El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-17
EUREKAPROPERT|Es
RESUME WORK On
LARGE SCALE
Parral District Shows a De
cided Revival of Activity
With Return of Peace.

last week and mas outlined g. CAM
paign Of activity for several Of the
properties belonging to the Eureka
Mining company. Among the mines OF
the company on which work will be re-
suned in an active manner are the
Negra, Providencia and Eureka
The mines mentioned are in this dis
trict and up to several months ago the
work done was principally developing,
stopped.
Strikes in Alnoloya District.
In the Alnloloya district the miners
are out on a strike for the usual more
pay, but the employers refuse to ac-
cede to the mems demands and as a
consequence several of the larger prop
critics are closed down to await
desire on the part Of the men to go
back to work again.
The scale of wages in the Almoloya
district for miners is the highest in
northern Mexico; the men receive 81
day, which is so cents more than is paid
in the Parral, Santa Barbara, Santa
Eulalia and several other districts in
the state.
Organization Perfected.
According 10 advices reaching this
city during the week from New York,
the organization Of the Western Duran
20 0nlIlIE anu 0cNc4Op4nS COhkPd4y
with several large properties in the
town of Guanacevi. state of Durango,
has been completed and the directors
OF the company propose to begin work
Within the NEXT so or 90 days.
The company was organized under
the laws of the state of Delaware and
has capital stock of 100000. United
States currency. The stock is divided
into 100000 shares of par value OF
81 each. No bonds are to be issued.
The following properties were ac-
organization: Bond and lease on 'El
Fuerte" property, consisting of SO
acres; bond and lease on '.Aguaje." 10
acres; full rights on little Anna II
acres; full rights on Catalina" 10
acres; full rights on Santa Isabel" 10
! acres; a Durango state mill concession
giving holders permission TO build and
operate a cyanide mill at Guanacevi.
The town where the properties are
located is situated in the extreme
northern part Of the state of Durango
and is in the center of a well and
| favorably known mining district The
altitude Of the district varies from
! $500 TO nearly 10000 seet. The district
| has been worked for precious metals
| for over 800 years.
| Freight is transported either by wa
| gon to or from Tepehuanes or by pack
| animals TO or from Tepehuanes or Ro-
| sario GuaraceN being situated about
| 70 miles from Rosario and SIS miles
! from Tepehaunes The time consumed
| by wagons making the round trip is
| from eight TO ten days from either
/! point mentioned.
The actual management of the prop
| critics Will be in the, hands of John Al
| bingham, formerly mill superintendent
| of tbs Mexican Consolidated, and ]. III.
| Hedges. formerly mine superintendent
| of the same company.
San Francisco shipping Concentrates.
| Work goes steadily on at the San
Francisco mine and eevrything about
ming order Concentrates are being
shipped to the Torreon agency in this
| city. w S. Harrison is in charge.
Wait On Elections.
| According TO well informed persons
| in this district and Santa Barbara
work will not be resumed on the Re-
| lorna property until after the cleo
| tions in October, when, according to
| our informants, work will be pushed
with vigor.
| IT Is understood that the active man
agement of the properties will be In
the hands Of F. A Matthew. well
known mining engineer Of this section.
! who is now on a business trip In the
states
Shipping Bullion to Parrai.
| Bullion shipments continue regularly
| each week from the Alvarado property
/ and no trouble Of any character is De-
| ing experienced. either from the en-
ployes or the working of the machfn-
| erv. 1t is denied that the employees o.
this property were about to declare
| strike.
stanforth's ship 100000.
The Stallforth bank in this city SNIP
| ned. during the week II bars OF ou1non
| silver valued at $4,000 to Monterey
| The bars were a weeks output al the
| Veta Colorado Mining and Smelling
| company, in Villa Escobedo.
AdeIa. Roncesvailes.
Twenty men are employed In the de-
velopment operations at the Adela
| Roncesvalles property. 1t Is expected
| that more men will be put to WORK
| little later on when the present deVei'
/ opments show more progress.
The Adela is the property OF dWaro
| Hoeflich and associates of@Mexico city
| and the active operations are in charge
| Of E. Van Dreveldt, an experienced en-