El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-06
SONORA MINES NOT
HANDICAPPED BY
REVOLUTION
But Trouble Has Caused
Several Mine Deals to
Be Held Up.

revolution has not nad mucn effect on
the mining industry in northern So
nora as yet, although it has seriously
interfered with some important deals
for large properties which would I'M
doubtedly have been made had it not
been for the unsettled conditions in
Mexico.
There is no abatement in the mining
activity and all the properties wbicn
have been operating before the trouble
are continuing at work, with the pos
sible exception of the Toledo company.
whose property is located at the town
of Toledo, the first station south Of
Tenichi on the Tonichi-Corral branei
of the Southern Pacific lines of Mexico
!; Here no trains have been operating
since Feb. q, and on this account the
company cannot secure supplies. Most
Of the men employed by the company
have either Joined the revolutionists
or left for quieter portions Of the state
The shipments of ore through the
port of Aqua Prieta, the most import
ant port handling ore shipments, the
exports during the month of February
were slightly less than the preceding
month which is natural as February is
a short month. The exports during the
past month amounted TO $4,000 pesos
and consisted of 222 cars of ore con-
tanning SSsS tons. There also was a
shipment OF 20 pounds of gold bullion
made by the Divisaderos mine. The
values ofAthe different minerals ship
ped were as follows: Copper 611,700
pesos: silver $4,000 pesos. and gold
&c, 800 pesos.
Cananea Companies Not Affected.
In Cananea the revolutionary trou-
bles have not seriously troubled the
Cananea Consolidated Copper company
Greene Cananea) nor has it interfered
with work at other companies in the
district
At the Greene Cananea fire was
started this week in the new rever-
beratoTy furnace and the new equip
ment will probably be handling cal
cines and flue dust by next week. The
new battery Of Macdougal roasters is
being rapidly completed and num-
Der Of the finished roasters will be
placed in commission during the com
ing week The dust chamber for the
MacdougaIs has been remodeled and
enlarged and is not IN use. A dust
chamber is also being constructed for
the converters and the stack is being
raised this week end Will be COM
pleted during the coming week.
Investigate Cananea-BostOn.
A number of Bisbee mining men
have been in Canarea to look over the
property Of the Caranea- Boston COM
pany. which is located q mile from
town The party included L. r. Allen,
John J. Hill. Harry Barkden. W. R.
Johnson, Vim. Drury and B. Roberts.
All were highly pleased with the prop
erty and believe that it will prove to
be a big producer in time. although it
will require considerable money to
bring it up to paying basis.
L. c. Shattuek. the millionaire min
ing man of Bisbee who is interested
in the Juarita property northwest of
town. was et the property last week
for the purpose of giving Instructions
regarding some new prospecting work
This new work will be. done for the
purpose Of ascertaining suitable places
for the sinking OF additional shafts.
Mr.. Shattuck believes there are large
deposits Of lead, zinc and silver on the
property.
James Bateman. who is working on
his Cherokee announcement northwest
of Cananea, has sunk shaft to g
depth of As feet and has encountered
some rich ore at this depth. He had
been in ore the entire distance, and it
has become richer as depth is at
tanned.
The Chispas. cyanide plant will
probably be completed in about five or
six weeks. a large number of men
erty. Conditions are excellent and the
output for 1911 is predicted to amount
to about 100000 ounces of silver and
$4,000 ounces Of gold, a total value Of
about ST ESQ 600.
Ell Paso sIan To Have Charge.
R. B. Phillips of FL Paso is at the
property OF the Carmen company In
the Arizpe district, close to that of the
Chispas. where. it is reported. he is to
have charge of operations which will
soon be resumed after a long period of
idleness and now has new blood in 1t
and 1T has everything in its favor to
make a paying proposition of the prop
erty.
Jack Kelly. who is operating some
gold property in the Altar district. be-
lfeves that he has one Of the richest
properties in that section Of the state.
Kelly and his associates have los per-
tenencias of mining ground. all highly
mineralized, which are located about
siz miles southwest OF Tinaja The
proposition is solely placer one.
Twenty men are at present employed
at the Valadora property and 10000
tons of ore have been piled up which
will average $10.12 ton in gold Be
sides this ore Kelly claims that he
has 5000 tons of high grade fore which
will average $500 a ton The high
grade ore VIII De Q1XeQ with the low
grade and it will be shipped to the FL
Paso smelter. AS the property is %
miles from a railroad. it would be i'm
possible to ship the low grade ore at
a profit, so the two grades are mixed
and are freighted to Santa Ana. the
nearest shipping point, for consignment
to the smelter.
Developing Coal Lands.
Reports from the Yaqui river district
are to the effect that the Sunset De-
velopment company. which is operat-
ing in the Barrapca district developing
coal land. is contemplating the install
lation Of a large power house which
will be sufficient to supply electricity
to all the companies operating in that
district. If the plan is carried out
many of the mines now operating in
that district will be able to obtain
cheap power compared to the present
cost. Some of the properties which
will be benefited are the San Javier.
La Barranca, Las Coteras. Toledo. San
Antonio. Nina Mexico. Soyopa La Dura
Realite Manhattan and La Mesa, be-
sides many of the smaller companies
which are at the present time operat-
ing on a small scale.
The Rosario mine. located three miles
east of Nacozari, is employing Is men.
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