El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-27
MINING NEWS
HAS ORE READY
FOR SHELTER.
Mexican Metals Company to
Resume Work at PalO
Seco Property.

Cananea, Sonora. Mex. Dec. 27.-An-
nouncement has been made by Supt.
Aug. Fritsche, Of the Mexican Metals
company, that the company has a ship
ment of about 40 tons or more Of orc
ready to be consigned TO the smelter.
Just as to which smelter the ore viii
be shipped is not stated, but Il IS
known that Mr.. Er1tsche is at present
negotiating with several companies
The ore has been freighted into Cana
nea from the mine, located about is
miles southwest of the city. and is wait
ing shipment TO the reduction plant
The ore Will average over 100 ounces
in silver per ton Tt also carries good
values in sold, lead and zinc.
Mr.. Fritsche also announced that the
company has decided to resume opera
tiOns at the PalO SecO property, which
adJOins the Alacran. which IS now being
worked and developed. The old shaft
Of the Palo Seco is being unwatered
and cleaned out preparatory to the re-
sumption Of operations.
Work on AIacran Progressing
At the Alacran mine conditions are
excellent and all work is going along
smoothly. The shaft has reached
depth of 175 feet and station was be-
gun this week on the $50 foot level.
Some work was done on the 100 foot
level by the MOcteZuma-ATiZ COM
pany lAriZpe Mines company but no
station was cut In the north DRIFT,
the new company has done considerable
work and extended it 50 or 40 feet, con-
siderable ore being encountered at
distance of about 80 feet from the shaft
All the new work has virtually been on
the vein. When first encountered the
vein was about 10 inches in width and
has increased to p inches the present
size. The vein assays 100 ounces in sill
YER Is ounce gold, eight percent lead
and is percent zinc.
May Remodel Old Mil.
w. L. Edwards Of the Santa Rosa
10 hoe at 1-a anrr-
located south of Cananea. is progress
ing with good results. When president
Z. .. Johnson and vice president Henry
HiA. OF Calumet, were at the property,
1t was practically decided that iirs will
be installed TO handle the ores and that
If these prove satisfactory the old mill
VIII be repaired and remodeled suffi-
GENTLY to carry on the work. aud
larger plant installed. At present some
nigh grade ore Is being extracted and
the prospects are that they viii con-
tinue to DO so, perhaps on a larger
scale than at present, as the stringers
and leads are strong. Prospecting is
being carried on al five different
points on the so, $50 200 $50 and $50 4
foot levels, and all workings are in ore
of more or less value. About 20 men /
are being employed A shipment viii
soon be made to the FL PasO smelter.
Pay Streak Encountered.
News from the Victor mine. southwest
Of the city. IS to the effect that the
Wll1e recently begun has been sunk TO I
a depth Of 40 feet from the tunnel level I
and that the pay streak encountered a 4
few weeks ago has widened from two to 4
- inches. The Wine Is being sunk on I
the ledge. The ore is OF a carbonate ]
lature and assays on picked sample 7
from portions Of the vein averaged 1852 (
percent copper All other work is pro- I
crossing nicely.
Laborers scarce.
Herman Wendler was in Cananea on
his way from the Lampazos mine TO
Herm osillo this week. He stated that
here is scarcity of labor in that
vicinity and that none can be obtained.
The property is in excellent condition.