, and which suspended work sew
A meeting of the principal stockholders
was held recently. and an appropria-
ton made for additional development.
W. R. Askew, a mining man well
known in this state, is in charge. C..
A. Slider, of Sunbury, Pa. for several
years a stakeholder Of the Amparo Min
ing company, of the Etzatlan district,
and secretary and treasurer Of the
Amajac Mines company, operating in
the Hostotipaquillo district, Is princi-
pally interested in the Bonanza.
Takes Over La Cumbre.
The old La Cumbre gold mine, in
the sParnaso camp of this state, has
been taken over by C. H. and Fred ORA
per, mining and metallurgical engf-
neers. A small stamp mill at the prop
erty will be remodeled and operated.
This mine was worked several years
ago by J. H. Howard, now general man
ager of the Amparo Mining company,
and H. K Taylor. cashier of that COM
pany. C. H. Draper has been connect
ed with mining enterprises in Jalisco
for several years.
The Tri-Metal Mining company,
San Francisco organization, is working
steadily on tunnel and shaft at the
Victoria and Confianza copper proper
ties in the Ameca district The mines
are about five miles west Of Ameca. H.
T. Payne is in charge of operations
A. Fred Pratt, of Ameca, has taken
up a virgin gold-copper property near
the old Palmarejo mine in the Ameca
district He is putting up monuments,
and within a few months will start
development The property is known
as the Ell Orc.
Hawk to Resume.
The Boston Mexican Gold Mining
company, of Boston. which owns the
Hawk and other properties in the Anne
ca district, are arranging to resume
operations. Work was suspended sew
eral years ago. The properties aGjoin
the Atrevida mines OF the Atrevida
Mining company.
The Almoloy Mining company. of
Mexico City. shut down its small con-
centrating plant in the Ameca district
some time ago, and since has been CIV
ing its attention to the development of
the Almoloya mine The company plans
to erect a new concentration and IS
working to develop extensive ore re
serves.
Very satisfactory results are attend
ing development work at the Zapote cop
per property in the Ameca district, under
bond to e. A Montgomery, of Los An
geles, in the sum of 100000, Mexican
currency. 1t is probable the purchase
will be made. The mine is owned by
the Mutual Mining and Milling company
of Mexico CITY