Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-24
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touIu be seen the dumps OF mine
called los Pimas. whose vein was .
wide belt of lead carbonate mixed
with virgin silver In the district OF
Altar Was a flooded mine called the
Cvalama, and was for many years
abandoned though sfterwsrd re-disr
covered "
Among the mines that were ex-
plotted in the 18th century and at the
commencement OF the 18th, are those
IN the mouutS rs that divide the Ariz-
pc river from the Oposura to the east,
known as the San Iuan district ana
of La Arizona en- the northern from.
tier OF the state, near Aqua Zarca
and Plauchas de Plata: Bacoache,
east OF Hermosillo; Antunes, north
OF Horcssitas; those Of San lose de
Gracis and Fl Gsbilan. Referring to
the district OF La Arizona. in the book.
Los Apostolicos Afanes de la Com.
sanis de Jesus, the author says in
the year 1863 were discovered the
silver placers on the frontier of the
bsrbsrous Apzches. in place called
Ia Arizona, to the north OF the Bresi.
diO of Altar ~ leagues. near Aqua
Csliente This discovery was made
Ly an Indian, who made il known TO
a merchant, who published il in his
urn. There was taken from the
ground at depth of only few
yards, masses OF virgin silver from [
TO 20 arrobss* weight, in the fors
of balls. Afterwards pieces OF more
than 20 arrobss were found, and oas
of lt0 arrobas found by . Gnsdsla-
Jaran, which had to he cut TO pieces
to be weighed. History and tradition
differ in no respect &c this discovery
OF virgin silver, and its sba.donmens
was caused BY the confscaEon made
in the same year, by the military
Commandant of Altar, Who collected
the silver as treasures OF the king
of Spain. Those interested made their
claims before the court OF Madrid,
through the Real Audiencia of Guada-
iaiara and after years of inceTtf
tude, King Philip declared that the
silver of New Spain was part OF his
royal patTImony. aud ordered that
jhis discovery shodld be worked for
his account Up TO 1910. 81 mines
had been worked probably and the
district OF Alamos alone made an
ugal remittance of from 1900 TO 20e0
bars of silver to Mexico City, where
the ywere largely exported to Spain
Writing OF these large shipments OF
silver, Nelasco in lis Noticias Esta-
distiCas says, In 1893 at Las Cabras,
about league north of Alamos, whers
] saw a heap OF $50 bars. which with
;: that / went to receive for the house
OF my guardian totaled S02. without
counting other Eiles, that apparently
contained an equal humber The
district of Alamos was discovered at
the end of the 18th century and its
mines we're rich. Gambos, in his
treatise en- mining. says that at one
time Aiamos exported the largest
quantities of silver iii the kingdom.
The gold PlaceTs of San Ildefonso de
La Cieniguills discovered in l77S were
notable for their richness. II is said
that the gold was scattered in large
quantities. over the surface of the
earth. All of the canyons contained
visible gold for distance of over ~
miles. Hundreds Of nuggets were
found weighing l6 serks (11a or.
After the surface gold was exhausted
gold was taken from underground
works during more than 8 years. IN
1902 a second bonanza was discoV-
cred 81 miles east of Is Cieniguilla,
At San Francisco, and there also the
surface sbounded in nuggets, though
OF less weight, in the larger part
they weighed a mark end one %
marks. This bonanza was exploited
until 1910. and town OF 10000 was
short time after, in
mountain near the plsceTs, vein or
gold ore was discovered to which was
gwen the name OF Nina de los va
duis, and it was also exploited during
many years in bonanza. In the same
mountain was discovered q number Of
gold veins and one OF silver called
santa Rosa. exploited from lIsS 10
1902. It's ores were worth from
to II marks per aTroba, or from 3S4h
70 1850 pesos per ton, this being one
OF the highest ore values registered
in the annals of silver Mining.
Mining Greatest Resource
Mining has been and Is yet the prin-
cipal element OF wealth in Altar.
Ther. are numerous mines OF silver.
GOLD. copper. lead. sntimcny and sosa
plscers. and although they have not
been explored IL is advised froB cred
table sources OF information tsat, to
the ~est OF Csborca. Desr to the coast
on the saaks Of the Sierra de RiH-
stes, are beds that indicate large de-
posits of coal. To the south Of Her
mosillo at a distance of - niles. Plae.
ers and gold veins were discovered IN
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