El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-27
MINING NEWS
RICH PLACER COLD
CAUSING 4 Rush
Pumps and Dams Being In
j stalled in SOnOra-Gen-
eral Mining Activity

NavOjoa. Sonora. Mexico, Dec ~
stampede is in progress to the head
of La Canada and Baboyohui rivers,
about 40 miles southeast of Navojoa.
as a result Of the recent rich gold
strikes made in these streams. The
gravel averages $3.50 a cubic yard. and
in many places bedrock dirt has
6eeeen found that carries from $50 to
$40 a cubic yard
Many prospectOrs are going into the
new digglngs and are cleaning up from
$40 TO $50 a day with a pan Prom
lnent mining men who have been over
the ground, claim that these streams
contain millions Of dollars that can be
prOfitably saved. Coarse gold has been
FOUND Tor hundreds of years on the
Deds OF these streams by the indians
who make their living by picking up
gold after every rain.
Most of the ground on la Canada
river has been taken up but there is
sun 10 or 20 miles Of rich bedrock on
the BabOyOhul river that can be To-
Gated Most of this gravel Will average
better than 40 cents cubic yard.
Company to Mine on Big Scale.
The conglOmerates on each side Of
these rivers are also very rich and in
many instances where they have been
tested show values of from IS TO $40
a ton. There is plenty of water in these
streams at the present time for sluic-
ing. The National Placer Mining com
pany OF Navojoa recently organized to
work group Of 80 claims on the head
waters Of La Canada river is preparing
TO build dam in narrow canyon
near the head of the property for the
purpose OF storing enough water for
hydraullc purposes. When this plant is
complete, this company intends to
handle between 5000 and 10000 cubic
yards of gravel per day and win clean
up between 100000 and $4,000 per
Experts who. have been over this
property say that these claims con-
tain more than $4,000, 600 in gold that
Is completed, which will be in four or
five months
Many Pumps for PIacering.
san Francisco people have secured a /
group Of seven claims joining the
Of the National Placer Min /
Ing company on the south where the
canada river empties into the Ba-
0OyOhul river and have installed srasO- /
me pumps, and are meeting with great /
success They are handling gravel that /
averages better than 50 a cubic yard
Inc Falmere1O Mining company of ;
A4alnOs, mas placed a large order for
machinery in Europe. one CONSIGNMENT ]
being shipped by the steamship Ce-
ieIla IECm amDurg and another by the
5teamship ArdmOnt from Antwerp.
amos 1aeger. former general man I
ager Of the Zambona Mining company.
9I Mlnas Nuevas, has returned from
Paris. where he spent several months /
ate that is making arran gements to
axe over the Quintera mine. about Is
mics east OF NavoJOa- This mine be-
ongs to the Bank of Egypt, of Paris.
rance, and has produced to date
more than 100000 pesos. This mine
located on the same contact, and
bout two miles north of the old
-romOntoriO property, that has a pro-
luctloh OF IOO,OOO,OO0 pesos TO its
sobia Gold Camp active.
ne gold camp Of Sobia located 80 /
niles north of NavOjoa, is showing a I
great deal Of activity and gives prom
Sc OF developing into one of the best 9
5old camps in the state. There is at I
PRESENT two stamp mills in operation. /
me on the Prieta and the other on the !
"a Hunta It is understood from good I
.uthority that the Tatum people, of I
NeW York, who have been operating a I
arge group Of claims in this district
or the past seven or eight months are 1
making arrangements to take over the
property and begin operations on
arge scale.
A great many mining men are com
ng into the states of Sonora and Sin {
loa from all parts OF the United States
nd Alaska, and as result more than
o carloads of mining machinery have
assed through Nogales for southern
.onora and Sinaloa, during the past
WO months
Copper Properties Active.
me healtny condition of the copper /
market is also causing considerable
ctivity at the copper properties on
he west coast. of which there are a
-reat many promising ones
The Sisson people, Of New York
ave succeeded in financing their west
cast enterprises and viii begin opera
ions on a large scale in the near
uture- Tnis company has Optioned the
outhern Pacific group Of silver-lead
he Mayo river. 1t Is understood that