El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-20
MINING NEWS
Rich Ore Taken From Cana
nea Mines; the Corriente
Placer Mine Sold.

Canauea, Sonora. Mex, Dec 2O--Lon
Kelly. formerly connected with the Cal
umet g. Sonora Mining company at the
Catalina No. , Shaft which was re-
Gently closed down. has secured an OPP
ton on a portion Of the property Of the
Boston Mining company for y
months, and has begun installation Of a
hosting plant at the Reeves shaft Of
the the company.
The portion leased is that located
near the Catalina No. . shaft and con-
fiuufng 10 the sOuthea stern corner and
IS considered the best portion OF the
property. 1t contains the immune rable
Lodges plainly traced on the surface,
and the Reeves shaft, which has been
sunk TO a depth OF so feet in low grade
ore but work was suspended by thU
Cansnea- Boston people on account OF
inability 10 handle the water with the
present equipment Kelly and his asso-
ciates are installing a boiler and hoist
and new gallOWs frame is now being
INSTRUCTED Two shifts VIII be placed
at work
The Cananea Boston is concentrating
its work on the shaft on the northwest
ern portion Of the property and the
shaft has reached a. depth of 100 feet
with conditions becoming more favora-
bic with depth.
san salvador is Examined.
An expert examined the san Saliva
dor property. which is located east OF
Cananea this week for eastern capital
lists. The property is located near the
Alacrsn shaft Of the Mexican Metals
company and has been showing up ore
OF a commercial grade. The smart on
the san salvador has been sunk TO a
depth of IS feet and viii be continued
70 the so foot level, where the leoge
will be explored. At % feet depth
q -crosscut has been run to the ledge
and eight feet Of ore cut when aver
ages s32 Z. s currency per ton IN golds
silver and lead. AT the san buena Y en-
tura property, which adjoins and IS
owned by the same parties the smart
recently begun is down y or 10 feet
and shows IS inches Of ore, averaging
SO in the same metals
The two announcements contain 20
nertenenCias. Five men are at present
employed at the property
The owners Of the mine are j. j. doI-
man, of CananeR, Mrs J. J. Scott and
VIM. Gum, OF Bisbee. and Everetts
Duncan. Of San Diego, Cal
Victor shows Up Well.
At the Victor Mining and Smelring
com psny, WHICH has been quietly op-
Grating a small property southwest OF /
Cananes. near the Cuitaca ranch i've
men are at work and the property Il
locking very good The ledge has been
cut and considerable copper carbOnates
have been extracted which average be
tween - and 13 percent copper, with
a little gold and silver
A tunnel has been driven about Z5o
feet and several crOsscuts run to de-
te~mine the extent Of the ledge, which I
was found to be- from 20 to 80 feet in
width 1t is cut at a depth Of so feet
A Wine has been started and the ore
Is now coming a. The Wine WI be
sunk 100 feet 1t which point drifts
viii be run
small trial shipment was made to
the Cauanea smelFer, which netted the /
com pany 80 pesos per ton The cop
per contents averaged 1876 percent /
with a little gold and silver
The company is q close corporation !
and the principal stockholders reside /
in PittsburE and Columbus. Ohio. The /
property contains 20 pertenencias.
san Espiratu In Rich Ore.
The san Espiritu mine located about i
80 miles southeast of Imuris in the /
AfaEdaIens district is creating consid- !
cradle interest on account Of the rich I
ore encountered Two cars have been [
shipped, one Of them netting $4,000 I
T. 5. currency in silver values. The /