El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-23
CANANEA SHELTER
CONTINUES ITS
OPERATIONS
Despite Interruptions in Re
ceiving Supplies, Activi-
ties Are Not Curtailed.

Cananea, Son, Mex. May 2S.-Not-
been no trains running into Cananea
since May II and that the revolution
lists have occupied the city, the mines
and smelter of the Greene-Ca nanea
Copper company have been operating
as steadily as upon other occasions
True, no supplies of coke and oil have
been received, but the company had
sufficient supplies on hand when the
bridges were burned to allow them to
operate for about three or four weeks
before they would be ,necessitated to
curtail operations
The failure of supplies arriving here
has worked hardship on properties
south of Cananea, especially the CHS
pas mine, which was interfered with
to some extent by the nonarrival of
supplies.
Dolores Work SuecessIc.
The Dolores Mining & Development
company. with main offices in Oak
lard, Cal, which is operating in Mex
leo under the name off the Empire
Mining company.is meeting with sue
cess in the little development and ex-
ploratory work which they have been
doing on, the various properties, 10
Gated in the Cananea and Magdalena
districts. The major Domo property,
which is located in the Cananea dis
trict. has a shaft which has reach
ed a depth of so feet and three feet OF
ore were recently encountered which
averages IL percent copper. 81 in gold
and Is ounces in silver Four or 1--WE
men are engaged in the work of sink
ing
Activity in Magdalena District.
in the
MagdaIena district is showing up we'll
Ledge No. ! is from BIZ to 4 feet IN
width and the. pay streak averages 40
ounces in silver and $40 in gold No.
2 ledge is six feet wide with two
foot pay streak which averages $500
a ton in silver.
The Providencia shaft No. 1 is down
so feet and the ore averages $50 a ton.
The ledge is foot wide at depth OF
80 feet and 6 inches wide at the sur
face. No . shaft has encountered ore
at a depth of 81 feet which will run 300
ounces in silver and $40 in gold.
Two lodges have been encountered
at the Dolores mine which will aver
age about s3S in gold ard silver.
The Bonanza ledge. which is 21a
feet in width yields an average OF SZu
in gold and 10 ounces in silver
The Empire ledge is feet in width
and the average returns is SO in gold
and so ounces in silver.
There is a large ledge on the Span
ish announcement which is inches
wide on the surface, but widens out
with depth. Sixty ounces in silver
and $40 in gold are found on this
property.
All of the properties with the excep-
ton of the Major Domo are located In
the Magdalera district.
Strike in Pasquana.
The Mexican Metals company Is
meeting with excellent results in the
work which is being done at the Pas
guiana and Espiritu properties. located
in the MagdaIena district. The Pas
ouana has recently been the scene of
strike of high grade ore Two feet
have been encountered which average
at least $50 in gold and silver.
Some high grade ore has also been
encountered at the Espiritu mine which
surpasses that found at the Pasquapa.
The ore recently encountered will av-
erage 5000 in gold and silver and
percent copper.
The company has but a few men
employed at their properties at pres
ent. but with the settling of the pres
emf conditions in Mexico the company
expeets to prosecute operations on
more extensive plan.
1Lost Mine" Closes Down.
The Santa Teresa. lost mine, IN
which Cananeans are interested, has
been closed down on account of the
present unsettled conditions. Some
rich ore was found shortly before
closing down
Recently J.. W. Dolan purchased from
DR.. Randall his quarter interest in the
Saucito mine which is located about
four miles from Nacozari. The prop
erty is now owned by Mr.. Dolan. c. M.
Curry and ]. l. Watson, Dolan owning
one-half.
With the ending Of the revolution
the owners expect to begin shipments
as rich shipping ore has been encount-
cred. A shaft is down 80 feet and
tunnel has been driven AZ feet. The
ore was encountered in the tunnel.
A. c. Chariot president Of the FL
Triurfo Consolidated Mining company,
arrived in Cananea this week from
New York city and is at the property.
The Triunfo has been but slightly in
terfered with by the revolution. but
the tieup of the railroad has inter
fered with it to some extent.