Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-24
MR. M'CARTER
 REWSITS BISBEE
Soldier, NewSpapennan and Man of Many Other
 Professions

c. A. MoCafier. former Rough Rider and messmate of Capt. John (. Greenway, ex-newspaper man. mining man and railroad contractor, arrived in the city yesterday after. noon from l.ar1pasas. S0nors, this being his first glimpse Of the states since ten months ago. about ths time of the outbreak of the Mexican revolution. Nr. McCarter was in tho same troop with Capt John C. Green way and Rucky O'Neal
 Mfr. AcCaTter has been at Lam pasas ever since last February. over. hauling the affairs of the old Lam pasas mine. which is preparing 10 re- double its activities. The title 10 the property had been in litigation for several years, and the accounts and premises had been allowed TO run down at the heel, Mir. McCarter was employed to place the affalrs of the mine in shape. He has just com pleted his work and, after spending several days in Bisbee, he will go 10 the coast 10 look after property interests there.
 After loking after his coast inter. ests. he will return to Arizona, and may make Bisbee his Arizona head quarters. It takes a rosary to en- able Mir. McCarter to name his pro fessions- He says he is a railroad man, a surveyor and contractor But he also knows mining and formerly edited a newspaper at Apache, called the Apache Chief He also managed 1he Prescott JournaLMiner at one .F ha asuh. American war, he enlisted as a mem. Der of the Rough Riders, serving with GreenwayA o'Neil and ,oshers prominent in Arizona affairs.
 FaVors Mark Smith
 Southern Sonora is peaceful and quiet, according to Mir. McCaTter, and the mining industry Is showing the benefcent effects of peace. Regard ing Arizona politics, Mir McCarter said T would like to see my old friend Mark Smith elected to the United States senate haven't q vote, but if l had one t would go to Mark Smith"
 The Lampasas mine. or the old I-ampasas mine, is owned by the Bank Of Sonora The mine has been in operation all through the recent trouble During the period of iitt- gItion. during which the property was allowed to run down, the work ings became covered vita water, and recent work has been to pump out the mine. large pumping plant hay ing been installed for that purpose Three shifts of about sixty laborers are at work now. sinking the main shaft to the GOO foot level. the pres. ent depth being about 800 feet drifting will be done when the [ ousand foot level is reached.
 Five million ounces Of silver ore have been booked out, and is ready to mine, according to Mir. McCarter The mine is an old producer. having produced something like S5,0Oo, ,00O C. NJ. Tosier is general manager Of the mine.
 Tells of Sonora Mines
 IL is credibly reported that an Eng fish banking company will soon take charge Of the Lampasas mine. and CD. crate 1t on an extensive scaIe. inyoly. ing thousands of dollars worth Oi secondary improvement, among which will he t-e erection of large power plant.
 A great deal of activity is also re ported at the property Of the Lam pasas Silver Mines company, adjoin ing the old Lampasas mine. A large ore body. sterling silver and lead was recently encountered in develop ment work The size of the body cannot be estimated as, according to Mir. McCarter, the walls have not yet been reached.
 Some diamond drill prospecting is being done at the Transvaal prop erty, near Cumpas. Mir. McCarteT re ports that there is unusual activity in locating properties in the Lam passs district
 An interesting report, which the taking over of the Promentario mine by the Phelps-Dodge company gives credence to, is that the Fl PasO and Southwestern will extend its NacC zari branch line to the PromentariC mine, eiglty miles to the south An other railroad line is being surveyed from Hermosillo to Ures, under the management of the Bank of SOnC This is probably a part of the i'm mense project of the English bank ing syndicate which will take ovel the old Lampasas silver mine.
 The Southern Pacific has graded it: proposed line as far as Cumpas, and is ready for tLe laying of the rails This line will be extended to con meet with the Southern Pacific o sfexico at Tonichi It would appeal from these reports that the import ance of the Sonora silver and cop per field has been recognized by thu railroads, and if the several scheme;