El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-23
MINING NEWS
MINES ARE ACTIVE
AGAIN IN SONORA
Properties Shut Down Dur
ing Revolt Plan to Re
sumo Operations.

Cananea, Son, Mex. Oct. 28.-With
the surrender and dispensing Of rebels
in Sonora, the mining outlook seems at
the present time TO be better than II
has been in some months. Already
many mining men are beginning 10 IN
uuire as to the conditions throughout
the state, while others have gone 10
their properties and are now arranging
for the resuming of operations. Inc
Minneapolis Copper company has al
ready resumed operations and Its new
smelter will soon be built the ma
teriaI for it now being on the way TO
the property. Washington, san Lorenzo,
TransvaaI san Nicolas, Sonora, Guer1-
quito and other properties tributary 10
NacOZari and MocteZuIna are planning
to begin work again in the next few
weeks. In the other districts OF the
state similar conditions are TO De
noted with the exception OF tne 1aqUl
country, where the hostile indians are
Interfering to a great extent with the
operations Of the smaller properties
which were forced to shut down on
this account.
Activity at Cananen.
In Cananea conditions are excellent
and the Cananea Consolidated Copper
company (Greene-Cananea) is doing
more work on its various properties
than for some time Every week shows
the ore deposits to be of greater mag
nitude than before and the number Of
men at work at present IS larger than
in a number of years.
At the smelter the new Great Falls
type cOnverters are giving satlSfac-
ton and four more OF the same type
are Onw on the way from the shops
at Milwaukee.
The Capote shaft. which is to be
used as the main shaft for that prop
trty, and which was begun about four
or five weeks ago, IS now down to the
500 foot level and viii be sunk TO the
1909 foot level before sinking is
STOPPED. 1t is to be connected on ev-
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short distance away, and the new
ore body Will be worked from the new
shaft. The grading for the belt con-
VeyOr between the ore bins at the shaft
and the railroad has been completed
and the foundation is now being con-
structed
Large Ore Body at CapOtc.
The CaDOte ore body is the largest
sulphide deposit in the district, running
as it does, from the 500 TO the 500 foot
level, and to a depth unknown at pres
emit Drifting on the 800 foot level is
now under way to ascertain the extent
CT the body on that level The whole
deposit is sulphide ore except close to
the surface, where there is some car
donates, and it as whole viii average
letWeen four and five percent copper,
although il runs as high as six to
6 IL percent. There are estimated to
be about 100000 tons Of the ore al
ready blocked out There is also some
low grade sulphide ore in the Capote
which is so high in sulphur content
that it is now being extracted and
piled on dump by itself, as it is feared
that it viii catch afire when the prop
erty is more thoroughly worked
Shaft No. u, located in Democratic
gulch, has been connected with drifts
from the Veta mine on the third level
A new electric hoist was recently in
stalled at this shaft.
New Hoist Installed.
A new electric hoist has been in
stalled at the Duluth shaft Tt is the
largest electric hoist in the district.
Shaft No 3, at Elisa, is now down
to the eighth level. where the station
was recently completed and drifting be
gun in a westerly direction.
The motor tunnel which is being
driven to Elenita is progressing nice
" and when it is completed, which
will be in a few months, viii connect
all the properties or the company. A
branch is being driven through the
hill to PUeI tOcitOs.
The Calumet and Sonora company is
giving all its attention to develop
ment work at present both the wet
and dry mills being idle. New ma
chinery is expected daily and when it
arrives the entire plant viii be cleo
trified.