El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-28
CANANEA DISTRICT
HAS NEW TOWN,
CATALINA
Copper Strike Made at Gu
bana Mine-Santa Te-
resa Reopened.

Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, Feb. 2S.-
The mill of the Calumet and SONORA
company's property. northwest of
! Cananea. is operating only one shift
day at he present TIM. TIE rea-
| son for this is thu pending The IL
4 stalation of the Huff separating
| equipment the pfling of zinc concen-
/ trates will be done away with. The
zinc-copper middlings have been piled
up at a point near the mill for some
! time and large amount is at pres
ent awaiting separation. Besides the
| Huff plant the company will also in
stall in the mill an additional number
| of concentrating tables, five in num-
ber which win mean the enlargement
| of the mill to some extent. A. the
! mine conditions are exceptionally good
and very encouraging. The Wine from
| the 4O0-foot level has reached a depth
of 65 feet and is in first-class ore,
which runs high in silver contents,
the entire distlnce. Lead copper and
zinc values are also fairly high in
, the Wine, the copper averaging per-
cent.
Build SchcOIhOuse and Jail.
The company has recently establish
ed school building for the use Of
the children of the employees, and has
to keep the employees within bounds.
A number of new dwelling houses
have also been erected recently. There
is quite a settlement at the mine and
mill and the company has named it
Catalina, the name Of the mine.
Rich Copper Strike.
A rich copper strike has been made
at the Guiana mine, which is located
about 80 miles southeast of Cananea
and about u miles northeast of the
Santa Rosalia mine. The property is
that of the Guiana Consolidated Cop
per company, organized in 1903.
The ore was encountered at a depth
of 80 feet in a winze sunk from the
100 foot level. The ore was found 80
feet below the first level and has been
drifted upon for a distance Of so feet,
the entire length of the drift being in
ore which will average % percent cop
per. The property is being worked By
the Lindsay interests and George Nc
Lean is superintendent The property
comprises pa pertenenciaS.
Reopening Santa Teresa.
The Santa Teresa mine, which is
supposed to be a lost mine" of con-
siderable wealth, is about to be re-
opened and mined thoroughly. For
this purpose a corporation has been
formed, organized under the laws Of
resa Mining company. The property /
is located in the Sierra Azul noun
tains, south of Cananea, on the west |
slope OF the range.
The officers of the Mexican corpora /
ton are: c. ]. McReynolds, president; /
H H Hosford, secretary; I. Macmanus, /
treasurer, and J. l. Carranco. comis-
sario. The capitalization is $4,000 pc 1
SOS.
~ aroar;oor, cor1oro+ior g oani
talized at s1,O00,000, consisting of shares
at 81 per. The officers are: c. I. Nc
Reynolds president; H. H. Hosford,
vice president; ]. L. Carranco, secre
tary, and 1. Macmanus, treasurer. Stock
has been placed on the market at 10
cents and enough will be sold to per-
nit the preliminary work.
This week the contract was let for
$50 feet of tunneling, being awarded
to Fred Paglianti. who, with eight
men and a pack train, left for the
property this week.
Specimens brought to Cananea from
the property show rich deposits of ma
tive silver.
Mining Property Transferred
The property of the Santa Rosaiia
Gold Mines company has been taken
over by a new corporation formed for
the purpose, bearing the name, Santa
IN Arizona, with capital of 100000
shares of a par value of So. Follow
ng the reorganization of the company
comes the announcement that stock in
the new company will be exchanged
for that in the old at the rate Of one
Tor two in the old. This stock is to
be issued a 81 paid stock. The stock
will be subject to assessments, one be-
ng for 20 cents on February 16. The
first assessment must be paid when
The old stock is exchanged for the
new. No more than two assessments
1t 10 cents each will be made in any
)ne year
The officers in the new company
ire: E. D. Johnson, president; o. W.
Bruins, secretary, and F. J. KohIhaas.
treasurer, all of Calumet, Mich. The
all is to be paid on or before Mapch
10, 1911. After that date no transfers
viii be made upon the books of the
company of any stock certificate un-
ess the same shall show $2.2e PAID
The former company was in finan-
,ial trouble previous to the relief ten
Tered by the new company, the men
II the mine having over a months
wages due them.
A Mountain of Ore.
The Republica group of 81 pertenen-
las, located below the settlement Of
Sinejas, in the Altar district. owned |
" John Gandolfo, has been recently
Examined by an expert who was repre-
enting a party Of Los --ngeles. The
property is reported to contain a noun
ain 1000 feet high, which can be stated
o be almost a mountain of ore The
main ledge is $50 feet in width and
Essays $3.50 in gold have been made
f grab samples. The ore also con-
aims considerable copper.
H K Chenowith, of Nogales, Ariz,
s securing some favorable results
perating the Providencia mine, which
S located in the Magdalena district. .
lear Cerro Prieto. The values are in
sold.
Placer ground is being successfully
worked by New York parties at a point
bout IS miles east of Llano, a station :
n the Sonora railroad. Approximate
Y $50 tons of ore are handled daily I
t a cost of about % cents per ton, I
United States currency. and the values /
average $3.50. t
Copper Strike 1T MazatIan.
rich strike has been recently I
lade by the Mazatlan Copper company.
hitch is operating near Tecoripa. The