El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-06
PROsPECTORs SEEK
GOLD IN CANANEA
DISTRICT
Old Klondyke District At
tracts Attention on Ac-
count Recent Strikes

| Cananea, Sonora, Mex, Sept 6.-With
conditions somewhat unsettled yet in
Mexico and in Sonora to a less extent
than in other states. the prospectors
and mining men are giving most OF
their attention to gold. silver, lead and
zinc properties, copper being passed up
at present, more on account of the I'M
favorable locations of copper deposits
than the price of the metal Gold
seems to be the lode stone which is
attracting the mining man more than
ever in Sonora, and at present there
are more proSpectorS in the hills than
for years.
Bonanza Ore in Old KIOndyke.
During the past few weeks there has
been considerable gold excitement in
the old Klondyke district. located
about so miles east by south from Mag
dalena and about 10 or II miles south
by west from the Santa Rosalia mine
Reports from the properties in that
district are to the effect that bonanza
ore has been encountered on several
of the properties. The Patsy claim,
owned by 0. B. Glover, was the scene
Of a rich strike of free gold" and at
depth of $50 feet in the shaft the ore
averages $1,000 to the ton, while on the
surface free gold can be seen in the
rhyoiite ore in many places.
The Maytorena announcement, owned
by Guadalupe Sanchez, Ramon Maldo-
nado and Jesus Villalve, shows consid-
cradle free gold on the surface and as
says have run from $40 to $500 per ton
in gold contents. The vein Is rhyolite,
with andesite foot and porphyry hang
ing walls. Holdt Bros, of Magdalena,
are also located in the district, having
recently denounced the Juan Cabra1"
claim. consisting of 81 pertenencias,
which also shows UP well as gold
property
There is also in the neighborhood
some valuable placer ground which
Brlsca company, Cananea fIotation in
which Cananeans were the heaviest
stockholders. The property reverted
to the government on account of the
nonpayment of taxes
The news of the rich gold deposits in
the district has attracted a large num-
Der of mining men to the neighborhood
and 1T is predicted that there will be
more valuable deposits discovered A
number of the properties have already
changed hands. Several have been
bonded to fasteners
Robbery Proves Myth.
The report to the effect that the
Chispas camp of the Minas Pedrazzinf
Gold & Silver Mining company had
been robbed by bandits has proved to
be myth. Rurales who were sent to
the camp wired Col Juan Cabral to the
erect that there was no truth to the
report. The authorities are at present
taking steps to protect the company
from the wholesale operations of high
George Mclean. who has been in
charge Of the Guiana mine for the past
two or three years. has resigned the
superintendency and returned to Can
anea- He has been succeeded by c. E
Boydston and J. NJ Craig, who are now
at the property.
The Cananea-Boston property. To-
Gated between the Calumet and Sonora
and Greene-Cananea properties. now
has two shifts at work in sinking the
shaft to the 200-foot level and the work
will be rushed to completion. The
majority of the stockholders are Cana
neea people. The property will even
tually pc developed into a silver-lead-
zinc producer. Its close proximity to
the Catalina shaft Of the Calumet &
Sonora company bears out this predic-
ton. At depth of 20 feet the shaft
is bottomed in ore which will average
fS ounces silver and 55.5 percent lead
!, The Cerro Gordo mine, located near
cHmpas. has installed its reduction plant
and given It trial run. The plant Is
ar eyeroeratory wood-burning furnace
OF type suitable for local conditions
and the, ore. o. L. Nter is in charge of
the property
Installing a Shelter.
Word has been received from the
lower country to the effect that the
nichIieIo copper company Is installing
smelter at Its property, located IS |
miles southwest Aof the Santa Rosalia
mine. The property consists of two |
groups, including the Dos Naciones
of 1872 pertenencias, IL miles
east OF Taupe. down the San Miguel /
river. and over % 500, acres of timber |
lands In the Ures district The com |
pany is controlled by Scranton. Pa. /
capitalists. The company was organ |
Ized in 1901 as the Richfield Mining |
company and capitalized at $4,000 900 |
reorganization took place in 1908
cyanide plant IS being Installed at /
the Guerigrito silver mine. located on |
the sherman ranch, between Cumpas 4
ana Nacozari. The plant will be of a |
pattern which will handle the ores d. |
rect The main vein on the property |
s lu0 rect In width and carries values |
n silver sulphides averaging 20 ounces.
j. r. Humphries is manager of the |
Rivera Makes Strike.
The Rivera Gold Mining company has
'ecently made rich strike at its prom |
'rty located Is miles below Ell Tfsre |
nine, In the Moctezuma district As
ays OF the ore show from $40 to sf2e |
n silver per ton. The ore is free mill \
ng and shoots OF high grade gold and
liver ore traverse the main vein which |
$ 80 feet In width on an average
haft is being sunk on the vein and has
cached depth OF 20 feet, and is yir
uaIIy Dottomed in ore. The COMPANY
Douglas, Ariz., organization Geo
: Cole is manager of the property. /,