El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-08
REVOLUTION IS NOT
HAN DIG APING
THESE MINES
Despite Troubled Conditions
Many Mines Continue
Operations.

Detailed reports received from many
of the larger mines Of northern Mex
leo in which the people Of FL Paso are
interested. either because of proxim-
ity or as a result of stockholdings,
show that in many instances the COM
panies, while sometimes bothered be-
cause Of 8 lack Of provisions or dyna-
mite, have kept going right ahead,
pretty much as though there was no
socalIed revolution south Of the Rio
Grande
The Cocheno mines, owned and
operated by Corrigan, Mckinney & Co.
of Cleveland Ohio, are drifting on
the zoo and 500 foot levels. Approx
mately 200 men have been kept stead
lily at work and according to all &C
counts some fine ore bodies are being
developed. r. 3. Hutchinson, the
manager. is spending a portion Of his
time in the Pinos Altos district, nine
miles out Of Silver City. Here he is
mining sulphide ores for the smelter
at Terrazas. For at Terrazas the
company is developing a copper mine
one a large scale, and at that same
point has just finished the enlarge
nent of the sme1ter, making possible
TIE taking Of the products from the
other mines.
Activity In Ocampo District.
Latest reports from the Sierra Min
ing company, operating in the Ocam-
10 district, indicate that the Cole
Ryan interests are going right ahead
with development work and that some
good ore bodies are being opened up
IN the Matulera, Sta Eduvigas, ReIu-
eyio and Belen mines. The Sierra Min
ing company is keeping more than
200 men busy. The company Is max
ing arrangements to put in an electric
power plant at Durazno, six or seven
miles distant from the camp. as soon
as the machinery can be shipped in
The Republica Mining company, 10
Gated about 40 miles west Of Ocampo,
is shipping bullion steadily, recent
SHIPMENTS averaging over so bars Of
silver per month. J. Gordon Hardy,
OF FL Paso, the general manager, and
the other officials Of the company are
all working hard 70 improve this al
ready well developed property. and all
of the employees are paying strict at
tention to business and not worrying
a great deal about the socalled revo-
luton in Mexico.
Is Shipping Regularly.
Advices received from the Dolores
Mines district, operating one Of the
richest properties in Mexico, indicate
that the company is shipping between
so and so bars OF gold-stlver bullion
per month. At the same time great
deal of development work is being
done. These mines are located about
so miles northwest Of MADEIRA and are
under the mana cement of W. H Paul
Mr. Paul was in FL Paso on business
not long ago. leaving recently for Dem
yer. Colo. He is expected to return
TO FL Paso in the near future, and he
viii at once proceed to the mines.
The Rio Plata Mining company is
ii hrrT-
lion per month and proceeding with
DEVELOPMENT work D. W. Shanks, the
general manager Of the Rio Plata
Mining company. is now at Trinity.
Cal, where his company is interested
in large coal mining properties
The Batopilas Mining company is
another Of the mining corporations
In Mexico which is shipping bullion
steadily and proceeding with develop
ment work much the same as it has
done during the past quarter of a cen
fury According to all estimates re-
ceived in this city the Batopilas peo-
PIE are shipping more than 100 bars
Of silver per month Although control
Of the Batopilas mining properties re-
Gently passed into the hands Of an En-
rIish syndicate and it has recently
sent over two men from London, this
does not mean that the estate OF ex-
governor Shepard no longer retains its
stock holdings On the contrary,
Walter s. Brodie, soninlaw Of the late
ex-governor Shepard, has been spend
ing a great deal Of time at the mines
during the past few months, while
Alexander H Shepard, son Of the late
ex-governor, is in New York. But it
does mean that the Batopilas proper
ties are to be greatly improved.
May Prove Benefit.
The Yoquivo properties are shipping
out some splendid ores. one carload Of
high grade ore recently taken out net
ting, according to all accounts, $780,,
0Oe YoquivO is being managed by
Charles Qualey, who is at present at
the mines, and who says the socal1ed
revolution is the least Of all his trou-
bles
In addition there are many smaller
properties in the territory south Of
the Rio Grande and directly tributary
to FL Paso where there has been no
let up in shipments or in development
work on account Of the war in Mex